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No. 15814

MONDAY, MAY

1939.

日二十月三

EUROPE: New Gesture to Germany

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China War

Takes To The Air

Big Dog-Fight

Over Shensi

Non-Aggression POLAND

Guarantees

LONDON, Apr. 30.

IT IS REPORTED that Britain will

KEY TO WORLD

PEACE

For Granted

offer Germany a non-aggression guar-Warsaw Takes War antee as an answer to Hitler's speech, thereby demonstrating that Britain is not hostile towards Germany.

This would mean that President Roosevelt's peace offer would be successful after all, with Britain taking the first step to respond to Hitler's invitation to the thirty-one nations which the President named.

to

CHINA'S WAR took to the air during the week-end, with the return of fine weather to most parts of Whatever the Government might decide to do the country.

safeguard negotiations with Germany, it is apparent Conflicting reports are made that it intends to continue with the conscription plans regarding a great air battle which occurred ten miles from as well as the formation of a big European "peace Hanchung, an important Shensi front."-United Press.

military base which the Japanese ANGLO-SOVIET PACT abortively attempted to raid.

A large squadron of Japanese bombers escorted by pursuit planes was intercepted ten miles from the city by about 20 Chinese fighting: machines,

The Chinese claim that six Japan-

ese planes were brought down and admit the loss of two Chinese planes. On the other hand the Japanese- as, it should be noted, they always

do cinim that "the greater part of

LONDON, Apr. 30.

BRITAIN, FRANCE and Rumania, and possibly

other European nations, are expected to accept Hitler's invitation to approach him with the possibility of entering

a non-aggression pact.

WARSAW, Apr. 30. ALL POLAND is im- pressed by the decree for partial mobilisation, and the latest political events have resulted in a war psychosis, as evidenced by the articles in the Polish press yester- day and to-day.

The early outbreak of

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NEW YORK WORLD FAIR OPENED BY ROOSEVELT

NEW YORK, Apr. 30.—New York to-day throw off all its cares and gave itself to celebrating the opening of the World's Fair.

Headed by President Roosevelt, hundreds of thousands of people flocked through the turnstiles at the rate of 400 a minute.

Special trains from all parts of the United States poured Into New York. One train from Washington brought 600 Congressmen, Cabinet Ministers, and judges.

Twenty-nina warships of the Atlantic.fleet are on show, while 12,000 officers and men will visit the Fair-Reuter,

war appears to be complete- ROME CALLS MORE MEN TO COLOURS ly taken for grunted. Speeches delivered

to-day sought to pour oil into the fire.

M. Poniatowski, the Polish Minister for Agriculture, told a moss meeting of peasants that the moment was probably close at hand when Poland will have to defend herself

and her rights by force of urms.

"Poland Is Ready"

Adding that Poles must live in

permanent readiness for war he con- cluded by observing: "Poland is

rendy."

MUSSOLINI TO END TREATY?

ROME, Apr. 30.

·JAPANESE SOLDIERS crossing the Salkong River near Canton tö reinforce their troops defending the former Kwangtung capital against the now drive.

cated to make the pontoon bridge.

Chinese Junks have been confis-

CABINET TO DISCUSS PALESTINE

Jews Protest At Restrictions

LONDON, Apr. 30.`

THE CABINET on Monday will discuss the future policy in Palestine and also the text of the military training bill,

It is understood that a decision will be taken as to whether conscrip

on will apply to Northern Island and the subjects of Elro who are resident in the United Kingdom.

Viscount Halifax may also report regarding his conversation with M. Malsky, the Soviet Ambassador, which took place on Saturday,

Appeal To Hague

IT IS UNDERSTOOD in informed quarters that the Reuter, Italian Government, following Germany's, denunciation Meanwhile, the Soviet Ambassador has been in National Party, speaking at a party possible abrogation of the military-clauses in the Anglo-polley of restricting the entry of Jews

M. Kowalski, President of the of the Anglo-German Naval accord, is considering

the Chinese air force was destroyed, Conference with the British Foreign Secretary.

all

Japanese machines

safely to their base,"

returning

M. Maisky proposed that Britain and France should pledge themselves to defend the independence against Independent eye-witnesses dispute aggression of all nations on the Soviet's south-western

Claim Disputed

the latter part of the Japanese claim.

The wreckage of at least three frontier. Japanese planes has been recovered, Noteworthy, also, is the fact that

the Japanese failed to achlove their objective, not one of their

These include Latvia, Esthonia and Finland.

