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Europe Calls Up More Men: Roosevelt Returns

PARIS. Aug. 23 (Reuter).| -It is officially announced that the Government has decided to call up a further contingent of reservists.

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Dutch Precautions SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ THE HAGUE, Aug. 23 (UP).—The Netherlands Prime Minister Doctor D. | | J. BeGierr fo-day returned from

brief holiday in Germany.

The Government han ordered all persona in Government service to contine their holidays to their own country where they may be reached at a moment's notice.

The Amsterdam Stock Exchange was slightly weaiter lo-day, except for United States iscues, which were lightly higher.

Irish Precautions SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BELFAST, Aug. 23 (UP).—The Government of Northern Ireland has

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MESSAGES ON THE DANZIG CRISIS In Berlin: Britons Calmly Evacuate As French Depart

LONDON, Aug. 23 (Domei).-A Berlin dispatch to the "Daily Mail" says that German troops have secretly been morning. ordered to prepare for marching into Poland on Friday

The orders were issued at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, accord-

LONDON. Aug. 23 (Reuter).---The | ing to the Berlin report.

London Stock Exchange to-day made

slight rally after initial marking BRITtish warninG REJECTED dows, and prices io most groups eled around the day's opening levels, with avensional gmail net gains.

Wall Street was easier.

P.&O. Liner To Avoid Mediterranean

LONDON, Aug. 23 (Router).--The P. and O. announce that the Strath. more, which left Southampton on August 19 for a Mediterranean four, has been Instructed to alter her itinerary, and she will now avold the Mediterranean.

Telephone Restrictions LONDON, Aug. 23 (Trans-Ocean). -Telephone conversations In Eng-

BERLIN, Aug.

New Egypt Cabinet Constituted

CAIRO, Ap. 18 (Havas).—King

the new Cabinet submitted by All

23 (Reuter).-The Park to-day opproved the list of official German news agency has issued Maher Pasha, Chief of the Royal a statement which reads:

"THE FUEHRER LEFT THE BRITISH AM- BASSADOR IN NO DOUBT THAT THE OBLIGA- TIONS ENTERED INTO BY THE BRITISH GOVERN. MENT CANNOT INDUCE GERMANY TO RE- NOUNCE HER RIGHT TO STAND UP FOR HER VITAL INTERESTS.

The meeting between Sir Nevile Henderson, the land must be limited to three minutes British Ambassador to Berlin, and Herr Hitler was very

acenriling to an order issued here to brief.

| night.

Cabinet Members of this new cabinet include:

All Maher Paska, Premler also taking Foreign and Home Affairs portfolios; Hussein Minister:

Serry Pagha, Finance Nokrachy Pasto, Education Minis-

ter;

Mahmud Shaleb, Communications; Saba Habachi, Commerce and in-

st

Mustofa El Shuringul, Justice

Minister;

Hifaut, Agriculture;

Bamed Mahmud, Health Ministers Abdel Kawi, Hamed, Public

urged the local authorities to take believed to be that during the present

The reason for the measure is The Ambassador merely handed over a document to Works; against

time, telephone calls In England are the Chancellor, also great that the exchange offices are

unable to cope with them.

precantonary.

measures hostile air attack". and has appealed to citizens to enrol national service work.

fur

The rush of phone calls is chiefly explained by the fact that orders are given over the wires in connection with defence measures and other military preparations throughout the Address To Army

Planes Fired Upon? BERLIN, Aug. 23 (Reuter)-A German passenger plane, flying be tween Berlin and Danza, is alleged to have been shot at by Polish anti-|country, aircraft guns,

The offlela German news agency describes the incident as "unheard

A Warsaw message says that the Polish news agency is authorised to deny the German report that Poles fired on two German planes, The alency Bays that no such incident accurred.

French Preparations

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Sir Nevile Henderson has not yet returned to Berlin from seeing Herr Hitler, and no information about the Berchtesgaden meeting is available from British sources. REckless gerMAN MOOD

Saleh Harb Pasha. Defence; Abedel Rahman Azam, Wakis (Ad- ministration of gifts and bequests for

the

mosques):

Shazli Pasha, Social Welfare; Ibrahim Abdel Hadi and Mohamed

Aly Alluba Pasha, State.

Ministers f fur Parliamentary Affairs.

The

Saadist

party agreed to enter the Cabinet after lengthy negotia- It is regarded here as significant of the German mood though they promised to support the tons, while the berals refused, BERLIN, Aug 23 (Iteuler)-Gen- that the Berlin authorities gave out this abrupt version participated in the late Cabinet and al van Brauchitsch, Commander-in-

Both these parties Chief of the Army, will address the of the meeting before Sir Nevile Henderson returned to have the majority in Parliament German Army over the wireless on Saturday evening from 8 pan, to 8.30,

Gibraltar Precautions

the northern

Berlin.

Meanwhile, tension is En- doubtedly increasing in Berlin, and there are few hopeful signs| to report.

