1939-08-31 — Page 31

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 31, 1939.

"TELEGRAPH SPECIAL MESSAGES ON THE DANZIG CRISIS POLAND ORDERS MOBILISATION AS GERMAN TROOPS MASS ON BORDER

"LONDON, Aug. 30 (Reuter).—Reports from Warsaw state that a deerée of general mobilisa- tion was issued this afternoon. The decree does not amount to general mobilisation, but affects all trained reserves up to the age of 40.

Orders have been given for the conscription of horses, motor cars and bicycles, but these only apply to owners who receive a personal sum-[per Silosion electrical works, which | inons.

The communique. was issued simultaneously with the ap- pearance of posters calling up trained reserves. The posters draw especial attention to the entry of German troops into Slovakia.

Communique Issued WARSAW, Aug. 30 (Reuter).-- Simultomously with peters calling

up trained reserves, i contuteniqua Ima bren leared stating that reveral

Supply most of East Upper Silesia) will light and power. The electrical plant at Laziz is also to be destroy- ໄປ.

German Attitude

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH** BERLIN, Aug. 30 (UP).---The eflelally Inspired "Diplomatisele intomation to-day warmly wel- |comed the Dutch ail Belgan ofters¦ 4 mediation but at the same timel warned that "general mobdual.on”

Polish forces had exentest a serious-

Information made available to the ferenza pres to-day revealed the Tonal attitude in a statement :aying "there is no dubt but that the full Cericusnes

Pulane's general

months ago German pulley of R- gression toward: Poland tank the form of a press campaign, threatene ing statements by German leaders, systematic provocations, frontier in-mobilisation is reconized in Berlin." cidents, and an ever-increasing con-

It emphased that while the centration of armed forces mobilised change of diplomatic opinions on the on the Poland frontiers.

Polish-Gennin problem and beyond that on the new European arrange- ment is still being continued, Polishi "Chruvinisu" but finally

The latter nelivity directed against Danzig as well as territorial claims

ex-

made known by Germany, leave no|cipitated a measure of danger whicht de revisitrused unequivocally in War-

doubt that Poland is threatened,

All efforts al conciliation, wireh įraw.

will always be met with approval by

Polal, have hitherto found no cho Itering to Britain and France, it on the part of the German Govern- and the responsability rests on those; ment.

Taking into account them at

i twn countries, who "instead of putting

the brakes on this alleged Chauvin-

forks, am have constantly united it by re- und especially the entry of Graman jeomation and praise for the Polish troops into Slovakia, Poland is com-attituit "". neiled to strengthen its security hy dcleus.ve military meatures.

Informed Nazi sources continue to

The Polsh policy, which Wis Le optimistic of Germany and Big- never inspired by aggressive designs and coming nearer an agreement, against any other State, remains, unde pate the report. that Britain has changed.

relu to advise Poland to send an Beri.n to gotiate 011 Luvoy to Hitler's terms.

Corridor Closed

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BERLIN, Aug: The Germa

(Reuter)

press reports that

railway traffic between Berlin and East Prussia through the Corridor has been stopped by the Polish au- thorities.

The morning express from Marin burg to Berlin, which was guaranteed. by the German-Polsh State Banway in 1931, was not accepted by the Polish authorities,

From the Nazi viewpoint there is no reason why a settlement cannot he achieved "if only the German de- mands on Poland are met"

General Mobilization

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

WARSAW, Aug. 31 (Domei}, ---The Government issued general mobiliza-

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NEW YORK, 30 (Reu- liner French ter).-The Normandie, the German liner Bremen, and the British liner Acquitania will be permitted to sail carly in f the morning.

50 YEARS AGO

August 31, 1889.

C. M. C. AND

CURRENCY

Customs Duties To Be Paid At Set Rate

SHANGHAI, Aug. 31 (Ren- A banquet given last night, theter).A public notification sign- Emperor William, in drinking the ed by the Superintendent of

This action is being tormed, hire on orders at 1.30 o'clock 1his after-All Germans under 45 resident. In most cordial terms of the Emperor] 223ments of

as a "v.aint.on of a State treaty," anua Is denounced na another proof of the "impossible and intolerable state o affairs on the castern border of

Relch,"

the

Viewed in Serious Light BERLIN, Aug 30 (Reuter) German report that

Poland s ordered Reneral mublication tax attracted great attention here, and political elfetes declare that it crentes in "extremely rerious situation."

One political spokesman told "Reuter" that "this is a most singular reply to Sir Nevile Henderson's en- deavours. It is just another proof that the Poles rely on the guarante given, and Poland's action must be most awkward for Britain."

Best.

ATHENS, Aug. 30 (Reuter).

in Greece are returning to Ger- Coming at a moment when Berr litter reportedly has not yet made many and have been called up up his mind as to war or pence, the for military service. idden proclamation of mobilization orders by 15. Polish Government isi

WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (inter)

understood to have been calculated-The King of Italy has cabled a to bring further pressure in conjunc-reply to President Roosevelt's appeal, on with Britain and France to bear stating that Italy is doing whatever is pon Germany in secepting; the penceble to bring about peace with

Justice.

pls.

