1938-09-23 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

NEW CZECH CABINET MAY WAGE EMPIRE

WAR FOR TERRITORY

polley formed, declared the Pre- sident.

Prague is now quiet except for in- creasing evidence of military activity.

(Continued from Page 1.)

border in the Sudeten areas which the Sudeten Germans had taken over, according to reports reach-Benter. ing here from the German News Agency's correspondent at Eger.

The report alleges that the Czech troops have received orders to return to every district they *had evacuated in the first hours of

Prague's capitulation-Reuter.

Hungarian Demand

Budapest, Sept. 23, Its officially announced that the Minister in Prague has delivered a note demanding the same treatment for the Hungarian minority as for the Sudetens,

This incans the separation of 700,000 Hungarians from The Czecho- Slovakian State and a further loss of territory-United Press.

British Women To Leave

London, Sept. 22.

A plane has been sent from Eng- land to Prague to pick up the wives of the British Legalion staff and bring them back to London.

JIN

Angry Crowds Listen

Prague, Sept. 22. Angry demonstrators milled through the streets of Prague as President Benes gave a redio broadcast in which he urgently appealed to the people to avoid disorders which might lead to a German invasion.

NEWS

MARKETING

CONTROL

IN AUSTRALIA

Melbourne.

In authoritative legal circles it is belleved that n recent Australien ligh Court decision has sealed the doom of legislation in Vicluria for the compulsory control of primary products by regulation.

FRIDAY,

SHEK-O GOLF

Starting Times Arranged

SEPTEMBER 23, 1998.

RADIO To-day's Novelty

For Junior Competitors BROADCAST

The Shek-O Country Club Junior Golf Championship will be held on

Sunday, September 25. The follow. Studio: Cello Recital By

ing starting times ranged;

have been or-

F. de L. Liesching.

10 a.m.-L. M. S. Lloyd and R.

10.05 aan-A. 11. A. Penn and J. R. Collls.

10.10.mF, C, Young and H. J. Armstrong. Stock.

10.19 am-G. W. Sewell and R.

10.20 a.m.-Major H. K. D. Money and Capt. J. S. Doulas,

10.25 a.m.-G. A. Penreath and C. C. Roberta.

10.30 R. R. Ross and A.

Murdoch.

The High Court decided that the Cavalry armed with sub-machine Chicory Marketing Board of Victoria gins, police, Bremnes and other bodies had no power to impose a levy of El patrolled the streets in trucks in an her half acre on a chicory grower. effort to control the crowds, which was held that it was an excise which is wildly called for "arms" and demand-duty, the imposition of ed that Czecho-Slovakin be main-reserved to the Commonwealth.

Boards

established tained in her entirely and not dis-

have under Vietorian legislation for the membered.

President

regulation of the marketing of eggs, promised

chivory, onlong and maize. population that "Czechó-Slovakia will not perish-we will overcome all our in New South Wales and Queensland Compulsory marketing legislation Meultles.

holes. But we nuust preserves kely to be affected by the High

Court decision.

Benes

prave and order."-United Press.

Call For Unity

Prague, Sept. 23.

the

been

Child Delinquency--There is a dis-

quieting increase in Victoria of child delinquency. Last year's casea num- bered 5,180, this figure being 404 more than for the previous There were 4,212 convictions.

your.

In a radio broadcast on the Cabinet crisis a spokesman declared this afternoon that the new Government The British Government

Aircraft Strike.The Arbitration will be representative of all sections Court conference coiled by Mr. Issued instructions for all women attached to the Legation to leave of public opinion and must ako con Lyons, the Federal Prime Minister, prise the military, because theto endeavour to settle the engineers' Prague immediately. --Reuter,

present hour calls for discipline and France Backs Down complete unity among all elements strike at the Commonwealth Alteraft Corporation's works nt Fishermen's in the public and military adminis-Bend, near here, has broken down, Paris, Sept. 23.

tration,Renter. attempt Paris, in un

to forestait

AIR MAIL ANOMALIES The threatened Czarbo-Slovakian ra-

Sydney, volt which would nullify the Anglo- French efforts for peace, has bluntly natifled Prague that France will be unable to assist her in the event of a German attack, according to ports here,

Several anomalien under the new air mail agreement between Australia and Britain have come to light here and are causing much pubille dis- cussion.

