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THE CRISIS IN EUROPE

PRIESTS FACE Home Secretary

PRISON

Nazi Immorality Charges Laid

VIENNA, Oct. 20. IT IS RELIABLY reported that 13 Fathers of the Franciscan Order will be tried in public

shortly on immorality charges.

It is said that the trial is Intended to coincide with the Nazis' anti-Church campaign, the

of which slogan

is: "Cleanse the Church under the nisles, so that God can come in."

It is reported that 10 Franciscans In Salzburg are already.serving terms ranging from ten days to a month in prison for throwing furniture out of the windows when the monastery was claimed as State property.

Meanwhile anti-Jewish excesses are contiguing throughout the city- United Preas.

LATE NEWS

Reveals Events

PREMIER SAVED WORLD FROM WAR

LONDON, Oct. 20.

F MR. CHAMBERLAIN has not thrown himself body, soul and spirit into the cause of peace, the world to-day would already have been plunged into chaos and a catastrophe such as it had never suffered in all the cen- turiçs, declared Sir Samuel Hoare; the Home Secretary, speaking at Clacton to-day.

In view of his inspiring achievements, how petty, par- FRANCE AND Germany tisan and spiteful seemed to be the murmurs of disparagement against him, added. Sir Samuel.

Some said that this man had given nway to Itler's bluff, and that if he had been firm at the start, and war, there threatened Hitler with would have been no crisis.

"I am here with a full knowledge jot the course of the event.

heye discussions from start to finish.

I was in

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... as a Nation Turned Its Hatred on Him!

Mr. PAUL

"Now I can tell you from my per- Reported Nogotiations |TO - MORROW. sonal experience that, so far m howing wenkness, Mr. Chamberlain Is the keenest, clearest and most whom 1 resolute negotiator with

WHY CANTON WAS ever contacted.

.

ABANDONED

For Agreement

PARIS, Oct. 20.

of Д Czecho THE POSSIBILITY "It better terms fer

Franco-German pact in- 3luvakin could have been obtained Mr. Chamberlain would have obtn.n- volving a German declaration of ed them.

non-aggression is mooted in the The "Telegraph" was authoritative-|

"" he accepted the Munich agree-

newspapers here, some of which ly informed at 6.p.m. that the Chin-ment, he accepted only because ese decided that the only way to was inevitable that the alternative discuss rumours that negotia- save Canton from bombardment and was catastrophe and a world war in tions are already under way.

Tabouls, Madome

writing in ruin was to evacuate the city.

which the whole of Czecho-Slovakia The decision was arrived at after would have been destroyed."

Loenvre, refers to the suggestion that the Japanese pierced the Chinese Referring to the Munich agree the French Ambassador had dis- first line of defence last night. The ment, Sir Samuel Hoare said Leeussed such plans with Herr Hitler's German Government evacuated this morning.

refused to accept the view of thuse entourage, and that the Included in the public utility plants crities who declared that they could Ambassador's Interviews with M. dentroyed by the Chinese was the not believe the words of the Fuchrer. Daladier and M. Bonuet yesterday city's electric light plant. As a re-He believed that Herr Hitler meant might be a prelude to such an agree- sull, Canton will be in total dark-what he said, and that friendly ment. Madame Tabouis, however, ness to-night.

relations with England had always mentions been the cardinal paint of Herri Hier's policy.

"REUTER" CONFIRMATION

SHANGHAI, 0 p.m. It is authoritatively learned that Junanese mechanised units are now entering the elty.-Reuter,

Radio Contact

Restored

MES

¡ESSKS, CABLE AND WIRE-

LESS LTD. advise that radio-telegraphic communication between Hengkoar and Canton has been restored,

ever,

Messages are accepted, how- only for delivery in Shameen, where the Canton re- ceiving and transmitting station is now situated.

Communication

with

the

nud-

Aume

Kwangtung capital ceased denly at midnight, and conjecture was at first raised re- garding the reason.

is now believed that the Chinese authorities closed down the Capton station In order to iransfer to Shameen. Communl- cation was portrend at 2 p.m.

Japan Denies H.K. Rumour

The Japanese Consul General in Hongkong Issued A сом- munique this morning officially denying the report that Japanese. troops at present invading South China were originally destined to capture the International Settlement in Shanghai and then atize Hongkong in the event of a European war.

"We have no time to hear all the ridiculous statements which 다다 Chinese spokesmen issue

carlons, and to refute them. Mallers concerning the relations and between Great Britain Japan being Included in the allegation of this time, we can- noi pass it over in silence," the communique adds.

REICH KEPT ITS WORD

He referred to the Anglo-German naval agreement, which he signed as Foreign Secretary and said: "I am there as the man who made

the treaty: as the man who, afterwards was First Lord of the Admiralty, and who had the best means of knowing whether the treaty was being carried out; to say that Hitler kept the agree mentan agreement which restricts the German fleet to 35 per cent. of the British fleet and kept it to the letter and the spirit.

"Here is a concrete fact which convinces us that with patience, restraint, and readiness to under- stand our respective views, it possible to fill up the trenches that have been dag in Europe, and once again to create a conlty of nations on which stable peace shall be restored to suffering humanity,"

WHY BRITAIN ARMS

hud

reserve.

The rumours with due

"Pertinax." writing in Ordre says hat it is impossible to judge with accuracy the rumours, but the con- regards it as opportune to try and clusion may be drawn that Germany Induce Britain and France not to accelerate their milltary preparn». tions, and to strike Eastern Europe off their balance sheets-Reuter.

Italy Relents In Persecution Of Jews

Washington, Oct. 20. Important exceptions to the decrce restricting Jewish rights in Italy have been decided by the Fascist Grand Counell, states the Italian re- of ply to the United States note S Samuel Hoare said, he

October 4, asking that American been asked why, if he held those Jews in Italy should not be molested. views, he find urged the need

to greater security to Britain and theThe reply adds that a special com-

Will mission

be established Empire.

examine Individual cases boli. Here he referred to Hitler's state-Italian and foreign Jews, and it pro- ment that "at any moment Mr.mises that American Jews in Italy Chamberlain could be succeeded by will not be treated less favourably an Eden, Duff-Cooper or Churchill,"

for

and continued: "I believe Hitler's than other foreign Jews. peaceful aspirations, but like itler, must be prepared for some successor who may not hold his views.

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"In these circumstances I adopt Hitler's own motto 'Always ready for peace and at any hour ready for defence."

Mr. Cordell Hull, In answer to n press conference question, said the United States Government was fol- · lawing up all phoses of the question.

-Reuter,

"I also agree with Hitler when he FRENCH PROTEST

nays that as a strong State we can!

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be ready at any me to pursue policy of understanding with the! surrounding States.

Reuter.

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"The very condition of future

Hankow, Oct. 21, DEACO

British strength. No A Tientsin message reveals that the peacefully disposed nation need French Concession authorities there have any fear of British arms."have lodgett a vigorous protest with the Japanese in connection with the wounding of a Chinese officer be- longing to the French Municipal Council by Japanese soldiers on Mon- day.

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