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No. 15034

TOUNDED J601 二拜體 號七廿月九英港香

BRITISH

TUESDAY, ·SEPTEMBER 27, 1938. 日四初月八

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MEASURES

Precautions Against Sudden Air Raids

TENSION

GROWS AS PRAGUE REJECTION MARS PEACE HOPES

Latest Chamberlain Note

Note To Herr Hitler Leaves Decision To Reich

PURELY AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, AND IN RELATION

ONLY TO HOME DEFENCE, GREAT BRITAIN HAS DECIDED TO RECALL R.A.F. PERSONNEL ON LEAVE, CALL UP OBSERVER CORPS ATTACHED TO THE R.A.F., INSTITUTE AN AIR RAID ALARM SYSTEM, CALL UP OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE ANTI-AIRCRAFT UNITS AND THE COAST DEFENCE UNITS OF THE TERRITORIAL ARMY AND PREPARE THE BALLOON BARRAGES FOR IMMEDIATE SERVICE.

Trenches are being dug in London parks in order to provide air raid

shelters.

Defence precautions have also been adopted by Belgium and Eire, The former country has manned its forts on the German frontior.

Czecho-Slovakia appears to have definitely rejected Herr Hitler's Memorandum. The rejection was conveyed to Berlin in time to be in Herr Hitler's hands before he made his historic speech in the Sports Stadium.

PRESS

CONDEMNS HITLER

"Daily Mail Swings Against Germany

The speech, reported in full elsewhere on this page, was unyielding and Hitler gave no assurance that he would not march into Czecho-Slovakia on October 1.

The House of Commons has been summoned for to- morrow. At the request of Mr. Chamberlain, His Majesty the King has cancelled his Scotland itinerary and will re- main in London.

London, Sept. 26. fence forces has been ordered. Purely as precautionary The onli-aircraft and coastal de- measure and in relation only to fence units of the Territorial Ariny have been called to the Colours and home defence, the Government the Air Ministry has recalled all Air has taken certain air defence Force personnel and Instituted an LONDON, Sept. 27. The full text of the German measures, including the recall observer force and an air raid warn- memorandum was given to the of R.A.F. personnel on leave, Ing system-Uniteit Press.

French C. in C. at- press here by the Czecho- calling up observer corps

to tached

the R.A.F. and Slovakia Legation and is com- mented upon by the papers this instituted an

morning. It is noticeable to-system. day that the sole responsibility

air raid alarm

It is stated that these

measures

In London

London. Sept. 20. General Gamelin, the French Chief of Staff, lunched with Lord Gort He will leave for Paris this evening.

fContinued on Page 4.)

for peace or war is almost un, are purely precautionary and do not following to-day's Cabinet meeting.

animously laid at Germany's door.

Although all papers express the hope that some means may be found of solving the Czech problem pence fully, the extreme gravity of the situation is everywhere admitted.

pronounccoy!

Germany, cellor Hitler's Intest

coast

include general mobilisation.

The War Office has issued orders calling out officers and men of the anti-aircraft units and the defence units of the Territorini Army. The orders relate to men who joined under the. Territorial Reserve Forces Act of 1907. It is emphasised that the calling up of these inen is also

Balloon Barrage Prepared

The Dally Mail, which hitherto has purely precautionary and quite dis- in favour of tinet from general mobilisation, which criticises Chan- Includes the embodiment of the proposals. Territorial Army.-Reuter. The paper

wrlles that only a negative reply could be expected from Prague Owing to the refusal of the Prague Government to consider the

ultimatum, German

I now up to

London, Sept. 26. Hitler

to overcome the deadlock.

The Air Ministry has been instruct- "The next five days

be a

ed to call up all personnel of the gruelling experience for the whole defensive units of the Auxiliary Air world, but everybody hopes that, a entastrophe might be averted," the Force, comprising fighter and balloon

(barrage squadrons. Daily Mail says.

will

The paper hopes that Hitler will now show himself conciliatory in his speech scheduled for this evening in -Berlin and goes on to say that the British nation does not understand why Ilitter unable to walt the few weeks necessary for settling the de talls of the incorporation of the Sudeten German territories before

to military measures. proceeding to

The paper asks whether Germany

peaceful solu prefers a violent to a ilon and whether, she intends to deny to the Czechs the right of self- determination which she demands for the Sudeten Germans.

