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二拜體 號一十月七英港香 TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1939. 日五廿月五
"We Are Firmly Resolved to Carry Out Our Undertaking”
PREMIER BRITISH
LONDON, July 10.
"WE GUARANTEED assistance to Poland in the case of a clear threat to her independence which she
would consider vital enough to resist. We are firmly resolved to carry out this undertaking," declared Mr. Neville Chamberlain in the House of Commons to-day. POLAND SUPPORTED
The Prime Minister emphasised the hope of restoring calm and also of obtaining a peaceful settlement of the Danzig question. However, he fully supported the position Poland has so far adopted, and indicated that Britain would avoid bringing pressure to bear on Poland to reach a settlement.
Mr. Chamberlain admitted that Danzig was racially almost wholly Ger. man, but he pointed out the prosperity of the people depended largely upon Polish trade and Poland's access to the sea. He added that there was no ques- tion of any oppression of the German population of Danzig. On the contrary, he pointed out, the administration of the city was in German hands.
Herr Hitler himself, and the Premier, had guaranteed the status quo in Danzig until 1944, by the 10-years treaty he made with Marshal Pilsudski. This treaty he had since denounced.
The Prime Minister declared that any attempt to change the status of Danzig through surreptitious methods would not be regarded as a local matter, but would immediately raise graver imues affecting Polish national existence and independence, for the maintenance of which Great Britain, las guaranteed her aid.
Earlier, Mr. Chamberlain said that Britain was studying the Soviet's counter-proposals to the latest. Argin- French plan.
He explained that the Soviet had not replied to certain points. Britain was taking into full account the desire of the Balle States to maintain their Independence
neutrality.- United Press.
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"Reuter" Report LONDON, July 10-Making his eagerly awaited statement on Danzig, Mr. Chamberlalu said in the House of Commory- to-day: "I have previ- usly stated that is Majesty's Gov- ernment is maintaining cluse contact with the Polish and French govern- ments on the question of Danzig. -have-nothing, at present, to add
to the Information already given about the local situation, but 1 tay, perhaps, usefully review the elements in this question as they appear to His Majesty's Government.
Racially. Danzig is almost wholly a German elty, but the prosperity of the Inhabitants depends to a very large extent upon Polish trade. The Vistula is Poland's only waterway to the Baltle, and the part at its mouth is therefore of vital strategic and Economic Importance to her.
"Another Power established in Danzig could, if it so desired, block Poland's access to the sea and so exert an economio and milliary sirangichold upon her,
"Those responsible for framing the present statute of the Free City were fully conscious of these facts, and did their best to make provision necord- Ingly.
No Oppression
"Moreover, there is no question of any oppression of the German popu- lation in Danzig. On the contrary, the administration of the Free City is in German hands, and the only restrictions Imposed on it are not the kind to curtall the ilberiles of the citizens,
"The present settlement, though may be capable of improvement, cantat in itself be regarded as basically unjust or illogical. Main- tenance of tie status quo has, in fact, been guaranteed by the German Chancellor up to 1944 by a 10-year treaty he concluded with Marshat Pilsudski.
Unilatoral Solution
"Up to last March, Germany scem- ed to have felt that while the position of Danzig might ultimately require revision, the question was neither urgent, nor likley to lead to a serious dispute.
„But in March, when the German Government put forward an offer in the form of certain desiderata, ac- companied by a press campaign, the Polish Government realised it might présently be faced with an unliateral solution which it would have to regist with all its forces.
"The Government had before it the events which had taken place
CLARIFIES ATTITUDE
NEW TERM STARTS
THE HAPPY couple you sce above are Mr. and Mrs.
B. J. Monks, both well known in 10-
cal education-
al circles. They are just leaving St. Andrew's Church, where they were married yester - day: Mrs. Monks was formerly Miss Eileen Tur- bett. Staff Photographer.
Britain Has Not Slammed The Door
What the World Thinks
Of
200 British Warplanes To Go To France
FOREIGNERS TO QUIT S. TYROL
THE HAGUE, July 10.
FOREIGNERS living in South Tyrol, including a number of Netherlands residents, have been ordered to leave within 24 hours, according to reports received here.
The Netherlands Minister to Rome is inquiring into the mat-
THEY CAN'T ter.--Reuter.
TAKE IT
Unique Scheme
LONDON, July 10-In the House of Commons to-day, the Marquess of Clydesdale suggested that Mr. Cham-
Unique Complaint berlain should approach Herr Hiller
By Blockaders
and Signor Mussolini with an in- dication that the methods adopted to nettle the problem of South Tyrol by the removal of the German population to Germany, might be employed in settling the Danzig und Tunisia problems respectively.
SINGAPORE, July 10. THE EASTERN NEWS, the Japan ese propaganda news agency, to-day circulated a message from Tokyo complaining against measures "con- Mr. R. A. Butter, declared that sidered to be the virtual closing of Viscount Halifax was unable to form the door of Singapore to the Jap-any view whether this suggestion was applicable to the problems of Danzit anese."
