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DANZIG'S

FORTIFIED ZONE

Much Military Activity

Danzig, July 9 Reuter's correspondent visited the forbidden zone

Bischofsberg, nt which is a hill dominating Danzig, in order to test the statement of the Nari local press that children's playgrounds were being built there.

As the correspondent ascended the slope winding like a ribbon, the road was frequently obscured by clouds of dust thrown up by a convoy of East Prussian military lurries en route for the summit..

The paths leading to the final sum- mit were guarded by tall young Heimwehr and the summit was en- closed by a triple barrier of barbed wire.

Through the chinks in the hastily erected barricade of tree branches, to correspondent caught a glimpse of anti-aircraft guns assembled in position.

Two guards confiscated the camera and led the correspondent to the guard house, where a band of workers under armed guards were putting in anishing touches to red

led barracks.

dent counted over 50 new military In the open space the correspon- lorries, marked with East Prussian plates. Field kitchens registration were seen half hidden by trees and beside them what looked like gun limbers covered with tarpaulines.

Reuter explained that they had come to see the children's play- Krounds, which were being construct ed.

The Lieutenant did not try to hide smile and said, ““Right, so we are." Asked if the hundreds of men in uniforms with automatic rifles would use the playground, the Lieutenant replied, "That depends on the future, but I hope not."--Reuter.

Situation Unchanged

Danzig, July 8, The situation In Danalg remains unchanged.

The constal defences continue to be reinforced, and a large number of Polish waterfront workers have been dismissed,

The Nazi press declares that the work going on on the Danzig water-

consists of laying frunt

out a children's playground!-Reuter Bul letin.

Poland's Purpose

Berlin, July 6, Polish quarters here declared that Polond is determlued to intervene at Danzig if she believes that at some future date her rights will be pre- judiced or that Germany is preparing to annex.

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Lucky Escape

For Prince

Rheims, July 5,

Prince Birabongwe" of "Slam had lucky escape from serious Injury to-day when the EIA car which he was driving over. turned at high speed.

Prince Dirabangie war pric- tising for the French Automobile Grand Prix meeting.

He was unable to straighten up in time and the car over- turned.

"

The Prince was flang clear and picked himself up and re-

·lurned on foot to the standa

An examination revealed a deep scratch on the left thigh and other scratches on the face. * Prinen.firabongss LA zoś participating in the race to- morrow anless he feels well enough in which case ho wilt 'Inve to drive aunther E.R.A.. an his own car is completely out of action-Reuter.

TRIPLE ALLIANCE

PROPOSALS

In Case Of War

London, July 8.

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Britain Presses On With Plans For Anti-Aggression

LONDON, July 8.

GREAT Britain pressed forward to-day in her attempts to create a solid far-flung anti-aggression front. It has been learned that Britain and Poland have quietly begun preparations to transform their temporary mutual aid pact into a permanent treaty alliance,

The Polish Ambassador is due ; that the "man in the street" in that London at 8 pm. on Bunday by air-country was imperturbably convinced of it, This is the case outside the plane from Warsaw and he is expect- ed to bring the Pollsh Goverment's Reich as well, as one has by now observations on the draft of the learned to distinguish between Eng- treaty which Lord Halifax delivered list assurances and actions. to him last week.

Bald:

The new Anglo-Polish treaty will rest on the cardinal principle of Mr. Chamberlain's March 31 declaration In the House of Commons when he "In the event of any action which clearly threatens Polist: In depondence and which the Polish Government accordingly considers it vital to resist with their national forces, His Majesty's Government would feel themselves bound at once to lend the Polish Government all the support in their power."

July 10, 1939.

Assistance Pledged

Chungking, July 0.

Tho Ministry ok Foreign Affairs is in receipt of a table inemigo from Mr, Que Tal-chi, Chinese Ambsamdor to Great Britain, that full moport of the conitauation of the polley of armed resistanço and national roconstruction was pledged in a meeting of oversesa Chinese at the Embassy on'the secondi anni- versary of the Sino-Japanero bouliffiles.

Participants in the meeting paid high respecia for the leadership of General Chiang Ini-shek in China's armed resis- tance, and the gallant spirit of the Chinese troops nå the front Donallons amounting to $7,000 were collected for the war chest. -Central News.

England's intentions in this respect are no longer denied. By way of example, reference is made to an article in the Financial News of May Border Battles

0 advocating increased British pur- chases of Rumantan wheat, Greek tobaco and Bulgarian grapes, even at prices higher than those paid by the Reich, only to deprive the latter of these products, for England has more at her disposal than she can use from her own colonies and dominions.