"Remain Calm" Appeal

Prague, Sept., 22. The Czech Legionary fender, General Schrava, in a broadcast appeal this afternoon, urged the populace unce again to remain calm,

He openly declared that It was It is pointed out that it now costs In addition, the Czechs' attention is drawn to the fact that in the event unfair to say that the President had 5d to send a 5oz letter by air from of a French refusal to act on Czuen betrayed the ration. Dr. Benes had Australia to London and had t Slovakia's behalf, practically all the to yield to a number of circumstances send a letter up to fox from London Central European mutual aid commit-and later the Czechs would regret to Paris, while a ez letter sent having nude such an accuration from Australia to Paris costs 15 d. ments would lapse.-United Press.

Reuter.

A letter addressed Canada is carried by air mail to London and hy ship across the Atlante for 5d. but a letter sent to the United States by the same route costs is 7d.

Postal ofrials state that the new

Empire, antis provide cheap facilities for transit to foreign countries.

French Cabinet Split

Paris, Sept. 22.

A number of French Ministers, including M. George Mandel. M.

Prague Crowd Scenes

Progur, Sept. 22. Remorkable scenes of confusion

night.

not designed to

Aviation Subsidies-Mr. Thorby. Minister for Defence, states that subsidies paid annually by the Com- monwealth Government to air services operating in Australla total £172,- 504, The Government about £50,000 annually

10.35 a.m.-D. MacAllster and C. B. Durgess.

10.40 am-D. C. Edmondston and H. R. Sturt.

These times are for the first nine The second nine will start one hour later in each case,

Senior Championship The Senior Championship will be held on Sunday, October 2, and will he over 36 holes. Entries close on Wednesday, September 28, and

names should be sent in us soon as possible to the Secretarles, Messrs. Thomsun and Co.

AUTUMN MEETING

Results of Women's Competitions Held at Deep Water Bay

The results of the Autumn meel- of the Ladies Section of the ing

which

Etore Pellegatti

REV. C. B. R. SARGENT Radio Programme Broadcast by 1-2.15 Z.B.W. on a Frequency of $45 kc's. and on Short Wave from

p.m. on 0.52 m.c's. p.m. and 8-11 per second.

4.00 Dance Muslo and Variety.

· Henri Dance Orchestra:Your And Mine-Fox-Trot (from 'Black- birds of 1930'); Keep A Twinkle In Your Eye-Fox-Trot (from 'Black- birds of 1936). Billy Cotton and Ils Band with Vocal Chore of

Vocal

I've

"Give Me A Ring

One Foots In

Want Oly Love; In Boy....Margaret Bunnerman (So- prano) with Martin Broones at the Pionu; Dance Orchestra:-Mood In- digo (Ellington-Mills-Bigurd); Got The World On A StringFox Trot....Joe Paradise and His Music with vocal refrain; Saya Dreaming-Fox Trot; Quicker Than You Can Say Jack Robinson-Fox Trot....Mario Harp'

From

Lorenzi and His Rhythmics with vocal refrain; Dance Of the Gudily--Slow Fox- Trot; Quivering Quavers Fox Trot Intermezzo.. ...Otto Dol

Dobrinat and Somebody His Plano Stole My R. Come

A Musical Family-Fox Trot. ..Louis Armstrong and His Orches- tra with vocal chorus by Louis Arm

A Media Luz-Tango; La strong Cucaracha-Rumba Fox Trot....Or- questa Tiplen Roberta Firpo with Royal Hongkong Golf Club

vocal refrain; Piano Duets-Viennese was held at Deep Water Bay on

Waltz Medley (Strauss-arr. Rawicz); September 20, were as follow:

Danube; Wiener Intro: Blue

Blut; Tombstone Competition-Mrs. A.

Gipsy Baron;

Wiener Fledermaus; E. Lissaman (winner) yards Bon Bons; Tales from the Vienna from hole at the 19th; Mrs. Mur-

Woods; Voices of Spring....Rawicz Fison 19th fairway; Mrs. Mackichan

an Landauer:

Re- Vocal-Gracie's idden Prize, Mrs. 19th fairway.

Intro: Sing as we Go; Record; Greaves,

quest rearest to left corner of

Because I

I Love You: The Rochdale bunker guarding 16th hole.

Fields with Or- Hounds....Gracie Driving-Miss

chestra Accomp You Mean The World To Me (from Operetta "The Singng Dream')....Joseph Schmidt (Tenor) with Orchestra personally cond. by Richard Tauber (Sung in German); Dance Orchestra:-LOHL Fox Trot: Dream Time-Fox Trot.. Jay Wilbur and Its Band (Vocalist: Sam Costa).

yards.

Goodrich, 171

Putting-Mrs. Approaching and Shewan and Miss Glendinning, 9.

There were- ixty people present.

