1938-10-25 — Page 27

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25,

1938.

HUNGARY'S LATEST PROPOSALS VIRTUALLY AN ULTIMATUM

Effect Proposals by Force If Necessary

DEMAND FOR

PLEBISCITE

IN EIGHT ZONES

Budapest, Oct. 24,

THE Hungarian Premier, Dr. Bela von Imredy, in

speech this evening said:

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"Hungary will obtain the fulfilment of her proposals made to Prague to-day, if necessary by force of arms.

"We do not abandon hope that it will still be possible to settle the question by peaceful means and on the basis of the proposals submitted to Prague and laid down in Munich. But if, for some reason, we should not succeed in aining acceptance of the truly peaceful proposals, the Hungarian Government is firmly determined to enforce their right by all means at the disposal of the nation”.

ARMED MEN 19 YEAR-OLD GIRL

IN CITY ROBBERY

A daring early morning rald by

five men ärmed with revolvers and daggers took place in the city area

BRUTALLY KILLED

Man And Wife Armed

at 3.30 o'clock this morning. Confess

As a result the Chung Lan Import

and Export Company, of 91 Con- naught Road West, have reported

losses of money and jewellery to the

value of $7,045.

The bompany's 'offices, which are

occupied at night by three fokis, are on the 2nd floor of the building, thres armed with revolvers, brake Into the premises at 3.30

The Tokis report that five men,

The three occupants were bound. į Keys to the com

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Police

Divine Power Inspiration

Houghton, Mich., Oct. 24, WILFRED Pichette to-day com- fessed that divine power

aided, striking the girl a dozen blows

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Peace Needed

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MUST FACE found by the robbers after search instructed him to beat his maid, and nine $500 bank-notes, four, $100 Marian Doyle, aged 19, to death

frankly three pos banknotes, eight $10 banknotes, a with a flat-iron, in order to rid

sibilities the future seems considerable quality of diamond the house of a devil.

His wife also confessed that she to hold-war, armed peace, The Premier's statement, mediately, and that Czech troops rings and Chinese bank-notes were

withdraw from the areas before the however, as indicated by the middle of November, so as to com- The robbery was reported to the with poker, while her husband or a peace of understand-

the fokla weto text of the Hungarian note of picte the piebiscites before December, police immediately

pinned the girl to the floor. Their ing," declared Lord Halifax, Meanwhile an official communique able to release themselves.

seven year-old daughter stood by the Foreign Minister reply to the Czech proposals,

recent later this morning found a tor watching. does not mean that Hungary from Prague states that in

The couple then carried the body Edinburgh to-day in the would take warlike actions if skirmishes in Ruthenin, more than 70 pistol, sclesors blade and a dazzer on Hungarian and nearly 30 Czech the staircase leading down to Con-

to tho bedroom and visited the course of his first public naught Road, Prague declines cession

soldiers and gendarmes were killed.

Calumet Church. Pichette told the)

out the speech since the crisis, priest that he had "driven plebiscite.

It is authoritatively stated that be-

devil"

which he generally review- War would only break out tween 300 and 500 Hungartens, in- .wounded,

The priest called the police who Prague also declined the arbi- cluding many who are

took Pichette and his wife into cus-ed. have been imprisoned at Uzsorod.- United Prest.

tody.

and

tration court proposed by Hun-

as the last way out. gary Trans-Ocean.

SLOVAKIA AND RUTHENTA PLEBISCITES

Budapest, Oct. 24, The Hungarian authorities to-day handed to the Czechs a note which is designed to end the dispute over Hungary and frontiers between Czecho-Slovakia.

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The note proposes a plebiscite in Slovakia to determine where It shall be annexed by Hungary, and plebiscite in Ruthenia to determine whether to make the south-enstern tip of the country a common border with Poland and Rumania,

It is suggested that Hungarian the districts im- troops occupy

discussions.

It is stated that Pichette recently

Hungary declares that she can only guarantee the borders of final Czecho- Slovakia Is the principle of self- HUNGARY'S PROPOSALS

determination is applied to all paid gypsies $2,000 for the "power of IN DETAIL

minority nationalities. Territories Christ."-United Press. Budapest, Oct. 24. where there is an Hungarian minorify Hungary wants to send troops im-should be evacunted by Czech troops and those where mediately into the areas in Czecho-Dy November 1, Slovakia which the Czechs agreed to there will be plebiscites should be handed over to international control cede previous to the negotiations.

by November 1.-Reister.

