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六拜禮 號八月十一英港香

OCTOBER SATURDAY,

8, 1938,

日五十月八

RECORD CAPE FLIGHT

ENTERS

FINAL STAGE

New P.&O. Remarkable Dash by Mercury

Liner

Aground Sets New World Air Record

LONDON, Oct. 8.

LONDON, Oct. 8.

The new P. & O. liner MERCURY, IMPERIAL AIRWAYS remarkable long-distance plane which

Canton, which left King

is launched into the air as the upper half of the Mayo Composite air- George Dock, London, for craft, is on the last stage of its record-breaking flight to the Cape. Singapore, Hongkong and

At 8 o'clock this morning H.K.T., Captain D. C. T. Bennett and on Black Shelf, in the River his co-pilot, A. J. Coster, were flying through a clear moonlit night

across the Kalahari desert in Bechuanaland.

Yokohama, has gone ashore

Thames.

The new liner is aground| opposite North Fleet, a mes-| sage states.

They expect to arrive at Capetown, over

seven

thousand miles from their starting point at Dundee, at LATE NEWS

First intimation that the 1 p.m. H.K.T. to-day.

an

vessel had met with a mishap The machine is flying at average altitude of came from Lloyd's Agency. 10,000 feet and an average speed of 165 m.p.h. The ship was on its maiden

As the plane races across the

voyage to the Far East with sandy wastes of Kalabari,

the

full list of passengers, in-brilliant moon casts its shadow REBELLION cluding many for Hongkong, on the ground below.

--Rouder.

VOLUNTEER PLAN FOR SPANIARDS

Franco Domobilises First Batch

LONDON, Oct. 7.

ANGLO-ITALIAN negoti. ations have now entered

the official stage.

New despatches are being sent from London to Rome, containing concrete and de. finite proposals for the with drawal of volunteers from Spain.

It is believed in London that the Spanish Civil War will end in the Council Chamber and not on the battlefields.

FIANCO DEMOBILISES

Lisbon, Oct. 7. It is learned that Insurgent Head- quarters at Burgos have issued a communique to all foreign volunteers stating at all who have been more than year with the Insurgent forces will now be sent home.

that

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The same message declares the evacuation of foreign volunteers from Government territory 'bas ready begun.--Reuter.

10,000 MEN TO

BE WITHDRAWN

Its position has been given every half-hour since it left Dundee Air- port at 9.20 p.m. H.K.T. on Thursday, At 7.28 a.m. yesterday the two men rudiued that they were flying over French North Africa near Melghir,

FLARES IN

PALESTINE

and were approximately 1,035 miles Entire North Of Country

from Dundee,

The four-engined machine crussed the Sahara desert as Hongkong was sitting down to its dinner last night and at 9.10 p.m.. H.K.T. was

over

Now Under Arms

Equatorial Africa and approximately THE half way to Capetown. The distance then covered was 3,400 miles.

OVER ATLAS MOUNTAINS

Mercury had casily negotiated

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Europe Astounded

By Nazi Demands

LONDON, Oct. 7.

LONDON AND PARIS newspapers are shocked

and astounded as the latest concessions to Germany by 'the' International Committee in Berlin, which yesterday agrood to the delimita- tion and immediate occupation of Zone Five.

The Prague Correspondent of the Times says that the Czech Government and people are staggered at the revelation of the extent of the new concessions made in response to adamant German demands.

They far exceed any of the demands made by Hern Hitler in his Godesberg Memorandum which, Mr. Cham- berlain said, was unacceptable to Britain and France.

Regulations

Emergency Gazetted This Morning

Czecho-Slovakia has ac- cepted Zone Five, which under the Munich Agree- ment should have been decided by plebiscite, under protest, and German troops are already commencing occupation, which will be completed by Monday.

GOVERNMENT'S NEW EMERGENCY REGULATIONS, EXCLUSIVE-leorapic and Morning Post reveals

LY IN THE TELEGRAPH LAST WEEK, ARE PUB- LISHED TO-DAY IN THE GAZETTE.

