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HUNGARY PRESENTS ULTIMATUM BITTER
BORDER TENSION GROWS AS NEW CLASH REPORTED
IT
PRAGUE, JAN. 8.
T IS STATED THAT AN ULTIMATUM HAS BEEN PRESENTED BY THE HUNGARIANS TO THE CARPATHO-UKRAINIAN GOVERN- MENT.
The ultimatum demands that the Basilej monastery, which is situated in Carpatho- Ukrainian territory, bo turned over to Hungary, and threatens, in the event of refusal, to resort to-force.
The time limit of the ultmiatum expired to-night-Trans-Ocean.
HUNGARIANS FIRE
ON FLAG OF TRUCE
PRAGUE, Jan. 8.
ATTACKED BY PIRATES Five Killed In Yangtse Outrage
SHANGHAI, Jan. 9.
GERMAN STEAMER Hansa was attacked on Sunday Then the Lower Yangtse near Woasung by Chinese
pirates.
Approaching the steamer in several junks, the pirates opened fire, killing five Chinese passengers and wounding several others.
The German steamer returned the fire and prevented the pirates from boarding the ship, which, speeding-up. escaped the attackers, and reached Shanghai on Sunday evening-Trunn-Ocean.
PREMIER TO TAKE PEACE PROPOSALS
LONDON, Jan. 8.
THE “UNITED PRESS" has obtained the following exclus sive information from nuthoritative political quarters in Lon- don.
FIGHTING
WHAT CZECHS LOST ON TWO IN SEPT. CRISIS SPANISH
PRAGUE, Jan. 8.
THE OFFICIAL STATISTICAL BUREAU has published: official data on the new Czecho-Slovakia.
The area of the Republie now comprises 60,347 square miles. 24,597 square miles were surrendered to other countries after the conference in Munich on September 29.
FRONTS
SARAGOSSA,
Jan. 8. THE INSURGENT
Of this Germany received 17,208; 7.104 went to Hungary OFFENSIVE in Cata-
and Poland received 651.
an area
Czechs
Russians
Germans Jungarians
Poles Jews Others
17.495lonia was carried 413,481 forward on Saturday,
8,715
25,80 according to the testi- 65.828 mony of war
78
corres-
a
Of the three parts of the new federal state; Slovakin, Car- patho-Russia and the historical, unit of Moravia-Silesia-Bohemia; Slovakia is administratively the largest. It has 23,073 square miles, Moravia- Czechs, Slovaks and Russians, form Insurgent troops.
of The three State Nationalitiespondents with the and Carpatio-Russia 6,855 square Jews 1.3 per cent, the Hungarians Silesia has 10,152 square miles 3.4 per cent of the entire population. The Germans form 3.0 per cent, the
In the northern sector, Moravia-Silesia - Bohemia about one per cent, and the Poles .04 miles. which to-day are combined in
the Insurgents attacked of the area of the political unit altogether have an area er cent. In the Historic Lands the few miles south of Artesa The present territory at 29,617 square miles-40 per cent. Ces comprise 05.8 per cent, of the de Segre, which is situated
entire country the Jews 3 per cent.
population, the Germans 3.5 per cent. Slovakia comprises 70.4 per cent, of the Soaks comprise 85.8 of the and to the north-east of
of Czecho-
In Slovakia to the south-east of Tremp territory it
accupied before Population, the Germans 5.0 per cent.
the Russians 3.7 per cent, the Hung-Galageur, Through Munich, Czecho-Slovakia aria 2 par patho-Russia the Rus several strategically impor- and captured lost 4,022,140 people. She has to-day cent In Carpatho-Russia the Rus- Firstly, in the event of a Loyalist Historical Lands",Moravia-Silesia-Russions, as pertaining to population of the river Sio.
a population of 9,817,096-86.6 per (note: The word Ruthenians tant positions in the valley cent. of the original population. The Cus
Mr. Neville Chamberlain, when he goes to Rome on Tuesday, will take with him a message from the Loyalist Spanish Govern ment to use, if he sees fit, in influencing Italy's future attitude in the Spanish conflict.
A NEW SHOOTING incident of a serious nature Silver Plan
occurred to-day near Ungvar, when, according to a semi-official Ukrainian report, Hungarian irregulars crossed the frontier this morning near the village of Douhe, and attacked Czecho-Slovak frontier guards.
Following 30 minutes of fighting, during which time numerous shots were fired, the Hungarians withdrew from Czecho-Slovak territory.
