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ANOTHER LOCAL JUNK CAPTURED AND BURNED
JUNK'S MAST CHOPPED DOWN
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Kwok Pak Tau, master of junk Na 371-HW, reports that at pm. on September 15, while junk was off Chung Tai Koon, in First-hand evidence of Chin-Chinese Territory, a Japanese war- ese Air Force activity against ship was seen. Japanese naval units participat-
THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEM
FOREIGN
DEFENCE WORRIES?
Shanghai, To-day. Japanese quarters here declare that the authorities in the Inter- national Settlement and--French Concession are strongly reinforc ing the defences on the borders of the foreign areas-Trans- Ocean the
Nine Japanese seamen boarded the ing in the blockade of South junk armed with axes with which China, was supplied to the "China they proceeded to chop down Mail" this morning by the mas-mast, then throwing the crew over- ter of a large fishing junk, board. After taking five muskets which was captured and destroy-which they found on board, they ed by the Japanese whilst en- sailed away.
gaged in а voyage between The entire crew managed to get Kwong Chau Wan and Cheung back to the junk and repair the Chau.
sail, eventually arriving in British waters on September 20.
Although none of the 22 occu- pants were injured and in the main were well-treated, the junk," valued, at the best part of $7,000 was burnt to the water-line.
Relating his experiences, the master said that he left Kwong
Damage was estimated at $200.
British Treasury Returns
London, To-day.
CHAMBERLAIN'S BID FOR PEACE WITH ITALY
London, To-day.
1937.
LONDONDERRY OFF AS GUEST OF GOERING
London, To-day.
Lord Londonderry, former Air Secretary, left by plane from Croy- don yesterday for Berlin, where he will be the guest of General Goer- ling.
Before his departure, Lord Lon- donderry declared that his visit had no political significance but was of a purely private character.
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He expects to return to Londen on Wednesday next week-Trans- Ocean.
Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Three Launches In
Prime Minister, in his talk on Mon- day with the French Ambassador, M. Charles Corbin, made it clear
Exchequer returns show total and that the crux of his foreign policy. of £292,874,049 was an Anglo-Italian rapproche-
Chau Wan at 6 am on September ordinary revenue
19 Minutes
London, To-day. Three torpedo-boat destroyers or- dered by the Argentine Government 8 in the company of another junk against £279,293,270 a year ago and ment.
This declaration is made by the from Vickers-Armstrong were and the voyage proceeded without a total expenditure, less self-balan- incident until 8 o'clock on the even-cing items, of £382,167,144. against "Daily Mail" diplomatic correspon- launched at Barrow-in-Furness yes- ing of the 12th. when they were £355,373,568 a year ago. picked out by the searchlight of a Wireless. Japanese warship which was visible
a short distance away.
A boarding-party consisting
off.
British dent:
Army Manoeuvres
Paris, To-day.
The "Daily Express" says the talk was arranged at the request of the French Ambassador.
Chief topic, says the paper. was the fall in the French franc, which
an officer and four bluejackets ar- The Chief of the French General has caused the French and British rived soon after in a motor-launch Staff, General Gamelin, left Paris authorities to keep in close touch and enquired as to their destina-yesterday for Yugo-Slavia, where with each other.
M Corbin, the paper alleges, püt tion and mission. When told, he he will watch the army manoeuvres. informed the master that he would Later on he will be present at certain proposals in regard to the be detained until the following the manoeuvres of the Rumanian franc to Mr. Chamberlain-Trans- morning. The entire party was Army. Trans-Ocean.
then taken aboard the warship, and
sat on the deck, under armed guard,
throughout the night.
JUNK SET ALIGHT
"The following morning," contin- taken ued the master, "we were back to our junk and told to gather our property and tranship it to the other junk. After we had done so our junk was set alight and as we sorrowfully set sail for Cheung Chau, we saw it blazing fiercely.
"A short while after this we saw two aeroplanes, which must have been Chinese, appear in the sky. On sighting the warship, they made for it and dropped several bombs, which we could see bursting all around it. Whether they scored any hits, though, I am unable to say. The warship maintained terrific fire on the aeroplanes which eventually flew away.
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"We arrived at Cheung Chan without further incident."
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