CABLEGRAMS.

Western Star, 11 October 1938, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS.

ECONOMIC LOSS TO CZECHS.

DROP IN EXPORTS AS RESULT OP, CESSION.

APPEAL TO' POWERS FOR HELL’

LONDON, October 8.

The Economist estimates that Czechoslovakia’s exports- will be reduced by £28,000,000 out of a total of £85,000,000 as a, result of the cession v to Germany of Sudeteidand and Eome of the land demanded by Poland. The minimum number of industrial workers in the areas ceded to Germany ' and Poland is 762,521, which is Equivalent per cent, of the total. This is made up. as follows: —

Per i r i,t.' Textile . workers’ 52.10 Tqy, makers • 68.10 Miners. 46.10 Musical instrument makers 79.00 > The Economist adds: "The Czechs will bq lucky if imports can be reduced by half the reduction in exports.” The Berlin correspondent of The Times says that Germany cordially comes the new Czech federation and expresses the opinion that it will lead N to excellent relations between Germany; and Czechoslovakia, especially, ivo- . nomic.

"GENEROUS CONCESSIONS” TO

GERMANY.

LONDON, October 7. The Australian Associated Press says ; that although strangely dark s about details, the international commission’s progress report; which has been received in official quarters, states that full and final, agreement has been reached on the -.areas to be occupied by Germany • and. that ■ a plebiscite • will be unnecessary. . ' It is understood that generous concessions 1 were ’ made to Germany, based on a definite undertaking by Germany that she would be party to a scheme of compensation and exchange of ■ populations once the area’s claimed had been occupied. i Official' circles indicate ! ! that tfie international commission agreed to the reciprocal ■ release of German and i Czech prisoners immediately. It is stated-, authoritatively in London that the * international commission reached an ‘agreement providing for the reciprocal ' release -of German, and Czech ■ prisoners within 24 hours. No definite arrangements have been made for the departure *to - Czechoslovakia. of 1200 members of the British Legion, pending final instructions, which depend on the decisions of .the international commission. The men wil] make a route • ‘ march ( in Londoii tomorrow, and there .will be a remem i bran.ce service" on , Sunday at: Olympia, . where the'men are quartered. The . men took' the oath to-day . as members of the *‘British. Legion Volunteer Police.”

’ RESPONSE TO APPEAL.

FUNDS FOR, REFUGEES IN ‘ CZECOSLOV AKIA.

RUGBY, October 8.

The-. Lord Mayor’s appeal for refugees

in "Czechoslovakia has met-a very' big s response. The Lord Mayor {Sir Hasry Twyford) announced that he had received on the first day more than ' £20,000. An auxiliary fuhd had teen opened in other large towns in both Britain and the Dominions. Among the larger donations yesterday were 1000 “guineas from Lord Wakefield and £IOOO from the Im peria! Tobacco Company; Lord and Lady Baldwin each sent £20., 1 The National Council of Labour has decided to send its own observers to Czechoslovakia to report on the position refugees and minorities, including'German Democrats and _Jews in the territories.

JAPANESE PIERCE VITAL LINE,

CHINESE RAILWAY TO HANKOW. s .*, IMPORTANT STRATEGIC ’ GAIN. •' liONDON, October- 8. . The Japanese claim to have cut the Peiping-Hankow railway at Liuldn, south of Sinyang. Tliey claim that the capture of Liulin has cut off 800,000 Chinese at {Sinyang. The ■ Japanese north of the Yangtze have captured Kichun, only 80 males from Hankow.

The Hong Kong con-esp-pondent of The Daily Telegraph says the cutting of the Peiping-Hcing Kong line means the severance .of the Chinese life-line. The Japanese claim complete encirclemont of Sinyang, where they hope to starve out or compel the surrender ol the Chinese garrson of 5000. leading 'to the coiJap.se of the resistance on a front of 200 miles. The Japanese are within 75 miles of •Hankow by river and 100 miles by land. ‘

Guerrillas killed 31 ■ persons, including V Russian. wlicn they ambushed fiv| trucks on the Shanghai-WinV'H railway returning laden with passengers after supply fug goods to a Japanese canteen.

POCKET BATTLESHIPS 1 FOR SIAM. i TWO SHIPS ORDERED FROM ITALIAN YARDS. ROME. October 8. Slam li-'s e.'dcied from the (.antlerNavalj Riimiti slim yards at .Trieste two jpooke 1 ♦ledi'p? of 10,000 tons, reported to he rove f ul enough to sink a.nv c 11 iof ]O.COO tons a CI c-.-it and fast enough to avoid any formidable adversary. Tjie.se ' • - :|1 r"'-’ ' , ly «•’* ” Btatn« the Siamese Navy, which lias ali-r-- 1 - trebled in the past three jeafs, besides n-bioging Hm balance o' Boa. power.