The Czecho-Slovak liaison officer, Lieut. Corporal Franz Hacha, then approached the scene of the incident, Novotny, and bearing white armlets, and carrying a white flag, to establish contact with Hungarian officers, and to ascertain the reason for the clash.
As they appeared in the village street at Douhe, they were fired upon by the Hungarians, Corporal Incha receiving serious wounds in the chest, and Licut. Novotny having his coal pierced by a bullet.
JAPANESE
May Be Abandoned
the
The message nggurances:
contains
two
Secondly, repustiation of an anti- Italian policy.
the
Munich.
In
be used wherever the
victory, Spain would not become a Bohemla,
word Communist Slate, but would
now conlain 6,804,876 Pears) form 75.9 per cent.. Jews re-people--more than two-thirds of the per cent., Hungarians 4.8 per southern army corps, marching
At the malu a Liberal and Parliamentary entire population. Slovakia has 2 Germans 1.5 per cent.
same time, the cent, Czeclis 3.2 per democracy.
cent., and 450,098 and Curpatho-Russia 552.124.
along the road from Lerida to The numbers of the various
Population Czecho-Slovakia Borjas Blancas and Tarragona, nationalities in Czecho-Slovakia is us
surrendered; follows:
To Germany-3,576,719
pushed forward to within ten whereof
people,miles of Mont Blanch, thus 2,822,800 are Germans, 6,453,847 735,502 are Czechs
are crossing, for the first time, tho and 6,050 2,055.802 Jews.
border 512,289 Το
of Hungary 002,496
tho Tarragona people,province. 377,830 whereof 587,692 are Magyars, 200,803 100,379 re Slovaks, 51,578 Jews. 35,261
While this army was passing Sierra 120.310 Ruthenians and 13,008 are Germans.
de Montsant from the north, the 4,157 To Poland-230,282 people whereof Insurgent Ebro army on Saturday 31.343 only 30 per cent, 70,303 are Poles,
rest is composed of resident in Czechs, 17,351 Germans and 2,095 134.311
Despite the Spanish people's re- sentment of Italian intervention, the Loyalist Government is willing to and the Mediterranean Powers, become one of the partners with Italy
The assurances were given to the General
any noteworthy ad-
the offensive would
Czechs Slovaks Russians
Germans Hungarians
Jews Potes
Others
The nationalities are
The
The entire population fosa of Czecho-Slovakia can be classified as follows:
Czechs
Slovaka..
NEW YORK, Jan. 8. DECLARING THAT United States' five-year silver buying policy had failed to Handy and Harman, noted silver Franco made obtain its objectives, Messrs. British Government before brokers, declare in their annual vance in the present offensive against the separate parts of Czecho-Slovakia Jews. "facts and figures" indicate the fear of a Loyalist collapse, but are review of the silver market that Catalonia, and therefore they are not as follows:
as a result of milltary pressure, or probability of the ultimate re-based on the Loyalist assumption that, Several other frontier incid-eating of the Silver Purchase ents of a less serious nature have!
ultimately be checked, without any decisive state also been reported from various
"We believe that those interested in
being reached, points
silver should take into consideration) on the
Consequently it Carpatho- the likelihood of such action by Con-surances in his conversations with
!s expected Mr. Chamberlain will use the border, gress in the future, and the effect of Signor Mussolini only if the Loyalists) Hungarians having in most the market unsettlement which would stop General Franco's offensive in cases, according to Ukrainian be caused by the withdrawal of such a way as to Indicate that they report, attacked frontier guards.
Government support."
are still capable of prolonged re- sistance-United Press. Continuing, the review HUNGARIAN COMMUNIQUE
declares: "The year 1936 indicates clearly the Budapest, Jan. U. market's complete dependence upon
the support of the United States; Government."
STATION Urkainian-Hungarian
CLOSED IN S'HAI
A message from Budapest quotes a semi-oficial Hungarian communique
Act of 1934.
The communique claims United States, 61,400,000, Mexico was
ouners, apportioned
The Moravia-Sitesla-Bohemia (The Historical Lands):
Czechs
6A53,857
Russians Germans
0,021
234,708
Hungarians
8,705
that
IS-
Peirs
3.308
Poles
Jery's Others
21.324
Jews
Others
1.839
These figures were compiled by the statistical bureau on the basis of the census of 1930,
Slovaks
Itusalans
Germans Hungarian Poles
Jews
..
Others
A
Raibentans
Germans Hungarians
835,043
300,473
30,880
2,853,858
591,544
77,580
60,332
17,687
-United Press.
Steamer Wrecked Near Manila
Manila, Jan. 8.
repassengers from the vessel, Silver The motorship Silver Yew, using her iteboats, lo-day removed 11
Crest.