MARATHON SWIM

7.00 Closing Local Stock Quota-

Paul Reynaud, and M. Auguste enthusiasm were seen here to-air mail scheme is essentially for the Champetler,

have handled their

An ever-increaing crowd resignations to M. Daladier, the

hurled Premier,

in protest against the invectives against Germany, Eughind,

France and Russia. partition of Czeclio-Slovakia.

A

Jurge crowd M. Daladier has delayed accep-|

gathered outside

5th. A. A. Brigade Wintons. home to sing the nce of the resignations until after the President's

Army Team Event 1.02 news of the outcome of the talks being National Hymn, others marched on held at Godesberg!

the German Legation hat were turned If later he must accept the resigna- back by extra lines of special pollee.

pays Thirty-six swimmers took part in "We want a

a military dictationship.',

to Qantas an Army Marathon Team Race at empt to keep the Cabinet alive "Where are our deputies?, and "Down Empire Airways for the Singapore-Repulse Day yesterday afternoon by merely replacing the three men-with the Germans" were the chief Sydney ying-boat service, and an-

under ideal weather conditions. Six other £50,000 for carriage of mails teams of six men 'ench were enter- on this route.

ed and the race was won by the 5th Anti-Aircraft Brigade' R.A., with the NEW ZEALAND

1st Middlesex Regiment runners-up,

tions it probable

United Press,

that

he will

War Risks For Specie Shipments

London, Sept. 22. A schedule of minimum war risk covering specie insurance rates was issued by the Ingliute of Lan-

don Underwriters yesterday,

The new schedule gives the out- ward rate for China and Japan at

slogans adopted by the crowd in its march through the city.

General Strovy tried to calm the people but at every mention at the President the crowd ruised cries of "Shorne".-Trans-Occan.

"Chamberlain Must Go"

Demonstration

London, Sept. 22. "Stand by the Czechs, Chamber 20 shillings per cent, and the home-ath must go!" chanted a crowd of ward rate at double that curr. 10,000 people, which gathered out Rates for the Stralis, Plippine side Whitehall to-night in one of the Islands, and Indo-China are '15 most Temarkable demonstrations shillings per cent, outward and 30since the beginning of the crisis. shillings per cent. komeward. Reuter.

New Czech Cabinet

Prague, Sept. 22. General Sirovy, the "Strong Man" of Czecho-Slovakia. has formed a new Cabinet and placed himself at its head as Prune Minister and Minister of War.

the

Dr. Kannil Krotta retains his past tion as Foreign Minister, and Dr. J. Kalfus is again Finance Minister. As their colieagues these men have M. Ozenki, Lord Mayor of Prague, M. Bukovsky, Chlef of

Sokol organisation, and M. Vavrecka, who was recently appointed Minister of Propagando, These three Ministers will be without portfollo, while M. Joseph Cemy, Governor of Moravia, probably will be Minister of Interlot, Political affairs will be concentrated In the hands of committee com- posed of the former. Premier, Dr. Emil Hodza, Dr. Joseph Cerny, M. R. Bechyne, Dr. J. Sramek, and Dr. E. Franke, who formed the inner Political Cabinet In the late Govern- ment.

new Council represents a government with a wide national basis to enable the President to carry on with the complete backing of the nation.-Reuter,

The

Army Chief For Cabinet

Prague, Sept. 2.

It Is anticipated that General

Additional police were drafted to the district to handle the crowd, and with tactful handling the din gradu- ally subsided and the mob dispersed. --Renter.

Counsels Patience

London, Sept. 22. Lord Halifax has issued a state- ment in which he urges the public to refrain from forming premature conclusions and to patiently

Talks To Continue

await

COST OF WORK FOR UNEMPLOYED

no un-

Auckland, Commenting on the Governmen: statements that there are employed in New Zealand and that there are more jobs than men to fill them, a newspaper points out that the unemployment services are cost- ing £126,000 per week. It adds that more than 35,000 persons በሶ at present receiving an income from the Employment Promotion

Fund, and that without Invish subsidies to that fund these men would be un- employed.

The Social Security scheme, it is pointed out, allocates only £1,500,- 000 for unemployment relief. INDIA

BOMBAY TENANCY

BILL

Bumbay,

the time when Mr. Chamberlain will

The new Land Tenancy Bill of the a position to place before the Government of Bombay, which aims country the full facts.-Reuter.

at making secure the peasant's oc- cupation of the land, defines, a "pro- tected tenant." He is one who has Godesberg, Sept. 22.

held his land continuously for a Mr. Neville Chamberlain left Herr period of not less than six years im- Hitler's hotel at 7.12 p.m. It was mediately preceding Jan. 1, 1998. announced that for some time he and The bill also restricts powers of the Fuehrer had conferred alone but landlords regarding levy of rates and later joined the full delegation.

of services, The

The talks will be continued to-method of fixing a reasonable rent is

morrow.

