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RUTHENIAN PREMIER IN FLIGHT

Prague, Mar. 15, The new Ruthenian Cabinet head- ed by M. Velusin as Premier has fled to Rumania. A message from Chust, capital of Ruthenia, quoted a seml- oniclat Hungarian news agency s

M. that Volosin during the saying alght was wounded in a clash be- tween the population and his escort, in which there were many casualties. Some of the populace in Ruthenia are reported to have fled to Rumania, fearing unarchy.

reser-

In view of the important vation in Prague's reply to Hungary, the latter has taken the view that it la entitled to take the necessary steps to protect Its nationals and hence

al the frontier crossed

points-Reuter,

several

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 16, 1939.

GERMAN TROOPS IN PRAGUE: Gains in Gold

SAD CITY JEERS AT

INVADERS: HUNGARY'S MOVE

German troops have practically completed the occupailon of Czech territory following a meeting between the Czech leaders und

Herr Hitler in Berlin. After the conversations it was announced Rumania Acts:

that Nazl troops would march into Czecho-Slovakia to secure the life and property of all residents. President Hacha has given orders that the march must not be resisted.

The dismemberment of Czecho-Slovakia became complete when Slovakia declared its independence together with Ruthenla where a new cabinet was chosen with the whole of the country In the hands of Ukrainia

As German troops entered Progue the Czechs clearly showed their hatred of the new regime and a fall of gloom has been cast over the former Czech capital which is now expected to become but a provincial headquarters of the German Reich.

Herr Hitler himself is on his way to Czecho-Slovakia to take part in the ceremony of occupation, which up to now has been carried out without any serious clashes.

Hungary has practically completed the occupation of Carpa- thin and now has a common border with Poland, while both Pa- land and Rumania are taking no netion, though evincing great interest.

Bratislava Calm

Dr.

Bratislava, Mar. 15. A complete calm prevailed bere this morning when the people first read in the papers the text Tico's proclamation of the previous day announcing the independence of Slovakia. No reactions either posi- tive or negative are so far nolleenble, and the inhabitants are going about their work without giving audible expression to their views or feelings. -Trans-Ocenu.

German Troops Coming

Bratislava, Mnr. 15. Uncontrollable rumours were clr-

the culating through

city thint Hungarian and also German troops

expected

marck

the

No Invasion · Planned

Bucharest, Mar. 15.

It is reported Un! King Carol has ordered Rumanian troops to reinforce the 150 miles of border on the Car- patho-Ukraine QS A précautionary measure.United Press.

Government Altitude

.

Bucharest, Mar. 15. Rurnanta is following the events In Czecho-Slovakin with the closest nttention. A semi-official statement Issued this morning expressed the rope that a final and equitable settle- ment will remove once and for all the

unrest in the Lochr erossed

Gennan-Czech centre of dangerous frontier.

at the same time."-Trana-heart of Europe-Trans-Ocean. Ocean.

No Invasion By Rumanla German Troops in Prague

Bucharest, Mar. 15. It was denied here that Roumanian troops had crossed Into Carpathian- Ukraine-Reuter's Bulletin.

Prague. Mar. 15. 'German troops had reached the outskirts of Prague at ? a.m. G.M.T. No incidents were reported-Reuter,

