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WEDNESDAY, JULY
19,
1939.日三初月六
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GERMANY WARNED "Sanctions” Legislation Soon
DANZIG:
IN OFFICIAL
August Danger Date In Europe
Heavy Troop Movements
from
PARIS, July 18. DISPATCHES official circles have created
the
impression that the Reich's forces will be in a "state of alertness" on August 15.
It is reported that heavy troop movements have been continuing uninterruptedly from the bar- racks to specific points.
Regimental numbers
have
WARSAW, July 18.
A FRESH warning to Gormany against any attempts in whatever form to incorporate Dan- zig in the Reich is con- voyed in an official; communique which states:
"Apart from the manner in which Germany may desire to incorporate Danzig in the Reich, Polish political quarters declare that the very fact of such an incor- [poration would constitute an inadmissible violation of the present political and land would evoke an appro- juridical state of affairs,
priate response."
com-
Publication of the munique follows the sugges- tion made abroad that Herr Hitler is to be elected
been camouflaged, the number President of the Danzig of reservists under arms will Senate.-Reuter.
attain the million mark by the
end of July.
In addition, harvesting has
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THE THETIS INQUIRY
BERLIN, July 18.-German Wire Fouled
been accelerated, and the forti- political circles were busy to- fication work in the Rhineland day, politely but emphatically has been rushed to completion. counteracting the impression that a relaxation in tension over Danzig had set in.
Vacations Ending
It is reported that the Reich has ordered the Black Guards and Storm Troopers' vacations ended on August 10.
I was declared that nothing what- jever had occurred to justify such a conclusion, and no weakening was to be expected from the Reich.
Anti-Polish propaganda in the Berlin papers continues as strong as ever, and the "Danziger Vorposten" indignantly rejects the iden that its attitude has become milder-Reuter. Moscow Talks
Informed circles believe that the tension period will start on August 15 and will increase progressively 10- wards the end of September when
the Reich hopes the annual heavy snowfalls [j.
possible prevent French offensive through the Alps.
These same circles, however, be- Heve that the Relch, while seeking to create the Impression that Ger- many has accepted the idea of PARIS, July 18-The impression keliling European problems by following yesterday's Moscov tulks, "arms"-really-has no intention | says “Havas" "Ageney, Is that London' of resorting to war.—United Press. and Paris maintalzed their point of
view on the questions at issue. Roadways Mined
DANZIG, July 14,--Military pre- These are staled to be: 1, the parations made by the Poles in the States to be guaranteed; 2, Delaition vicinity of Danzig include mining of of indirect aggression; 3, The Soviet the road from Eggertshuette to Hop-request for the opening of conver- pendorf, which is located close to the sations of a military nature to be border of the Free City.
parallel with diplomatic negotiations.
To prevent unauthorised persons
It is reported that M. Malotoff al from watching the work, the road the end of the meeting sald he would has been closed to all traffic while refer the points to his Government. dynamite charges were placed under
A fresh meeting 13 expected the road-Trans-Ocean.
Chartly.Reuter.
New Study Of Refugee Problems
London, July 18.
The inter-governmental committee
Poles Demonstrate
WARSAW, July 18.-Muss demonn→ trations were held in various parts
She will
Japan Claims 200,000
Escape Hatch Have Laid Down Arms
LONDON, July 18.
DIVER ORTON, who exa-
SHANGHAI, July 18. DISCUSSING the problem of Chinese remnant mined the Thetis on the morn-soldiers who have surrendered or been captured in the ing following the dive, told the
course of the hostilities, a Japanese military spokesman court of inquiry to-day that he found a wire entangling the dclared that in North China more than 200,000 Chinese conning tower.
soldiers had surrendered,
Ho expressed the opinion that this might have prevented the men from escaping.
The wire seemed to be for a_marker-buoy.
The Attorney-General ex- plained the method in opera- tion for the delively of tele- grams, which had resulted in the tragic delay of the message from the Grebocock reaching the submarine base at Gesport.
Reider.
CHUNGKING CHANGES?
Of these, 100,000 had returned to their home villages, or to other work.
Minor mutinies had occurred. and they have always been severely punished by executions.
In Central China 30,000 Chinese have surrendered, a portion of these have been trained and organised as rural millia. After being trained by Japanese officers, these men are placed under the command of Chinese officers,
Recently an increase in Chinese remnants behind the Japanese lines,† armounting to 100,000, was noticeable in North China, particularly in Shansi and central and southern Hopei.
Turning Guerilla
abandoned
of Poland to-day by representatives Domei' Reports Chiang dulging in economic warfare, which
of the Western Frontier Districts Association.
Once again demands were made for the annexation of large territories wilch are now part of the Germon Reich.