They contain 33 clauses as compared with 15 in the 1922 Ordinance, which is now repealed. London, Oct. 7.

Important features include restrictions on repairing, "DAILY MAIL"!

or supplying stores to Japanese and Chinese vessels in CORRESPONDENT in

harbour during the continuance of the Sino-Japanese Palestine reports that the hostilities, the barring of public meetings and processions if they are regarded as seditious in nature, and the suppression of newspapers under certain conditions.

At 4 a.m., Capt. Bennett reported entire northern part of the the towering Atlas Mountains and country is now in opon re- Equatorial Africa.

half an hour later entered French

The deserted and shifting Gidi desert was successfully crossed at 3

a.m.

bellion.

Clashca between

regulatlanis

The Provision is also made for the enrolment of special constables, newspapers appear

the

The Commissioner of Police and any police officer authorized by him, has the power to arrest and detain any person who appears to have no

regular employment in the Colony, empowered to order any such per- and the Commissioner of Police is

MEETINGS AND PROCESSIONS son to leave the Colony forthwith.

It is now lawful for the Governor Gazette,

to prohibit the holding t any meeting which, in his spinion. Is likely to be conducted in a seditious pertaining to or disorderly manner, or at which, to be aimed in his opinion, seditious ar disorder-

in Council, by ardier published in the

uny

British and the Governor is given powers primarily against the Chinese press. ly words are likely to be uttered or for all newspapers, placards or are likely to be exhibited, or at or door troops and Arabs are taking on to proscribe within the Colony Emphasis is laid upon the necessity editious or disorderly publications D general strike is Still maintaining the altitude of the form of civil war.

Chinese Affairs, likely to be advocated or promoted. 10,000 feet, and with her four en- Any order from the Grand any organisation which, in his pamphlets In Chinese to be passed by during which

the Secretary for gines roaring sweetly and smoothly,

and failure to comply with this regu Except under a permit in writing the Secretary for Chinese Mercury passed Kano, in the hilly Mufti is instantly obeyed by the opinion, has for its aims

hern Nigeria

Arabs, despite the fact that the promotion of a general strike, lation may mean suppression of the from region of Northern

shortly

Grand Mufti is a fugitive from the spread of sedition within newspaper and the confiscation by Affairs no meeting whatsoever shall Government of all machinery, type, be held on board any vessel (not the Colony. before she gave the 9 p.m. position.

The equator was crossed early this British law.

In fact, apart from the special paper, printing materials, etc. used being a ship of war), or on the two airmen,

Palestine, states the Correspondent,

vate. evening, bringing

land of regulation concerning repairing and in the publication of such a news-pler or wharf whether public or pri- were taking turns at the con-is rapidly becoming who wer

supplying stores to Chinese and paper.

Another new feature of the regu- In any case in which he may con teol, within sight of their objective. devastated villages and empty houses, Japanese ships in the harbour, most

to the sider that the urgency of the oc- The two British alemen should pass

are obtaining large The Araba

directed lations is the power given ut the regulations are

Commissioner of Police or any police cusion so requires, it shall be law- the previous world long-distance quantities of weapons, uniforms and against a possible general strike.

officer authorised by him, to arrest, ful for the Governor, without con- the border materials from across the record, attained by three Soviet fliers on a flight from Moscow to the United

fairly well equipped,

and delain any person who appears suiting the Executive Council and and are

of the order States, as this edition is going to In

yesterday between Arabs

to him to have no regular employ without publication and British troops 130 Arabs were

ment in the Colony. The Commis to prohibit the continuance of any

A police officer to order any such person to leave the

press.

war

3

SUPPRESSION OF MEETINGS

If the flight to the Cupe ia success- | killed, bringing the death roll in the processions which are calculated to aloner of Police will have the power meeting already use any force,

fully completed the old record will past fortnight to over 500.

and

Particular attention has been paid to the suppression of meetings and

advocate sedition

promote a be broken by nearly a thousand miles. The Arabs have cut the pipe-line general strike. So Important is this Colony forthwith.

