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五拜雞 號二廿月九英港香 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 22, 1939. :日十初八

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Rumania Declares State of Emergency As Premier Is Assassinated TROOPS

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LONDON, SEPT. 22 (REUTER).—A STATE | OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED

· RUMANIA, AND THE POLICE ARE ARRESTING MEMBERS OF THE IRON GUARDS.

MURDERS THROUGHOUT PREMIER

SPECIAL TO THE “telegraph”

BUCHAREST, Sept. 21 (UP)-Eleven bullets from the guns of assassins, believed to be Rumanian Iron Guards (Nazis) have claimed the life of Rumania's strong and Prime Minister, M. Armand Calinescu.

man

SUSPECTED

All important buildings in Bucharest are heavily guarded and motorists and pedestrians are being searched for arms.

General Gargescano,, who was War Minister

in the Cabinet of Dr. Christea, has been appointed Premier in succession to M. Calinescu.

A Rumanian Government communique declares that Iron Guard members were responsible for the murder. M. Calinescu was shot

It describes how M. Calinescu was ambushed in the street dead at 2.16 p.m. as he was

and struck by 14 bullets. capital en route to the Of the eight men arrested, two have committed Palace for an.audience with suicide.

On Wednesday and Thursday the Rumanian police The assassination was were busy arresting Germans in Rumania who were said carried out by six young to have plotted a revolt if German troops reached the men, believed to be members

Iron Polish-Rumanian frontier.

Germany has Long had motoring through the Her Eyes on Rumania King Carol

WHAT opposition to the military progress of Germany along the Danube valley could be mustered by King Carol's forces If the Nazis acted?

Here, briefly, are the facts about Rumania's land and air forces. Army, standing Army of 200,000 can be increased to. 2,000,000 by 'enlling up reservista.

This Army, officered by Rumuniang, has a rank and file made up of probably as many as it different nationalities, with Rumanianz preponderating.

Equipment is a problem. There are Czech machine-guns and rines in some regiments, French in others; German model anti-tank guns: Czech gas masks.

King Carol, It is understood, has ruthlessly forced reorganisation in the General Staff and in the Anny Supply Service, weeding out the inefficient and substituting younger men for the veterans of previous wars who have falled to realise the need for ending the legend of Etummola's military picturesqueness and Ineteleney,

Air Force is estimated that 600 warplantes could take the air. These are mostly of Czech origin, bist there are British- French, German, and Polish machines as well.

Munitions-The taking over by Germany of the Skoda - Arus works has been a big blow to Rumanian rearmament, but many munition factories, shielded from air attack, have been secretly, cun- stracted in the Carpathians, and the "Ford-Rumana" works in Bizart been expiraided : "hard"working" at high-pressure...*** producing military equipment."

Ol.The bulk of the 'oll wells are situnted well behind the Arst potential war front-that is, on the eastern side of the Carpathians and the Transylvanian Alps in old Rumania and Moldavia.

11 in reliably asserted that the most elaborate plans have been Juid, and can be carried into effect at half an hour's notice to put temporarily out of action big explosives and fire every nil well con- trolled by British capital in Rumania.

Minorillen--Hungary's claims on Rumania are difficult of solilee › ment; they involve the transfer of 2,000,000 Hungarians now Alving in : Transylvania, únnexed by Rumania after the Great War.

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The German minority'er 800,000 who read Nati. newspapers and are to-day ripe for nationalism and "deliverance" constitsta on:.. even more serious problem.

Besides other small minorities there are 300,000 Bulgarians, '900,000 Jaws, and about 1,000,000 Ukrainians (In Bessarabia) to

complicate, matters.

BRITAIN SPEEDS UP MUNITIONS SUPPLY

LONDON, Sept. 21 (Reuter).The establishment of Supply Council, of which Mr. Leslie Burgin was chairman, was announced by Mr. Burgin in the House of Commons to-day in a statement, on the Ministry of Supply.

Keneral

The Council will include Sir Referring to the question of prices, Harold Brown, Director-General Mr. Burgin said that the of munitions production; Lord principle was to see that supplies Weir

Director-General of explo-were available for essential needs at

Įreasonable prices. sives production; Mr. Peter Bennett, President of the Federation of British Industries and Director- General of tanks and transport; Lord Woolton, formerly Sir Frederik Marquis, Dircelor-General of equip ment and stores.

of the prohibited

German residents în Rumania..

Guard (Nazi) organisation.| Instructions were found near the Polish frontier to

M. Calinescu, like King, Carol, was strongly pro- French and pro-British and drastically anti-Nazi.

Early reports of the outrage show that the Prime Minister. į. who is concurrently Minister for the Interior and National De- fence, was driving through', the city when the patir of his car was blocked by a large motor! truck,

As soon as the car stopped the sasalna opened the door and fireil the shots ni point blank, range. Y.

