CRITICAL DAYS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 March 1939, Page 6

CRITICAL DAYS

MR CHAMBERLAIN WAITS

ON KING STATEMENTS IN BOTH HOUSES. GOVERNMENT'S CONSIDERED VIEWS. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. (Received This Day, 11.20 a.m.) LONDON, March 19. About 300 persons cheered Mr Chamberlain when he war. leaving No 10 Downing Street for an gucffence with his Majesty the King, but the crowd* at the Palace did not notice hjs arrival at 6 p.m., after which he acquainted his Majesty with the latest developments. After an hour’s audience Mr Chamberlain returned to No 10. Mr Chamberlain will make an important statement in the House of Commons and Viscount Halifax in the House of Lords tomorrow, giving the Government’s considered opinion on the situation and revealing why Cabinet was summoned on Saturday and Sii’ Nevile Henderson and Herr von Dircksen were recalled.

Cabinet will meet tomorrow morning. GERMAN DENIAL NO ULTIMATUM ISSUED TO RUMANIA. (Received This Day, J 1.20 a.m.) LONDON, March 16. The German News Agency in London has been authorised to deny that Qermqny has issued an ultimatum to Rumania. BACKS TO THE WALL DALADIBR’S FRANK TALK TO SENATE. (Received This Day, 1.35 p.m.) PARIS, March 19.

M. Daladier, addressing the Senate, regretted mqdifying the .forty hour week law, said but the country’s salvation preceded citizens’ convenience. He said: “I never win admit that I was a sinner in connection with Munich. I did all possible to avoid war. Now we are at the last ditch and will hold it to the' last man. I won’t increase the Cabinet, because it is not the time for such negotiations. We must show Europe that our backs are to the wall.” PLENARY POWERS, ETC- MAJORITY IN FRENCH SENATE. (Received This Day, 11.2 Q a.m.) PARIS, March 19. The Senate voted plenary powers by 286 votes to 17. WATCH MAINTAINED RUMANIA MASSING TROOPS ■ . ON FRONTIER. (Received This Day, 1.10 p.m.) BUCHAREST, March 19. Troops crowd the north-western Rumanian roads leading to the Hungarian and Ruthenian frontiers. Ad? ditional troops have been sent to the latter to the number of 100,000. NO CAUSE FOR PANIC STATEMENT BY FEDERAL PREMIER. CABINET MEETING TOMORROW. (Received This Day, 11.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The Federal Prime Minister (Mr J. A. Lyons), who spoke on the radio telephone to Mr Chamberlain said there was no cause for panic in the developments in Europe. The Federal Cabinet probably will meet in Melbourne on Tuesday Io discuss the international situation. The German occupation of Czechoslovakia was condemned by Mr W. M. Hughes, in a broadcast address. He said the policj' of. democratic nations must be: “Thus far and no further.” There would be neither peace nor security until aggressor nations had been halted in their career of conquest. ARRESTS BY NAZIS / ■ CZECH MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT & PROFESSOR. (Received This Day, 1.10 p.m.) PRAGUE, March 19. Arrests continue. They include a member of Parliament, Professor Jan de Kozak, a friend of Dr. Benes, and M. Hinterhoff, head of a Polish news agency.