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DANZIG'S FORTIFIED ZONE

Much Military Activity

Danzig, July 9. . Reuter'a correspondent visited the forbidden zona ut Bischofsberg, which is a hill dominating Danzig, In order to test the statement of the Nazi local prens 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 Enst Prussian military lorries en route for the summit.

The paths leading to the final sum- mll 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 barrleade of free branchen, the correspondent caught a glimpse of anti-aircraft guns assembled in position.

Two guards conscated the camera and led the correspondent to the Hard house, where a band of workers under armed guards were putting in finishing touches to red üled barracks.

Lucky Escape

For Prince

Rheims, July 8.

Prince Birabongsa" of "Slam had a lucky escape from serious Injury to-day when the ER.A. ear which he was driving over- turned at high speed,

Prince Brabongso was prac- Lising for His French Automobile Grand Prix meetlog.

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

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The Prince was flung clear and plcked himself up and re- turned on foot to the stands,

An examination revealed a deep scratch on the left thigh and other scratches on tho faco. Princo Illrabongue is not participating in the race to. morrow unless he feels well mough in which caso he wil have to drive another E.R.A.. 21 his own car is completely out of nellon-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 allidrice.

The Polish Ambassador is due in, that the "man in the street" In that London at 6 pm, on Sunday by alr-country was imperturbably convinced plane from Warsaw and he is expect of it. This is the case outside the ed to bring the Polish Government's Relch on well, as one has by now observations on the draft of the learned to distinguish between Eng- treaty which Lord Hallfax delivered lish assurances and netlons. to him last week.

The new Anglo-Polish treaty will

the

England's intentions in this respect

July 10,

1939.

Assistance Pledged

Chungking, July 9.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in receipt of a cablo message from Mr. Que Tal-chi, Chinese Ambassador to Great Britain, that full support of the continuation of the policy of armod resistance and national reconstruction was pledged in a meeling of overseas. Chineio at the Embassy on the second anal- versary of the Bluo-Japanese Hostitities

Participants in the meeting pald high respects for the Icadership of General Chiang Kai-shek in China's armed resis- tance, and the gallant spirit of the Chinese troops at the front. Donations amounting to $7,000 were collected for the war chest. -Central News,

rest on the cardinal principle of Mr. are no longer denied. By way of Chamberlain's March 31 decturation/exumple, reference is made to on In the House of Commons when he tile in the Financial Newer of May Border Battles sold: "In the event of any action advocating increased British pur- which clearly threatens Polish In-choses of Rumanian whent, Greck Polish tobacco and Bulgarian grapes, even 'dependence and which

Government accordingly consider it a prices higher than those paid by vital to resist with their national the Releh, only to deprive the latter forces, His Majesty's Government of these products, for England has would feel themselves bound at ance more at her disposal then she can use Ito lend the Polish Government all the from her own colonies.and dominions. support in their power,"

On April 9, Mr. Chamberlain told Parliament that the Polish Foreign Minister, Colonel Beck, gave the as-

surance that Poland considers itself under an obligation to render Basis tance to Britain under the sund conditions.

Provisional Commitments

The

enough

That is, at the expense of Empire countries and even at the risk of British losses, a polley of blockading Germany In preached. And as this seemingly does not go far and the policy of encirclement has met with definite resistance on the part of the smaller States, an they have no wish to be drawn wur, the English papers now recom- The fresh Anglo-French proposals

"educating

In opinion" which are reported to have been

Impending treaty between mend handed to the Soviet Commissar for Poland and Britain will replace these Germany to influence the people in similarly disastrous fashion as In Foreign Affairs to-day are under-provisional commitments, stood to suggest that the triple British and Polish

Secret arrangements between the 1910, that is, to erect a nebulous will General Staffs, of confused thought between people registration plates. Field kitchens allance should operate in the case of already well under way, with and Fuehrer, were seen half hidden by trees and indirect aggression only after one of stipulate the strategle and tactleaf| beside them what looked like gun

the contracting powers has already methods of collaboration between the limbers covered with -tarpaulines.

intimate become involved in hostilities while two countries, including Henter explained that they had

teamwork between their respective or an attack on enine to see the children's play-repelling a threat

airforces. grounds, which were being construct-the independence of another coun-

In the open space the correspon- dent counted over 50 new military lorries, murked with East Prussian

ed.