the

Reply to Ultimatum

Budupest, Mar. 15, The Czechs Ambassador in Buda- pest submitted to the Hungarian Go- vernment last night, four hours be- fore the 12 hour ultimatum expired, the reply from the Prague Govern- ment. In this reply, couched in po- ite terms, the Prague Government undertakes to respect the life and property of the Hungarian_minority population and of those Carpatho- Ukrainians who openly express their sympatiiles for Hungary, but the most important Hungarian demand was not yielded by the Prague Gov- ernment which informed Hungary that Czech troops would evacuato Carpatho-Russin but refuses to con- sent to the Hungarian demand for the arming of Hungarian self-defence organizations. in Carpatho-Russia. The Hungarian authorities here de- clare that in lust few hours a large number new reports have again been received from Carpatho-Russia on troops who marched through the additional serious Czech offences and I towns and villages in northern from the railway acts of terrorism committed against | Slovakia are said to the Hungarian minority and concern- Siliein, according to reports publish- the ing the serious situation prevailing ed to-day in the Pressburg-Trans-mans-Trans-Ocean. along the frontier. The Hungarlun Ocean. Governinent must, therefore, seer- tain that the so-called Carpatho- Russian Government is incapable or unwilling to maintain order. Conse- quently the Hungarian Government is forced to take the initiative In order to comply with the demands of the Hungarians living Carpatho-Hussia-Trans-Ocean.

Germans Enter Prague

Prague, Mar. 15. German troops are entering

occupation having com- city, the menced

The ot 4.20 p.m.

elty is cowered wiili terror.-United Press, Occupy Town Hall

Prague, Mar, 15. At 8 o'clock this morning armoured Bratidava during last night or in the cars and guns of the German troops early hours of this morning. The were unloaded at both the main rail- of Prague. The town way stations un- aspect of the streets was still

stations through passed the town were cordially welcomexi by Ger- population, particularly

in

To Cross the Border

Budapest, Mar. 15. Falling a satisfactory reply to its! altimátum to Prague, Hungary has decided to send its troops into the Carpatho-Ukraine for the purpose of protecting its own nationals.

Hungary's security is at stake, de- clare the Budapest newspapers this morning, as long as the problem of Carpatho-Ukraine has not found final settlement. The great bulk of the inhabitants living in the fertile valleys of the Carpathian mountains long for reunion with the mother-

were

to

into

Calm Attitude

Bucharest, Mar. 15. King Carol had a long conference yesterday afternoon with M. Gafencu, No special military precautions are considered necessary and the general

attitude in Rumania is enim.

It is stated dint Rumania' will not Interfere with the move to establish a common Hungaro-Polish frontier.

The Rumanian Foreign Ministry is there is no confirmation of the re- in constunt touch with Warsaw, but

that Rumanian troops are marching-Reuter,

changed at midday, The German ball was at once occupied.

German soldiers who marched Ports

have

PRAGUE ENTERED

Prague, Mar, 15.

A

M. that

No Troop Movementa

Bucharest, Mar. 15. Government spokesman. Occupation Continues

Tetamu. officially denied Berlin, Mar, 15. Rumanian troops bad crossed the The Army High Command an- frontier into Ruthenian territory. The Czech Government has in-nounced that General Blatskowitch's Simultaneously be reported that the structed General Prchala to discuss infantry reached Prague at 10 am. Ruthenian Premier, Father Volosin,

with the It is also announced that German had entered Rumania. the necessary. Ruthenian authorities. At the same troops have occupied Pilsen and

and icy Foreign experts are unanimously of the opinion flunt it is highly im- time it is reported from Ukrainian Olmetz despite the snow quarters that General Prchala has streets.

The occupation of Macbrisch-probable that Rumunia will under- left Chust. It is rumoured that the

Ostrou and Wilkowitz on Tuesday take military steps in Ruthenia which General fled to Rumania.

would carry great risks has

confirmed.-- afternoon

United Press. United Press.

measures

The Carpatho-Ukrainian Govern- ment hus convoked the Diet for to- day in order to put the anschluss to Hungary to the vote.

been

Hitler to Jain Troops

Berlin, Mar. 15. An official Czech manifesto, issued

Herr Hitler, who left Berlin early over all radio stations Inst night, also

that the declared

Prague to-day, is joining the German troops Government will also concede to all advancing into Bohernia and Moravia, German demands. The manifestoReuter,

Aviators Warned declares that historic and geographic unity binds the Czech State with the rentin of the German Reich, and that this has been recognised by the

Field

Berlin, Mar. 15.