The Daily Express says that pence is gravely imperilled by the methods of German diplomacy and the In- creasing demantis put forward by Berlin:

Concerning the discussions to- tween the French and English Mu tors, the paper observes that neither London nor Paris will bring further pressure to bear on Prague In order to induce the Czech Government to

Gechan. Memorandum.

Government, "accord-

to the Dally-- Saprent; had

up

Bomber units will not be called

at present.~Reuter.

Trenches in London

Parks

London, Sept. 20. Trenches

being AN

dur in London parks to provide shelters in the event of possible' air raids. and in an effort to expedite the work an appeal is being mado for all men who are fit and available to assist in the work.

-Reuter.

INCLINED GALLERY.

FRANCE'S FAMOUS MAGINOT LINE has been fully manned as a result of the present crisis. This sketch shows an underground fort, typical of those on the Western Front. By a series of these subterranean forts, ench connected to the other by an underground highway. France is said to have the most powerful defensive system in the world.

HITLER DOES NOT WITHDRAW

30,000 Acclaim Mailed Fist

Fist Declaration

IITTLER

President Roosevelt Support For Allies

London, Sept. 26.

GIVE SUDETENS LIBERTY OR WE

WILL FETCH

FETCH IT"

BERLIN, Sept. 26. PATRIOTIC enthusiasm in the streets of Berlin and the

serious look on the faces of the crowds which *hronged them were apparent as the hour approached for Herr Hitler to deliver his speech in the crisis.

Endless columns of Brown Shirts paraded the streets and lined the roads leading to the Sports Palace, where Herr Hitler was to talk, while the pavements were crowded by anxious people who had assembled to watch the Fuehrer pass by.

STOP PRESS

MASS AIR RAID ON CANTON

WITH

Half of Herr Hitler's audience such as the world has never seem. of 30,000 were women.. The If they do not want war with our

Canton, Sept. 27. First mass rald for weeks. slogan in the huge hall wasemies then the German people still

have their weapons,

carried out this morning when 44 "Germans

in Czecho-Slovakia

"I live spent thousands of millions planes ruided Kwangtung presumably are not defenceless or deserted." on rearmament in the past five years coming from Tongkawan. Thirty- There were 500 Sudeters present, and General Goering has carried out two of the raiders appeared over and heavily bombed the many of them in white shirts, black order to create an ale force which Canton

03- lies, black breeches and red arm-will protect Germany and we now Saichuen district. The others

defence,

the beatHARE have the best air bando.

to Kwangsi. proceeding peared to be

The return of so many raiders in- Later Herr Hiller

dicates return of one or more Inrge

inak defence in the wat he

The arrival of the Chancellor was greeted with deafening cheers. Dr. enrried on a practical peace policy, Japanese aircraft-carriers to Tong- Goebbels Immediately opened the demonstration by the simple state- ment "The Peoples' Demonstration of September 26 is open.

HISTORIC HOUR

"My leader, you speak in an historic hour which holds Europe breathless and you speak to all Germany and to the whole world,” he continued. "No threat, no pressure, no matter from where, can cause you to deviate from

kawan.

the most dificult problem of which

German-Polish relationship. "It is true there was no democracy ports increasing Japanese and French Meanwhile the Chinese press re-

in Poland," he said. "Democracies navy concentrations off Hainan and are full of peace phritses but are the Paracels. The total bloodiest of war inelters."

of

number French units off the Paracels now is Herr Hitler expressed conviction that the German-Polish agreementine, while a French aircraft carrier now provides a lasting peace because reported to be erossing the Gulf of Tongking to Hanan-United Poland would always want access to Press, the sep. The understanding reached was, worth more than all the Idle

our unconditional demands." chatter at the League of Nations MARKET VALUES

of Germany.

first time the

Palace.

OFFERED ENGLAND HIS HAND

"I have offered England our hand.

SLUMP

London, Sept. 27.

