1938-09-27 — Page 13

ASK US ABOUT the 31⁄2 Ton

CHEVROLET

FORWARD DRIVE TRUCK & BUS.

CHASSIS

FAR EAST MOTORS

THE FAR EAST AVIATION COMPANY, LIMITED. 120, Nathan Rd., Kowloon, Telephone 59101)

Tandger

"Hongkong Telegraph"

WinTheSouth Chius Morning Post, Ltd., "T-T1 Bine WyndihBf1Street, Hongkong. Lighting Up Fimos-brtb-pram.“

Tigh Water:-23.10. Low Water:-16.51,

The

FINAL EDITION

Hongkong Telegraph.

10634

FOUNDER J 二拜禮 號七廿月九英港香

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1938.

BRITAIN

DEFINES

Anglo-French Proposals Are

VIRTUAL ALLIANCE WITH

AS EUROPE VERGES ON ANOTHER WAR, THESE RELICS OF 1914-1918 ARE STILL BEING FOUND IN FRANCE

DANGER

100% 11-2A13% POWEREA RY FUSÉES PLOSIONS 12:18!

of powders and fuses; explosions from 12 to 1 o'clock;" evidence of the "Danger of Death. De-shelling. Every day from 11.30 to 1.30, burning

dangers of denobusage.

PRO-CZECHS

Sudden Mystery Move By Italian Cruiser

T

SHANGHAI, SEPT. 27. THE ITALIAN CRUISER MONTE CUCCOLI SAILED FOR AN UNANNOUNCED DES- TINATION THIS MORNING AT 30 MINUTES' NOTICE.

SHE HAD TIME TO COLLECT ONLY HALF HER CREW BEFORE SHE STEAMED OUT OF THE RIVER:-UNITED PRESS. BRITAIN'S STRONGEST STAND

London, Sept. 27.

A communique issued here, in which Britain announced that the Anglo-French pian was the only solution acceptable to her, is Britain's

Britain, France and Russia against Italy and strongest stand so far and has virtually aligned

Gormany.

It is understood that the same warning was contained in the message taken to Herr Hitler by Sir Horace Wilson yesterday.

The visit of Sir Kingsley Wood and Lord Hailsham, Lord Maughan and Sir Rupert Howorth to Buckingham Palace to attend a meeting of the Privy Council is regarded as significant in view of the necessary preludes to a general Mobilisation order or the Declaration of

War.

DS-

The meeting adjourned after only 30 minutes. The Government hay not The Government's intention of get-¦ divulged the fact that its conting right down to business as soon munique issued last night on the sembly is indicated by the fact that

as possible after Wednesday's situation and the Note it centnly

private notice questions will be by the hand of Sir Hornce considered before Mr. Chamberlain Wilson are duplicates, in order rises to make a full statement on that Herr Hitler would not be the

situation. international The speech will be made on the placed in a position from which notion of adjournment and will be he could not gracefully retreat, formally moved by the Chier Whip, having received what is vir Captain Margesson.

Western An unpleasant and plentiful "crop" still produced on the battlefields be France: a masked employee engaged in emplying a cas- tually an ultimatum. bomb in a socluded spot.

People Who Should Know Better, Says G.M.O.

The convocation of Parliament on

Questions on the order paper when the House adjourned for the Summer Recess will not be consider-

SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS

0.00 PER ANNUM

ZIPP

LIGHTNING FASTENERS A new assortment just arrived in all colours and lengths from 6" to 39" non-locking and locking.

Also Chic Novelties to hang on Zip tabs.

from 40 cts, each.

WHITEAWAY'S '

POSITION

Only Solution

A French anti-alrecast gun team at practice on the frontier,

BRITAIN CALLS UP AIR RESERVES AS RAID PRECAUTION 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.

1

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 frontier.