London, Mar.' 15. The collapse of Czecho- Slovakia is expected to yield Germany £27,000,009 gold stock of the former Czech National Bank. compared with the harvest of £10,000,000 gold and £8,000,000 foreign CX- change from the occupation of Austria one year ago,

Tho Greater Reich's Fold Block In only £8,000,000, al- though it is also known to have secret supply outside the Kelchsbank, which is believed to be not large.

*

Some quarters bellove that the British Government will now retain the unexpended balance- of its £10,000,000 credit to the Czech Government, but there has been no omolai hint and no official legislation yet-United Prest.

BRITISH DEMARCHE TO BERLIN

Landon, Mar. 15.

Britain has made a demarche to Berlin concerning the entry of Ger- man troops Into Czecho-Slovakia. It Is regarded as possible that a similar step will be taken by France.

It is learned that during the recent events there have been close contacts between the British Minister to Pra- que and Czech offelals, .The Czechs, however, have made no request for advice to the British Government.

There is now a strong possibility that the projected trade visit of Mr. Oliver Stanley and Mr. R. S. Hudson, Board of Trade officials, will be can- celled-Reuter,

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Statement To-morrow

London, Mar. 15. Mr. Neville Chamberlain is expeci- ed to make a datement in the House of Commons to-day regarding Bri- tuin's position in connection with the events in Central Europe.

The Introduction of the Navy estimates which was scheduled to be discussed in the Commons to-day has been postponed until to-morrow.

it

The Cabinet met this morning and is understood discussed the Euro- Am- pean situation. The British bassador in Berlin has been instructed to approach the German Government regarding the events in Slovakia-Reuter Autlet.

for her. Egypt

and many of its desperate occirpants, mainly Jews, feared arrest when they were forced to cross German terri- tory.

Czecho-

Wedding Contract Is Signed

land, which alone is able to absorb President, Dr. Hacha,-Trans-Ocean. Issued a decrce that an area over the morning before the entry of German the marriage between the latter and

their products.

Hungary-can-no-longer-remain in- active in the free of acts of violence perpetrated on her nationals across the border, declares Pester Lloyd.

The disbanded Czech forces are becoming a danger to the fronller.

The soil of Carpatho-Ukraine with its wealth of natural resources will furnish existence for 10,000,000 Hun- Karlans. Trans-Ocean.

raje, too, knew death with the resignation of the city possessing a thousand years of history and long experience with sleges and warring At first there were signs of

King Farouk and the Crown Prince Marshal Gvering to-day armies

panic, and then, throughout the early of Trun to-day signed the contract for Czech State territory west of the troops, some hurried to work or just

According to Crecks Disappointed

line Pressburg-Muchirisch-Ostrau has Prague, Mar-15. been declared--a-danger-zone, and stood around hopelessly, while others A spokesman of the Government that aviators are warned not to my rushed to shoe shops, food, tea and Moslemustem, the bride was not

coffee shops anywhere where they

present.

Celebrations are taking place, last- which went into

extraodrinary over it. an

could lay in something tangibleing three days, and another ceremony session at 2 am. to awall the result

A further decree was issued de- which might be very necessary later will be held when the Crown Prince of the Berlin talks, told Reuter with

and his bride return to Teheran. tears in his eyes that German troops claring the close of the alt zone dis-on-United Press.

Reuter's Bulletin.

will enter Czech territory at 5 am.

The Czech army will be disarmed by the Germans as they meel.

it is stated that the Berlin talks have ended là failure for the Czechs.

Population Demoralised

Invasion Nears Completion

Budapest, Mar. 15. The ultimatum to Ruthenia gives-Reuter. until 8 p.m. for Volosin to surrender alt authority. Hungary claims to have received an appeal for aid from the Central National Committee of Ruthenia, asicing Hungary to inter- vene, and restore order.