Warsaw Posters SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” WARSAW, Aug. 30 (Ruuter).- unarus ci possers have appeared on the walls in Warsaw this morning showing portraits of Marshal Smugly-

PARIS, Aug. 30 (Reuter).-Sixter thousand children. were evacuated from Paris to-day.

Emperor Francis Joseph ot Austria, declared that Germany wout Customs says:

"The public is hereby notified that hold Brmly to her aliance with AUB- trin, and that both sumien will fight in accordance with Government ins- shoulder to shoulder to maintain trence, The Emperor of Austria in reply spoke ructions effective on September 1. customs duties In William and the good feeling existing customs gold tuit notes or customs between the two countries,

gold unit cheques will not be accept- ef, and all customs duties fees will either be paid in Hwa Hsing dollars by Wandard dollars,

the

25 YEARS AGO

August 31. 1914,

be

Th Secretary of State for the The customs gold unit will remain Coishies announces that Arla, in der unchanged, but no account will he an Samon, surrendered to an expedi- taken of the depreciation of leeal try force, sent by the Governor of currency down to a minimum of six- bence. That is to say, the duty ew Zealand, on Saturday. The Freak Hurean states that Lord collecting rate will remain unaffected Kitchener has haueda atutement dentil the value of local currency has crising the British share in the four depreciated to below sixpence, and

the 23rd in the duty collecting

rate will days battle starting on which he ye

usted to meet the difference be- During this period, the Allies were orcupied In relating and checking the tween sixpenes and the market rate Germ advance and withdrawing toj for real currency.

"The exchange rate of the customs new lines of defence.

The battle began at Mona, na Sun- gold unit with the Iwa Hsing dollar A Permanent "Council of Minis-Ayaz restes a picture of tanks, acro-

and the standard dollar, together with day

The German altuek was stubbornly the exchange rate between the Intter ters for the Defence of the Statees, gure and marching troops.

They also five the following hills.

preted and repeated, but it was ctwa currencies, will be notified dally was to-night decreed by Herr Hitler!

from General Smily- The Government continues

pletely checked by the firitish front. "during the present political tension quotation

of attitude "Our only inaintato speech: aydz's recent

On Monday the Germans made vizor at the customs offices." abroad."

Lous efforts, with superior numbers, to of the Field-Marshal Hermann Coering answer to violence is force. We neutrality.

shall defeat the aggressor. in case The press generally records the im- prevent the safe withdrawal will be chairman of the committee,f war each man and woman without ression of hope of a peaceful settle-British force

Into the un drive which will comprise four other me}}}-

fortress of Maubenge. This was, frus hers, including Hitler's deputy, Herr distinction and age becomes a soklier, ment

trated and the enemy's tosses on both) days for exceed ours. Rudolf Hess.

to

Field-Marshal Goering has power

existing Relch Defence Council,

co-opt other members from the

Priest Killed

The new Council will be responsible

ad-

for uniforin management and ministration in economic affairs, and inay issue decres,

By Robbers

(Reuter) Shocking_Shanghai

Crime Reported

Railways Requisitioned PARIS, Aug. 30 decrce is being published to-morrow requisitioning

the railways. The deeree states that companies must be ready to put at the Govern ment's disposition all resources and means of transport judged necessary

Minister of War.

SHANGHA, Aug. 30 (UP),--- Father F. Le Breton, 69, a

to assure military transport by the French subject and Director of Commercial transport until further the Zikuwei Orphanage, WA

or partially found murdered at 6 p.m., to- orders, will be totally suspended according to the Ministry's day, needs. This applies equally 10 passengers and goods.

It was later stated that the requist tioning of the railways can come into effect at any time If judged necessary, before publication of the decree.

Poles Arrestad WARSAW, Aug. 30 (Reuter).-The Polish telegraphic agency alleges that two Polish delegates have been arrested by the Gestapo following

The police belloved that robpery was the motive for the murder.

Father Le Breton apparently died of suffocation, due to the fact that his feet and arms were bound nud his mouth heavily stuffed with cotton.

There were no other wounds,

BUDAPEST, Aur. 30 (Reuter) -- Anti-aircraft guns are mounted on! rifices here and the surrounding

strict

SIMLA. AUR. 30 (Reuter).^ Vice-Regal ordinance empowers the temporary requisitioning of vessels of the Royal Indinu Navy,

Death Squad Recruits

Special Corps To Bc Enrolled in Paris

ine Press Bureau announces to-day that a concentrated operation of some han bren #tLempted consequence against the Germans off Heligoland. A strong foren of destroyers were sup ported by cruisers and battle cruisers BERNE, Aug. 30 (Reuter).--The The submarines futercepted and ats and Swiss National Counell have un-tacked the German destroyers animously voted a bill granting full cruisers guarding the approaches to the power to the General Council with cost.

The action off Itellroland was for- regard to measures for the protection

tunata and fruitful. Destroyers were The country, and the maintenance heavily engaged with destroyers. All of Swiss neutrality.

