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FOUNDED 1851

No. 13770

一拜禮 號十二月三英港香

MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1939.

日十三月正

DEMOCRACIES

WILL UNITE

LEAGUE OF PEACE LOVING

COUNTRIES

LONDON, MAR. 19.

T IS LEARNED THAT THE CABINET YESTERDAY AGREED THAT BETWEEN CONTACT THERE SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE GREAT BRITAIN AND PEACE-LOVING COUNTRIES ALL OVER THE WORLD.

Mr. Neville Chamberlain left Downing Street at 5.50 p.m, to-day and drove to Buckingham Palace for an audience with the King, to whom he reported on the latest developments in the European situation.

Two or three hundred people were in

Downing Street and cheered the Premier as he | To-day's News Map

drove away.

The Premier remained with the King for just over an hour, and then drove back to Downing Street.

CABINET MEET CALLED

Viscount Halifax re-visited Downing Street at 4.45 p.m. and remained for two hours with the Prime Minister.

A Cabinet meeting will be held to-morrow, Viscount Halifax, Sir Kingsley Wood, and Mr. see the Premier, Oliver Stanley called this morning to while Lord Chatfield, and Sir Thomas Inskip called this afternoon.

Viscount Halifax and Mr. Oliver Stanley paid -second visit in the afternoon.

SOVIET ENVOY ACTIVE

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It is also reported that M. Maisky, the Soviet Ambassador, spent half an hour with Viscount Halifax at the Foreign Office this afternoon.

Sir Nevile Henderson arrived in London this after- noon, and he drove straight to the Foreign Office where he had an interview, lasting forty-five minutes, with Viscount Halifax.

In pursuance of his instructions to return to report von Dirksen to Berlin, the German Ambassador, Herr left London this afternoon for Berlin.-Reuter.

Anglo-French-Russian Conference Favoured

LONDON, Mar. 19., ALTHOUGH VARIOUS disclaimers have been received from Berlin and Bucharest with regard to Germany's alleged commercial demands against Rumania, the possibility of a Ger- man threat to Rumania is not to be regarded as dismissed, writes a diplomatic observer.

Navy take

less water with it

AN Admiralty Order issued to the Fleet recently authorises the issue of “wo waler ruz” as

a permanent arrangement,

Kum, the only alcohol allowed

on board for the crew, is issued to every ship's company at noon each day.

Until last year, when it was diluted in the proportion of two pints of water to one of spirli. the mixturd was known as "three water." As an experl- meni, dilution was reduced to -half-and-half-two water rum.

Many men draw threepence a day extra pay instead of their grog allowance,

the alows (lu light shading) countries of the Balkan Entente,

Rumania, Jugoslavia, Greece and Turkey, whose statesmen have banded

REIMANIA

BUCHAREST

SOFIA

BULGARIA

PALESTINE CRISIS

(CONSTANTINOViE).

IT BURKEY

together against Totalitarian aggression. A recent meet-. ing led to a strengthening of the tles between the four countries.

Later, Bulgaria may abandon her position of isolation in the Balkans and Join the Entente.

But nazi agents are al- ready delive in Jugo-Slavia and Itinania. seeking lo break up the combination which would halt Hitler's drive to the Black Sea.

NEW OUTBREAK OF GUERILLA TERROR

JERUSALEM, Mar. 19.

DESPITE ADDITIONAL precautions by the Bri- tish military authorities to preserve order, following the failure of the Palestine conference, guerilla warfare con- tinned to-day, and numerous incidents were reported from all parts of the country.

An Arab official of the district administration in Akko was fired upon by an Arab irregular 'The and severely wounded.

assailant escaped.

NO FAITH IN POWERS' GUARANTEE attack, the British authorities

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Ensuring the maximum of conifort, durability and, above all, safety,

TROOPS MOVING TO

RUMANIAN

FRONTIER

ROADS IN THE north-western

BUCHAREST, Mar. 19.

districts of Rumania are

crowded with troops moving rapidly towards the Rumanian and Hungarian frontiers.

