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Hongkong Telegraph.

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No. 15010

二拜禮號二月五英港香

German Manoeuvres

TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1939. 日三十月三

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On Baltic Coast POLAND'S WARNING:

KAUNAS, May 1.—It is, learned that important --Corman naval and artillery manoeuvres will begin along the Memel coast to-morrow.

The first line of fortifications intended to defend the new German territory of Memol has been completed.-Reuter ·

13-POWER BLOC READY TO FACE ANY AGGRESSOR

LONDON, May 1. NEGOTIATIONS DESIGNED to bring Russia and Turkey into a closely interlocked "peace front" are nearing completion.

The leaders hope that the negotiations proceeding in London, Paris, Moscow, Warsaw and Istanbul will result in a bloc of 13 active and four passive members, with Britain, France, Russia, Poland and Turkey as the keystone nations.-United Press.

Balkan Minority Problem

"Negotiations between His Majesty's Government and the Soviet are being conducted with the utmost Mr. despatch," declared Chamberlain in reply to a question in the House of [Commons to-day.

The Premier confirmed that he

Britain Anxious To had received the Soviet proposals

End Dissension

and hinted

and at Polish Rumanian reluctance to accept help from the Soviet as being LONDON, May 1.

Jone of the difficulties in the GREAT BRITAIN attaches negotiations. the greatest importance to the principle of Balkan unity.

The Secretary for War, Mr. Leslie

Hore-Belishu, during the first read

Ing of the Reserve and Military Mr. Chamberlain made thin Forces Bill, said he is overhauling announcement in the House of mobilisation measures. Commons-to-day when he was Mr. Chamberlain-also-repeated-the asked whether he would con-

British pledges to protect Egypt sider what steps could be taken Egainst foreign attack.-United Press.

to assist in settling outstanding questions between Rumanin, Bulgaria and Greece.

Outstanding questions these nations include auch

nt

"Friendly" Talke

London, May 1. The talk between Viscount Halifax between and M. Maisky, following the latter's matters return from Moscow, is described in as Dobrudja and an outlet for authoritative quarters as being "long Bulgaria to the Acgeon Sen and friendly, though conjectures re- Dedeagatch.

arding the date whereby negotiations The Premier added, however that with Soviet-Russia will be complete Britain, whilst attaching the greatest are said to be pure guesswork. importance to the principle of It is stated that the whole position Balkan unity, considered that

the regarding the current negotiations questions must primarily be settled was discussed during the conversa- by negotiations between the countries tions, and account taken of the views concernext.--British Wireless.

of other countries associated with the anti-aggression measures.

Canada To Train

Air Pilots

London, May 1.

Omelal quarters are reticent con- cerning the detalis of the Anglo- Russian necollations, which are stated to be taking place in an encouraging and hopeful spirit.

TI

It is stated that the question of the application of the British guar- Sir Kingsley Wood, the British Air Juntee to Poland, and the German Minister, Informed the House of Suggestions regarding Danzig. to- Commons to-day that the British and Gether with the Polish rejoinder. Canadian Governments had reached It is declared in authoritative circles that the question of the British ing British air pilots in Canada. guarantee made it perfectly clear that The agreement had been concluded nothing has happened to change or to

millgate it-Reuter,

an agreement on the

matter of train-

a period of three years,

Each

year, 50 British air pilots

would be sent to Canada to under-

go training.

Orient Not Included

London, May 1. This arrangement, declared Sir No attempt has been made by Kingsley Wood, did not affect the either side to link up the Anglo- question of iruining Canadian pilots Soviet talks with the Far East, writes In the British air force.Trans- "Reuter's" diplomatic correspondent. Ocean.

The objectives throughout have been purely European. The Philippines Clipper has been Belist policy, it is explained, is to -delayed at Honolulu by adverse wea=¦ strengthen the forces against aggres- ther over the Pacife and la not now sion, and to associnte the Sovieta expected to arrive in Hongkong unit with_this, "while taking into account May 7

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ANTI-BRITISH. PROPAGANDA

MORE RADIO ATROCITY STORIES FROM REICH

LONDON, May 1-In Palestins for the last few days the West Yorkshire Regiment has been conducting careful kearch in Belt Rima village for arms and ammunition belonging to terroriste.

The total arms found amounted to 37 rifles, one shot-gun and 1,100 rounds of rifle ammunition."

Although the search took place, quietly and without any Incident, the German radio broadcasta in Arabic havo favented stories. of appalling atrocities by troops, thus following_up last week's

· Invention of incidents in 'Jerusalem which local listeners know well had never taken place--British Wirdess.

Heligola

MILES

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NORWAY

SWEDEN

HAMBURG GERMANY

Hollywood Stars Due By Clipper

Tyrone Power, 'Annabella On Honeymoon

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WILL FIGHT FOR

DANZIG"

THE KEYS

MEMED

PANZIO

"POLISH CORRIDOR

POLAND

TYRONE POWER and Anna- bella, two famous film stars who were married in Hollywood Inst month, are coming to Hongkong, according to Singapore-news- papers.

The stars are scheduled to arrive here some time this month by Pan American Clipper.