The twelfth passenger made his 2,055,802 way ushore and 80,187 Manila by train:
travelling to
134.317
Since Slovakia and the Historical Lunds were at that time considered FRANCE UNINTERESTED as political one unit, the Slovaks - ing in the Lands and the Czechs liv- Paris, Jan. 8.
ing in Slovakia were counted Strong British Action regarding to-day's clash
That the visit of Mr. Chamberlain Czechs and Slovaks respectively. and Viscount Halifax is a friendly certain degree of vagueness thus between
It estimates that the 1938 Brings Protest Hungarians and Crecho-Slovaks near Production of silver was 204,800,000 side, and that it bears no connection
world gesture emanating from the British suited. Ungyur.
follows: whatever with mediation in Rome,
In Slovakia: SHANGHAI, Jan. 8. that a band of about 200 Ukrainian 35,000,000, Canuda 23,300,000, South circles, anxious to dispel the rumours
emphasised to-day ACCORDING
terrorists started the fight by attack-America 32.400,000, and all
In political ΤΟ
the
Ing. Ilungarian frontler guards. The countries 62,700,000 ounces.
other that there Japanese press, the British aggressors
a possibility of the were stopped by the military action in closing Reinforcements were sunumoned from
Prime Minister arranging a settle- oards and compelled to retreat.
ment with Signor Mussolini. REDUCED OUTPUT the Japanese-sponsored Munkacs, but were nut put into tion of 9,900,000 ounces, or about tween France and Italy, negotiations
The total output showed a reduc- the present tension prevailing be-Ruthenia and Carpatho-Ukraine):
It was declared that in view of Greater Shanghai Munici-action. pality police station
Frontier officinis immediately began yiir's record lures, and of this and that as long as the present Hallan
three and a half per cent. from last of any kind would be Great Western Road last while this was going on, occasional for the largest proportion.
Investigation into the affair, but even amount, the United States accounts press campaign continues, there can Inspportune, Thursday is "assuming firing from the Czech side continued.
be no possibility of an understanding. review also observes: "China] proportions." Hungarinn casualties resulted from supply for demonetized sliver. Om-conditions,
that no again proved the largest source of directly responsible for the present Paris circles take the Italian press Japanese investigations show the Inelchent.—Trans-Ocean.
rial reports from the Chinese Mari-
serious
in
very
that the five-barred flag was torn in places, mud was thrown
at
A
photograph of Prince
Konoye, and a Chinese police- man was beaten,
The newspapera state that an offelni
of the Greater Shanghal Muntelpul
Government was refused permission
11
further stated
Bush Fire Threat To Victoria Towns
The
time Customs covering the first 11 The Rome conference, it is declar months of the year show that over ed, will be purely an Anglo-Italian 00,000,000
ounces were exported, of affair.
which 5,000,000 ounces
were
- seat)
900 to Honkory.
coins received prior to
In Carpatho-Russia
Es
Tugs are standing by the Silver 05,750 Crest which is piled on the rocks. 771 The majority of the crew are hopeful 30,851 that the ship will be refloated. 10,842
Meanwhile the Silver Crest agents (also called in Manila denied that the ship
breaking-up-Valted Press.
New Trade Link To China Nearly Ready
Motor lorries crossing the frontier between Burma will provide a new trade link between China Western world this month.
is
LATEST
China
and the
and
Seo Back Page For Further Late Nows
direct to England, and nearly 35,000.- of the two British statesmen, to the Political circles state that the visit In the latter case, silver, plus other pally to discussion of the Spanish American credits to China is to and only recently have the netes-again entered into action for the first Qual D'Orsay will be devoted princi-| One of the aims of British and kwan, were opened three years ago Fierce bush fres, caused by the England to swell the holdings for the hoping that the British statesmen a portion of the funds made work on the remaining 243 miles on Catalonian offensive,
trans-shipped from Hongkong to question. In view of the new Insur develop this trade by-pass, and silics of war forced a speeding-up of time
gent offensive, French circles are
alnce the opening af
Melbourne, Jan. 8.
of
1030
Wus
It
in evon
the Chinese side.
DEFENCES COLLAPSE
the
Блук
to interview Major-General Telfer-heat wave in which the Stule Smollett in An effort to protest Victoria is sweltering, are threatening Chinese account already in London; will obtain Italian Essurances that available will purchase lorries to against the British netion.
the destruction of the mining town- and from these holdings a steady the status quo in western Mediter-ply along the motor road near-number 150,000 or more, have been The newspaper "Mainichi" writes: chips of Erica and Walhalla, This British net of vandalism
stream of coin flowed into the United should be answered by decisive steps flames.
