Disturbing developments in a week-end of grave anxiety for Europe were the new German-Slovak military arrangement, as a result of which German troops now line the Slovak-Polish frontier. and an intensification of the German Press campaign against ...
Article : 1,298 wordsLONDON, Aug. 20.—The Associated Press correspondent at Bratislava reported on Friday night that the Bratislava radio station had announced that "owing to ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 777 wordsMELBOURNE, Aug. 20.—The Minister for External Affairs (Sir Henry Gullett) said in a review of international affairs yesterday that the war issue would have ...
Article : 469 wordsLONDON, Aug. 19.—From the comment of diplomatic correspondents in the daily newspapers and expressions of editorial opinion in weekly journals it ...
Article : 889 wordsThe Tokio talks between the British Ambassador to Japan (Sir Robert Craigie) and the Japanese Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Kato) have been suspended by mutual consent following Britain's refusal to discuss the Chinese silver and currency issues on a ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 648 wordsLONDON, Aug. 19.—In his new racing motor boat Bluebird II, Sir Malcolm Campbell early this morning broke his own record for speed on water of 131.41 ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 509 wordsBERLIN, Aug. 19.—The anti-Polish Press campaign is in full blast. Sensational and highly coloured reports from the frontier are featured in the ...
Article : 250 wordsCANTON, Aug. 20.—The Japanese military spokesman said today that the blockade of Hong Kong would be by land and sea and was designed to cut off ...
Article : 140 wordsLONDON, Aug. 20.—Following the short interview which M. Chodacki (Polish Commissioner-General in Danzig) had with Dr. Grelser (President of the ...
Article : 77 wordsLONDON, Aug. 18.—The correspondent of "The Times" at Hendaye (France) says that travellers from Barcelona, Madrid and Bilbao tell of crowded prisons ...
Article : 99 wordsWARSAW, Aug. 20.—The official news-agency emphatically denies the German atrocity reports and describes the allegations of mass arrests, evictions and ...
Article : 41 wordsLONDON, Aug. 19.—The Hong Kong correspondent of the "Daily Mail" states that the Japanese have moved to establish a puppet regime in South China by ...
Article : 67 wordsROME, Aug. 19.—The Hungarian Foreign Minister (Count Csaky) and the Italian Foreign Minister (Count Clano) conferred for over an hour yesterday. No ...
Article : 87 wordsDANZIG, Aug. 18.—Herr Foerster, the local Nazi leader, today handed Danzig's new army its colours—a swastika flag surmounted with a death's head. ...
Article : 61 wordsGENOA, Aug. 18.—General Queipo de Llano and other high Spanish officers, members of the mission to Rome, have arrived here from Barcelona. ...
Article : 25 wordsTIENTSIN, Aug. 20.—Protective walls of sandbags are being hurriedly built in the Tientsin Concessions. As a result of the rapid rise in the floodwaters the ...
Article : 142 wordsNEW YORK, Aug. 18.—In a Press interview today Earl Baldwin, the former British Prime Minister, commenting on the international situation, said: "None ...
Article : 93 wordsNEW YORK, Aug. 20.—Seventy-six per cent of Americans now believe that the United States would be drawn into war, if it breaks out, against Germany and ...
Article : 233 wordsLONDON, Aug. 19.—The Warsaw correspondent of "The Times" states the German troop movements are not yet so abnormal as to be concentrations for ...
Article : 50 wordsLONDON, Aug. 20.—Reports that differences had arisen in the Anglo-French-Russian military staff talks (which are being undertaken in connection with the ...
Article : 171 wordsGENEVA, Aug. 18.—In the event of a world war Palestine Jews would fight for Britain, declared Mr. D. Ben Gurion (chairman of the executive of the Jewish ...
Article : 80 wordsLONDON, Aug. 20.—Intense interest has resulted from a Reuters report from Berlin that the Italian Ambassador (Signor Attolico) visited Herr Hitler at ...
Article : 209 wordsBERLIN, Aug. 19.—The official comment on the occupation of Slovakia was: "Developments are following the course mapped out when Slovakia arranged for ...
Article : 72 wordsSHANGHAI, Aug. 19.—Japanese army officials have apologised to the United States for the action of a Japanese sentry in slapping the face of Mrs. Frances ...
Article : 197 wordsBERLIN, Aug. 19.—Germany received 8,500,000 sterling in "flight tax" from Germans leaving the country during the three months ended June 30—an increase ...
Article : 38 wordsWARSAW, Aug. 19.—An official spokesman said today: "We have long known Slovakia would be a military base for operations against Poland and we ...
Article : 41 wordsWASHINGTON, Aug. 18.—The Acting- Secretary of State (Mr. Sumner Welles) Indicated today that Britain had the support of the United States in rejecting ...
Article : 51 wordsLONDON, Aug. 19.—It was announced in Paris last night that a Franco-Polish agreement had been concluded under which France will provide Poland with ...
Article : 57 wordsLONDON, Aug. 19.—The Foreign Secretary (Viscount Halifax), who has had to deny himself a proper holiday in order to keep in practically continuous touch ...
Article : 125 wordsLONDON, Aug. 19.—In connection with the visit to London of Dr. Kulski, legal adviser to the Polish Foreign Office, and his call at the Foreign Office with the ...
Article : 182 wordsOSLO, Aug. 19.—A resolution passed by the congress of the Inter-Parliamentary Union urging the Powers to settle disputes peacefully has been telegraphed ...
Article : 32 wordsLONDON, Aug. 19.—It is expected that the Attorney-General (Sir Donald Sori[?]ervell) will represent the Foreign Secretary (Viscount Halifax) on Tuesday in ...
Article : 423 wordsGENEVA, Aug. 18.—The World Alliance of Christian Churches has called on the Powers to summon a world conference as the only escape from war and chaos. ...
Article : 29 wordsSYDNEY, Aug. 20.—An outburst of anti-Japanese agitation followed the arrival of about 300 tons of onions from Japan on the Canberra Maru yesterday. ...
Article : 211 wordsBASLE, Aug. 20.—An anti-Swiss "whispering campaign" in southern Germany and the heavy concentration of troops near Basle has resulted in the ...
Article : 104 wordsLONDON, Aug. 19.—The city editor of "The Times" understands that the bulk of the turnover of 3,250 tons of copper traded in on yesterday's metal ...
Article : 156 wordsVATICAN CITY, Aug. 19.—The Pope yesterday received the Polish Ambassador to the Holy See. It is understood that the Danzig question was discussed. ...
Article : 123 wordsLONDON, Aug. 19.—It was stated in London today that the visit of the British Ambassador in Berlin (Sir Nevile Henderson) to Salzburg this week-end is the ...
Article : 93 wordsDANZIG, Aug. 19.—The correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" here, Mr. Scot Watson, has been given 12 hours to leave Danzig on account of allegedly false ...
Article : 30 wordsTIRANA (Albania), Aug. 20.—The crowd cheered when Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister, announced yesterday that Signor Mussolini would ...
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