The Lieutenont did not try to hide smile and said, "Right, so we are.” Asked if the hundreds of men in uniforms with automatic rifles would s the playground, the Lleutenant replied, "That depends on the future. but I hope not.”—Neuter,

Situation Unchanged

Danzig, July B. The situation In Danzig remains unchanged,

The coastal 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- front consists of layin out A children's playground!-Reuter Bul-

tetin.

Poland's Purpose

Berlin, July 8. Polish quarters here declared that Poland is determined to intervine at Danzig i he believes that at some futurs date her rights will be pre- judiced or that Germany is preparingt to antiex.

They said, "We know the point of German provocation beyund which we must act. We will never permall our vital rights to be strangled ner will wo permit annexation."

United Press,

Polish Views

Warsaw, July 9. The Polish West Society has that view publicly uttered the Germany's fate WBA RE good solled. For this reason, this circle speaks of the "artificial and tem- porary" frontlers of the Reich, that East Prussia is Poland's Lebensraum, and that this gateway must be broken open by the "determined and concerted pressure of the Polish people."

entire

are

Such bombastle utterances getting on people's nerves in England and even if there be circles there close to military authorities who are not averse to seeing a deliberate con- flict result as a kind of explosion of the general situation, a part, nt least, of the Press displays n somewhat saner appraisal of things.

The Evening Standard pablishes on article under the heading: "No one Will Fight for Danzig" no sane Chief of Staff could pieturi a Polish stand in Danzig, for a Polish army which would venture into that city- State would be surrounded like lightning from East Prussin, the Corridor and the Baltic and very soon find itself in a hopeless trup. Nevertheless, the tendency is unmis- takably toward crenting artificially a confilet which must lead to an at- tack by Germany so that the Initer be represented as the aggressor,

Terrorist Acts

Polish acts of terror against de- Tenceless Germans in Poland are on the increase. To justify them it is claimed that the Poles living in Germany were in an unbearable position. Against this ií must be asked when and where have Poles in the Reich been murdered, benten up and tormented, driven from their homes and jobs, their property des- troyed or taken' from „ihem as bas happened to untold Germans Poland,

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Under the Soviet's formula Bellaly and France wookl be obliged to come to the Soviet's aid if the Soviet's and if the Soviets intervened owing to the establishment of a

German puppet government in one of the Balfie States,

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

In Case Of War Only Under the Anglo-French scheme, Russia similarly would be obliged to help her two partners only after rine or both bad been implicated in hostilities--for example, while trying to thwart a threat to Belgian inde pendence and not if one of the sumatory powers intervenes without being involved in war.

Uirec

Times Opinion

"British

Council"

Latest Claims By Japanese

Heinking, July 9. Since June 20, 260 Soviet and Outer

tanks and armoured cars. Mongol into a

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

The Parliamentary correspondent of The Times of the opinion that The coming treaty will contain Press, wireless and the activitles of Are not reciprocal guarantees making the the

The Governm→ alliance operative in case of indirect adequate to this end. as well as direct threats to the in- ment, it is true, had envisaged plans for a Ministry of Information in tine dependence of either nation.

During the past.

inonths, of war, but there was no reason why consultations in London and Warsaw mach a Ministry should not be used have enabled bulh Governments to as a kind of foreign publicity depart- transfusion of news define precisely the various ways in ment for the which the necessity for mulua! assis-abroad. tance might arise and it is under- On the German side this is inter- stood that one of these ways la an preted to mean the re-opening of an attempt, without Poland's consent, to agitation which at one time succeed- change the status of the free city of Donzig from within or without,

Financial Assistance Poland's Colonel Adam Koc, who is expected to accompany the Polish Ambassador to London on Sunday, will try to rush the completion of the British measures "for provisional

assistance to Poland's nancial rearmanent.