FELL INTO COMA

WESTERN FRONT

Meanwhile the Nazi radio in Berlin has broadcast an allega-

ARTILLERY tion that the assassination of

ACTIVITY

Nazis Guns Roar Near Switzerland

M. Calinescu was the work of Polish and 'British agents.

New Premier

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH

ROOSEVELT

HISTORIC

BERLIN. Sept. 21 (UP).—The j CONGRESS

offel New. Agency's Bucharest cor- respundent has confirmed the report tnt Klug Casol has appointed LONDON, Sept. 21 (Reuter). Generur Ball as Frenter. M.. A-report-from Basle in Swit-tronescu-has-been appointed Minis- zerland, says that German artil, ter of the Interior, »» lery action on the Western Front continued all night,

The Premier was hit twice in thei

East and west of Saarbrucken the right side of the chest and once in French repulsed a number of cuemy the right eye, (M. Calinescu had attacks. lost his left eye during childhood).

He fell to the floor of the car.

The French are in a position to bleeding copiously. Although not seriously threaten Saarbrucken from killed instantly, M. Calinescu was two sides.

in a coma when assistance arrived

and died en route to hospital;

It is believed that an aide-de-camp,

...

Shoulder Blows"

PARIS, Sept., 21 (Reuter)The who was sitting behind the Premier, latest German attacks on the Western was also killed. The chauffeur col- Front are described here as "shoulder lapsed,

After Bring cleven shots, the assas

blows."

ADDRESS

The new Cabiriet has passed-n re- Roosevelt Calls For

solution arming that Nicmania wi maintain strict neutrality,

Phone Service Broken SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"

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Repeal Of Embargo

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'SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 BERLIN, Sept. 21 (UP)The longi distance telephone-exchange reported (UP).-President Roosevelt to- at. 4.30 p.m.. that connections with day called upon Congress to re- Bucharest

-hod been "completely peal the embargo provisions of broken."...

the Neutrality Law and to re- turn to, the principles of Inter- national Law in trading with ROME, Sept. 21 (UP)-Telephone belligerents, communications with Rumania have The Président niso proposed

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sins jumped into a waiting motor They were carried out by two com-been interrupted. car and raced to the Bucharest Radie panies at a time, the alm being to station, where they met several other keep the French occupied white mare conspiratora.

German reserves move up.

The attacks consist of brief raids

Captured Radio Station In No Man's Land and are provin Peace Rumours

tors rushed into

With drawn revolvers, the conspira-costly to the Cermans, while making powered the announcing staff and

the studio, over no impression on the French. shouted n mcasage into the micro-

phone that M. Calinescu had been killed.

Agrial Roconnaissance PARIS, Sept. 21 (Reuter).—A com- munique lasued to-day reads:

Before the rang could say too much, Rumanian guards arrived

"The day was quiet on the whole. and overpowered, them Seven of Enemy artillery was active south of the group were arrested, the re- Saarbruecken. mainder making good their escape.

Stamped Out Nasis

the

Aerial reconnaissance was carried out despite bad weather and cnemy fire?"

German Troops Move

Ridiculed

China Will Accept Only Fair Terms

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH","

CHUNGKING, Sopt. 21 (UP).

further steps..

Firstly, he asked for authority lo fix the war zones into which American merchant ships would be prohibited from entering;

Secondly, he requested brooder authority to prevent Americans

travelling on belligerent vessels or in danger areas:

Thirdly, he requested a provision that.

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‚ belligerents purchasing com* States modiles from the United should be entitled to priority in shipment;

Fourthly, he sought a ban on war credits to belligerents.

the result of -The

last two Chinese Minister for "The

provisions will be to require that all Foreign Affairs, Mr. Wang purchases be made by cash, and that Chung-hui, to-day emphatically cargoes must be carried in the pur- denied the rumours of peace chasers' own ships at the purchasers negotiations between China and own risk," the President explained.

Adjournment Sought

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|based on fair terms for all countries | concerned. In the Far East," he declared..

More Defenders For Warsaw LONDON, Sept. 21 (Reuter).The defenders

of Warsaw have been rein- forced by three brigades of cavalry which succeeded in breaking through the Ger- man ring and entering the city, according to a Warsaw broadcast.

POLAND RESISTS LONDON. Sept. 21 (Router). The Nazi radio to-day admitted that the Polish armlea were still resisting in four places.

These were Warsaw, the Moditns Fortress (north-west of Warsaw); a" point south-east of Warsaw, atid In the Hela Peninsula (in the Baltic),

This admission came only a few hours after the claim by 'General võr Brauchitsch, the German 'Comman- der-in-Chief, that the Poles had been exterminated.

The speaker over the idio admitted that fighting for Warenw all continued. The reason, he said, was that the Nazis hesitated to smash the city to pieces

Lwow Falls.

LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuter);~A Red Army.communique from Moscow Fclaims that Soviet troopa have cap- tured Lwow and Grodrio (20 miles from the Lithuanian frontier);

Since Sunday, the Russians claim, over 60,000 Polish prisoners have Been taken.

In the meantime,w Kaundi, report says that Russia and Germany have: not yet retched an agreement over the line of demarcation in the con- quered Polish territories."

continuing... Negotiations are still the report adds,

Poles Released. BUCHAREST, Sept. 21 (Reuler)

A report from. Poland says that the Soviet army. after capturing and diurming Polish troops, are setting them at liberty.