Official circles, however, emphasise that there is no general mobilisation, but that large numbers of young men have been called to the colours.

Rumania May Be Forced Into Totalitarian Camp

THE SUGGESTION that the Rumanian Ministers to Lon- don and. Paris, M. Tila and M. Talatescue, have hinted the possibility of Rumania choosing to be taken within the orbit of Germany, rather than to trust to the support of the western

"United Press". Powers, is contained in Bucharest.

The report says that M. Tila and M. Tatatescue in their visits to the London and Paris foreign offices, explained the difficult

message from

FIGHTING

position of Rumania as a result CONTINUES

of Germany's latest annexation. It is stated that they described German progress in the south-east of Europe and also the weight of Ger- many's preponderance there, point- with ing out that

Bohemia and Slovaklu, the Greater Reich will now have over 50 per cent. of Rumania's exports and imports.

Ruthenians Defend Their Homeland

It is estimated that between 90,000 and 100,000 additional troops are being sent to the Ruthenian frontier.

It is understood that these measures have been laken, not only owing to the general inter- national situation, but because the Kumankan Government feels It necessary to take serious account "of reports of the advance of German troops through Slovakia towards Ruthenia, whose march would bring them close to the Rumanian frontier,

Meanwhile the atmosphere in Rumania in caster.

It is understood that the Rumanian- German commerclat tulis may result by Tuesday in an agreement of a more limited nature than suggested by recent reports of German economic demands on Rumania.-Reuter,

STRONGLY GUARDED

SIGHET, Mar. 19. The Rumanian frontier is now strongly guarded, and all frontier

posts have been reinforced. WARSAW, Mar. 19.

Hungarian regulars have occupied CLASHES SANGUINARY

posts on the Ruthenian side of the RISK OF DISPLEASURE between Hungarian troops and frontier.

Many refugees from Ruthenia have by the Rumanian

Interior,

Refugees

of Ukrainian, Galician and Russian origin have been put in a concentration camp temporarily.

Ukrainian guards which crossed

It is understood they explained that Rumania has large German on the Ruthenian defence organisa-

tion "Sle" continued to-day, been cared for Hungarian minorities whose feclings the Government must consider, and according to reports from special military authorities and sent into the

would be that, therefore, it

mos correspondents,

dis- Coolish to attract Germany's

It is declared that the Hungarians pleasure under such circumstances.

a promise of far-reaching have adopted more cautious tactics. support by vesiern Powers will hard- and are advancing slowly, faking no less chances. Orders have been given ly

the orbit of German in- that any Ukrainien caught with a fluence, whereas Germany might be weapon in his hand is to be shot on willing to protect Rumania to a cer- sight. tain extent against Hungarian Bulgarian revisionist tendencies.

entorent Rumania more or

mean

and

A pitched battle took place near They are reported to have em-Ranovo during which the Hungarlons

lost ten soldiers. Listal phossed this does not Rumunia does not wish to continue economic collaboration and friendly relations with other Powers.

-VERY-GREAT-RISKS....

the River Tisza into Rumania yester day were sent back over the frontler. --Reuter.

LITHUANIAN MINISTER

IN BERLIN

Berila, Mar. 10. The Lithuanian Foreign Minister, M. Joseph Urbeyd, arrived in Berlin

A Hungarian company advanced to-day from Rome.

According to the Lithuanian Lega- into an ambush and was machine-

Ukrainians

were tion, he will spend Monday in Berlin, gunned, but the

nithough whether he will confer with Anally driven across the Rumanian officials of the German Foreign Office frontier.

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reports, the Hun-is not known Trans-Ocean,"

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and

the!

the

VANSITTART BLAMED

to According M. Pemfl Shelcaru, editor of the that declared to-day "Curentul"

lost garians "Germany wants economic collabora

Berlin, Mar. 19. tion and clase friendly relations with Ukrainians 70 in a battle for the pos session of the capital of the district

The "Diplomathche Korrcapan- Rumunia."

of Hust,

[denz." in Ile explained that strained rela-

organ of the German Foreign The Ukrainians were

Tomice, repeats an amelal denial of tions with Germany would involvej

but lacked udequate majority.

ammunition. very great risks.