Hungarian troops, advancing through Ruthenia, are reported to have reached a point 12 miles from the Polish border. They expect to Join hands with the Poles at p.m. (G.M.T.).

ter.

Brush With Slovaks

Bratislava, Mar. 15.

де

Prague, Mar. 15.

trlet frem Ratibor via Dresden to Regensburg Frans-Ocean.

GERMAN TROOPS HISSED

IN PRAGUE STREETS

Progue, Mar. 15.

Part of History

Berlin, Mar. 15, Herr Hitler's assumption of a pro- tectorate over Bohemia and Moravia means the end of the existence of the Czech Stato as such, although a cer-

Princess Fuwzlah.

Royal Salute Fired

Cairo, Mar. 15. A Royal salute announced to the waiting citizens that the wedding Nazl troops have imposed an 8 ptain degree of autonomy will be contract had been signed at Abdine curfew,

fearing an outburst of grated to the Czechs, with perhaps Palace. News of the imminent German oc- popular hatred would lead to rioting loose reform of the local Government King

Crown Farouk and the to carrying ordinary centred at Prague. Otherwise the Prince of Iran signed the contract in cupation has completely demoralised in addition

reported that machine country will be under the complete the presence of a hundred princes ing to get away anywhere. Others runs were mounted by the soldiers at dumination of Germany and to all in- the population. Thousands are try arms, it is

and high dignitaries, including the who fear the new "protectors" are in strategle points to enable command tents and purposes will be a simpla Prime Minister-Neuter Special. hiding. The streets which were debt the crowds.

provincial part of the Reich, sharing Mutor cycle companies comprising the Reich economic and political for- scrted throughout the night were

unusually animated, midst a light fall

Prague, Mar. 15.

Official Statement

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of snow, as morning dawned. Never-evanguard of the main German tunes.

The Nazis see in the protectorate AN ANCIENT ANIMAL theless the majority apparently soon coluinn thundered, without meeting

of the fulfilment of another of Hiller's is actually any resistance, into the centre that there realised An unconarmed report states that nowhere to go as the Germans are Prague. Roughly 5,000 persons were dreams of a Greater Germany, which Volosin has appealed to Hitler for

every side.assed so closely at the bottom of would eventually embrace all the expected perhaps from help against the Hungarians--Reu-The morale of the Czech people Wenceslas Square that the German predominantly German territories or all territories which are historically which stood up weil in September motor cycle units could not puss.

in- The crowd spontaneously burst within the German sphere of and October hins been completely unsettled by the latest events into the Czech national anthem. Buence.

The inclusion of the former Aus- Entry was effected by a scout force Invasion of part of cast Slovakia | United Presi.

consisting of cyclists followed by trian provinces of Bohemia and by Hungarian troops has ellelted a

motor cyclists and anti-tank guns. Moravia in the present Nazi Reich is reply from the Slovak War Minister, Directory to Replace Government

The cyclists were armed with rifles felt to have the fullest historical M. Gatios, in the shape of a decree ordering the mobilisation of the The Czech cabinet will, it is stated, stung over their shoulders as well as justification since the anschluss with the Tokyo High School. youngest five classes in that region. meet this evening, It is expected light machine guns. They crossed Austria itself. It is significant that Hungarian circles here believe, how that the cabines will decide to resign the border near the town of Melnik, the same politicnt mechanism was ever, that the troops who are mar- and that it will be replaced by a 20 miles from Prague, in a blinding used as in the case of Austria, namely snowstorm shortly before 7 am that the people themselves appealed ching into Carpatho-Ukraine only directory.-Trans-Ocean.