Herr Hitler at the outset of his President Roosevelt's appeal to Chancellor Hitler and President Benes is prominently featured by afternoon papers in London and speech referred to the anschluss and recalled February 22, when he ex- attracts the liveliest interest in political circles, which see in it pressed for

the proof that President Roosevelt is working behind the scenes for a fundamental unconditional demands I have renounced building more than The heaviest dumping movement peaceful solution of the Czecho-Slovak problem.

a given number of ships in order to in the history of the Exchange oc- "One statesman failed to under-give England & feeling of security curred to-day when several billion It is stressed in political circles "His Majesty's Governmentstand that statement sufficiently and and peace. that the President's appeal con-responds to the President's appeal in has been removed. I have kept my

dollars was sheared from the market siderably sirengthens the position | all sincerity and without reserve and prontise, he said.

value of the stocks and bonds quoted.

of England, France and Czecho- it most carnestly hopes that other "The second time I spoke was Slovakia in the coming negotiations Governments to which the appeal at Nuremberg. To-day the world as those countries will henceforth was addressed will do likewise.”-

"must know that it is no longer a man be able to rely at least on the moral | Reuter.

who speaks but a whole nation. support of the United States.---

"It is really not Czecho-Slovakia 1 speak of but Benes.

"Germany's foreign policy is one of world philosophy,

Trans-Ocean.

President Roosevelt's

Appeal

U.S. Appeals to Poland

And-Hungary

the

We do not want to suppress other nations, we want to be happy according to our

-United Press.

"One thing is important; it won't do for one nation to say. I will build no more ships' while another says 'I will soon be making another war if Worse Than 1914 it quits me',

"We hope among the English the

London, Sept. 27, #am the British Government bonds during people who want peace upper hand."

the market slump to-day suffered Referring to France Herr Hitler losses exceeding those prior to the said: "We two great nations bolliworld war-United Press. want to live and work in peace, and both will, do that best i ዩናሮ (40- operate,” --

New York, Sept. 26. Through Mr. Cordell Hull London, Sept. 26.

President, Mr. Roosevelt, has AD. The British Government halls with pealed separately, to

He referred to the Anglo-Italian, Poland and viewpoint." gratitude the weighty message which Hungary for pesce,--Reuter.

friendship cs a strong union of DEMAND FOR EQUALITY Mr. Herbert Morrison, leader of President Roosevelt yesterday ad-

hearts and recalled that he had re- the London County Council, has dressed to the British and certain U.S. Cabinet To

Herr Hiller. recalled several moved the Italo-German problem

reference issued an appeal to the people of other Governments, states a reply to

made to suggestions

demonstrate❘ (presumably (!to-

to the London to como forward In the United States President from Mr.

Meet

Germany's love of peace. The first Tyrol) and then referred to Austria thousands to asalst in Air

was the demand for equality.

the only Raid Neville Chamberlain.

and Czecho-Slovakia as Precaution measures,

This is a

critical time," the

**Washington, Sept. 20.” We were prepared," he said, "to two small remaining problems, Ten The Provision Exchange has message stutes, "and it is Indeed

President Roosevelt has called a renounce all armaments if the other million Germans outside the Reich Germany's frontiers equalled a quarter of the announned that in reply 10 essential to remember what is at special Cabinet meeting for to nations did the same. request they have fixed the price stake and to weigh the issuck with all morrow to caraider the European offer to restrict the army to 200,000 population of France, he declared.

mon was declined; as werosimilar Referring to Crecho-Slovakia Herr of bacons, hame, butter, cheese, gravity before embarking on a course situation. lard, cooking fats and margstine from which there may be no retreat. Reporters are given to understand offers to renounce heavy artillery Hitler declared that it is the last territorial claim I have to make in at the present level for 14 days. "His Majesty's Government is dels that though the meeting will consider and bombing planes, a len

The possible effect

warfare Europe but one which i planes, and to abolish gas

will not its very utmost to secura a pénzeful the further Reuter,

renounce. solution, and even lowday, it is making European situation may have on the and heavy tanks, in

the "If France did not abandon her a further earnest appeal for a pesoo United States, it will not study theThen I gave the order for ful settlement by negotiations - In "ossibility of "Anh 146" stopping Into German Army to be made as strong claim to ten million Frenchmen In which it would be ready to lend its foreign troubles,Router..

as possible. Now I can confess that | Alence Lorraine for forty years, then (Continued on Page 4.)

we have carried good offices,

(Continued, on Page 8.).

A.Az Men Called Up.:.

London, Sept. 26. The partial mobilisation of the de-

out

all

rearmament.