They the report of an "ultimatum" being to Rumania.-Reuter Friendship, on the other hand, did! weapons and not imply vassalage, or an economic were finally forced to retreat across presented

of a swamp in which many sank and Special.

A "Trans-Occan" message saya protectorate, but a "sentiment mutual confidence and satisfaction in were drowned.

Before the arrival of the Hun- that Sir Robert Vansittart and the which are supple- garians, the Ukrainians were said to Rumanian Minister in London are mentary to one another."

As censorship is very strict in have massacred a considerable num-held responsible for the report con-

cerning the alleged "ulitmatum." Rumania, such an article is regarded ber of Czochs.-Trans-Ocean, as reflecting the Government's view, TROOPS POUR ACROSS or at least, not being contrary to its view,

their interests,

TRUST IN KING

Other

THE FRONTIER

Munkacevo, Mar, 19.

troops Hungary is still pouring Rumania newspapers in

refrain Irom expressing into Ruthenia despite completion of

Rumania's inter the occupation of territory. any opinions on

Trains carrying troops are leaving necessity of preserving calmness and here for Ruthenia three times every

national notley. They emphasise the

As a punishment for the carefully proclaimed an immediate curfew, and imposed a fine of £300 on

collected

hour.

trust In King Curul.

It is characteristic that while the Great activity prevails, not only Norway Will Seek the cow by force on Sunday. entire press, proper M, Chents by here, but all along the front for mer

Own Preservation

OSLO, Mar. 19. NORWAY WILL not request or scek her security to bel guaranteed by Great Britain or

Jain's largely comments on Hungary the former The bullet-ridden body of an Arab frletion among the democracies, not Czecho-Slovakia. was found near Halfo, and a Jew was one of them expresses its own opinion seriously wounded near the Jaffa on the speech-United Press. railway station when he was fired upon by an Arab irregular.

LAND MINE EXPLOSION A land mine exploded beneath a train between Kalkilich and Raselein, The conclusions reached by It is understood that the possibility any other group of Powers, de-

of collaboration between Britain,clared M. C. J. Hambro, Presi- damaging the train and the track. the British Government ag

France and Russia was discussed in dent of the Norwegian Parlia- An unexploded bomb was found result of numerous diplomatic general terms during M. Malaky's ment in an

address to-day, in in Halfa. and ministerial conversations call on Viscount Halifax to-day which he emphasised Norway's The death sentence on an Arab over the week-end will not be Rculer. known until Mr. Chamberlain

FULL POWERS for daladier determination to preserve. her was confirmed to-day by the Com-

neutrality. and Viscount Halifax make con- sidered statements to-morrow in

Poris, Mar. 19.

mander-in-Chief of the British mili tary forces in Palestine.

A Jewish general strike, proclaim-

Another New Clipper

Boeing Arrival Set For Next Friday

The Senate has voted M. Daludier M. Ilambro referred to the proposal ed for Monday throughout Palestine, the House of Commons and full powers by 286 votes to 17.-made in the British House of Com as a protest against the fallure of the WAYS super-Clipper flying boat

House of Lords respectively.

Mr. Chamberlain conferred with the King for the hour to-day, and also with Lord Chatfield and all the other defence Ministers.

DEFENCE ACCELERATION

It is learned that one result of yesterday's Cabinet meeting was the decision for an immediate and big acceleration in the re-arziament programine,

Reuter.

FRENCH ENVOY LEAVES

Berlin, Mar. 19.

STRONG SOVIET NOTE

guarantee Uio Independence of the conference, has been postponed for No. 19,

an indefinite period, but all Arabs in

"Our neutrality policy cannot bel

based on falso feelings of security which would arise na n result of such

a guarantee, but,must be founded on

Air Mail Delay

Young men called to the colours are hastening to rejoin their regi- ments, while peasants, with horses: and earts carrying hay are making; for the mobilisation centres.