British vessels returned in good order Twa German destroyers were sunk and] LONDON, Aug. 30 (UP). The many damaged.

The Art light cruiars squadron British Foreign Office announces that nk the inhiser battle run "Intransigeant" which gives the Britain has assured Denmark that ser squadron sank a cruisse of the address to which volunteers may Britain will respect Danish neutrality Roln elans. Another disappeared Injapply. as long as Germany does.

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The British ships Amethyst and Laertes

not heavy.

wunk.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PARIS, Aug. 30 (Router).-- An appeal for "volunteers for death" to form heroic suicide aquads is published by the paper

the mist, heavily afire and sinking. The volunteers would be enrolled DERNE, Aug. 30 (UP). The Swiss or damaged. British casualtion are for six months and would be en- trusted with particularly dangerous Federal Assembly to-day held an The British Fleet near Heligoland missions from which they were un- emergency session in which General sank three German cruisers and two ilicely over to return.

British yes ein Wore Henri Guhan, aged 65, was elected destroyers. No

The appeal is directed especially to to command the First Army Corps. The Press Burgau states that the men who through disability or

The Sudas peace-time my officers

concerned in

kilfully would be unable to endure the hard- normally does not have a military handled operation were Rear-Admirala shilps of ordinary service. chiel.

Beatty, Moore and Christian; and Com Both Houses of the Assembly voted medures Reyes, Tyrwhitt and Good- full emergency powers to the Govern- enough. ment.

was brought into yesterday afternoon,

their talks in Danzig with delegates Chungking Air Raid osto, Aug. 30 (UP)--The Foreign

of

this

age

Another price of war, the Friin New Habeas Corpus

Hongkong Harbour

10 YEARS AGO

Writ Issued

LONDON, Aug. 30 August 31, 1920.

(Reuter) Government has agreed to the Chinese other note to the Faraign Office In- With some modificatione, the Soviet] The Chinese Embassy is sending an-

Government's proposal to sign a joint mediately regarding the four Chinese declaration, settling the Sino-Russian prisoners. BERLIN, Aug. 30 (Reuter)-Herr dispute over the Chinese Eastern Rail- Meanwhile, tho solicitors who Foemler, lender of the Danzie Nazis. way.

acted in the recent proceedings on understood to be in Berlin nt

5 YEARS AGO

behalf of the four Chinese prisoners resent, but there is no confirmation It is revealed that a highly attractive in Tientsin, stated to-day that a new of a report that an agreement has offer has been made to F. J. Perry to application Hud been Jodged in bren signed between him and Hear turn professional and that it has been Shanghai, and would most likely be

definitely turned down, Hitler:

of the Danzig Senate regarding the

ainisters of Norway. Sweden. Den- supply of Polish foodstuffs to Danzig.

CHUNGKING, Ang. 31 (Central).mark, and Finland are meeling bere and the re-opening passenger

-Chungking is spending a nervous 'o-day and to-morrow to consider traffle between Tczew and Danzig. Ime sa Japanese planes are zooming the Scandinavian attitude towards

It is stated that the talks were suggested by the Danzig Senate, and over the city releasing their readly the European situation. held in a friendly atmosphere, but missiles. when the Pules left the conference building, they were promptly arrest- cd.

Factories Mined WARSAW, Aug. 30, (Trans-Ocean) -The Polish military authorities have mined all important industrial piants in East Prussin od Upper Silesia, and have planted dynamite

More than 20 raiders have broken |'nto_the_city in three squadrons. Up o the time of wiring, they are still over the city.

Mass Air Raids KWEILIN, Aug. 31 (Central). Mass air raids over a wide area in Kwangsi province were carried out

different groups yesterday.

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BUCHAREST. Aug. 30 (UP),~! is reported that Rumania has re-

non-nggression treaty with Hungary,} The towns bombed included Kwel-} Officials refused to make any hsien, Lłuchow, Tsienidlang, Nanning ment and Lungchow.

charges so that in case of invasion by a total of 54 Japanese planes la sumed conversations for a projected !

com-

Pirate Cannon Far Inland

heard on

Sdar To-day

LONDON, Aug. 30 (Trans-Ocean). Reports from Tientsin state that it has been oflelally announced that by the Germans, they can be destroy-

the four Chinese prisoners whose ed rather than abandoned to German

extradtion has been demanded by the Sa Full hands.

Japanese in connection with the Special dynamite squads have al-

murder of a pro-Japanese official, ready been assigned to duty and are

WARSAW, Aug. 30 (UP)~The An old swivel-type cannon like will be rurrendered to the Chinese ready to set off charges the moment More than a dozen civilian casual-Pallah Radio has werned alt versnir those used on pirate ships of 400 court in Tientsin on Thursday. Hb alamat is alven,

lies were inflicted in Lluchow. approaching the Polish Coast near years ago was found here in a pile The surrender 'will be made as a Tacories included are the famous Talenklang was raided twice. Fires the mouth of the Gulf of Danzig, to of scrap iron. No one was able to result of instructions by the British nitrogen plant in Chorzowz and Up- were started in Kwelhsien.

explain how it got this far, inland. | Government.

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