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XO WATЯAX#F SATURDAY, AUGUST 26.

1939.

凡二十月七

France and Britain Calmly

Britain Calmly Await Herr Hitler's

ROOSEVELT'S APPEAL EUROPE FAINT PEACE

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LONDON, Aug, 25 (UP).—Europe sees but a faint and grim hope of peace in President Roosevelt's appeals and continues to speed up preparations for war.

In London, it is felt that the climax is near and will possibly come when Hitler gives his speech at the Tannenberg celebrations... on-

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By Mac

"IT SEZ 'ERE THAT HITLER'S PLAYIN' ON OUR NERVES."

A.

Labour Party Manifesto To The German People

LONDON, Aug. 25. (Reuter). — The British Labour Party in a message

Sunday.

Britons have assumed that Hitler will ignore the Roosevelt appeal but hope that President Moscicki of Poland will accept, thus put- ting the spotlight on Hitler as the aggressor,

Meanwhile, the British and French Governments, urmed with extraordinary emergency | | powers, have proceeded Lo deliberately prepare for the

worst eventuality.

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The Home Fleet, reinforced by 133

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CHURCHILL ||Action May Follow The Oration

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LONDON, Aug. 25 (Rcu- ter)-It is understood in authoritative Government cir- cles that changes are envisaged in the Cabinet in the event of

war.

HITLER SHROFFS

UP HIS SPEECH

BERLIN, Aug. 25 (Reuter).--Herr Hitler is The present plan is to invite at work here putting the final touches, and Opposition leaders to partici-recasting in the light of the latest developments,

Conservative ex-Ministers and

pate in the Government,

At the same time, there will his speech for Tannenberg on Sunday.

Even more than usual secrecy is maintained about its contents, and even more than the usual number of rumours are current.

be an Inner Cabinet, which is likely to include the Prime Minister, Viscount Halifax, Sir John Simon, Lord Chatfield, Mr. Clement Attlee (if he will serva), Sir Archibald Sinclair. and Mr. Winston Churchill,

The numerical strength of the Cabinet may be increased, and include the former Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden.

The largest school of thought here believes that the

| Fuehrer will state his case on Sunday and act on Monday.

German Ships To Stay In Port

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BERLIN, Aug. 26. (UP)., -It has been officially an- nounced that Germany has cancelled the Tannenberg celebrations, which were scheduled for to-morrow.

It was also officially announced that the German Government

ships to remain in or return to

has ordered German merchant German ports,

;

Border Clash

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WARSAW, Aug. 28 (UP).—A Ger-

when soil last night

Polish and

man soldier was killed on Pulish German patrols clashed near Pelly on the Polish East Prussion frontier.

Tension Growing LONDON. Aug 23 (Router)

There are indications in Britain of growing European tension,

German vessels loading at ports to- day received Instructions from their

Some even suggest that he will produce Rhineland tactics and tell the world that the German army is already owners to return not later than to

on the march.

Pressure On Sterling: Violent Fluctuations

LONDON, Aug. 25 (Reuter).—Higher gold prices together with the depreciation of sterling was responsible ine of battle suur stretching for improvements on the London Stock Exchange to-day, the Orkneys to Norway's Skagerrig notably among Kaflirs, internationals and oils, but business generally continued to be mainly a matter of direct negotiation.-

at the entrance to the Baltic,

arc

London telephones Jammed with Government priorly calls.

London crowds showed the British national spirit last night when they: gathered in Whitehall, where they remained to a Inte hour. They sang "Rule Britannia" as Mr. Chamberlaini entered No. 10 Downing Street.

French Mobilisation

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BRITAIN, POLAND

The decision by the authori- ties to allow sterling to find its

PARIS, Aug. 26 (UP)-Assuming SIGN PACT

that President Roosevelt's Jast hour efforis will be rejected, France las ¡not ceased to mobilise the nation for

war.

the

pawn to-day broke with frontiers jammed with armed men as they have never been since the World War.

All Contingencies Covered

morrow, and one left to-day without cargo.

