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The Roving Reporters. WHILE NEW YORK SLEEPS

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Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

MILITARY ACTIVITY

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The service between London and Amsterdam has been reduced from nine to seven plines dolly.

State Of War

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BERLIN, Aug. 24 (Trans-Ocean). besieging the travel agencies, where-A state of war reigns in Polish a tremendous run un tickets for Eat Upper Silesia, according to re- abrond is being experienced.

ports reaching here.

The Embassy Is the scrue of feverish activity instead of the usual diguided calm.

Secretaries, in their shirt sleeves, are working day and night for 4 hours in order to keep abreast of the work.

The British Consulate is thronged with enquirers.

August 25, 1939.

titude will be the same as that shown during the Great War.

India Prepares

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" DOMBAY, Aug. 24 (Domel),--The Viceroy and Governor-General of Indin, Lord Linlithgow, held was Im- portant conference with high military Metals on Wednesday to discuss

the European crisis.

*I'he Polish inilitary authorities have ordered hospitals 10 be measures to be taken in the face of evacuated. And

be helt In readiness for millary

It is understood that military pre- Use, while emergency hospitals

being parations in India have already been arc

completed.

announced that wor It established.

All schools and all assembly halls materials will be imported duty free.

Air rald

being precautions are are being used for billeting troops.

Despite the fact that Polish frontier carried out in Bombay and other im- villages are already overflowing with portant cities, while important - fac- troops, more transports are arriving, lories and establishments are camou- French Troops Called Up

as other vehicles stood to have prepared for the calling PARIS, Aug. 24 (Router).While at excles, as

been requisitioned the up of reserve forces. men are hurrying to join unita ali ve

France to-day, the Cabinet, military authorities, under M. Lebrun unanimously up-

Even women and children, as well)

Berlin is sweltering in a heat wave, and the sunny streets do not reflect

The international situation.

over

According to well-informed circles,

All privately- -owned motor cats Anged. The Government is under-

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Striko Called Off | proved the new military measures aged people are being ordered to

LONDON, Aug. 24 (Reuter).- dig trenches and help in the erection After a two-hour meeting with taken by M. Dalodier.

the of tortillations.

Minister of Labour, the executive of I members of the Government attached Well-to-do Poleg living ngap the the Asunelated Society of Locomotive Jess importance to the text of the borders have sent their familes into Engineers and Firemen stated that German-Soviet

to the the Interior of Poland, and all el part tha underlying Intentions of the negotia- trains to Cracow and Warsaw are the strike had definitely been called

tors.

What concerned them most was to discover whether the pact was un excuse for Russia to retire into isola- tion, or a cal agreement for colla-

oration between the countries.

The posibility of the formation of a National Government if the situ Hon grows worse being discussed In Government circles, following af

M. Daladier meeting of the council. would proceed to such a step by ap pealing for national unity.

Private vehicles are being requisi- tioned and special teams are ruuning from the termint for reservists.

re-

Long-distance telephones are served for official crimummandou Res.

Families are evacuating Paris, undi aecuplanes and trains to England are

crowded.

The streets, nevertheless, are calm, at there is no sign of nervousness, |but clear evidence that the country is tanding unanimously behind វti Government. Italian

Ships Cancel Sailings ROME, Aug 24 (Trana-Orean). The Halian Iners Conti di Savola and Augustus, which were to have left Genoa to-day for North and South America respectively, have postponed their departure.

Germany Rampant

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN. Aug. 24 (UP) Thousands of German reserves being called to the colours.

overcrowded.

off.

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Fleet In North Sea

British Precautions SPECIAL TO THE "TELCOA&PH" COPENHAGEN, Aug. 24, (Trans- ; Occan)According to an announce-Beitists Broadensting Corporation to- LONDON, Aug. 24 (UP) The ment by the Danish radio service this evening, numerous Bellish war- day announced a navigational warn- ships have been observed from ing that certain channels Into Scapa Kristiansund

Flow are closed und also that ship- In Norway.

guarding unspecified

The warships are sald by observera ping must follow a special marked to be exercising between Skigen in channel between the forts Denmark and the Norwegian coast,

Portsmouth, owing to The newspaper Social Demorra-!"structions." en remarks that these observations tally with

reports from Danish vessels which passed through Shaggerrak on Wednesday,

These ships reported that British worships were scattered at intervals of about two kilometres throughout the channel between Skagen and the southernmost point of the Norwegian const.

Stock Exchange Reaction

LONDON, Aug. 24. (Reuter).- Following overnight news of the International situation, the London Stock Exchange prices were marked lower, with dealings possible only by direel negotiations.

About noon the minimum pricesi were fixed for gill-edged securities. I giving

ving the whole list a steadier ap pearance,

Commodities were generally quiet, apart from fair activity in wheat and ure colton, and to a lesser extent sugar. On the foreign exchanges, business that was

was confined to the adjustment of positions, althougir dollars were stili the demanded against sales of gold. French frontier, presumably to rein-Silver advanced a penny to 10 d. on Iack of sellers and in the face of o moderate demand.

Reports from Brussels state German troops have been sighted the Rhineland moving towards

force the defences there.

An official statement was made to the Press here to-day saying that; the statements made by Mr. Cham- berlain and Lord Halifax have made no Impression on German political circles.

Will "Destroy" Poland

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Aug. 25 (UP)—Hitler is quoted by the most reliable sourees here as inving told the Danzig High Commissioner, Professor Burckhardt, during their recent meeting, that he will destroy Poland if the Poles con-1

Ger- tinued their "provocation" to many.

He is reported to have added that Britain and France would also be! destroyed if they aided Poland.

Evacuation From London LONDON, Aug. 24 (Trans-Oceán). The systematic evacuation of wo- men and children from London began on Thursday morning by order of the responsible authorities.

Persons affected by the order are being transported by rail and rond places in the country already designated to receive them.

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Minister Sccs King

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON. August 24 (UP).—Lord i Chatfield, Minister for the Co-ordina-} tion of Defence, was received in audience by His Majesty the King at Buckingham Palace to-day.

Air Lines Resume

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" AMSTERDAM. Aug. 24 (UN).-- The Dutch K. L. M. Airlings have announced that they are resuming) service between Amsterdam, Mon- chester and Liverpool to-day.

These services were cancelled yes-i terday on account of the shortage of pilots consequent upon the Dutch mobilisation.

Other air services which were can- celled yesterday remain suspended, | including that from Amsterdam to Cologne, Frankfurt, Milan and Rome and also from Amsterdun to Chrle- tiana.

Wall Street was easy.

Australian Offer

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SYDNEY. Aug. 24 (Domel)-The Prime Minister Mr. Menzies to-day issued a statement pledging full co- operation with the home Government If Brital is involved in n

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