Unconfirmed rumours here are that from the impending £50,000,000 ap propriulion

for

of

The Soviet and Outer Mongol troops started a general retreat or Saturday, following the Japanese Balshagai Height, occupation north of Nomanhan, which, with Noro Hill, formed two most impor- tant buses of the Soviet and Outer Mongol troops.

The Japanese and

Manchultuonn

forces started a general offensive at 9 pm, on Friday against the Soviet- Outer Mongot combined troops on the delta between the Khalba and Holsten Rivers, where the latter forces have been making a last stand, says the fleld dispatch.

The Soviet-Mongol troops stamp-

in bewildering the German people into wavering. But it is a málstúkeeded on Saturday afternoon towards to run away with the idea that stich the Khalha River pursued by the an attempt would not have the came Japanese-Manchukuoan force.

With

Soviet-Mongol desperate effect row as then.

troops taking positions approximate- ly ten kilometres west of the western bank of the Holsten River, a furious which lasted ensued engagement unil 5 am, on Saturday amidst the deafening thunder and lightening and pouring rain.

German Unity

To-day Germany is not torn and everest by a number of parties, but a people well informed as to the aims and and methods of its encinies, unlikely to full in on this sort of tricltery.

the Government's Export Credit Department, Poland There is no longer in Germany a will receive £15,000,000 while France Press ready to lend a willing hand to will supply fle equivalentɗ of the country's eneintes abroid. Apart £5,000,000.

from grumblers, uncomprehending Poland is also seeking an mildi- tional cash loan in London,United and a dwindling category of "incurables" and clericals whose Press.

political handicraft has been put an end to, the people to a man are be- hind the Fuehrer whom they trust

of deepest depths.

German Offer?

The British and French Ambassa dors and Mr. William Strang are said to have told the Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs in Moscow to- day that they are willing to drop Holland and Switzerland from-the-Diplomatic-ciceles-here--generally and-who-has led them upwards out. list of countries whose independence discount reports of Germany having and neutrally the alliance would made offers of a non-aggression pact. protect.

It is assumed that Moscow's des mand that Poland and Turkey should enter into an allance with the Soviet-which Russia has ocked as the price for guarantees covering the Swiss and the Dutch-would, there- by be automatically shelved.

Report Denied

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

The Evening Standard to-day said Herr Ribbenthrop is to-day starting a holiday lusting several weeks. He is frat going to his country home at Sonnenburg near Berlin after which his destination is unknown.

William

London, July 8.

The offer is reported to have in

This explains, too, why the German cluded the provision that Germany people are not in the throes of a could establish an anschluss in Cen-war paychosis as elsewhere in other tral Europe as far as the Russian countries where its tendrils shoots lay frontier to include Danzig In the hold of everything. Framework of the Reich but to ex- clude the Polish Corridor,

The

П

Germany

in people

arc forces

at work The reported offer also included know what

bring about their des- the provision that the United States to and Britain could enjoy freedom of truction they want no war, but

the should war be trade on a preferred basis on

pressed upon be Yangtse in return for recognition of thern they would immediately

their ready to defend

frontiera. Japan's conquests-United Presa.

Those were surely no empty war- nings which Adolf Hitler directed at the "encrelers" in the event of such a happening.

Gurantee Problem

The British and French are main- taining stence regarding the new instructions Rent

to Sir Seeds and Ambassador Naggiar, be- eles und among the pubite

The views In Governinental cir

in the Cause certain other British

and Baltic States which give rise to these French proposals, made previously, articles have long been well under- were published in the European stood in London. press before they were submitted to Sir William.

Well

informed circles belleve, however, that the British and French will drop the proposal that the Soviets ald them if they defend The Netherlands and Switzerland against aggression. In return, the British and French expect the Soviets to withdraw their proposal that the Soviet Union, concluded mutual aid pacts with Turkey and Poland, pre- suming such commitments regard- ing the Netherlands and Switzer“ land.

Great Britain's

"silver bullets,"

rolt

OFFICIAL POSITIONS

The Japanese Army Air Force, in co-operation with the Manchukuonn ground forces, raided and destroyed for bridges over the Holsten liver, thus cutting the reirent.

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

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already been sent to the Japanese Japanese, whereof over sixty have base.--Domei,

Defence Test

Southern England "Blacked Out"

London, July 0.

