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March 17, 1939.

LATE NEWS

Conflicting Report Czech Envoy Snubs

Warsaw, Mar. 10.

The Germans

Slovakia Latest German Vassal

The determined resistance of the Nathenian defence organisation

Washington, Mar. 18,

Berlin, Mar, 10. preventing the Hungarian troops

The Czech Minister to Washington, Although а formal agreement from making the progress they had hoped to achieve in occupying the Dr. Vladimir Hurdan, to-day refured regulating the position of Slovakia in to turn the Czech Legution over to relation with the Releh is not ex- country, according to reports, rench-the German Embassy, when ordered

until to-night, pected

it is assumed to do so by the German Charge here that such an agreement will be ing Warsaw to-day.

d'Affaires,

further forthcoming following the conference between the German Chancellor and the Slovak Premier. emphasised that the position of Slovakin will differ greatly from that of Boliemin and Moravia. will remala believed, will

It is added, however, that a con- siderable degree of coniusion prevalis in reports on the altuation.

WAS

Dr. Hurdan declared that he had not received instructions from Prague, and would uet, when he had received

A stream of refugees seeking asylum in Poland continued through- out to-day on the road from Munkacsuch an order.-Trans-Ocean, to the Polish frontier, which lined, not only with civilians, but iso Czech troops and oficials, who have deserted their posts and are fleeing to safety in Poland.

State Council For Britain?

--

it is

Slovent, with its own Foreign

and War Ministries, but it la doubt- ful whether it will be permitted to conclude treaties with third_Powers London, Mar. 16.

without the approval of the Relch.

The Slovak army will also prob. The formation of a State Council for advising the Government on ably be placed under German cam-

Wasmands. questions of foreign policy

An economic and customs union is suggested by Mr. Anthony Eden 10- day, this Counell to include re-regarded here as a foregone presentatives of all British political elusion. Trans-Ocean. parties.

con-

Czechs submitted a request to the Polish auioritien to-day for per mission to send eight train-loads of refugees through Polish territory, and the first two trains arrived this morning, crossing the Uschoker Pass to Oderberg in Germany,

Numerous Czech motor cars have also arrived at the frontier, and the drivers are hoping to be able to enter Poland,

A harrowing picture is painted in the House of Commons or House of one of the Polish newspapers, which

Lords, Including Mr. Eden, Mr.

Budapest, Mar. 18. says that the majority of Czech reWinston Churchill, Mr. Du Cooper, Authoritative reports state that fugees have not eaten regularly for Lord Bakiwin, Mr. Lloyd George, advance columns of Hungarinn several days and provisions at the Mr. Clement Atlee, Sir Archibald troops in Ruthenia reached the Polish Frontier railway stations have been

And Viscount Samuel frontier at Petrusovies at 3.30 p.m. quickly exhausted. Polish trades- Sinclair

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tu-day. (11.30 p.m. HK,T.).—Trans- people have also refused to accept

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Many refugees even attempted to sell money according to the weight of the silver content,

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One refugee train contained children from a Czech school in Volove who had received no nourish- ment for the past 12 hours,

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A Czech Infantry regiment arrived the frontier near Livocz is

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the Pulish frontier

10 guards-Trans-Ocean,

Passengers Steal Taxi

Police are searching for four Chinese who seized

tnxi-cah at Pokfulam ut 1.30 am, after threaten- ing driver and drove away without him. Taxi was Inter_recovered at Wongnelcheong Gap Road. Driver reports that four men hired taxi at Wanchal to go to Pokfulam and when reached destinailon threatened him

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car.

Recognition

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"Trans-Ocean". reports that the British Government has decided to recognise the new status of Bohemia

and Moravia (Czekin).

Hungarian Communique

Hungarian General Staff issued; following Bulletin on military opera- tions in Ruthenia:

**UngarlanTM froups entered Thess" Valley and town of Chust at 7 p.m. and are now advancing in easterly direction.

"The town of Bilke in Borsava Valley has been occupied and Hungarian troops are advancing to- wards Doha.

"The Polish frontler was reached by the first detachment of Hungarian troops northeast of Voleo at 2 o'clock, A second group of motorised troops arrived at the frontier near Vaevleke Afteen minutes later,

"Delachments advancing in the Ung Valley arrived at Pereshen after being harassed by Czech units. "Miltary operations have been severely hampered by unfavourable weather, particularly heavy snow- storms, but are nevertheless being carried out according to programme.

Trans-Ocean,

British Jew Suicides

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The British Honorary Consu! Bruenn, Mr. Walter Heumark. has committed suicide, according to "Trans-Ocean" report. Mr. Heu- mark was a Czech Jew who became a British subject by naturalisation.

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