LONDON HEARS THE NEWS

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22521, 1 October 1938, Page 17

LONDON HEARS THE NEWS

"NO SUCH EMOTION SINCE THE WAR" MRS CHAMBERLAIN APPLAUDED TRIBUTE BY CROWD OF THOUSANDS (UNITED PE*S» 4SBOCIATIOK—COPTBIOHT.) (Received September 30, 11 p.mO LONDON, September 30. Newsboys, rushing to Whitehall with late editions of the evening newspapers and crying "Peace, Peace," brought hundreds running to Downing Street. People bought the newspapers, took one look, and then dashed to No. 10, where a crowd, from end to end of the street, was soon shouting: "We want Mrs Chamberlain." • A few minutes earlier she had left for a special prayer service, and a large crowd waited at the door of the church. After the service Mrs Chamberlain bowed and smiled in response to prolonged cheering. _ By the time her car arrived the crowd had swelled to thousands. Women in tears jumped on the running-board, grasping her hand. Announcements of the Munich agreement were greeted with terrific cheering 'at London theatres, vhere three cheers were frequently given for the King and for Mr Chamberlain. • London's night crowds have not revealed such emotion since the war. V TERRIFIC FIGURE IN GERMAN EYES" NEWSPAPER ESTIMATE OF MR CHAMBERLAIN (Received September 30, 11 p.m.) LONDON, September 30. The Munich correspondent of the "News-Chronicle" says that Mr Chamberlain has become a terrific figure in German eyes. PANIC FEARED IN EXODUS (Received September 30, 11.45 p.m.) LONDON, September 30. The Munich correspondent of the "News-Chronicle" says the agreement is regarded as almost complete capitulation to Herr Hitler. It is feared that there will be a panic during the exodus of the Czechs from the Sudeten territory.