}

of

London. There

pre

day addressed a message on air rald A.A. Men Called Up.

precautions to the people of London. London, Sept. 28. "In these critical hours." It states, The partial mobilisation of the de-when our country, with the rest of Europe, in finely balanced on the Wednesday has cleared the way for ed on Wednesday but will be an- fence forces has been ordered.

alternatives of peace and war, A.R.P. national action in the event of answered in the ordinary way

The anti-aircraft and coastal de- preparations are of the greatest emergency,

November 1, which is the date fence units of the Territorial Army urgency and importance to every originally fixed for the reassembly have been called to the Colours and citizen and M. Daladier's aldes

com- of Parikument.

the Alr Ministry has recalled all Air enormous advantages, in carly, pre- panions all returned to Paris to-day

passed before each summer adjourn-observer force and an air raid warn-

Under the resolution which is now Force personnel and instituted an paration and organisation. ment. Parliament could be called to- ing system-United Press. morrow it it was desired, compared with the ten days' which was neces-

Appeal For A.R.P. Miry under the did procedure ob-

until

Volunteers recent years. Wednesday the personnel of the Auxiliary Air nesembly as the day providing Mr. for the was chosen

London, Sept. 20. DO not give a thought about cholera when swimming, and I Force defence units, including all

have been inoculated," said Mr. L. Roza-Pereira, the well-nighter squadrons and balloon bar Chamberlain with the best opportu- known swimmer this morning, when asked about his views in rage squadrons, to mobilise-Unitednity of lending the Government with-London County Council and Chalc

TRANS-HARBOUR SWIM dangers

connection with the cholera warning and the holding of the annual harbour race by the V.RC, on Thursday,

Mr. Roza-Pereira, who won the

race last year, intimated that

he would definitely participate in Former C.-in-C.

the event, and added that he

thought most of the swimmers

had been inoculated."

In Hongkong

Passes Away

but the French Premier has remained In London.

Following his conference with the Opposition leaders Mr. Chamberlain reported the latest developments to the Throne.

Air Ministry The

has ordered served

Press,

Washington Electrified

Washington, Sept. 27. The intimation given In London that Britain, France and the Soviet will fight if Czecho-Slovakla is in- vaded has rather cellpsed Herr Hitler's speech and has electrified high quarters.

Radio commentators immediately

suggested

that

(Continued on Page 3)

Mr. Herbert Morrison, leader of the man of its A.R.P. sub-committee, to-

ZBW Relay Of Launch Of Giant Cunarder

the intimation render- QUEEN ELIZABETH TO TAKE TO SEA ed the speech obsolete. The specel itself

considerably |

Mr. D. F. Lopes, Ioa. Secretary of the V.RC stated), that there had been no developments since yester- day and that the race would be held.

deepened enxlely. London, Sept. 27.

Senator Borah, commenting on its have Issued my warning.' It

Admiral R. H. Anstruther, these people have decided to take during the fist part of the Great contents, sald matte

themselves." Senator King charac

-Reuter,

14

Seriousness Of Situation

London, SepL 27.

At: 9,45, p.m.. to-night ZBW, will relay the biggest ship launch

"Therefore, I urge all those whà have no other tasks to dischargo for the public service to iminediately! enrol and to see to it that London

fari clvic maintains its reputation order."

All over London to-day large! numbers of people continued to visit the appointed centres to fit on gas masks and register the particu- lars of households,

This emergency procedure has been adopted throughout the Greater London arca and in many other centres where the Air Rald Wardens' survey has not been completed by the house to house method:-

In one London borough 17 centres are open, while attendance, at all centres

hos been brisk since early this

me precautionary Another

measure is the digging of trenches in parks and upon which thousands of open spaces, labourers are now engaged.

Ox-

ON OTHER PAGES

Berlin

Herr Hitler's Un- compromising Specch was ac- claimed by 30,000 wildly cheering Germans.. Page 4

Tientsin

Fresh friction has developed be- tween Japanese and French troops as a result of a new clash . Page 3

China

Important vic tories on both banks of the Yang, tse are claimed by the Chinese

Europe