Timos Opinion

B$ in

On April 0, Mr., Chamberlain told countries and even at the riak DA That is, at the expense of Empire Partlament that the Polish Foreign British losses, a polley of blockading Minister, Colonel Beck, gave the na- surance that Poland considers itself! Germany is preached. And as this under an obligation to render assis- seemingly does not go far enough and the policy of encirclement has tance to Britain under the same

met with definite resistance on the conditions.

part of the smaller States, as they have no wish to be drawn into a Provisional Commitments

war, the English papers now recom- The fresh Anglo-French proposals

"educating The impending treaty between mensl

opinion" in which are reported to have been handed to the Soviet Commissar for Poland and Britain will replace these Germany to influence the people in

similarly disastrous fashion stood to suggest that the triple Foreign Affairs to-day are under-provisional commitments.

Secret arrangements between Le 1918, that is, to erect a nebulous wall British and Polish General Staffs, of confused thought between people alliance should operate in the case of

well already

under way, will and Fuchrer. indirect aggression only after one or stipulate the strategic and tactical the contracting powers has already methods of collaboration between the intimate become involved in hostilities while two countries, including

The Parliamentary correspondent of repelling a threat or an attack on teamwork between their respective The Times is of the opinion that the independence of another coun-

The coming trenly will contain Press, wireless and the activities of

"British Council" try.

reciprocal guarantees making the the alliance operative in case of indirect adequate to this end. The Govern as well as direct threats to the inment, it is true, had envisaged plans for Ministry of Information in time dependence of either nation.

During the past three months, of war, but there was no reason why consultations in London and Warsaw such a Ministry should not be used have enabled both Governments to as a kind of foreign publicity depart- transfusion of news define precisely the various ways in ment for the

nbrond. which the necessity for mutual ñsals- tance might arise and it is under- stood that one of these ways is an lernpt, without Poland's consent, to change the status of the free city of Danzig from within or without.

Under the Soviet's formula Britain and France would be obliged to come to the Soviet's aid if the Soviet's ald If the Soviets intervened owing to the establishment of m German puppet government in one of the Baltic States.

London and Parls are believed to have rejected this to-day and to have made their assistance in such a con- tingency dependent on Russia first becoming engaged in actual warfore while trying to preserve the inde- pendence of another country whose sovereignty is considered to be of vital interest.

The British and French Ambassa- dors and Mr. William Strang are said They sald, "We know the point of to have told the Soviet Commissar German provocation beyond which for Foreign Affairs in Moscow to- we must act. We will never permit day that they are willing to drop our vital rights to be strangled nor Holland and Switzerland from the will WC

annexation."-list of countries whose independence permit "United"Press"

and neutrally the alliance would protect.

Birforces.

Financial Assistance Poland's Colonel Adam Koe, who is expected to accompany the Polish Ambassador 10 London on Sunday, will try to rush the completion of the provisional (inancial

rearmament.

£5,000,000,

assistance

aro not

Latest Claims By Japanese

were

4

Hainking, July 0. Since June 20, 250 Soviet, and Outer armoured care Mongol tanks and

destroyed or disabled by the Japanese-Manchukuoan combin- .ed forces according to press reports. The Soviet and Outer Mongol military authorities mobilised four brigades of mechanised force, one division of sharpshooters and two cavalry divisions, whose numerical strength was estimated to be over 40,000.

of

The Soviet and Outer Mongol troops started a general retreat an Saturday, following the Japanese occupation Dalshagal Height, north of Nomanhan, which, with

tant bases of the Soviet and Outer Noro 1, formed two most impor-

Mongol troops,

The Japanese and Manchukuoan forces started a general offensive at 0 p.m. on Friday against the Soviet- Outor Mongol combined troops on the delta between the Khatha and

On the berman side this is Inter-Holsten Rivers, where the latter forces have been making a last alorid, preted to mean the re-opening of an

says the field dispatch. agitation which at one time succeed- ed in bewildoring the German people into wavoring. But it is a mistake to run away with the idea that such on attempt would not have the same effect now as then.