Melnik is the nearest front to Prague. for solution of their difficulties and accidentally crossed the Slovak fron-

Military planes, believed to be German troops were dospatched to tter at a few places, and that efforts

German, appeared Berlin, Mar, 15.

over Prague at only preserve order in the country. are already being made to bring

The increasing German influence about a friendly settlement of the In the early hours of this morning 8.30 a.m

The crowd in Wenceslaus Square in Hungarian affairs is obviously felt Incidents.

the Supreme comuaand of the defence

German troops, many by the Nazis also as a fulfilment of bissed the Hungarian troops have already oc- forces in Berlin issued the first off-

the balled-fst Communist the historical part, and it is regarded villages, cupled 30 Ukrainian

cial statement about the entry of

giving cording to despatches received here, German troops into what had hitherto salute, while the Germans gave the us certain that one day the territories Hitler salute and throw little lost to Poland after the wor will be and they are now standing before been Czech territory, as follows: Raschau. The despatches add, how- "Troops of the German Army com- bouquets of violets. Simultaneously recovered United Press. ever, that the population assumed a nanded by Infantry General Blank-with the entry of the troops the very hostile attitude towards the owitz and Infantry General List snowstorm ecased and the sun broke Hungarians and succeeded in retak-crossed the German-Czech frontier through the clouds.

they Fiat fights broke out,

werd Most of the chief administrative of this animal contained this morning in their advance ing several villages.

in Bohemin and subdued by the police. At 6 nm. buildings including die Ministry of element as the tooth of human being. The struggle against Hungary is their objectives

sound trucks of Czecho-Slovalda an-National Defence and General Post-Domel. stated to be organised by the mill-Moravia. tary organisation of the Carpatho- "Un Tuesday evening units of the nounced, "German soldiers have oc- Office, were occupied to-day.

Crowds, both 'Czechs and Germans," Ukrainian Nationalist Party. This Army and pearls of the Bodyguard of cupled our Fatherland. You can best

Moravian-serve your Fatherland by perfect) watched the German troops arrive, NOTES SIGNED organisation is said to count 10,000 Adolf Hitler occupied

quiet and no untoward acts. Main-In some places the crowds got out of men under the command or Police Ostrau nnd Witkowitz.

the the control you sce

of the

police, but "Squadrons of the German air arm tain calmness when Major Billck.

disturbances occurred, Italy And Britain Discuss under leadership of Generals Kesselr-swastika raised, as it will be raised, no serious

Trade Relations ing and Sperrie and Flight-lleul. over the city. A policeman in the although two persons were run over

street outside the city hall directed by German military cars. traffic, blinded with tears.

There were hostile crios from the

Rome, Mar. 10. The soldiera meanwhile, openly Czechs, mingled with the hella of the

The the

Deltah Ambassador, Lord centres and unchallenged, with swastika orm Germans. At some bands, walked the streets. The Czechs sang their national anthem as Perth, and. Count Ciano have signed the exchange votes in connection German flag appeared on scattered the armoured lorries drove past.

The whole of Bohemia and with the review of the existing com- private houses.

The elty's activities, like tramcar Moravia are now virtually in German mercial agreement.

It is believed that the notes will traffic and show sweepers, were hands, but the occupying forces are bring up to date the existing treaty normal; but crowds jammed the small, travel bureaus which were unable to The relation between the Czech by reviewing the list of British pro- English Oxford Dictionary spell-offer any hope of exodus. One train army and polleo and the Geridan ducts which Italy can use and Italian

Special. ings of these words will be found on left for Paris at 10 am, but nobody troops have been uniformly courteous, products useful to Britain-Reuter

know whether it would get through, and correct-Reutor. page 9:

Other unconfirmed reports received here assert that Polish troops have entered the Zips district in north- east Slovakia-Trans-Ocean.

Slovakian Preparations

Paris, Mar, 15. Five classes of the Hinka Guard reservists have been called up by Dr. Tlso, according to a message from Bratislava, in order to secure the in- tegrity of Slovakia's, frontiers.

Tale stop is reported to have been taken because the Hungarians in the

ree of occupation of Carpatho Daraine crossed the Slovak frontier nenr Bobrance-Reuter Speclat,

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