Strengthened
·SHANGHAI, July 19. TELEGRAMS from Chung- king say that the National Captain Olgler Somlemski declared Government has announced a; on refugees from Germany which at a innss meeting in Grudziadz thut drastic reorganization of the originated in a conference of Evian the former Gruudenz-Polish Sag last year, and which last met in would soon fly over Danzig, Koenig-National Military Council, the London In February, will meetsberg (the capital of East Prussia), highest executive organ for mili- again to-morrow afternoon in the as well as over Elding (an important tary administration in the
port in East Prussia) and other towns. Chungking Government. The meeting, which is expected At a meeting in Bydgoszcz, one of
Political circles understand that the three days, will the speakers, M. Bielecki declared
Is designed reorganization
Foreign Office.
to last two or
to
be attended by representatives of that Poland must have a strong naval strengthen Gen. Chiang Kai-shek's about 30 countries, and will review base, and that Danzig must therefore hands and to accelerate the militar- the general situation regarding the become Polish. He also declared international problem of refugees that all regions outside of the present
tic disposition of the National from Germany.
Government. frontiers where Poles were
They had mostly milliary operations and were in-
meant that they were destroying crops and disturbing transporta tion,
TRIAL OF BRITISH OFFICER
Japanese Explain Kalgan Produce
PEIPING, July 18, THE Japanese army spokes- man to-day was slightly more explicit concerning the position of Lieut-Col. Spear, the British military attache now held by the Japanese on charges of espionage.
CONGRESS MOVING
AGAINST JAPANESE
WASHINGTON, July 18.
THE REPUBLICAN leader, Senator Vandenberg, has introduced a resolution into the Senate requiring the Government to give Japan six months' notice of the abrogation of the U.S.-Japanese treaty of amity and commerce of 1911.
This is apparently intended to clear the way for the Pitt- man resolution empowering the President to restrict the export of war materials to any Power violating the Nine-Power Pact.
Japanese 'Ultimatum'
To Soviet
Oil Concessions
On Sakhalin
At the request of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Mr. Cordell Hulf is at present considering whether the Pittman resolution violates certain clauses of the 1911 treaty.
The Vandenberg resolution also calls for the re-convening of the 1937. Brussels conference to determine whether Japan has not violated the Nine-Power Pact In respect of Chinese territory-Reuter.
White House Talks WASHINGTON, July 18,-An ex- traordinary night conference in.. tho' neutrality
hos been legislation arranged by the Administration and In their note to the Soviet re- Congress leaders at the White House.
MOSCOW, July 18.
garding the oil concessions at It is understood that those taking Sakhalin, to which they depart will include President Roosevelt, manded an answer no later than Mr. Cordell Hull, Senators Barkley and Pittman, and three Republican to-day, the Japanese have raised Senators Reuter. three points:
1.That judgment (300,000 roubles regarding coal and 200,000 roubles regarding oil), given becauso- Japan could not get a permit to import sufflelent goods to comply with the contract, should; ba waived. The Japanese Ambassador' asked for the Judgment to be waived, pointing out that the companies are faced with confiscation of their properties if they fall to comply with the judgment by
to-morrow.
Vladivostok,
Sea of Japan
SAKHALIN
sokro
JAPANE
EMPIRE
2.That the Soviet had failed to
n sufficient supply
number of workers.
3.-That the Soviet had refused to
permit steamers to lood all at three principal loading points.
The Japanese Ambassador made The spokesman denied the Tokyo Government on July 16 and sent
oral representations to the Soviet report that the trial had already written memorandum on July 16, started, and added that they recog- requesting the Soviet's reply by July nised that Col. Spear was a military 10. The Japanese considered that the attache and that he had a certain damage caused in this manner was diplomatic standing. But the crux of more important than that caused the matter was whether he had ex- by military operations—Tranz-| cooded his diplomatic duties and Ocean,
privileges, and the whole case re- solved round that point.
HANKOW DISPUTE
French, Japanese
The British delegate, Lord Winter-living, must become part of the Polish Commissier, consists of a Commeil of Reach Agreement
ton, will preside, and Mr. Myron republic. Taylor win represent the United
Argentine.British Wireless.
Royal Prefix To
ncor.
THE HANKO, the
members
The Military Affairs
eight members, a general affairs, States, and senator Henri Deranger ward by the speakers were endorsed Chiang Kai-shelt remains Chairman.
The territorial demands put for-board and clubt departments. Gen.. will represent France.
July 19. There will be a meeting of the vice-by the adoption of a resolution.