Poland's to

for the Goverment's.

irlckery,

from

German Unity

In Case Of War Only

To-day Germany is not torn and measures for British severed by a number of parties, but Under the Anglo-French scheme, Russia sinlarly would be obliged

a people well informed as to the aims to help her two partners only aliet one or both had been implicated in Unconfirmed rumours here are that and methods of its enemies, and hostilities-for example, while trying from the impending £60,000,000 ap- unlikely to fall in on this sort of to thwart a threat to Belgian indepropriation pendence and not if one of the Export Credit Department, Poland There is no longer in Germany a gnatory powers intervenes without will receive £15,000,000 while France Press ready to lend a willing hand to being involved in war.

will supply the equivalent of the country's enemies abroad. Apart grumblers, uncomprehending Poland is also seeking an addi-aged and a dwindling category of tional cash loan in London-United "incurables" and clericals whose Prets.

political handicraft has been put an Corman Offer?

end to, the people to a man are be- London, July 8 hind the Fuchrer whom they trust Diplomalle circles here generally and who has led them upwards out discount reports of Germany having of deepest depths............... made offers of a non-aggression pact.

This explains, too, why the German Polish Views

The offer is reported to have: in- It is assumed that Moscow's decluded the provision that Germany people are not in the throes of a Warsaw, July 8.

mand that Poland and Turkey should could establigh en anschluss in Cen-war psychosis as elsewhere in other The Pallsh West Society has

tral Europe as far as the Russian countries where its tendrils shools lay an alliance with publicly uttered the view that enter into Germany's fate was ns good a8

Soviet which Russia has asked as frontier to include Danzig in the hold of everything... the price for guarantees covering the framework of the Reich but to ex~ settled. For this reason, this circle

clude the Polish Corridor, speaks of the "artificial and tem- Swiss and the Dutch-would, there- porory" frontiers of the Reich, that by, be automatically shelved. East Prussia in Poland's Lebensraum, and that this galeway must be broken open by the "determined and concerted pressure of the entire Polish people."

pre

Such bombastic utterances getting on people's nerves in England and even if there be circles there clase to milltary authorities who are not averse to seeing a deliberate con- flict result as a kind of explosion of Le general situaiton, a part, at least, of the Press displays a somewhat saner appraisal of things.

Roport Donled

the

British and German authorities here to-night denied the press re- ports that the German Foreign Minister is coming to London in a fortalght mainly to clarify Ger- many's aims in southeast Europe.

The Evening Standerd to-day sold Herr Ribbenthrop is to-day starting a holiday lunting several weeks. He is first going to his country home at Sonnenburg near Berlin after which his destination is unknown.

The

people

: in Germany what forces are at work The reported offer also Included know

about the provision that the United. States to bring

their des- and Britain could enjoy freedom oftriction they want no war, but trade on a preferred basis on. the should a war be pressed upon Yangtse in return for recognition of them they would immediately be Japan's conquests.—United PresS.

Gurantee Problem

rendy to defend their frontiers. Those were purely no empty · war- nings which Adolf Hitler directed at the "encirclers" in the event of such a happening..

The Soviet-Mongol troops stamp- eded on Saturday afternoon towards the Khalha River pursued by the Japanese-Manchukuoan force.

With desperate Soviet-Mongol troops taking positions approximate- ly ten kilometres west of the western bank of the Holsten River, a furious ensued which, insted engagement until 5 a.m. or. Saturday amidst the deafening thunder, and lightening and pouring rain.

The Japanese Army Air Force, in .co-operation with the Manchukuoan ground forces, raided and destroyed four bridges over the Holsten River, thus cutting the retreat.

The Soviet-Mongol troops, armed with over fifty tanks, seventy heavy

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The dispatch says that many Soviet regulars were imprisoned by the Japanese, whereof over sixty have already been sent to the Japanese base. Domei,

Defence Test

Southern England "Blacked Out"

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Storage Figures For End Of Last Month

The total storage' of water in the Island reservoirs at the end of inst month almost double that of June 30,

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London; July D! London newspapers reproduce ex-

The biggest air ruld defence test1938, being 2,207.39 million gallons 'The world's most up-to-date cleșir- Great Britain's "silver bullets," tracts from articles in the press of

able to roll attempted in Britain was held last as against 1,308.41 million gallons, ing house begins Coperations « tờ.... Finland and the other Boltle States however, will not be expressing anxiety, and in some cases again as they did in the Great War, night in Southern England. It was according to the monthly returns morrow in Fleet Street, which is resentment, based on stories in cir- for nations have meanwhile grown complete black-out of 15 comties just issued. Whereas all the reser London's newspaper land. This is culation regarding "guarantees" said wise, they have no longer any desire with an' area of 10,000 square miles, voirs were substantially below over the news headquarters of Reuters to be under discussion in the con- to sacrifice the tower of their mon- including a long coast line dotted flow last year, three were level in arid the Press Association into which The Evening Standard publishes an article

heading: under the

versations at Moscow between the hood to help international war pro-with seaside resorts packed with June last while the others were only building news will flow in an uninter- "No

slightly below overflow. The biggest rupted stream for 24 hours daily, one Will Fight for Danzig," no canc