The message refers to the new land Tunistu.-Reuter Special.
| passport regulations “aimed at shut- ting out Japanese newcomers and
Planes For France hindering the re-entry of Japanese residents, which
LONDON, July 10-The first of a is considered a
peries of training fights by RAF. breach of the Anglo-Japanese treaty machines to France will take place providing the freedom of entry and within a few days. when between 150 residence of Japanese."
The Singapore "Herald" to-day said and 200 aircraft will By to southwest the British authorilles declare the measure to be "rather a natural fe- !
The scheme will be on a reciprocal tallation against the Japanese attitude basis, and French aircraft are dying towards British rights in China."
over England later.-&Culer,
Bombers Arrive
France.
It is understood that the new re- gulations require applications for vians in Tokyo to be submitted to PARIS, July 10 Fifty RAF Singapore by mail, thus causing-con- siderable delny.
bombers and fighters, including The Herald" refers to the pas-supermarine Splines, Hawker Hurd sibility of the visas not being a concs, and Bristol Blenheims, which proved-nited Press.
will fly over Parks on July 14 os part of this year's eplebrations of the French national holiday. arrived at } Le Bourget mlitary airport this
Protest To France
SHANGHAI,July 11-Mr. Yoshiskt evening. Muicu. Japanese Consul-General in
I
Shanghai, yesterday lodged on behalf They are returning to England of the Japanese navy a protect with directly after the fly-past in Paris
the French Consul-General against Reuter the misuse of French Bags by Chinese troops.
colours.
that
Calmness in Berlin
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territorial interrity is Kuaranteed Eye-Witness Tells
by Britain under a treaty more than
a century old has been published in
the organ of the Swis Government, "Der Bund" "Should we be altack-
Of Horror
ed," the paper mys, "we would cer- SALAMANCA, July 10. privileges and obligations resalting 80 are dead and 1,500 in- IT IS NOW reported that
tainly claim from all. pariles Dis
from the treaty of 1815," Among
the guarantors under this pact, the jured, as a result of the ex-
Treaty of Vienna, are also France
powder
and Germany. The Treaty was the plosion of quicome of the famous Congress of magazine at Penaranda yes- Vienna, the gay peace conference terday.
which met in the Austrian capital
after Napoleon's fall in 1814. I Firemen are still fighting drew a new map of Europe, including valiantly, and at noon to-day the Switzerland's fresh frontiers and de- flames were under control. perpetual Firemen succeeded in saving an-
clared neutrality.
Switzerland's
A group of Swiss Naxis were, tried other powder depot on the other by the federal penat court yesterday.jside of town, which was also They were accused of espionage. threatened by the flames.
The indictment declares think the Thirteen hundred houses have been leader established a spy service for destroyed and 1,000 dre badly Germany in 1937. It says that from damaged. The heaviest damage oc- 1034 onwards he made frequent trips curred on the station side of the to Germany, and after the Austrian Salamanca-Aviia highway. Nothing anschluss, started a League of remains where once the station stood. National Socialist Faith in Switzer The clock in the principal plaza of land, with German support-Reuter the town stopped at 11.19 a.m. Special.
marking the exact time of the ex- plosion.
CHINA IN THE HOUSE Detention Of Lt. Col. Spear
3
High military and police authorities investigating the cause still believe that I was due to heat lightning- United Press.
Villago Destroyad
SALAMANCA, July 10, Eighty-six were killed and 320 in- Jured in an explosion at a powder magazine at Penaranda de Brack- monte, about 25 miles from Salamanca to-day.
Most
Fire brigades were rushed to the but the
LONDON, July 10.
the houses in the village IN, THE House of Commons were destroyed, and the inhabitants to-day, Mr. R. A. Butler, Under are being given refuge in Salamanca. Secretary for Foreign Affairs, station at the time of the explosion A goods train standing in the told a questioner that the Bri-was blown to pieces. Lish Government has no con- firmation of the report that the spot from neighbouring centres, they were unable to approach are constructing Japanese submarine base at Hainan.
hydrants owing to the beat.
It is supposed that the cause of the explosion was the storing of ex- plosives in on overheated place
A number of fires fallowed Lire ex- plosion. They
not ex- are still tinguished owing to the luck of water, -Reuter Special.
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To another questioner Mr. Butler sald Great Britain has repeated her protest to Japan against thle delen- tion of Lieutenant Colonel Spear, against whom no definite charge has
been formulated.--United Press.
Pressing For Release
By Manuel Casares, jer declared in the House of Commons
LONDON, July. 10-Mr. RA. But~United Pross" Correspondent to-day that repeated representations
PENARANDA DE BRACAMONTE, had been made to the Japanese Gov. July 10-I walked through a burning ernment by Sir Robert Craigie for the PLEASE Turn To Page 4. release of Colonel Spear, who, nc- cording to a Japanese report, is now to be tried by a Japanese military court.
Mr. Butler added that Sir Itobert Craigle would continue to press for definite charges had yet been formu- Colonel Spear's early release, No
later against him.-fleuter.
עדויות
The tribunal before which he will appear is a special body created since the present hostilities began, and is
ese civilians or foreigners who in- fringe the military law.