Eight members of the Council in- chairmen of the committee before the The principal speaker at meeting clude Generals Feng Pu-halang, Yen French Concession authorities general meeting. The vice-chairmen in Thorun, a Polish clergyman named Hsi-shan, Li Trung-jen, Chen Cheng, and the Chinese Special Muni- Dro representatives of the United Nowakowski sald: "Poland is now Li Chi-ahen, Tang Sheng-chin, Sung States, France Holland, Brazil and on the eve of an historic hour, in Che-yuan, and Admiral Chen Shao- cipal Government regarding the arrest by the French Municipal which the nation will be called upon kwan. to full her important task, The
police General Ho Yno-tsu is chief of the Council
of hour when our victorious engies will General Affairs Boerd. General Hou of the Central China Young administer a lesson to the eternal Yung-chang is chief of the strategical Men's Association on the anni- enemy of Foles and Slavs le drawing department. General Ho Ying-chin versary of the Lukouchigo in- chief of the milliary affairs depart-!
has been amicably The last German monument in ment, General Pal Chung-hsi chiar of cident, LONDON, July 18The army re- Upper Silesia, which reminded Poles the military training
department, settled. serve has been re-designated the in that district of the time when General Chen Cheng chief of the
Settlement of the dispute was con- Royal Army Reserve, and a silver the Germans were their masters, was political affairs department, General badre in
Lu Chung-lin chief of the martial law firmed as the result of the Interview the regular army reserves of officers, | shuette on Monday night-Tri18– the Royal Army Reserve, including Ocean.
of the transport department, General Murakami of the Japanese Amy's officers and other · runks, and the
mission and M. Ironside In Polond
Wu Sau-yu thief of the personnel special service supplementary reserve and multia-
WARSAW, July 18-General Edepartment, and Admiral Chen Shao- Roynaud, the acting Trench Consul men who remain in the army reserve mund Ironside spent the day ex-ment
kwen chief of the naval affairs depart-General at Hankow Demel. after completion of six months of changing official visits. He lunched training.
The National Aviation Commission with the Chief of the Ceneral Staff Gen.
The P.&O. liner Chitral which Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha announced and dined with Marshal Edward andere by Cem, Chiang Kai-she left Shanghal yesterday, is due here this in the House of Commons this
*PLEASE Turn To Page 4.. afternoon,Reuter Special
Army Reserve Name
He referred to a protocol attached to the basic convention of 1920 which opened negotiations with the Soviet and under which the Soviet promised to give all facilities and reasonable assistance to Japan in the concessions, He indicated that it it was found Japanese sources say they wish to settle the matter on a business basis that Col. Spear had done something against the Japanese army, it might but that they meet with no response,
be dimouit to recognise his diplomatic while Soviet sources refuse to make 15
standing. He was not aware whether any comment--United Press, the trial would be public or private.
Asked if a British official would be Invited to attend the trial, the spokes- man replied that he hoped so. He was in favour of foreigners attending the Spear court-marüül-Reuter, ·
Jewish Strike Commences Voluntary Curfew. As Protest
JERUSALEM, July 18. THE Jewish general traffic strike began at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Anglo-Italian Comradeship When We Were In
LATEST
See Back Pago For Further Late "Navs
DIE IN BIG
LINER
Boiler Explosion On N.D.L. Ship
BERLIN, July 18 THAT A boller explosion
Trenches Together aboard the 17,000 ton N.D.L
LONDON, July 18.
liner Berlin, which occurred on Monday night in the Baltic Sea THE comradeship in arms be- about 15 miles off Swinemuende, tween the British Empire and resulted in the loss of 16 lives, Italy in the Great War, is to be was confirmed hore to-day, commemorated in two forms.
It was stated that six other The Anglo-Italian committee of the people were injured by the ex- Imperial War Graves Commission has agreed that a tablet be placed by the plosion. Trans-Ocean. Commission in each of the British
40 ·Drowned! war cemeteries in Italy, to the effect
ANKARA, July 18-Forty are re- fallen sons, ported to have been drowned in Jews to remain at home for the thira- remembered with her tion of the strike. Only, in certain those of Italy who gave their lives in foods which have been devaslating
the Black Sea coastal villages. cases was permission given to break the same calise, this voluntary "curfew.”
A tablet similarly worded is to be Torrential rains have caused havoo, Police In Jerusalem, Jalla and placed at, or near the great Italian particularly in the tobacco-producing Haifa ware kept in a state of alarm monument at Asiago, which is the centro. during the strike, but so far polles centre of the actions in which bath The inhabitants of ten villages are intervention has not been necessary British and Italian troops part-marooned in the vicinity of Bivas Trans-Ocean,
Reuter.
be issued to members of destroyed by a Polish mob at Koenig-idepartment, Mr. Yu Fel-peng chief on Tuesday morning. Between Major" The Jawish authorities warned' all that on that spot the British Empire
appointed Vico-Chairman/Domel,
at about 5 pan. to-morrow.
cipated-Reuter Special.
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