THE CHINA MATE J
CHINA WAR A TIENTSIN ASSASSINAT'N
SPARK
PLOT STORY
FOR EUROPE? REPORT OF JAPANESE
Washington, To-day.
The German Ambassador, Herr Hans Dieckhoff, yesterday discussed the Far East with the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, and the Assistant Secretary; Mr. Sumner Welles.
REINFORCEMENT
IN SHANGHAI
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a reliable IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE PRIME MINISTER, PRINCE KONOYE, WILL MAKE A COMPREHENSIVE STATEMENT ON THE NORTH CHINA SITUATION AND THE POLICY AND IN- TENTIONS OF THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
1t is learned from source that' he assured the American statesmen that the German Government is adopt ing the game "hands off" policy as the United States.
The German thesis is believ- ed to be that a North China war might be the spark for a European conflict.
The Chinese and Japanese Am bassadors also saw Mr.
Cordell Hull, who stated later that his De- partment was "daily following de- velopments, very closely and was giving every possible attention to the slightest opportunity to contri- bute to the preservation of peace and avoidance of hostilities." Reuter.
STRANGE H.K. WIRELESS COINCIDENCE
Members of the Government Wireless Department and the Postmaster-General, Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones, gave thought to
TAIHOHTSU (FORMOSA), TO-DAY.
THE FORMOSAN GOVERNMENT ISSUED A REPORT THIS MORNING THAT THE SITUATION IN SOUTH CHINA REMAINS CALM, ALTHOUGH JAPANESE SHIPPING HAS BEEN AL- MOST PARALYSED IN SWATOW OWING TO THE ANTI-JAP- ANESE FEELING PREVAILING THERE AND THE REFUSAL OF COOLIES TO WORK CARGO. OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
JAPANESE NAVY READY
with
The Japanese state that the man, Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai, Navy who is now in Japanese police cus- Minister, in a report on the steps tody, was formerly connected taken by the Navy to protect Japan-the Army of General Feng Yu- ese residents and interests in China hsiang and also has connections says that trouble in the South is to with the 113th Division of the 29th
Route Army. be feared.
Several more arrests are expect- "Our experience warns us", he said, "that if the situation in North ed to follow. Our Own Correspon-
dent. China become aggravated, its re- percussions will be felt. in the south.
"Therefore, our naval units are not only backing the Army in North China, but are also preparing to meet any emergency in the south."
JAPANESE PLANES ACTIVE
Nanking, To-day.
SIMULTANEOUS OR
NOT AT ALL
Chinese Attitude On Withdrawal
The
Shanghai, To-day. Chinese press in Shanghai to-day strongly condemns any ar- their rangement for the withdrawal of the 37th Division which does not make provision for the simultane- ou's evacuation of the Japanese troops. Reuter.
A message from Tientsin states the possibility of supernatural that Japanese fighting aircraft are intervention yesterday evening very active, the roaring of when the strangest coincidence engines being practically contin- played its part în an incident inuous-Da-Dao. connection with the two minutes silence which was being observed by all wireless stations as mark of respect to the late Mar- chese Marconi, the inventor of modern wireless telegraphy.
While officials were waiting for 7:30 p.m., the time appointed, silence
7.29 suddenly descended at one minute before time.
the
p.m.,
JAPANESE LAND MORE MARINES
Manoeuvres Called In Vicinity
Shanghai, To-day. appointed A large addition to the landing party of Japanese marines has ar- rived here from Sasebo, the Japan- ese naval base.
A quick examination revealed that a Sub-Modulator Valve on the Mo- dulator panel had inexplicably burnt itself out.
morning.
MATTERN TO FLY TO FRANCE
OVER POLE
PARIS, TO-DAY.
CORDING ΤΟ “L'INTRANSI- GEANT.”
A squadron of Japanese fighting
THE FAMOUS AMERICAN and AIRMAN, JIMMY MATTERN, planes flew round Shanghai FOUR MINUTES
SHORTLY - MAKE A then proceeded to Chengju, making WILL Transmission was impossible for
TRANS-PACIFIC AND POLAR four minutes, but at 7.33 p.m., the observations, this morning.
A Japanese cruiser, Nisiko, pro- FLIGHT FROM CALIFORNIA Dead March in Saul was played and the announcer's voice super-ceeded to Hankow from here this TO ISTRES, IN FRANCE, AC- imposed on the record, stating that
Large-scale manoeuvres of the the two minutes silence had just
Japanese Marines has been announc been, observed.
To wireless officials, the suddened for Friday evening, July breakdown, the first of its kind for in Hongkew and Chapei. many months, occurring at almost the given moment for the silence;
was
23,
Mattern has entered in the in- ternational air race from Istres to Damascus and back to Paris, which starts on August 20.
The race was arranged by
the
The Peace Preservation Corps of Greater Shanghai manoeuvres in Chapei, Cheng-ju, and Kiangwan, French Air Minister, M. Pierre Cot,
a curious phenomenon, to say "the first defence line", to-day. the least.
CHOLERA SUSPECTED
ON HK. SHIP
A dead man was removed to the Mortuary this morning from the B. and S. 8.8. Kwangtung, which had just arrived from Hoihow.
Da-Dao.
ALLEGED MURDER
PLOT
Arrest Of Chinese Reported
Tientsin, T The Japanese Consul General this
It is suspected to be a case of morning revealed that on July 17 cholera.
Hoihow was recently
a high Chinese official who made a
Kong authorities.clared a forced entry into the Japanese Em-
cholera-infected port the Hong bassy was found to be in posses ship is carry sion of documents instructin thir
ing a number of Chinese passengers, to make arrangements for the
nese off She is now been detained in quaran- sassination of all pre
cials and the Japanese Ambassador.
tine at Stonecutters.
in lieu of the proposed trans-Atlan- tic air race to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Colonel Lind- bergh's hop from the United States to Paris.
Mattern; accompanied by a co- pilot, Jones, will start either from Los Angeles or San Francisco, saya the paper, and will fly to France
via the North Pole and Moscow- Trans-Ocean.
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