In exchange Russia will enter into a full military agreement bombers succeeding in breaking with Britain and France and guarantee Soviet assistance in through the Chinese cordon to

resisting any German aggression against Britain, France or any of their neighbours in which Britain and France consider they are interested..

bomb Uanckung. The fact that the Japanese were not able to carry out their bombing expedition would indicate that the Chinese, and not the Japanese, had won the aerial combat.

Countrywide Activity

Both Chinese and Japanese nir forces were active to an extraordin- ary degree over various parts of China.

In the meanwhile the Soviet will guarantee aid to Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland.-United Press,

Anglo-French Co-operation

Paris, Apr. 30.

A French diplomatic source here to-day reported that

Large numbers of Chinese planes Britain may ask France to co- were engaged on dou-lights

In operate in offering a guarantee Kiangst Province as the Chinese carried out bombing expeditions at of non-aggression to Germany

International Labour Day

Kiuitiang. Lie Yangtse port, and disproving Hitler's contention Comintern Calls For

along the Kluktang-Nanchang rall-that the democracies are seeking way, the objective of the Chinese the encirclement of Germany. airmen being-to Interrupt the Japan-

are

It is believed that Hitler will have

ese fines of communication alongdimculty in rejecting such a pact which heavy reinforcements pouring

to the assistance of. the which, it is contended, would be n the natural corollary to President Roose besieged garrison at Nancang.

Chinese warplanes were also active veit's offer.-Uilted Press.

Soviet-Anglo Pact

in Shansi Province, ralding Japanese į concentrations in the Chungtalo area; and afterwards bombing the Japan- ese bases at Yungcheng.

Chekiang Raids

London, Apr, 30. After the Soviet Ambassador's consultation with the British Foreign Secretary of Saturday, It has been learned from official sources that Russia and iritain by tacit agreement have decided

to omit the Far East from their negotiailons regarding the peaco bloo.

United Front

meeting in Warsaw to-day, also

stated that war seemed unavoidable. Italian agreement or their revision.

day in Warsaw, featuring air fights and air raid defence. It was de- to stimulate support for the air

An air force tattoo was held to-

monstrated before 100,000 in order

défence loan.Trans-Ocean.

Polish Defancos

Warsaw, Apr. 30. Contimation of Poland's increased strength at frontier posts, particular- ly along the Polish Corridor and at Danzig, is seen in to-day's announce- ment that only the garrison at War- saw will participate in the National Holiday parade on Muy 3, which has Previously been the occasion for a giant military parade,

The announcement said that the troops have not been drawn from the frontier posts

participate in the duties to perform."

Meanwhile hundreds of thousands of Poles watched alt force exercises above Poland's twelve leading elties in connection with the Domestic Air Protection Loan propaganda.

to parade because

have

In many places signs have been posted saying "This is how we answer He-United Press,

German Pross Attacks MOSCOW, Apr. 30.

BERLIN, Apr. 30. and the United States are urged and Poland, the German press to- WORKERS IN Britain, France INDICATING THE possible re- newal of tension between Germany to make a common cause with day resumed publication of alleged [those_fighting aggression. in a Polish attacks on German minority

May Day proclamation issued by groups in Poland. the Comintern.

The proclamation demands econo- mic, milltary and political sanctions against warmongers, and help for China

ard for movements to "liberate" Czecho-Slovakia, Albania,

Japanese plones carried out raids on Wenchow, Talchow and other Chinese centres in Cheklang Note worthy, in this connection, Is, that the Jupunase reports claim to have bombed cities which they denied had

Unlike previous manifestos, the It is reliably stated that M. Maisky been recuplared by the Chinese during the Chinese land offensive C-emphasised the Russia will meet proclamation does not stress world

last week.

Spain and Ethiopia.

the Anglo-French request for sup revolution, nor does it condemn the A "Domel" message claims that post for Poland and Rumania agalast democratic countries-Renter.

naval aircraft bombed "gression only if Britain is ready to |unequivocally", sign_ 0 trl-pawer

Japanese

1unks in the river,

Two Japanese planes

Ningpo, strafing a large number of mutual aid treaty with the Soviet.

Lard Halifax has promised to give the British, reply "in a few days."

Cabinet Moots.

were shot

down by anti-aircraft fire when a squadron of 32 machines raided

Paris Colebrations:

Yesterday evening Hiller received the Hungarlin Premier and Foreign Minister. Earlier in the day the latter had been in conversation with

the German Foreign Minister.