IC-

The local office of Pan American Airways state that they have ceived no confirmation of the report

yet.

According to the Singapore news- papers, Tyrone Power and Annabella

Australia proceeding to

for their honeymoon.

arc

They will fly to Hongkong by Clipper and will then take an Im- perial Airways plane to Singapore, Pori Darwin and Sydney. Tyrone Power has already booked to make a stage appearance with Messrs. J. C. Williamson & Company, well-known Australien theatre-own- ers. Tyrone's father, Hartley Power, was a great favourite on the Aus- tralian stage under the Williamson banner In 1919-20.

Australian Stago

Tyrone Powers' film success began In 1936 with "Lloyds of London," Other successes include "In Old Chicago," "Alexander's Ragtime

Bond," and "Marie Antoinette."

ARCHANGEL

STALINK" "WAL

KLENINGRAD\

MOSCOW

New York, May 1.

THE POLISH Ambassador to-day said that his Government had authorised

a statement asserting that Poland will fight any Nazi attempt to take Danzig.

He said that the Polish Foreign Minister will answer Hitler's demands in his speech in the Polish Parliament next Friday, and that Poland will make counter demands.

Military Training Bill In Commons

LONDON, May 1.

THE · RESERVE AND

AUXILIARY FORCES BILL, just published, cur- tails the procedure neces- sary in calling up Army

He asserted that there can be no compromise. reserves. United Press.

HITLER'S DEMANDS

LONDON, May 1. THE USUALLY well-inform- ed Berlin Correspondent of the "Daily Mail" reports to-day that Herr Hitler has given Poland fourteen days in which to meet

Keys to Baltic the German demands enumerat

Kiel Canal, now belog widened,

German allowa Flect from North Sea to Baille.

Narrow strait exit to the North Bea flanked by neutral

·Powors, Denmark and Swoden.

German push eastward would bottle up the Soviet Navy in the Eastern Baltic,

.......

rup

Danzig, already

by Nazis, dominates Polish exit to the sea atthe Corriilor --port of Gdynia.”

Memel, new German naval base and only port available to Lithuanks.

Strategio Aland Islands, now neutralised. Finlands wants to fortify them as second Hellgoland.

Stalia Canal, finished 1034, Hake Russian Navy in White Sea and Baltic,

Short Soviet coastline ("Russia's window 1 n Europe") heavily fortified and

forbidden arca.·

JUNKERS PLANE AT KAI TAK

Annabella appeared in French, German Airmen On

German, and English films before reaching Hollywood in 1937.

She was on Instantaneous sucerss In "Wings of the Morning."

films.

Flight To Tokyo

SUCCESSFULLYmpleting Genevieve Duo Friday

another stage in its leisurely Another well-known Hollywood flight from Berlin to Japan, the Alm actress expected to arrive In Hongkong shortly is Genevieve Tobin, German Junkers JU62 mono- who is appearing in Warner Bros, plane which Baron Von Gablenz. director. of the German Miss Tobin, who was recently mar- ried to Warners director, Mr. Wil-Lufthansa Aircraft Company, Ham Kelgheley, is on a honeymoon is piloting landed at Kai Tak visit to the Far East with her hus- Airpart at 12.8 p.m. to-day... band.

She will arrive here on Friday this About 00 people, chiefly represen- week aboard the Canadian Pacifle intive of the German and Japanese liner Empress of Japan, and has al-communities, awaited the plane, rendy reserved a suito at the Hong-which came in very low and, because of the surrounding fog and drizzling kong Hotel.

The honeymoon couple will depart rain, was not visible until it was close for Saigon by plane on Saturday,

to the airport. In the wet condition walling was an unpleasant experience for the welcoming party,

French Cruisers For Portugal

t

Baron von Gablenz was the first to step from the plane. He was follow- ed by Mr. G. Kaumann, who has come to foster a commercial alliance between Japanese and German air- craft companies, and Mrs. Kauman, The French Government has order and the other members of the crew- uffleer). Messrs Helm (socond

PARIS, May 1

ed the cruisers Strasbourg, and Dun-Wolschice (mechale), and Keber kerque to reach Lisbon on Wednes "day.

The German squadron is at prosent

(wireless

Mr.perator) 20

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was radio operator

of Gibraltar and is expected at aboard the Condor plane which made the record breaking dash from Berlin Liston on Saturday, en route 'Gerniany——United Press,

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ed in his speech to the Reichstag last Friday...

These demands are:

1---Cession of Danzig to Belch:

the

3,500 FREE MESSAGES

H.K.'s Reaction To Cable Offer

The bill empowers the Ad- miralty, War Office and Air Ministry, under an Order in Council, to call up members of the reserves and auxiliary.forces if necessary to ensure prepared- ness for the defence of the realm.

The bill contains safeguards similar. to the Military. Training Bill regard- jing the relustatement of persons coll- ed up, and the penalties to be applied to employers for non-compliance.— Neufcr.