This is the leading point in the energetic proposals handed to the Czech Government by the Hungarian, Minister at Prague.

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LATEST DISTURBANCES CAUSE BIG LOSS OF LIFE

Prague, Oct. 24. Hungary proposes pleblecites in

official Czecho-Slovak on eight sections before November 30, nouncement issued to-night complains where there are differences between of repeated Hungarian raids

two governments rgarding Carpathian-Ruthenian territory. he

Armed Hungerinn bands, Hungary's claims.

With regard to Bratislavia, there announcement says, succeeded to should be no plebiscite, but separate day in invading Ruthenian territory

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He continued: "We wish to escape the first possibility and to achieve the third, but it may be that, as Dante made entry into Paradise through a war of pur-

true peace, may have to pass gatory, so we, if we are to reach through a stage of armed peace to get there.

"If this country is to play its full part with others in securing peace, it must be able to speak with full weight.

"It is a recognition of these facts that luspired all classes and others in the desire to see the State make a greater call upon the services of the individuals than it has yet felt necessary to do.

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The announcement discredits the Hungarian assertion that local in- surgents were responsible for these actions and says that local residents would certainly not set fire to their own buildings and destroy the fruits

one year's work. As far as is known in Prague 30 Hungarians and four Czecho-Slovak soldiers have been killed in the recent between the Hungarian fighting Insurgents and Czecho-Slovak troops.

A group of 23 Hungarians suc ceeded in breaking through to the Numer- north and fleeing to Poland. ous Hungarian prisoners are, accord- ing to Czech reports, interned Munkacs Castle. Ther leader is sald to be a Hungarian army officer, First-lieutenant Prem.-Trans-Ocean. GERMANY'S ATTITUDE VITAL

Of others it may be necessary to de- Bucharest, Oct. 24,

mand sacrifices in other forms, the The semi-omclai paper,

"I hold that there is growing Viitorul, dealing to-day with

ense everywhere that war, quite damage, question of Hungarian claims in apart from its horror and Czecho-Slovakia, writes that the unsettles, more than settles, and

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accordingly there are strong forces country approved, since it con- at work which make any to the permanent interests of think twice before resorting to war. .contral and south-eastern Europe.

There are other forces pulling in In order to ensure peace in that a different and more dangerous to region it is indispensable that the direction. The right conclusion balance of power be re-established. my mind in the matter of armament In this connection, Bumaaia is in for national defence is that there is

à good deal of sense in the entire agreement with Germany.

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Budapest, Oct. 24. The territories whose destiny is ultimately to be decided by a last the plebiscite, secording Hungarian note, consist of eight zones marked on the map attached to the note, and comprise roughly the following parts:

1. the town of Neutra, 2. the municipality of Jolava between Groostaffelsdoit and 'Rosenau, 3: the of municipality of Metzenstein west Kaschau, 4. the town of Kaschau, 5.

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"We must lose no opportunity of

forward the results of helping personal contacts established between the four Powers at Munich.

"Britain wants to improve her re- lations with all who are willing to im- prove their relations with

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"If the German and Belilah nations could really succeed fa reaching an understanding, it would be the strongest guarantee that could be devised against the dangers to which the world has been brought so close.”—Reuter.

FIRING NOTICE

Firing practice will be carried out |

the valley of the Torca River cast ef from Stonecutters Island and Fort Kaschau, 6. the town of Munkacs, 7. Davis between the hours of 9 a.m. the town of Ushorod, 6 the and 2 p.m. to-morTOW.

municipality of Felsocardo, south- cast of Mankacs on the "three land triangle" where Hungary, Rumania and Czecho-Slovakia meet.

PRAGUE WANTS DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS

for

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negotiations coinmenced. Neverthe- less there no disposition on the part of Prague to cede to Hungary one or more of the larges downs in south Slovakia or in Ruthenia, ni- though theso demands are stilt mala- trained by HungaryTrans-Ocean.". SLOVAKIA NOW AN AUTHORITARIAN STATE

Prague, Oct. 24.

Prague, Oct. 243 "The settlement of the Hungarian Czecho-Slovak frontier dispute is now the most urgent problem Czecho-Slovakia." This was phasised in political circles

hero to-night. It added that this pro- blem must be solved as quickly as In a speech at Bauska, Dr. Joset possible so that a start can be made Tisa, Slovak Premier, announced of politica) with the internal reconstruction of this evening the end

parties and the establishment of an the country.

Christian Therefore the method of exchange authoritarian state on a of notes must be dropped and direct basis in Slovakia-Trans-Ocean,

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