In addition to breaking the world's in the Nazareth district and set fire regarded that one section provides REGULATIONS IN FULL

now that the Governor may, without long distance record, Mercury should to the gushing oil, which is

These form the general outlines consulting the Executive Council easily shatter the London-Cape speed burning fiercely.

the the new emergency provisions. and without publication in record, at present over three days.

Gazette make any order to prohibit detail, they are as follows: The Bight from Dundee to the Cape

Halfa, Oct. 7.

of the continuance

meeting should be completed within 12 hours.

The Arab workers here declared already begun. The legality of such REMARKABLE AIRCRAFT a complete strike to-day. Essential a proceeding will be proved by the services are still continuing, however, production of a certificate signed by -Reuter.

the Colonial Secretary.

The Mayor composite craft is one of the most remarkable aviation creations known, The lower com- ponent, the Mata, consists of a large four-engined flying-bont, similar those which Imperial Airways use St. Jean de Luz, Oci. 7. General Franco has agreed to the on the Empire routes, but modified to "pick-a-back" enable it 10 withdrawal of about 38 per cent, of the foreign volunteers fighting with Mercury, a four-engined float plane. When the fully-laden Mercury is The Insurgent forces, This preschis a token withdrawal of about carried aloft by Mala, the two plones separate and Mala returns to its base.

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re-

Royal Air Force Non-Stop Egypt-Australia Flight

LONDON, Oct. 7. THE AIR MINISTRY announces that an attempt will be made to capture the world's non-stop distance record on October The new. Wellesley bombers, believed to be the most 'powerful bombing aircraft in the world, will be used to make

25.

•

HAIFA STRIKE

U.S. Fears For

any

Police are given special powers to break up meetings calculated to cause # public disturbance.

FURTHER LATE NEWS ON PAGE 12

and effect any entry or boarding, which may appear reasonably neces- sary for the purpose of preventing of the holding of any prohibited meet- Ining, or for the purpose of dispersing any prohibited meeting. Police officers may search any premises entered or vessel boarded, and seize any thing which may appear to be evidence! of any offence.

PREVENTION OF DISORDER. The Governor in Council is en-

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American Jews New Empire BRITAIN TELLS POLAND

Washington, Oct. 7.

benefits of United States laws and

Planes Soon TO TREAD MORE WARILY

London, Oct. 7:

LONDON, Oct. 8.

THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S attitude to the Polish claims on Czecho-Slovakia and the claims for a common frontler for Poland and Hungary whereby Czecho-Slovakia would be Isolated from Russia, have been made clear to Warsaw.

SLOVAKS WON'T JOIN

Prague, Oct. The Slovak autonomists have

7.

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The Times Correspondent adda that the new boundaries were submitted to Czecho-Slovakla in the form of an ultimatum. The Progue Correspondent of the that areas including in Five are purely Czech districts, with less than one

cent. Germans residing in them.

"The Iniest Nuzi lines.. far exceed the areas Mr. Chamberlain told Herr Hitler Germany could not touch," the Correspondent states.

per

Elett hundred thousand Czechs will pass under Germain rule as a result of this latest delimitation. They will have to choose, wihin the next six months, between Nazi Frenchmen dominance such as never had to experience in Alsace- Lorraine after 1870, or fear up their homes and retreat into the new Czecho-Slovakla..........

Photographic CompetitionTM Announcement

The "Telegraph" re- grets to announce that circumstances have ari- sen this morning where- by one of the prize-win ners in the Photographic competition has agreed to his entries being dis- qualified.

This will necessitato

the re-judging of entries, and the exhibition nd- vertised elsewhere in this issue will be post- poned until a later date.

Tún

Vital Czech railways and highways

and will are completely cut through German territory unless the Czechá entirely re-build their com munications.