Both places are surrounded by States throughout the year.
Gangs of peasants, estimated to by Japan. The British resorted to
Pre-ranean will be observed, sumably its ultimate destination wes
Ting completion between
A San Sebastian message action of the most malignant kind."
A roll tractor was
Intimated the United States Treasury."
Yun-working day and night to complete that us was to be expected from the sent beyond
French Government will urge the to Mandalay.
that the nanfu and Lashio, on the route the task-cutting the bed of the road development of the Insurgent offen- British military authorities state und fears are expressed for its safety from London, and about 28,000,000 lame discussions-Trans-Ocean
Erica, but it has not yet returned, 000 ounces of silver were shipped problem a foremost position in their nearly
It is estimated that about 210,000,- British Ministers to give the Spanish that they closed the pollee station
with primitive implements in steep sive, the simultaneous advance in the because it was inside the British de- many houses and valuable stocks of Bush fires have already destroyed
Unconquered China has become hillsides of red slate and in the north and south has led to a collapse-
landlocked. Japan, fence sector.
having Plains metalling the surface stilt ounces remain, according to ad-
with of the Loyalist defences in the centre The authority of the Japanese-is not known.
cut off the source of supplies along stones from river beds, timber, and the tale of many residents i
vlees from abroad.
the Canton-Hankow railway, has in-
between Lerida and Balogeur. sponsored Chinese officials is not re-
Continuing, the roview says: "In These accounts we attribute also to dured France to close the
Their Inbour is compulsory and the Insurgents on Saturday advanced
From the bridge-herd cognised in this area-United Press. Melbourne is experiencing its worst addition to the foregoing, there were China, making the total supplies from mater French Indo-China to war sible for ita allotted section, and men, in the district of the Segre Canal,
railway unpaid, each village being respon
Balageur, draught for 25 years, and the hot-account, which we also consider to
sules in London on the Japanese that source 240,300,000 ounces."
materials. test weather for 25 years,
women and children are set to work captured the villages of Bellcaire, The thermometer to-day soared in the form of bars, refined in Japan, acquisitions of silver during 1938 are carried war supplies bought from have ever seen in an
Bellmunt, Bulent and Ventoses, and which wheeled vehicles which few of them pressure, compelled the Loyalists. to of the State readings varied between London. Our estimate of such supe when the gare of 634,500,000 ounces ant by cicaing waterways and hur-threatened the road-making with simultaneously from the west and over 100 degrees, and in other parts and part in Chinese coin, refined in Was 410,200,000 ounces, which is the the Sovlet.
Area where Cleveland, O.
largest recorded, except for 1935. the West by an exclusionist policy Twenty-two newspaper photograph-
mule caravans ore n more fomiliar retreat. piles, in excess of Japanese mine
Japan seeks to shut out trade from sis from June to October have Junction at Agramut is proceeding ere the men who attend many ban-000 were destroyed by bush fires at:
Forty-four houses, valued at £40-production is 15,200,000 ounces,
Meanwhile an attack on the road was recorded. quets but seldom flad time to eat Dromona, a seaside resort 40 miles
The total for 1038, added to the
bours to foreign trade, halda banquet of their own in a from Melbourne.
HONGKONG BOIPMENTS
llenge with the Increasing menace
floods and landslides, but once com- north-west, and the Insurgents are downtown hotel. The object: to give occupying the houser, fled to the ounces of refined and unrefined bul-2,375,000,000, which represents the 843 MILES "TO BE: COMPLETED
Holiday-makers, "Hongkong shipped about 3,000,000 beginning of the year amounts to interest in the route through Burma posible in five days. And Rangoon troops in the centre manifestly only 2,171,800,000 ounces on hand at the to Hong Kong-British and American pleted it is expected to make the now only a few miles from that town, them chance to use forks instead of bosch and watched them, burn lion to London, at about 140,000 estimates of the Treasury holding
journey, from Tonnantu to Durma Astrong concentration of Loyalist Beshlight bulbs and cameras...........
Reuter Spebial,
ounces of coin to San Francisco December 11, 1 kino Ard) EMD Mile Calton Halphonsaurope this faryod the purpom of master quar
Camera Men Turn Tablos
100 and 110 degrees.
The review adds that it is enti-
be Chinese. Part of this silver was mated that the total United States 7. here remains the rough road from to build a highway for, strange by dint of frontal and flanking
Central Asio along
of the 2 man!
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