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The total storage of water In the London, July B.

Island reservoirs at the end of last London newspapers reproduce ex-

month almost double that of June 30,

London, July 9. tracta front articles In the press of

The biggest air raid defence text 1938, being 2,207.33 milion gallons

The world's most up-to-date clear- attempted in Britain was held last as against, 1,308.41 million gallons, Ing house begins Finland and the other Baltic States however, will not be able to

operations te monthly expressing anxiety, and in some cases again as they did in the Great War, night in Southern England. It was according to the

returns morrow in Fleet Street, which is a complete black-out of 15 counties just issued. Whereas all the reser- London's newspaper land. This is resentment, based on stories in cir- for nations have meanwhile grown

with an area of 16,000 square miles, voirs were substantially below over the news headquarters of Reuters culation regarding “guarantees" said wise, they have no longer any desire

including a long const line dotted flow last year, three were level in and the Press Association into which to be under discussion in the con- to sacrifice the flower of their man-

June last while the others were only building news will flow in sa uninter- versations at Moscow between the hood to help international war pro-with seaside resorts packed with

Tew and a

holiday-makers.

alightly below overflow. The biggest rupted stream for 24 hours

daily, British, French and Russian negotia-nteers to an easy life.

The testing of the ARP, ground increase in storage was shown by thence being distributed to the prin- tors.

governments in their lust for power.

2 a.m. on Tytam Tuk, which at the end of last cipal papers of Great Britala, the organisation began at Trans-Ocean.

Saturday and went on for 24 hours, month had 1,400 million gallons, Empire, the Continent of Europe and with hundreds of thousands of civi- compared with 850 million gallons the world generally.

The nine-floor building, of which lian volunteers participating. Build-nt the corresponding period last year. Ings were fired with actual high ex- Consumption of filtered water in the exterior was designed by the plosive bombs which detonated in the City and Hill district during the President of the Royal Academy, Bir

509.40 million Euwiri kulyena, houtres, the some cases, while gas warnings were given and rescues made from wreck- gallons, including ed premises similar to war conditions. gallons from the Mainland. by an and distribution of news and will also Motorists were asked to go home estimated population of $50,000 at the accommodate numerous empire and before the complete black-out began rate of 34.3 gallons per head per day. foreign news organisations, allied to at midnight or, if obliged to be out, This compared with 530.43 millon Reuters.

180.75 million Nearly 10 years ago, Reuters, to use adelghts only. Trains were allons, including

gallons from the Mainland, by 445,000 | having outgrown theft century-old run with as little light as possible.

Despite extensive warnings of the people at 40.4 gallons per head per home, transferred their central gå- ministration and international newa practice, a number of people donned day in June last year.

In the villages, 21.49 million gallons department to Reuter Building on the gas maska and walled stoically for

wern consumed, ns against 10.71 Thames Embankment. the arrival of the enemy bombers.

million gallons last year, They were quite unaware that the syrens were being sounded merely as part of the extentive test.

Repeated statements by Ministers

the

of

In answer to questions in the House Many Changes Announced of Commons, and speeches by

By Civil Service. Foreign Secretary in the House of Lords contain ample evidence of the British Covernment's awareness Following the departure on leave the standpoint of the Baltic States and retirement of several Government Keneral themselves, and of their desire to do oficials, there has been a everything possible to meet their reshuming in the Civil Service. susceptibilities.

Restoring Confidence

"Invisible". Policomon

mast

month amounted to 128.45 million modern devices for swift collection

Great Development Storage In the Kowloon reservoirs

Within a few years the growth of was almost three times as much as in June, 1938, being 3.474.40 million the agency's operations made cleur gallons as against 1,245.57 million necessity for new premises. Finally gallons. The position of the roser was decided that Reuters tila-the the Press Association, principal domestic The black-out passed off without voirs was noout the any hlten.

