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SEPTEMBER.. 1,.
1939. 日八十月七
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British Naval Mobilisation: Further Reserves Called Up
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SERIOUS DETERIORATION IN Britain SITUATION BECOMES EVIDENT For Next
Censorship Instituted: Mass Evacuation Commences: Nation's Quiet Resolution To Face Emergency
LONDON, Aug. 31 (Reuter).—In continuation of the measures already adopted, it has been decided to complete naval mobilisation and to call up the remainder of the re- gular army reserve, the supplementary reserve and the air force volunteer reserve.
It is pointed out that the order includes completion of naval
mobilisation, but is not a general mobilisation.
The announcement adds that officers and men will await further instructions, which will be made by each of the three service depart-
Final
Decision Imminent
ments.
CENSORSHIP INSTITUTED
LONDON, Aug. 31 (Reuter).-Telephone communi- cation between Britain and abroad has been temporarily suspended,—and wireless service has also been Įtemporarily suspended.
All outward news-telegrams are subject to censor- ship as from 7 p.m. to-night. |AIRCRAFT RESTRICTED
Warsaw And Berlin Think Crisis At Hand
LONDON, Aug. 31 (Reuter).—Stringent restrictions WARSAW, Aug. 31 on all Civil aircraft in the United Kingdom, including (Trans-Ocean)-The Polish those entering, have been announced by the Air Ministry. Telegraph Agency says that
|3,000,000 TO EVACUATE developments are now so rapid that a final decision seems to be imminent.
LONDON, Aug. 31 (Reuter).-The evacuation of London's school-children will commence at 8 a.m. G.M.T., BERLIN ANXIETY -- to-morrow, after which rail and road services for BERLIN, Aug. 31 (Trans-ordinary passengers will be severely curtailed for the Ocean)-Political quarters here text three or four days between the hours of 8 a.m. and declared this evening that the general situation had become 5 p.m. more critical in the course of the day.
Accentuation of the criats attributed firstly to general mobiil- sution in Poland, which become known on Wednesday, and secondly 10 further mobilisation
measures
taken by Britain, which are prac-
tically tantamount to general möbill- 90, sation.
Informed quarters state that Polish general mobilisation must be regarded as a manoeuvre la torpedo the Anglo- German negotiations..
evacuated with their parents.
tension has greatly by the Minister of Health.
Gorman Claim
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY
Altogether, over 3,000,000
per
skeleton stails,
time
ordinary
*:-
ton-
HITLER BROADCAST
NEW YORK, Aug. 31 (UP).The Berlin representative ・of the National Broadcasting Company announces that Hitler
is expected to make an important broadcast to-night.
Poland Ignores Berlin Demands TEXT OF VITAL NOTE PUBLISHED
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Soviet Ratifies Treaty
Move
оп
BERLIN, Aug. 31 (UP). ---Competent Nazi 'sources state that the outcome of the crisis depends whether or not Poland is rendy to negotiate with Germany
Germany's terms.
on
The decision, they state, is up to Poland, Hitler has not receded from his position in demanding (an agreement for the return of the Danzig Corridor to the Reich
tlons.
Violent Attack On as a prerequisite to the negotin- British Diplomacy
The British mobilisation bas apparently been timed to exert the MOSCOW, Aug. 31
greatest possible Influence on the balance towards peace. (Reuter). It is reported Brital's preparations have been that the Soviet Parliament brought into effect with a great burst
of speed. has ratified the Soviet- The Admirally has announced that German non-aggression all men, when they are called up, pact.
BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
must proceed immediately to their depots without awaiting an individuai summons.
The Navy has almost completely been mobilised but the order means that a few additional vessels will be
remambig capa
Military Mission?
BERLIN, Aug. 31 (UP) —The contents of the
„BERLIN. Aug. 31 (UP).- 11 Chamberlain-Hitler (exchange of messages, which have The German Government to-day reght into commission to fill the been made public, reveal that up to midnight on August formally ratified the Non- The officinis have declined to ost- 30, the Germans understood that a Polish representative Aggression Pact with Sovietmate the total number of men or
ahips. Russia, coincident with ratifica- would arrive in Berlin with full powers to negotiate.tion by the Supreme Soviet. These latest orders are tantamount to complete mobilisation, they He did not arrive, therefore the publication of the letters reliable sources that a Russian Mill-reserves unmobilised.
It has been learned from the most leave only part of the possible air is now being made.
tary Mission is arriving in Berlin op
Storling. Breaks It is revealed that the agenda Friday.