Contradictory

LONDON, Sept. 21, (Heuter)—. Soviet troop have occupied Lwow, according to an official communiqué broadenst from Moscow, which also PLEASE Tam To. Page 2.

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WITHDRAWAL OF OUR ARMED FORCES SOUGHT

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M. Calinescu was entrusted by King Carol with the task of forming - Army Requirements

German Denial h Government in 1938 and was asked Referring to the requirements of jo stamp out the terrorist Iron Guard, BRUSSELS, Sept. 21 (Reuter)A the army, he sold that the growth of violent Nazi and anti-Semitic force. semi-official news agency authorita Japari. the air menace had made defence of This latter task he carried out with tively states that reports of German the country against nir attack first great energy. Codreanu, the Iron troop concentrations at various points: "China is not prepared to accept! Mr. Roosevelt also suggested that priority.

Guard leader, planned to marefs on on the German-Belgium frontler are any peace overtures which are not Congress should adjourn after Referring to shell production, he the capital, overthrow the King and totally unfounded. Sir Andrew Duncan, the steel con-

important the said that taking into account the murder

officials. But Iroller; will be chairman of

Mr. Patrick Ashley components as well as the whole of Calinescu struck arst. He arrested controllers;

SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH", Cooper, a director of the Bank of the shella, there were 700 firms work Codreanu and hundreds of his Nazi

"We will continuo our resistance

·Codreanu received ten England, will be Director-General of ing on shell production, and the followers.

BERLIN, Sept. 21. (UP)--Tra until a just end durable peace is pos years' imprisonment. Subsequently Anance; and Lieut-General Sir numoer was being added to daily.

Since the outbreak of the war, the Iron Guard loader and his era arriving here to-day reported sible," he added, polating out that Maurice Taylor will be chiefly respon sible for Haison with the War Office.

arders for further war supplies ex-followers 'attempted to escape and heavy movements of German troops such a pence could presumably be ceeding £70,000,000 had been) were shot.

and planes from, the East to the achieved through a conference of the algnatories of the Nian Power Pact placed.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (Reuter) -The Japanese Ambas measures Western Front. Labour Question

The Gennan Hugh Command to with whose interests Japan labo Outlining the Ministry's task, Mr.

Dealing with the question

really resented in Germany, unul day announced that the Polisis Army coming in creasingly sharp confict sador to Washington told the press to-day that Japan had begun

Kformal conversations with Britain and France for the withdrawal - Burgin said that it had already

has been "destroyed except at Warp the Far East."" established a number of Councils labour, Mr. Burgin said that with re

st conclude peace of the latters' armed forces from China. saw and Lemberk, (Lwow), bu

"Chitis will "not" questions such as wage dis covering commodities like Iron, steel, Kard

Д Joint

He said that similar "friendly Premier in the House of Commons õh Omelala are making no secret of the with Japan, no matter what happens, umber, copper, lead, wool, paper, putes, there would bo

negotiating machinery, and in the

shifting of attention from the east to even if all foreign help is cut out,"

4. tre-the Foreign Minister asserted.

advice had. also been given to September 27 whather he can make a and leather.

case of difcuity, recourse could be:

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Germany (which has no armed statement on the position in Shanghai, BERLIN, Sept. 21 (UP)The the west ofleinl spoltemmeri

and give an assurance to the House that he has no intention of with and French bust now contend with

The Ambassador stated that Japan's drawing British forces, Poland. The dollar weakened suddenly-to-

ted that the day he had dan policy was to avoid entanglement in It has been announced that, the This was largely, the result of re-thy European wANKIMARGOLIE MAANA

Assurances Sought | contacted in a number of places in declaring: that i rumours a regarding Nazi and Soviet troops have now ports, from Tokyo and Chungking Poland and that the Germans are peace talks were completeyun LONDON, Sept. 21" (Reuter)-Sir

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John Wardlaw-Mine Is do pake the

Control Of Commodities

of

Calinescu's drastic against the Iron Guard have been

ho has been in daily danger of assassination.

Successor Appointed SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"

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order to prevent disturbance to partment' of the Ministry of Labour meeting of the Rumanish Cabiriet was the powerfull army that destroyed SHANGHAI, Sept. 22 (Reuter forces in the Far East),

Control had been applled Hghtly in mnde to the industrlat relations de-Rumanian Legation states that a quently commenting that the British

the demands ed he had listened to the

|with profound.dlamay,"

peech

eu's assassination.

There was sharp criticism from ordinary commercial channels, but it might be necessary to increase the Mr. Arthur Greenwood, who declare called immediately after M. Call measures of control

The Cabinet has appointed, General increased.

It was, perhaps, the most unfor Bald, who is a member of the A Board had been established to

Supreme Economic Council consider what adoption was desirable stunale speech the House had heard Crown Council,

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Sir John will also nak whak-to- presentations have been made by H@2 Japanese with regard to securing the withdrawal of Jirilish troops and PLEASE Turn To Page 2.