Island's, one being level and the news agency of Great Britain, 10 policemen, wearing capen treated with now; whereas last year all of them to Retters n the source of their Im- A novel feature was the "Invisible" remainder only slightly below over-years ago wlien they turned at once

level. perial and foreign news. substantially Juminous paint which showed only were

same as

below

There is little doubt in woll- Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrie, formerly informed circles here that the ro- Secretary for Chinese Affairs, has serves which the British Government been appointed Colonial Secretary, have felt compelled to maintain in following the departure on leave of this very respect have been one of Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, and Mr. H. R. the principal difficulties in the way Butters will fill Mr. Carrie's position, Outstanding Difficulty

of rapid progress in the negotiations in addition to continuing as Govern ai Moscow.

ment Labour Officer, This will. apparently leave only one inqutstanding difficulty-the Soviet

Mr. A. B. Purves has been appoint- inalslence that the tri-power treaty In diplomatic clrcles in London, jed Director of Public Works, 're cover cases of "Indirect aggression." comment on the nititude of the Baltic placing Mr. A. G. W. Ticklo, who Under the Soviet formula, Britnin States tends to follow the line that left on retirement last week. and Franco would, it is reported, be while the feelings regarding the obliged to aid the Russians If they guarantees question" are thoroughly

In place of D. Li Shu-fan, who is when the rays of shielded car lights Jubilee Reservoir showed the biggest tried to prevent the Installation of a appreciated, and as stated are being or leave in England, Mr. Li Tae-fongfell upon them, who were stationed Increase with 2,807.70 mililan gallons,

at various points. In German Puppet Government in the taken fully into account, nevertheless will temporarily act no Chinese ro-

some cases compared with 865 million gallons in Baltic Slater.

on the Legislative luminosity failed and the policemen,June, 1930. the fact should not be overlooked presentative

who remained completely Invisible, Consumption in Kowloon If this dimculty can be overcome, that the sole alm of Franco-British Council.

Mr. A. el Arculli has been appointed had narrow escapes from being run With the exception of Lai Chi Kok

The new building establishes a the British and French hope that it policy is to provide a deterrent to

Water Boat Dock, consumption

joint news pool for the two agencies will be possible to speedily conclude

aggression, and that smaller coun-a member of the Board of Education over.

In London the River Emergency PLEASE Turn To Pago 5.

while also benefiting from, this pool It in a case of similar happenings the treaty whereby the three Powers tries are among the beneficiaries it for a further two years.

Services, which in war time would

will be the Britial overseas add as under the Benes regime. "At that agree firstly, to give each other the that policy succeeds in restoring con- time, too, the Reich wha to be pro-

The Deputy Director of Health be responsible for ARP. work on the rescued. Two received slight burns. foreign agencies, who have all been of the three fidence, to Europe-British Wireless Service has been added to the mem-Thanies, were tested in large scale same old if any one

Another feature of the test was linked with Reuters, over alnce cach voked at all costs on the strength of | becomes a victim of a direct attack;

bership of the Town Planning Board. exercises in which the River Police the use of invisible beams front was established and who are now all help which was definitely thought secondly, to give each other imme-

Following Government's announce and Firemen on the small river craft powerful ultra-violet lamps to pick accommodated under one roof. be forthcoming from Russia, diate support if any of the three

ment last week of the formation of an participated,

out dices coated with a new fluores❤ The opening of this great nerve England and France. However, goes to the ald of 8 or 9 countries The Daily Herald states that the Auxillary Fire Service, Mr. D. H.

One motor launch caught fire at 'cent paint on river craft which could centre of world news marks P Poland seems to have forgotten what which would be listed in an un-reality of encirclement of Germany Blake has been appointed Superlaton Putney. Five members of the crew thus bo Identified and gulded-milestone in its history of news happened afterwards.--Trans-Ocean, ¦ published protocol.—United Press. had been made so unpleasantly plain'dent.

jumped overboard and a sixth was Reuter Special.

[ngency enterprise-Reuter.

German officials have not, as have their Polish colleagues in the Free State of Danzig, shot down a barm- less citizen in blind hatred or fear of pursuit. And if on the Polleh side they go so far ne to maintain that the situation of the Germans in Poland was "more than privileged" it can only be assured that this privilege consists in having the pleasure of being tyrannized by the Poles.

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Berlin, July 8,

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