The good signs, however, are

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PARIS, Aug 23, (Trans-Oeran),—

Gibraltar is now in an advanced French military preparations are in state of military preparedness in all full swing, as may be seen by visiting defences. any of the principal railway stations stations, which have been manned the continued optimism of well-

including anti-aircraft near Paris, notably the Gare de L'Est The boot defences at which is the starting point of the entrance of the harbour are also in informed Germans, and the fact main lines to the French eastern position.

that there is no slackening per- frontler

Cafes bordering the square in fronten-confined to barracks". Offers the Tannenberg ceremony

Troops of the garrison have been ceptible in the preparations for of the station are crowded with sold have concelled their engaguments.

rs, among them being those belong- A military authority stated that int to the shock ballations of the quiet preparations had been made Maginot Line.

There are also numerous officers ind men of the reservists.

Regarding the Cabinet Council to be held on Thursday, with President Lebrun in the chair, it is stated in

for all eventualities.".

London Emergency

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Aug. 23 (Router), -Steps

an

on

Sunday, or the Nuremberg Party Congress curly in September.

The British colony is still waiting calmly for advice to leave the country, but French residents are already packing and proceeding to the tourist offices for tickets.

political circles that two reports will were taken throughout the country to be presented. Premier Dalidier will day to ensure that the authorities in

port on the defensive measures charge of street lighting, and owners Poles have received no instructions; drea taken, as well as those en- of electric advertising signs, shall be to leave.

and M. Bonnet will report ready for action in the event of The anti-Polish atrocity campaigni on the International political situa emergency "lights out" order.

in the newspapers continues more tion, following the announcement of The Home Office has instructed strongly than ever. the German-Russian

local authorities to take steps to see

Labour's Firm Stand that hpact.

street lampa could be ex- tinguished at any

LONDON, Aug. 23 (Reuter) —The time considered National Council of Labour has issued necessary.

communique stating that after re-, SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Police

villed London premises viewing the international situation, ABOARD THE U.S.S. LANG, Aug. exhibiting neon sigus and asked the the Council ugain declared its desire

It is added that the Council will also discuss the position of Hungary. Roosevelt Returns

European situation.

This step is

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23(UP)-President Roosevelt his owners to arrange the lighting so that for a Just and peaceful settle- cut short his vacation and is return-it could be immediately switched off ment FAR EAST FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL LTD.g to Washington on account of the in the event of similar to that taken on of the Labur movement that of International dis- putes, but it repeated the determina- Fishing Abandoned

during the September crisis,

there should be no weakening in the NEW YORK, Aug. 23 (Reuter),—| The Air Raid Precautions depart policy of collective resistance to any President Roosevelt, who is on afment has instructed local authorities further aggression by the German

་.་ holiday cruise in the

to ensure in case of need that street Government. cruiser! Tuscaloosa, has abandoned his plans lighting and all other lighting could

Viscount Halifax is giving a short for a fishing trip to the Gulf Stream, Immediately be extinguished or con- broadcast at 8.30 p.m., G.M.T and has ordered the 'ship to speed cealed, but with aids to trafle pro-morrow from Downing Streel. The back to Sandyhook.

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The President, who will arrive at Washington to-morrow afternoon said) he was "gravely concerned over the European crisis."

Ile was silent with regard to what steps he was contemplating.

White House officials emphasised

villed,

to-

speech will be relayed throughout

air raid warning system in readiness.

Steps have been taken to place the the Empire and the United States.

Dutch Will Be Noutral All telephones, including the alr THE HAGUE, Aug. 23 (Trans- raid warning system will be munnett Ocean)-Dutch political quarters now lo-night,

take a much calmer view of the in-. ternational, situation.

Although making possible prepara-

that the President's decision to return 63 Die As Vessel ions throughout the country against

was made entirely on his own initia- tive, despite the State Department. advising him that it was safe to delay

his return until Friday morning

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the possibility of war, the conviction prevails that the Netherlands will remain outside the conflict, and even war between other notlons may yet be prevented,

This belief, however, is based more on a "hunch" than on any tangible

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BAHIA, Aug. 23 (UP)-The Na- he felt it was necessary to tional Telegraph Agoney to-day states keep abreast of the fast-changing that 03 persons, 40 of whom were convictions. International conditions, Mr. Cordell passengers, perished to-day through Hull, Secretary of State, to-day broke the capsizing and sinking of the WASHINGTON, Aur. 23 (Reuter). off his fortnight's hollday at White coastal steamer, Itacare at the entrance The United States Department of Sulphur Springs, and left for to beos Harbour to the south of Agriculture has announced

that

Washington.

Sir Ronald Lindsay the British Ambassador, conferred to-day with Mr. Summer Wellcs, the assistant Secretary of State.

Bahia.

nine countries-India, Egypt, Brazil.

Only the Captain and First Officer, Britain, France, Russia, the Sudan, together with one child, were saved. Peru and Mexico will send repre

It has been reported that the ship sentatives to the International colton was engulfed In an enormous wave, conference on September 5.

new Cabinet.

when acting together.

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