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POWERS' POLICY.
LIGHT ON THE NANKING NOTES.
JAPAN AND' AMERICA.
DASH TO PEKING.
(Continued from Page 1.)
The
that
newspaper says France is not inclined to follow suit since the Powers already The diplomatic situation as con-have representatives in Shanghal cerning the Powera interested, and enjoy privileges in Peking prior to the decision to drop the which they would not possess Nanking outrage protest, is summed elsewhere. Reuter. up thus by a correspondent to the London "Daily Telegraph"
:
Japanese Troops.
The King has addressed the following reply to the message of good wishes sent by the Lord Mayor of London on the occasion
Peking, June 2. of His Majesty's birthday:— The character of the instructions It is unofficially but reliably re- "Another anniversary of my issued to its Minister at Peking by ported that the Japanese are birthday has been gladdened by the new Japanese Government under shortly sending a brigade to Tien- the message of loyal and affec-General Baron Tanaka as not thentsin, and one battalion each to the tionate greetings which you have definitely known in London. But conveyed London.
Shanghaikuan.—
from the citizens of of Washington's reluctance to co-following places: Peking, Ching-
operate in any fresh demarele bywantao, and "As life goes on I more than the Powers in respect of the Nan Reuter. ever appreciate these proofs of king outrages there would appear
to be very little doubt. "ging sympathy and goodwill, especial-
Communists' Sneers.
French Forces.
'Peking, June 22.
It is understood that two more ly when coming from the, great
French companies from Tientsin city which is the head of the Bri- I have even heard it argued, in tish race.
With feelings, of sin defence of the strange policy of al-are coming to Peking shortly, lowing auch outrages to pass un-bringing the French force to cere gratitude I thank you, my punished the sneers of the French about 500 men. Lord Mayor.
The first battalion of French re- Communist organ. "L'Humanite," This evening Sir Austen Cham-at the inaction of the Powers, inforcements from Franco are berlain, Foreign Secretary, en-should be carefully noted that, due at Shanghai on June 8, and at tertained the Diplomatic Corps to supposing, for instance, the Powers Tientsin on June 14: The second abanquet at the Foreign Office in destroyed the great military, arbattalion is following a fortnight honour of the King's birthday. senal near Hankow, as a punitive later, while two further battalions Before the war this banquet was measure, when General Chiang Kai- given every year. Now for the shek occupied that city he might are expected to leave France in
the near future.-Reuter. first time since the war it has resent the disappearance of the
More Reinforcements. taken place with its former arsenal..
Peking, June 2. brilliance.-British Wireless Ser- Confidence Misplaced.
Fifty French troops arrived Judging by the free use which last night from Tientsin to re-i General Chiang Kai-shek's own inforce the garrison here. troops continue to make of such munitions as they already possess READY TO START. against foreign warships--not ex
cluding American warshipe, by any means the above árgument is hard- ly convincing.
vice..
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PLAN TO REACH BERLIN,
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The second company of Yorks are coming from Tientsin_this evening or to-morrow to reinforce the company now in Peking.
Reuter.
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The Tide of War.
Shanghai. June 2.
no tendency to place in General The Fengtien withdrawal ap Chiang Kai-shek any of that blind pears to be proceeding smoothly. New York, June 3. confulence which ham once so An official communique states The Bellunes monoplane "Colum-pathetically reposed in the suppos-that the evacuation of the Feng-: bio" with tanks Billed, is lying at ed good will of Mr. Eugene Chen to- tion troops across the Yellow Curtiss Field, ready to start, wen- warda Britain and foreigners in River has been completed. Hau- ther permitting, for an unnamed general. point in Europe. The newspapers state that Berlin is the destination
of the aviators.-Reuter,
Words and Deeds.
chowfu was evacuated yesterday. General Chang Tsung-chang
It is true that Chiang Kai-shek reports that he is making a stand has now purged Nunking, by arrest. with 60.000 troops at Hanchuang
A New York cable dated May 22 expulsion, and yet more drastic mea- (on the north bank of the Grand stated: His friends регницей
Communists. Chamberlain to postpone indofuite-ures, of all known
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It is not known to what extent "Columbia." Bertaus has been kiang, his lieutenants would seem
pilet, following the to pay little, if any, attention to the the Southerners are following up judge's cancelling Levine. Bor-
orders which he claims to have the withdrawal, but it is expected taud's successor has been chosen issued forbidding the looting of that progress will be slow owing but his name has not been revealed. foreign property and the molestato a shortage of rolling stock.--
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Two Changs. London, June 3. In the case of the International Flying in a British airforce fight-Export Co.'s depots at Nanking.
Shanghai, June 3. ing plane and escorted by two other upon the complaint of the foreign The Kuomintang 40th and 44th airforce planes Captain Lindbergh Consuls that his soldiers, were in- Army Corps have completely ascended at Kenley at 6.30 this dulging in loot, he sent à
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REGENCY INTRIGUES.
RUMANIA'S PRIME MINISTER
RESIGNS.
·PUBLIC IN THE DARK.
Bucharest June 3. Ambition to proclaim himself Dictatof when the King is dend was attributed to the Prime Minister, M. Averescu. He denied it and the Cabinet has now resigned. A censorship adds to the public mystification of what is happening behind the scenes, but the steady collapse of King Ferdinand's health and anxiety as to who, will compose the Council of the Regency when the King is dedd, has led the Opposi tion, with the King's suppert, to demand 题 coalition government, Noon
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A point of interest is the refusal of Feng Yu-hsiang, the "Christian" general, to accept the supreme com- mand of the Southern Army offered
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