It is stated that during the occupa- Lon of Ruthenia, the Hungarians fost 200 dead, and a much larger number wounded.

No serious Incidents have been re- ported since completion of the oc- (Continued on Page 4.)

LATEST

Seo Back Page For Further Late Nows

EFFECT OF INVASION ON

HONGKONG CZECHS

THE PAN AMERICAN AIR-

mons that Great Britain should

the second to be

Scandinavian countries.

SEVERAL MEMBERS of the colony of Czech subjects in A transportation tion, is due to arrive at Hong Hongkong have been told to change their passports for German He stated: "We have never beTaifa have closed their shops as a finished by the Boeing Corpora- iloved in the value of such guarantees, sign of protest.

ones on instructions from their head offices in Czecho-Slovakin. The French Ambassador is icaving and to-day, falu in promises of sup- strike also started to-day.Trans- kong at 12.80 p.m. on Friday.

The glant 74-passenger plane is carrying a crew of eleven. The

Consul for Purls to-night to report on the port from other Powers is wealter Ocean.

fr Local Czechs expect that they will To-day the German Central European situation-Reuter, than ever before.

fight is in the nature of a test one, Hongkong, Mr. H. Gipperich, said he have to become German subjects or only ranil and freight, and no passen, had had no reports from Europe and lose their nationality, gers being carried.

"It's no good," said one of them Moscow, Mar. 19.

The first passenger flight of the could make no comment on the pre- Already two days late, the air.mall

xhort while and can speak just a

When asked for his the

"I cried when I read the news-little English. legal refusing to recognise

insides neulrailty ceases to be neu- p.m. to-morrow.

our neutrality against all sides. One-now expected to reach Kai Tak at the rst week in April, leaving San

Francisco on March 20,

Papers that Germany had invaded opinion about Europe and Hiller's validity of the German action Czecho-Slovakia, M. Maxim Litvinov, trailty."

The local office of the company to Czecho-Slovakia, said a Czech who action, he shook his head and said;" day confirmed the report that two of was interviewed by the "Telegraph" "No like Hitler' the Soviet Foreign Minister declares He concluded with the remark that

UNHAPPY CZECHS IN Meanwhile it is evident that that the Czecho-Slovak Republic has the Norwegian will, for neutrality to-day emphasised Poland's conf the new Clippers have been de this morning.

to the HongkongHe said there was unanimous local

LOST HOMELAND Britain and France will not be taken been one of the few European States could be best expressed in times of dence in the strength of her army, finitely assigned

opinion about filer and his methods. where internal tranquility and

As

and

Prague, Mar. 10. mother

Bisler unawares by à further German coup' { noneeable foreign polley were really Pence through strengthening their land enscluded with the words:

defence forces, since il was only thus "We have created a tree and in-

The Canadian Pacific round-the- and sister still lived near Zila he, Many Czechs, went walking in the that a feeling of security in Europe dependent Poland, and it shall re-

name should be country to-day to avoid witnessing a world cruise liner Empress of Britain asked that Bls. main independent and self-reliant, can be strengthened.--Trans-Ocean.

POLAND'S CONFIDENCE and we shall not entrust our future arrived at Ball on Sunday at 0 a.m.wilheld, for fear that the Naxis might parade of German troops in Wen- and leaves to-day at 8 pm. she is due throw them into a concentration ceslas Place, during which Czeche ---Warsaw, Mar. 10.- to anybody's protection.Reuter

of Batavia on Wednesday,

(Continued on Page 4.) President Modeicki. broadcasting Special.

camp,

In the course of a note to Germany our own ability and will to defend has been delayed another day and is super-Clippers to Hongkong will bo/sent status of former Czech subjecis❘ who has only been in Hongkong a

A further Cabinet meeting has been axed-for-to-morrow morning.

In non-offelal quarters, a con- secured. ference between Britain, France, America, and Rusin favoured, in Tho note declines to believe that order-to-frame-a general policy to any people, who for hundreds of which the Balkan Siates can be asked years fought to Independence, would to subscribe.

(Continued on Page 4.).

service.

in Hongkong.