Text Of Bil

APPROXIMATELY

3,500 HONGKONG residents availed

London, May 1. 2-Provision of a military road themselves of the offer by

The text of the Conscription Bill, through the Polish Corridor from Messrs. Cable & Wireless Ltd. to omenily styled the Milliary Training Germany to East Prussia,

Gerdespatch free cables to other Bill, shows that both the Admienity many to enjoy extra-territorial

rights in the area adjoining parts of the Empire yesterday, and Air Force may take a certain

road.

Familiar Tactics

the

is

It is probable that un equal num-

percentage of those called up.

The Admiralty is empowered to German newspapers have in- ber of inward messages will be re-cetablish a special reserve, to which

ceived in Hongkong, tensified their attacks on

The work of despatching the Hong is no need for special powers for the

celected

men will be attached. There Poland, and their venom kong messages proceeded throughout nir force, which already possesses an especially directed towards last night, being completed early this auxillary reserve. Colonel Josef Beck, the Polish morning.

The Bill provides that the King, by Inward

are messages Foreign Minister.

already an Order in Council, may direct the arriving and there has already been bit to be applied to Northern Ireland, same distribution of these.---

with-any-modifications and "adapta- A British Wireless" message from lens as may be speelfled. It is pointed out in this connection London

post-offices It is unlikely that such an order that Germany is now closely follow-throughout the United Kingdom were will be issued, except in a special ing the tactics adopted before the thronged yesterday by many emergency, or war. march into both the Sudetenland and thousands of people who availed Czecho-Slovakia.

themselves of the cable Most of the reports concern the offer, alleged ill-treatment of Germans by Ently yesterday morning cables | were being handed in at the rate of |

Australia one hundred an hour for alone.

Diplomatic observers believe that the situation bears careful watching, and claim that all the indications point to the growing German-Polish lension as being part of the Germun selieme for a lightning thrust.

No Justification

states

that

Elre citizens who are "ordinarily company's resident" in Britain will come within

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Spaniards In May Day Incident

There is absolutely no justification. it is pointed out, for Hitler's altack

Berne, May 1. on Poland in his Reichstag speech. Spanish anarchists were respon- Colonel Beck is expected to point sible for an incident which occurred out to the Polish Parliament this during the May Day procession week that Hiller's accusation that organised here by Swiss Socialists. Poland broke the Non-Aggression

A group of Spaniards appeared in Pact between the two countries is the procession carrying a banner not in accordance with the facts. bearing the inscription "Make a bet

The Anglo-Polish Agreement, Cal, ter job of It ihan W procession and Beck is expected to emphasise, is not Police stopped the

an aggressive pact and contains no tried to seize the banner, but they clauses which would bring either of met with obstruction.. Police then ihe signatories to the assistance of drew their batons, and difter a

the other in the event of aggression struggio, arrested դ number by the opposite number on Germany demonstrators, Trans-Ocean.

The Pact a defensive pact, designed to guarantee the Integrity of the signatories' bordera.

of

The demonstrations in Germany and Power Co., Hunghom, was sum-

B. J. Levkovich of the Chinn Light ( against Poland are arousing const durable anxiety in France, where oned before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day political circles are closely watching charged with assaulting El Hon, 22, Danzig.

at Tai Wan Bay on April 22. The Sharp Declaration

atummons was adjourned to 2.30 p.m. Warsaw, May 1, on May 10, when hearing will com- Newspapers close to the Follshmence. Li is represented by Mr. M. Government to-day discussed the A, da Silva, possibility of Poland asserting herself by a sharp declaration with regard to Danzin.

They cited Germony's annexation of Czecho-Slovakia and suggested that, in view of Hitler's new policy towards Poland, Poland must-stiffen her policy towards Germany,

This is Interpreted as meaning that they will refuse to accede to the German demands for Danzig ond the Corridor road, and also that Poland would be less liberal in any proposals for a compromise-United Press. ·

No British Hint: WAY"Rome, May 1. The Follah Embassy to-day issued a denial of the report published in the London newspapers that the British Government had sent a nole

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POLICE RAID UNEARTHS ILLEGAL RADIO STATION

COURT PROCEEDINGS are likely to be the sequel of yet another police raid in connection with the unlawful use of radio transmitting apparatus in the Colony,

It was revealed this morning that the maximum penalty be imposed,” a police squad, following a raid on sald Mr, D. W.. Waterton, Inspector certain premises, located a secret of Wireless, transmitting station.

Inoed not stress the seriousness

At the Kowloon Magistracy this of legal radio transmitters being morning, the maximum Ane of $1,000 used in the Colony, nor the poten- was imposed on Cheung Shing, 22, til danger to the safety of the Colony and Ll Chuon, 30, by Mr. E. Hims-

In complying with;

to Warsaw intimating that the pact worth in connection with the operatschapparatus at the present recently concluded: between Erition of an unlicensed radio trans- Mr. Himsworth, tr Land and Poland aki zot kumir that mifter seized by the police in a raid the request, also noted that rewards. the faller Government would be in Kowloon City on April 24. Justified in refusing to flaction Just

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Safoty “Of Colony

"I have been instructed to nak that

of $50 would be glyen to each' of two informers, "The apparatus ordered to be consented.

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