The only concession the German delegates to the International Com- mittee have made are for joint German-Czech control of Czech rail- ways!

the territory about to be Dccupied by Germany Ile all Czecho-Slovakia's muntilon factor- les, which will be handed Intact to the Germans.

CZECHI CRY OF DESPAIR

over

Prague. Oct. 7.

The United States Government has asked the Italian Government not to Include American Jews living in Italy in the decrees just posed by the Fascist Grand Council.

The Note requests

that no dis-TMPERIAL AIRWAYS an- crimination be taken against Ameri-nounced to-day that neit can Jews and points out that Italians flying boats for the Empire in the United States have the full routes are now under construc

No minority claims on tho are treated on an equal basis with tion and will be completed short- the nationals of the United States. | IV.

Czechs will receive support un-j They will each weigh 35 tons less it is based purely on used to throw in their lot with the

"We can do nothing but accept the Reuter

terrible conditions imposed upon us, LONDON CALLS FOR of 250 m.ph. and a top speed

and will have a cruising speed ethnological grounds, according Hungarians and Poles,

The two nations on either side of Lot our slogan be discipline and order!" declared General Jan Srovy, Czecho-Slovakia have

dc- made of not much below, five miles ato authoritative quarters here, VOLUNTEERS

It is believed that particularly minute.

of Czecho-Slovakia 1 a proclamation to have the Slovaka desert the The new Aying boats will be emphasis has been laid on the British perate efforts during the past week Acting President and Prime Minister

the Carcos and

l'agree to partition between addressed to the Czech

The Acting Pr

President was referring Czech's now. frontiers and the

the two countries.

to the International Commission's Five thousand volunteer ambulable to provide sleeping accom- undertaling with regard to

In this way they would obtain a The RAF, machine will take off miles, or to Canberra, the Federal ance drivers and 7,000 auxiliary modation and quarters for cigh-nouncement made by Lord Inskip in

zone. the h common frontier instead of from Cairo in Egypt on October 25 capital, another two thousand miles, firemen are needed to complete the tech passengers. Accommoda- Parliament early this week that the

eciremo A successful fight to Port Darwin air raids precautions and will attempt to By to Australia,

In tion

will include promenade Government considers the agreement divided by Czecho-Slovakia, as

present. already in force. a distance of 8,500 miles, without will break the existing world record London, according to an announce- refuelling or landing.

Poland stresses that the return of! In addition to 18 passengers;

YUGO-SLAVIAN ANXIETY Por! Darwin, tho Australian by over a thousand miles, while ament by the Chairman of the Lon- dcok, lounge room, etc.

essential Hungary is

Belgrade, Oct. 7. northern terminus of the Empire air non-stop fight to Canberra would don County Council.

The Chairman added that he does the new planes will be able to Ruthenia to routes, has been tentatively chosen ud over 3,000 miles to the existing

political parties in Yugo Czecho-Blovakia can be solved and no doubt that if war came the re- carry 3,000 lbs. of freight and before the minorities question: In

op as the landing place. However,

be given by Stavia are unanimous in their An advance R.A.F. party, which pane from the citizens of London will be able to fly 3,000 miles before guarantees can

to Hungary's aims in the bomber has sufficient fuel after croming the Australian coast-line it will service the machine when it would be immediate, but volunteers

head wind. will continue on non-stop to Charlelanda in Australia, has already left should come forward before the non-stop against a 20 m.p.lt Poland for the new frontiers-position ville in Queensland; another thousand England by Imperial Airways plane.emergency arrives.==fleuler,

the attempt.

record.

London, Oct. 7.

Reuter,

An-

All

(Continued on Pago 4).

being decision regarding

nt

"Army;

to

Agree

Government decided loyally

carry out the Munich mont, in order to save at least the Fest-of our territory, and in order to create conditions for a new' and

Birovy better life, binald Generai

Let us fat nside the recriminations and discussions and opintons' and (Continued on Page 7)