As he emerged hatless from the hotel, accompanied by Herr Von Ribbentrop, the German crowd gave 6ir. Chamberlain a hearty cheer. He drove back to his own hotel, the Petersberg.

morrow

requisitioning

outlined.

Tall Residents Invited

Butte, Mont.

An official announcement by the British delegation states their "inten- Butte has definitely entered the tion of restamming negotiations to- field of offering special Inducements morning, but adds that for tall people to come here and settle *༢༢༤༤ meantime the local conditions in down. Police have been instructed Czecho-Slovakia are not such as to to see that all awnings in the city Interfere in

any way with the pro- measure up to the city-ordinance gress of the conversations. The altitude of 71% feet from the ground, Prime Minister appeals most carnest- ly, therefore, that "everybody assist in maintaining a state of orderliness and

which would be likely to lend incidents-Reuter.

Ludvik Krcell, Chief of Staff of the refrain from any action of any kind "Human Engineering"

Army, will be included in the Cabinet

M. Zenk in a morning broadcast appealed to the people to remain caltn and retain their confidence in the President.

Two Leaders Meet

Godesberg, Sept. 2

to

"We are in a difcult situation,” he declared, "a very difficult situation in

Mr. Chamberlain met Herr Hitler which we cannot afford to lose strong in the hall of the Hotel Drensen at heads and strong henris."-United 4 pm, to-day.

Prvas.

Dr. Benes' Appeal

Urged

and the Royal Scots taking third

place.

....

A Light Orchestral Concori with Webster Scoll (Tenor) and Jessica Dragonette (Soprano),

Napoli-Tarantelle (Mezzucapo); Chani De Sirene (Celebre Chanson

in DeS

Volpatti, jr.)....Or- All Alone histre Napolitain; I'm

I'll Wait For You (May and (May and Feiner)....Webster Booth with Orchestra: Die Hochzeit Der Winde, Waltz (John T. Hall); Valse Romantique (Heinecke)

Vienne Boheme Orchestra: Plaisir D'Amour (Martini); Se Tu M'Ami (Pergolesi) The finish was close and the dis-

Dragonette with the Jessica tunee, approximately a mile

Renaissance Quintet: Dream Of Au- covered in 27 mins 30 secs. by

Wallz (Jayce); Choristers L/Bdr. R. C. Norman (5th A.A.), Į tuma

Novelty Or- 27 mins. 40 secs. by Lt. J. M. Cal (Phelps)..... London

ces. chestra. vert (RE.) and 20 mins. 20% sets. by Sergeant W. Diblen (5th AA.). 7.35 London Relay-"Under Bit

Ben." The six 5th A.A. Brigade's repre- sentatives were among the first eight

A swimmers to reach the winning post:

Woods. The following are the first 10 in- dividual placings:

Was

L/Bdr. R. C. Norman (5th A.A.), Lt. J. M. Calvert (R.E.), Sgt. W. Dibien (5th A.A.), Gnr.

T. Lear (5th A.A), Lt. T. D. Lawrie (R.S.), J. Marshall, H. Hobson, and Robinson (5th A.A.), 3. Jennings (Middlesex), and W. Loftus (12th II. Battery, R.A.).

R.

Competing teams were from the 5th A.A., R.A., 8th Heavy Brigade, BL.A. 2nd Battalion the Royal Scots, 1st Battalion the Middlesex Regi- ment, Royal Engineers and Small

Units.

A talk by Howard Marshall. 7.50 An Excursion In The Vienna

A Medley, arr, by M. Charlie, from melodies by J. Strauss: The Great with Chorus Symphony Orchestra cunducted by Alois Melchar.

8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

8.03 Songs by (Tenor).

Georges Thill

and

Serenade Toscane (Fuure Bussine); Clair De Lune (Faure and Verlaine)....Piano accomp. by Maurice Faure.

8.09 Studio-A Recital by Elore Pellegati ('Cello) with Piano accom paniment by Lindsay A, Lafford,

1. Sonata (Debussy); #. Prologue; b. Serenate et Finale; 2. Pavane pour Infante Defunte (Ravel); 3. Variations Symphoniques (Boell- mann).