The British and French are main- British. French and Russian negotin- steers to an easy life, and a few holiday-makers. Chief of Staft could picture n Pollali talning silence

The testing of the AR.P. ground increase in storage was shown thence being distributed to the prin- regarding the new tors.

governments in their lust for power.

organisation begin of 2 am on Tytam Tuk, which at the end of last cipal papers of Great Britain," the stand in Danzig, for a Polish army instructions sent to Sir William

The views in Governmental cit-Trans-Ocean.

Saturday and went on for 24 hours, month had 1,400 million gallons, Empire, the Continent of Europe and which would venture into that city. Seeds and Ambassador Naggler, be- cles and among the public in the State would be

with hundreds of thousands of civi compared with 850 million gallons the world generally." cause certain other British and Baltic States which give rise to these surrounded like

The nine-floor building, of which Hightning from East Prussia, the French proposals, made previously, articles have long been well under- OFFICIAL POSITIONS

llan volunteers participating. Build-at the corresponding period last year.

Consumption of Litered water in the exterior was designed by the Corridor and the Baltic

ings were fired with actual high ex- and very

were published in the European stood in London.

plosive bombs which detonated in the City and Hill district during the President of the Royal Academy, Sir soon and itself in a hopeless trap. press before they were submitted to Repeated statements by Ministers Nevertheless, the tendency is unmia- Sir William.

in answer to questions in the House Many Changes Announced some cases, while gas warnings were month amounted to 560.40 million Edwin Lutyens, houses the most 126.85 million | mödern devices, for swift collection takably toward creating artificially

given and rescues made from wreck-gallons, including Well

By Civil Service Informed circles believe, of Commons, and speeches by the a confilet which must lead to an at-

ed premises similar to war conditions. gallons from the Mainland, by an and distribution of news and will also tack by Germany so that the latter however, that the British and French Foreign Secretary in the House of

Motorista were asked to go home estimated population of $50,000 at the accommodate numerous empire and be represented as the aggressor. will drop the proposal that the Lorda contain ample evidence of the

of Following the departure on leave before the complete black-out began rate of, 34,0 gallons per head per day foreign news organisations, allied to Soviets aid them if they defend The British Government's awareness

including gallons,

180.75 millan Terrorist Acts

Nearly 16 years ago, Reuters, Netherlands and Switzerland against the standpoint of the Baltic States and retirement of several Government at midnight or, if obliged to be out, This compared with 539.43 million Reuters:

has been a general to use sidelights only. Trains were allons' from the Mainland, by 445,000 having outgrown, their century-old Polish acts of terror against de-aggression. In return, the British themselves, and of their desire to do oficials, there

run with as little light as possible. thele reshuming in the Civil Service. fenceless Germans in Poland are on withdraw

and French expect the Soviets to everything possible

Despite extensive warnings of the people at 40.4 gallons per head per home: transferred their central ad- ministration and International news their proposal that Bie susceptibilities. the increase. To justify them it is Soviet Union concluded mutual ald

There is little doubt in well- Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrie, formerly practice, a number of people donned day in June last year. claimed that the Poles living in

Chinese Affairs, bas gas masks and waited folcally for In the villages, 21.50 million gallons department to Reuter Building on the Germany were in an unbearable pacts with Turkey and Poland, pre-informed circles here that the re- Secretary for

suming such commitments regard serves which the British Government been appointed Colonial Secretary, the arrival of the enemy bombers were consumed, as against 18.71 Thames Embankment.

Great Development- position. Against this it must be Ing the Netherlands and Switzer-

have felt compelled to maintain In following the departure on leave of They were quite unaware that the million gallons last year.

Storage In the Kowloon reservoirs osited when and where have Poles in

this very respect have been one of Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, and Mr. H. R. syrens were being sounded merely

Within a few years the growth of was almost three times as much as the Reich been murdered, beaten up

the principal difficulties in the way Bullers will All Mr. Carrie's position, as part of the extensive test,

in June, 1938, being 3,474.40 million the agency's, operations made clear and tormented, driven from their

of rapid progress in the negotiations in addition to continuing es Govern- homas and jobs, thele property des-

"Invisible". Policemen

gallons as against 1,245.57 milliontecessity for new promises. Finally nt Moscow,

ment Labour Ofeer.

gallons. The position of the reser-it was decided that Reuters and the troyed or taken from them as has

GB the Press Association, principal domestic happened to untold' Germans in

Restoring Confidenco

The black-out passed off without voirs was about the same Mr. A. B. Purves has been appoint-

Island's one being level and the news, agency of Groat Britain, 70 Poland.