Homeward-bound Britons trebled Some even suggest that he the number of arrivals at Croydon will produce Rhineland tactics airport, 1,500 disembarking from nir and tell the world that the Ger-liners which had left people lining up

at French man army is already on the

airports, Toe Continental escorted tours march,

trum England have been cuncelled A small minority think that he until further notice. will merely issue an ultimatum, or set proposals, and then clear the matter up at the Party Congress.

Poace Offer?

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Canada's Precautiona OTTAWA, Aug. 25 (Router)-The spectacular will induce him to sur-Minister of Defence, Mr. Mackenzie, prise the world with real peace has announced that the leave of ali offer

members of the permanent forces has One thing that cannot be expeel- been cancelled. ed. ls that he will agree to the maintenance of the status quo in Dantly and the Polish Corridor.

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LATEST

PUPPET PROTEST TO HONGKONG

CANTON, Aug. 20 (Domel),--Tho

Russia As Mediator own level in order to conserve the possiblity of a Five-Power Con- There are even those who suggest the country's resources in the ference in Moscow under the pre- event of war led to violent flue-sidency of M. Stalin, now that Ger- tuations in the dollar-sterling many, as well as Britain and France, exchange rate and the price of sit at the table with

have demonstrated their abiliy

the Soviets. People are wondering whether proportionate to the volume of something along these lines was business in both markets.

suggested between Herr von Ribben trop and M. Molotoff. It is recalled Sterling fell to 4.3000 in terms of that it was broadly hinted that other the dollar compared with the pre-questions besides the non-aggression viously pegged level of 4.0812, but it poet were discussed in Moscow. subsequently closed around 4.4800, LONDON, Aug. 25 (Reuter).

Berlin gossip, for some time, hos The strength of the doller -An agreement of mutual as-reflected in the price of gold which of a

was been revolving around the suggestion passed that of last September which Poland, signed to-day at the Business was faler effected up to announce war on Sunday and peace Chinese provisional government has

The mobilisation has already sursistance between Britain and was offelally fixed at 150s. 6d. come of a very short war and a big peace pared withi 148s. Ed. yesterday. There is a chance that Hitler wil topped 1,500,000 men, and at the Foreign Office by Viscount Hali-154s. an ounce, establishing an un-a week later at the Party Congress, lodged a protest with the Govern present rate of progress the two fax and the Polish Ambassador, oficial high record, but with a rally but it is remotely Improbable. million mark will soon be passed.

ment Hongkong regarding the as- The French Premier will resume consists of eight articles laying in sterling, gold closed around 1513. is conferences early this morning down the circumstances in which

sassination of Mr. Shen Bung, nephew when he will receive reports of the the parties will come to each

of Mr. Wang Ching-wel.

The protest claims that the outrage other's assistance.

occurred because Hongkong au- A Foreign Office statement anys High banking quarters regard the

thorities failed to accord ample pro that the agreement replaces and gives recent emergency financial mensures

(Reuter),

tection to

to Mr.

Shen, who it is nd- He has began to prepare a radio formal effect to the provisional agree-

mlited,

Wax a a high official of the speech in which he will reiterate incat reached between, the United taken by the Bank of England ondThe British and French staff

MOSCOW, Aug. 25 (Reuter). Canton provisional government. France's. anxiety to avold a conflict Kingdom and Poland during Colonel the bank rate and the Axing of talks with the Soviet, are over,sary formalities to maintain his re- the Treasury, such as the raising of

Mir, Shen has gone through neves- but also their unshakeable determina- Beck's visit to London lost spring.: tion to fight if Hitler will not laten and announced in the House of Com minimum prices on gill-edged hol- and the British and French understood to have further pointed sidence ki Hongkong, the protest was dings as obviously the wisest that missions are leaving to-morrow. out. mens on April

be The statement adds that

could it is situation.

jaken In the present

A Paris report says that according of the

Moscow correspondent of. regarded 05 Ravar, Marshni and officials say that doubtless they the Nazi-Soviet pact, the will conserve the resources of the Government considered negotiations Soviet country, as all are co-related

and with France and Britain had viewed as an integral part of a new, further object. if only temporary policy..

progress of mobilisation."

Daladior's Broadcast

to reason.

As no outlet to their tense emotions,

Wall Street was. Irregular.