Overture The Force Destiny (Verdi),

8.36 DEATH FALL IN AVON GORGE

R.N. CAPTAIN WHO HAD ACHIEVED AMBITION

BECAME A DOCTOR AFTER RETIREMENT

A retired naval captain who, after he left the Service achieved bis

ambition and qualified as a doctor, fell about 2001. to his death In Avori Gorge, Bristol, recently.

recover the body,

OVERWORK SUGGESTED

at

Played by the Berlin State Opera Company Orchestra.

8.45 Studio—Itev, C. B. R. Sargent -43rd Series of Opera: Verdi's

Othello" Act I.

9.30

London

Relay The News, 9.50 Dance Music. Fox Trats-Everybody Dance (from the film); My. What A Diff'rent Night fflm Everybody Dance') Louis Levy and Ilis Gaumont British Sym-

phony with vocal

vocal chorus by Edward Molloy Tango-Once Only...... George Boulanger and His Orchestra. 10.00 London Relay "Radio Ple." Produced by George Barker. 11.00 Close Down.

CLIPPERS

S

DELAYED

Owing to unfavourable weather conditions, the Pan American Air- ways Clipper has been delayed an- other day, and is expected to reach Kal Tak to-morrow morning.

HONGKONG-SINGAPORE

K.L.M. and Air France To Start Soon

He was Capt. F. Douglas Mownt, brother of Prof. R. 3. Mowat, Profes- sor of History at Bristol University. He Ilved ht Norland-mansiona. Canynge-road, Clifton.

Capt. Mowat crashed into a clump Pasadena, Cul.

of bushes, on a ledge on the 250ft. Dr. Thomas Hunt Morgan, distin-cliff face and, almost immediately guished biologist of the California under Clifton suspension bridge.

The plane will probably only stop Institute of Technology and winner A woman who was walking within Hongkong for half an hour before of the Nobel prize, has proposed that two boys saw something fail from returning to Manila. The British Prime Minister left the the term "humun engineering" be the top of the gorge, and shouted to Hotel Petersberg and the procession given to the study of the science of passers-by, People clambered up of cars drove through streets lined heredity as applied to human beings. | the side of the cliff and helped to with people. A plane flew over the Prague, Sept. 22. car in a gesture of saltite as it was Dr. Edouard Benes, President of belug ferried

over

the river Czecho - Slovakia, spoke for Ave Niederdollendorg. minutes in a radio address to the Mr. Chamberlain jooked grave as nation just before the new Cabinet he alighted from the ear. As a squad was formed,

of guards fired a salute he shook He exhorted his listeners to have hands with Herr Hitler, and way no fear for the future of the country conducted by the Fuchrer Into the and mentioned that Czecho-Slovakia conference room, where the historical should be and was ready for any talks begun at Berchtesgaden will be

At a conference on the European to December, 1932, he was in charge understanding favourable to Czecho resumed-Reuter

situation to-day the Insurgent of gas and anti-gas Instruction and Slovakia, to the pacification of

Spanish Council of Ministers ex- trials in the Torpedo School Europe, or to a

close

collaboration Will Germany, France

Sudeton Refugee Camps pressed Bullsfaction with the at Portsmouth, and Britain.

ittuce of Herr Hitler, Signor A friend said: "It was his am- Ware prepared, If necessary, is

Berlin, Sept. 22. Mussolint and Mr. Chamberlain, and bilion to become a doctor." He nghi to the last man for

Herr Henlein; leader of the Budeten | passed a resolution to co-operate qualified as M.ILC.S. and L.R.C.P. 12 German Party made a tour yeater with all means at the Insurgents' months ago." day of the refugee camps, which disposat in bringing abolit: poner" in. Have beam, established in Baxons to Europe-Trans-Ocean.

see things

at accommodate Sudetens who fled from

Czecho-Blovakia.-Trans-Occan, Insurgents' Aid For Peace!

Burgos, Sept. 22.

Prof. Mowat was with his brother

Scravenhage, Sept. 22. ut his home shortly before the

The air connection between Singa- tragedy.

The retirement of Copt. Mowat,KL.M. and Air France will possibly pore and Hongkong by means of the 30 years' service, was gazatled stort next month, but only in the after on Jan. 1, 1934. From October, 1929, direction of Hongkong.

The return connection is difficult ins Air France machines from Hong- kong arrive. In Salgon on Saturdays, and the KLM. leave on Wednesdays for Singapore,

Capt. Mownt, who was about 50, leaves a widow and one child.

The Postmasters-General of the Netherlands East Indies and French Indo-China aro at present studying the subject---Reuter,

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