Meanwhile officials here have haile defeat oy Hitler. They called the ed President Roosevelt's "utter

Fuchrer's speech the "political execu... tion of Roosevelt."

RUMANIAN WAR DEBT

To Start Parleys For Settlement

BUCHAREST, Apr. 30. The Rumanian Government the American has informed Minister, Mr. Franklin Gunther, that it

proposes immediate negotiations for a definite settle- ment of Rumanian governmental and private debts to the United States.-United Press.

London, Apr. 30. Protesting that the Government's

the

Into Falestine is a breach in legal obligations, under the mandate, the Jewish Agency in communica-

It is revealed that Premier tion to the British Government, has Mussolini, in his capacity as Air asked the International Court at The

Minister on Friday ordered to fague to test the validity of the

the colours the reserve

air

officers trained in 1937, 1938

and 1939-Domci,

At

Italian Preparations

Rome, Apr. 30. to-day's Cabinet Mussolini outlined a programme of meeting stimulated military preparations as response to the British conscription. He stated that the Italian plan is based on the recent extraordinary appropriation of 5.000 million lire for armaments over a period of ten years. -United Press.

War Chiefs Confer

Rome, Apr, 30. Signor Mussolini spent half an hour with General veri Brauchitsch and Signor Parlant, the Italian Under-Secretary for War to-day.

The conversations were said to

Nothing Definito

Washington, Apr. 30. The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull reveals that he had received Indications of renewed Rumanlan have been of cordial character, and Interest in working out a settlement a recapitulation of the recent dis- of Rumania's $65,000,000 war debt.

However, he said he has received no definite proposals.United Press.

Lithuanian. Co-operation

Army C. In C. To

cussions

between Signor Potion! and the German general staff,

General von Brauchitsch

and Signor Parian! are leaving by air to-morrow, for Libya-Reuter,

policy-Renter.

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By 10 am, 1,500 greeting girl back home of that date in 1942- United Press,

oficial three-day visit to Warsaw in the middle of May, at the

office. invitation of Marshal Smigly-handle 0,000, | Rydz.

Others to take advantage of the The cable company expects to free offer included many Chinese At any rale those cabling to countrymen number of blanks have been handed The forthcoming talks are regarded out.

British territory. as having particular importance as

Cables, cables, cobles everywhere

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Paris, Apr. 30.

Warsaw Holda Kay The majority of public Labour

ROME, Apr. 30. Day demonstrations took pince to-day Fascist quarters in Rome believe Instead of to-morrow, which, for the that Poland holds the key to Euro- Iwanyen and Holmen, two Cheklang

A special meeting of, the British Arst time for years, is to be a work pean peace. towns recaptured by the Chinese Inst Cabinet has been summoned for day, with few exceptions.

It is understood that Poland will they will mean that collaboration have been the thing nice Inidnight, munlly was represented by two alx week.

Monday to consider the International This is Labour's indirect reply to answer Hiller's denunciation of the between Lithuania and Poland, which when the first few were handled. A foot soldiers. Another Japanese machine was situation in the light of Hider's de- Hitler' writes the Paris newspaper non-aggression peel next week. A shot down at Kaoan, the Klangsi city nunciation of the Poitsh-German "Solr."-Reuter.

In the meantime die Cuvernment for a year lived on terms of hostility lost by the Japanese last weekay non-aggression pact, and also to draft

will maintain full military precauto one another, has made considerable special staff of clerks has been en-

listed to receive and hand out forms. greetings to absent wives

Others milling round the desk sent llons in view of Hitler's demand for advances recently.

and Furthermore, the talks will mark

families, others reminded their ro DIAN, Apr. 30-Three hundred Danzig. ・・

Sweethearts In The... e now extension of contacts which It is said that the first step in Poland has made since Hitler's | Italian families, with over 1,400 mem-

latives of birthdays to come (parti- It is undergood that Britain has bers, returned to Italy to-day from efforts to solve the various problems annexation of the Czech provinces. This morning young soldiers and those who cable thought of former cularly that RICH UNCLE), and all PLEASE Turn To Page 4. France.----Trans-Ocern."

PLEASE Turn To Pago 4. Reuter,

sallors-presumably reminding the jaweethearts and alghedi

Nanchang Fighting.

the British reply to Hitler's termina tion of the "Anglo-Guman navall agreement.

On China's good earth, military operations continue unabated on the PLEASE Turn To Page 12.

Motherland

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