The Japanese- Consul stated
To Be Court-Martiallod when Japanese troops on June 30 Brauchitsch, commander-in-chief of BERLIN, July 10.-General voti
PEIPING, July 11-The Japanese landed on Chushan Istand in Hang- the chow Bay. they saw a French flag several weeks holiday, while Herr attache, will appear before a special
German army left to-day on Colonel Spear, the
spokesman announced that British military flying from a foreign church.
When Japanese troops approached von Ribbentrop has gone on a lengthy Court-Martial at Kolgen. He Was the building, the French as was Vacation to south Germany.
unable to reveal the date for the lowered and replaced by Chinese The Fuchrer will remoin nt trial, or the charges against Colonel
It was later revealed that the bulld-returning to Berlin.
Berchtesgaden for some time without Spear, ing had. for the whole time, been occupied by Chinese troops.
These signs are interpreted in The Consul emphasised that if Berlin political eireles as meaning normally used for the trial of Japan- similar Incidents were repeated the that the Reich Government does not Japariese navy would take special expect a serious political complication
in Europe during the next few weeks, It consists of "persons attached to Reports published by Polish papers and this is believed to mean lawyers the Japanese army," but not officers, that the Reichstag has been summon- of the Franco-Chinese Committee of hear an important statement by Herr
LONDON, July 10-A deputationed for the middle of July in order tu and other civilians attached... to the
Bighting forces, the French Chamber of Deputies is Hiller are dismissed, as ridiculous. visiting London on Wednesday at the invitation of the members of Parlla- ment, including Sir John Wardlaw Milne and Mr. Vernon Bartlett,
The committee, comprising about 340 Depulles of all parties, recently had Important discussions with M. Daladier and M. Bonnet on French policy in the Far East.
measures-Trans-Ocean.
Anglo-French Talks
The deputation, led by M. Marius Moutet, former Minister for the Colonies, will discuss the Far Eastern situation with M.Ps at a ineeling in the House of Lords on Wednesday evening, following a lunch in the House of Commons. Reuter,
Franco Continues
Premier's Speech Justice Campaign
Reactions to Mr. Chamberlain's speech are already pouring In Austria, Czecho-Slovakia and Memeliand, Accordingly, it refused in. London and Warsaw both express satisfaction. Berlin pro.
MADRID, July 10. It has been officially announced that the Republican leader, General to nccept the German point of view, fesses to see nothing new in the Premier's declaration. News Besteiro, who surrendered Madrid to and instead made suggestions for Agencles send the following reactions from the various capitals: sentenced to 30 years imprisonment. the Spanish Nationalists, has been possible solution of the problems in which Germany was interested. LONDON
where it is pointed out that the-United Press. statement contains everything
Defensive Measures-
The Fuchrer will probably receive Herr Foerster, the Nazi leader in Danzig on Tuesday, to hear a report on the Danzig situation.
French press reports that General Franco will vialt Herr Hitler for three days at Obersalzberg are officially described ពទ "fantastic."Trans- Ocean,
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Ribbentrop Doparts BERLIN, July 10-Herr Joachim Ribbentrop left. Berila for a holiday to-day, which he hopes will last for several weeks.
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He has been in poor health lately.-- Reuter.
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SOVIET UNIONS · NOT WANTED
tional Federation of Trade Unions ZURICH, July 10, The Internn- meeting concluded to-day.
A resolution proposing that the The Prime Minister's declara essential. "Certain defensive measures were tion on Danzig has been received
Firing practice scawards willSoviet trade unions be invited to be carried out from Stonecutters allele to, the International Federa- taken by Poland. on March 23 and with great satisfaction in poli-the passage in which Mr, Chamber- and 12 midnight, to-day. to-morrow,leg Warkors' Union, and defeated by Special significance is attached to Island between the hours of 6.30 pm. Ilan was moved by the British Bulid-
PLEASE Turn To Pago 4. Thursday and Friday.
reply sent to Berlin on March 26.
PLEASE Turn To Pago 4.
tical and parliamentary circles,
46 votes to 37.—Reuter.
Questioned with regard to the right of this body to try Colonel Spear, the spokesman said that three Japaneão soldiers were now being tried in Kalgan, and le added: "If we can try our.
own sollers, I guess we are able to try Colonel Spear."--Reuter,
Hainan Ports LONDON, July, 10-Answering questions in the House of Commone on Monday, Mr. R. A Butter an- nounced that the port of Hollow had been blockaded by the Japanese naval authorities to generdi shipping. He added that a report asserting that the Japanese were establislaing
submarine base on Hainan was pot: yet confirmed.-Trans-Ocean.
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BOMB DISCOVERED IN JAPANESE FREIGHTER
freighter
PHILADELPHIA, July 10-While the Japanese Azumasan Maru was docked here, in readiness to load a cargo of mcrap iron, a huge bomb was discovered among the prospective cargo,
The bomb was capable of totally destroying the vessel when a magnetic loading device dropped the scrap fron into the hold.
Local authorities are investigating-United Preen.
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