NEW YORK, Aug. 31 (Reuter). The Mission of the proposed negotiations Russian General and is composed of sterling broke badly as
L6 headed by On the foreign exchanges 10-day with Poland contained 16 points. high officers of the Soviet General threat seemed to be more
The gist is that, Danzig should be Staff. returned to the Helch; the bottle-neck
and in view of the announcement Corridor should join the Reich and that the Soviet-German pact of non- the London Stock Exchange
Many quarters here are hinting that evacuation had begun and that MOSCOW, Aug. 31 (Reuter).ast Prussia; plebiscites should be aggression is more than a mere pledge |—Â considerable increase in the held in Danzig and the Corridor not to fight each other.
closing. certain time under an Soviet standing army is providnternational commission, and that ed for in a conscription bill in-here should be a Polish-German troduced in the Soviet Parlia ommittee who would regulate rela- ment this afternoon. ·
NEWS FLASHES
Marshal Voroshllov, who intro- duced the bill, said: "The entire
warld is preparing for was, and w shall not be caught unawares."
•
MADRID, Aug. 31, (Reuter) General Franco has created a supreme general staff under his immediate orders as the "highest military gune antee of Spain's liberty of action in
*
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within
long in detail,
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**Brusque Rejection"
the
war
ominous
Was
Sterling temporarily slumped to Military Agreement? **
4.27,-then-moderately rallied.
Meanwhile, other currencies show- LONDON, Aug 31 (Trans-Ocean).{ed very erratle and sudden move- Political circles here talk about the ments, with several rising as sharply possibility of concrete agreements of 'as sterling declined. a military nature having been con- With
ali pegs removed and PLEASE Turn To Page 4.
It is sold the agendo was handed chuted between Germany and the stabilisation funds husbanding re-
the British for transmission to Soviet Union relating to co-operation Warsaw. The fact that the Poles did between the two countries against hot answer is characterized in Berlin Poland.
is a "brusque rejection."
This hypothesis is strengthened
the age for conscription
10 to 18, which will have the effect
LATEST
HITLER PLAN REJECTED
Children will be entrained at 72 underground stations. Besides the railways, a large number of trams ind trolley buses will be needed and those can only be
It was declared at a press confer-y the news received of movements provided by their withdrawal from ordinary routes.
ace that the Polish representative of Soviet troops on the Polish fron- The general public is advised equipping of their First Air Stations
who had been expected had not tler, as well as by the announcement only to travel if compelled to do and to man the control centres with
arrived and that the Polish Minister, Soviet Union will be in M. Lipsky, che
at the called the event of armed conflict"
Foreign Omee. Green Lino coaches and
result, as he was not equipped of increasing the annual contingent without General Vigon, his most brilliant with full powers to negotiate. country buses will be curtailed
Soldiers Take Charge staff strategist, has been appointed in Under the German demands,
of recruits by about half a million. or withdrawn.
LONDON, Aug. 31 (Reuter).— command of the new General Staff.lebiscite was to have been held It is estimated that over 400,000 London
Molatoff's Diatribe during the crisis has
within 12 months. During the transi- children will be evacuated
from presented a striking twin picture of ROME Aus. 31. (cute) Station way to be governed by an internu- In a statement lasting nearly an hour. COMMUNICATION.
MOSCOW, Aug. 31 (Trans-Ocenn). (Reuter). tory period the territory in question about 2,000 schools in the London war and peace, with the According to a version circulated County Council area, including about peaco in London, Hitler allegedly declared 250,000
chlidren
happenings
occurring army be divided into two groups, tional commission. Gdynia was to M. Moloto, the Foreign Cominissar, who will 10 Sir Nevile Henderson that the time
benlongside auch outward manifestations one commanded by the Crown Prince remain Polish during this period and violently criticised British and French SUSPENDED for negotiation was over.
of war as sandbagged buildings, ter- and the other by Marshal Graziani. the Poles were to have free access to endeavours to conclude a pact with In Britain, some 10,000 schools will ritorials in khaki everywhore
he Soviet Union. Neither London BERLIN, Aur. 31 (Domel)—The This story is categorically denied. be affected. Twelve hundred de trolling traffic, in some streets ten-
the harbour of Danzig. There was nor Paris, he declared, had really telegraph and telephone service be ROME, Aug. 31, (Reuter)-From to be a distribution of the Polish-aimed at an effective instrument of tween Germany and Britain. France doubt that
The German press also leaves no training centres have been selectebining logether to dig trenches services will be reduced by at least access to the harbour.
ants in blocks of residential Bats September 5, all passenger carrying owned railways giving Poland free peace, but had been interested solely and Poland has heen muspended since increased.
in a actitious pact" at the expense 9 pm, (4 am HLT.). for common safety, and shop windows 60 per cent. Trains using fuel-oil | sons are to be evacuated from the plastered with strips of paper to pre- will cease to run.
Polos Must Leave
of Soviet Russion Interests. congested areas in Britain.
vent splinters.