German officials have not, as have

In diplomatic circles in London, ed Director of Pubile Works, re- any hitch.

A novel feature was the "Invisible" remainder only slightly bolow over-year ago when they turned at onco their Pollah culleagues in the Free Under the Soviet formula, Britain comment on the attitude of the Ballle placing Mr. A. G. W. Tickle, who policemen, wearing capes treated with now; whereas last year all of them to Reuters as the source of thele Im-

below level. parlat and foreign news.net jptional zubstantially luminous paint which showed only werd Stalo of Danzig, shot down a harm-1 and France would, it is reported, ba/ Stales tends to follow the line that [left on retirement last week, lezz ciuzen in blind hatred or fear of obliged to aid the Russians If they "guarantees question" are thorough on leave in England, Mr. Li Tse-fong: fell upon them, who were stationed i kerease with 2,807.70 million gallons, conzoikiated, worklog jointly to the In place of Dr. LA Shu-ton, who la when the rays of shielded car lights Jubilee Reservoir showed the biggestMore recently two concerns have

situation of the Germana In Poland | Baltic States.

German Puppet Government in then fully into account,, nevertheless will temporarily act as Chinese.rent various points. In

ön the Legislative luminosily falled and the policemen, June, 1030.

land.

Outstanding Difficulty

This will apparently leave only one outstanding dimcully-the Soviet insistence that the tri-power treaty cover cases of "Indirect aggresalon."

pursuit. And I on the Polish side tried to prevent the installation of a they go so far as to maintain' that the

toneet

while the feelings regarding the appreciated, and as stated are being

the fact should not be overlooked Presentative

alm of Franco-British Council.

some casca compared with 885 million gallons in atmost extent compatible with thele respective spheres of Laciivity, and consistent with their separate.Identi les

Consumption, In Kowloon With the exception of Lai Chi Kok Water Boat Dock, consumption of PLEASE Turn To Page 5.

The new building establishes jea joint news pool for the two agencies while also, benefiting from this pool will be, the... British ovarsons and.

was "more thun privileged" It can

who remained completely invisible, only be assumed that this privilege If this dimeulty can be overcome, that the sole

Mr. A:al Arculll has been appointed had narrow escapes from being run consists in having the pleasure of the British and French hope that if polley is to provido a deterrent to

couna member of the Board of Education over. being tyrannized by the Poles.

will be posible to speedily, conclude aggression, and that smaller

In London the River Emergency the treaty whereby the Uree Powers tries are among the beneficiaries. it for a further two years.

Services, which in war iime would agree firstly, to give each other the that policy succeeds in restoring con-

The Deputy Director of Health be responsible for A.ILF, work on the rescued. Two received, süglit burns foreign agencies, who have all been same ald if any one of the three fidence to Europe.-British Wireless Service has been added to the mem-Thames, were tested la Iarge scale Another feature of the jest was linked:wid), Reuters, evor, since anch becomes a victim of a direct attack,

bership of the Town Planning Board, exercises in which the River Police the use of invisible beams from was established did, who are now all secondly, to give each other imme

German Encirclemont

Following Government's announce and Firemen on the email river craft powerful ultra-violet lamps to pick accorarnedaled under one roof. ment last week of the formation, of an participated.j sm

out discs costed with a new fluoresThe opening of this great-neryo Auxiliary Fire Service, Mr. D. Ha One motor launch caught dre at cent paint on river craft which could centre of world, news marks... a Blake has been appointed Superinten Putney, Five members of the crew thus be identified and guided milestone in Its history off news

jumped overboard and a sixth was Reuter Special.

agency enterprise-Reuter

It is a case of similar happenings as under the Benes regime. At that time, too, the Welch was to be pro- voked at all costs on the strength of help which was definitely thought 10 be forthcoming fram Russlo,

dinte support if any of the three

Berlin, July 8.. England and France. However,

goes to the aid of 8 or 9 countries The Daily Herald states that the Poland seems to have forgotten what which would be listed in an un-reality of engirelement of Germany happened afterwards.--Trans-Ocean. published protocol-United Press. had been made so unpleasantly plaindent,

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