Emergency Measures LONDON. Aug. 25-

MOSCOW STAFF TALKS ENDED

to the

VOLUNTEERVing the of thes to take up arms, governments that negotiations for the reassuring preceautionary, incastures, leaders of the missions that owing to to the German people to. PROMOTIONS the Communists for Stalin's "treason" speedily and satisfactorily concluded, night, states:

the

Gene

The raising of the bank rate has for

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as hundreds of thousands of men are lively source of satisfaction to bathi the publle are venting their rage on present agreement have been which endorses the Government's i Several officers of the Hongkong decision that all negotiations with

Give All Support "Your Government has just Volunteer Defence Corps luve re- Moscow are ended.

Article 1 of the agreement provides made a pact of non-aggression celved promotion recording to a notice As the Reichwher filled thethat should one of the contracting. with Moscow.

which appeared in the Government Siegfried Line A Government,

with man power, parties become engaged in hostilities its main purpose the restriction of by Gazelle this morning.

M. Franck L. N. Dupuy, Consul for which for six years you

scales the Maginotwith 'n European Power as a const burrowing of money In Britain for France in Hongkong, resumed charge have

Captains T. Addis Martin and 11.Line has been balanced been told, was your

and quence of aggression by the latter, private enterprise, which major enemy, is now, transferred over be Mptors; Lis. T. R. Way, H. A. de B.face one another 03 3 Full warmedlately give the party cogaged in eastons.

Hotelho, A. N.. Braude, F. A. Red footing night into an historic friend.

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Additionally, the higher bank rate "British Labour tells you with all Rees and Second Lts. C. W. L. Cole

mord

should discourage withdrawals of solemnlly that this pact has made no and N. Garland have been promoted to the Fuelurer's talk with his Foreign of Article 1 will also apply In the

The French attach vita!

Article a states that the provisions foreign balances. difference at all to the position of to be Captains; Second Lt. S. V. Git-Minister Inst night. It is believed the event of any action by a European sterling has for its primary objective Freeing the exchange rate for Britain and France.

tins, W. II. Owen, F. V. V. Ribeiro, talk will have n decisive influence on Power indirectly life Independence gold resources in the event of an "Germany needs row materials and G. P. Ferguson, C. Austin, D. J. N. Hier's

which clearly threatens, dires: the, conservation of the country's foodstuffs. If war comes she WIL find it very hard to obtain them for Anderson und E. M. Bryden have been plans.

of one of the contracting parties, and

and emergency.

G. Williams have been promoted to the French and German armies the other contracting party will im- should nwalt more propitious

can and of the French Conisillate on August 16.1

the

M. Wood, J. Watson, G. F. Hitler's decision fine, awaiting hostilities alt support and assistance

for war or for peace. In its powers.

the British and French command the acas.

promoted to be Lieutenants.

Importance

history-making

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been

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was of such A nature that the party It is also pointed out that the fix- It Is announced in the "Gazette" LONDON. Aug. 25, (Reuter)... ¡in question considered it vital to ring of minimum prices of gl-edged that Extra police have

sist with armed forces. Should one securites was done last September, German people. We have been, the Jant Mr. Taliti, Consul-General for placed at dit buddings of importance of the contracting paules become en- and is simply & precautionary willl are your friends. We do all in of the Japanese Consulate on August throughout the country following the gagod, in hostilities with a European sure to prevent prices from falling. our power to tell you

the truth now 18.

discovery by Scotland Yard of a Power in consequence of action by before It is too late.

now.I.R.A., plot to make a concerted that Power which threatened the lo "I peace can be saved now-arid | The appointment is officially noti-attack on Government buildings. dependence or neutrality of -another In London, the Admiralty, Home European State, in such a way as to

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U.S. Not Worried WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Router). -Announcing that Britain has noli-

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MYSTERY TALK: ENVOY LEAVES FOR LONDON

LONDON, Aug. 25 (Router).It is officially confirmed that Sir Nevile Henderson, the British Ambassador, saw Harr Hitlor this afternoon.

In addition to Sir Nevile. Henderson, the Fuchter also received the French, Italian and Japanese Ambassadors this afternoon, according to the official German news agency. A

It is also stated that Herr von Ribbentrop was present. it was later stated that. Sir Nevila. Henderson is flying to London to-morrow morning to report to Viscount Halifax.