M. Molotoff added that history had The International commission During the period of evacuation, One of the aldelights of the crisis BERLIN, Aug. 31 (UP) The the main line trains will not be
SOFIA, Aug. 31, (Router)-Au would be similar to that which shown that enmity and war between has been the increase In D.NB. (Official German News available to the general public.
weddings, many bridegrooms bebus been recalled from Bulgaria.
ev German and Polish nationals have operated in the Suar plebiscite and the peoples of Russia and Germany Agency)
would consist of representatives of were detrimental to the interests o announces that Polish Certain hospitals in irregulars, apparently reinforced by other towns will transfer part of their
militiamen London and
Italy, Russia, France and Britain, both nailons.
If war in Europe should prove un-
WABBAW," Aug. 21- (Doel)- which Can Resist First Stock Polish troops crossed the frontier and
would
exercise sovereign to-morrow, patients to outer areas seized the radio station at Gleiwitz, according to an announcement by the
BERNE, Aug. 31, (Reuter)---Italy The spirit of the nation as a whole has assured Switzerland that she will rights in the territory. Thus all avoidable, the scale of hostilities
in the publication of the Pollsh police, military and other would be limited as a result of the unsuccessful pesce negotiations by where they broadcast Polish propa- Minister of Health. Except for some has been best summed up in to-day's respect her neutrality in the event authorities must leave the Corridor at German Socket parten
ek suprasent, a spoken- ganda.
The Soviet Supreme Council un-man for the Polish Government to staffs leader in the "Times"."" which emergency Inter individuals, the
the shortest possible moment, The report said they were
declared thai animously - adopted a resolution ap÷ at Gdynia, which
which would uncondition proving and ratifying the non-aggres-Government has decided to formally have not yet been called up. Some clares:
the Polish ejected.
ISTANBUL, "Britain's preparations, long de- movement of patients in Scotland Bombers Leave
(Transally rernain Polish..
zion pact.
palant, fan 18-point 'German – Straata layed, have made her strength in the Ocean)-Competent has already started.
Other proposals were that Ger- LONDON, Aug. 31° (Trans-Ocean),
and the request fre sending a POROD and at home adequate to resist thorities to-day emphatically denied many should have railroad and a -Numerous British bombing aquad-
| negotiator to` Berlin, Hospitals Removo Patients the first shock, however violent, and rumours alleging that Turkey, had motor road through the Corridor to rons have left for their respective
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
enough to last out the power
er planned mobilisation. solid
21. Prussia before the plebiscite, that boxes -in-France within the last 48:
LONDON, Aug 31 (UP) Many The very lateness
of resistance of any
both Danzig and Gdynia be declared hours, according to reliable informa-London hospitals have completed the
of Her ROME AUG. 31 (Trans-Ocean) centres of trade where fortifications RE-INTRODUCED tion.
evacuation of walking cases and are has ensured her the use of the newest Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign are prohibited, and in the case of ac
OUT. CENSORSHIP OF · ALL of these is affirmed that Great Britain planning to evacuate stretcher cases and most efficient materials, for both Minister, to-day received the French ceplates of proposals, Germany recently supplied Foland with
active fighting and aat any moment.
home defence. Ambassador, M. Francois-Poncet for and Poland declare themselves to be GOING AND INCOMING CABLE number of fast bombers of the most The hospitals are rejecting new And the spirit of the people is wrought a lengthy discussion.
ready to order and in carry out in AND RADIO MESSAGES WAS RE- INTRODUCED IN HONGKONG AT up-to-data type to carry out reprisals cases and are taking in cols and to a pitch of readiness which it
mediate demobilisation... on German towns in the event of blankets and soliciting the use of never before attained at the begin
BERLIN, Aug. 31 (Trans-Ocean). German passage through the Corri- TEN O'CLOCK THIS MORNING, German air raids on open towns in private motor cars and trucks to war comes now, it will And cluding Herr von Ribbentrop, Herr plebiscite, is slao proposed.
of a conflict.
About: seven Reichministers, is Poland,
(enable them to handle casualties. Paris Evacuation
They are receiving additional sup- the British people neither staled by Rudolf Hess, Baron vos Neurath and piles of medicine and are generally over-exertion nor numbed by di- Field-Mariaal Hermann Gowing ar PARIS, Aug. 31 (Reuler)—A clearing for action with the staffs of cipline and routine, but fresh for «rived at the German: Chancellery at second, and more urgent appeal to doctors and nurses on the alert.struggle which they did not desire 7 o'clock tala evmiržit,
apparently for Paris reddents with no vital reason Medical students, stripped to the but from which they cannot in important conferences for remaining in the city to leave his waist, are stacking sandbags outside. honour shrink"
They were been: Isrued by the Ministry of the the hospitals.
The
ryhose with a place in the country Seamondon County Counell has}
Resigned To War
of war.
de-
the basements of. LONDON, Aug 31, (Reuter) an
to where they eventually intend to numerous large buildings, including Brilon has settled down to con- Ocea proceed, are asked "not to wait the massive Unilever House, for, template the posibility of war in a roi, mon "ut som
before making the journey casualty clearing stations, Mattresses spirit the like of Rich fürs hever videntief theA pointed out that movements are already being taken ing
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