THE CHINA MÀU
REPORT OF
JAPAN CUSTOMS STEP IN SHANGHAI AREA
Washington, To-day. Commenting on reports that Japan had established her own cus- toms house in the Shanghai area, the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, said at a press conference yesterday that the United States Government was studying with
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HECKLERS
HECKLE LABOUR LEADER
Loudon, To-day
Major Clement Attlee, Leader of the Labour Opposition, had great difficulty in making a speech at East Ham yesterday owing to the rowdiness of hecklers.
Stink bombs were' thrown and fire crackers let off, and police had to be called in before peace could be restored.
Major Attlee was interrupted many times in the course of his speech-Reater.
close interest a possible develop LUFTHANSA
ment in the China situation similar
to 1982/33, when Japan seized con- PLANE SAFE:
trol of Chinese customs depots in Manchuria.
Mr. Hull said he knew nothing regarding reports from Geneva that the United States had agreed to participate in a conference in Lon don on the Far East Reuter
JAPAN AS ENEMY NO. 1 IN DRUG TRAFFIC
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Berlin, To- day. The Lufthansa plane, Rudolf von Thuena, which has been missing in Afghan-- istan since the beginning of September, has landed at Kabul, according to a Ger- ̈man news agency.
The plane, which flew over the Pamir Mountains from Kabul to Ansifan, in Kansu, and disappeared after it had left. Kansu on the re- turn fight, made a forced landing.
"In the struggle against the drug but the occupants are safe. traffic, the enemy number one is: They had to come down at Kho- Japan," declared Dr. Wellington tan, where the crew were imprison- Koo before the fifth (Social Ques-led and the machine confiscated. tions) committee of the League They were only recently permitted yesterday.
to leave. Reuter.
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The Chinese delegate added that it was officially reported that nine- ty per cent of the world's illicit white drugs were of Japanese origin.
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Kabul, To-day.
Most of the illicit factories were After having disappeared four in Chinese territory under Japan-weeks ago while on a flight from ese control, said Dr. Koo.
Kansu, the Lufthansa plane arrived There had been a large increase here at 3 o'clock yesterday after- in production of drugs in these noon, all on board being safe. territories but Japan had not taken The pilot reported that on August action...
at - 30 he made a forced landing Japan had given repeated assur-Chotan, in north Sinkiang, where ances in the past ten years but they they were all arrested and the plane had not been fulfilled.
confiscated.
"Japan's action in tolerating and pote
While in captivity the crew were encouraging illicit drug production not allowed to send wireless mes-
China, is intended to weaken China's resistance" "Reuter.
SIR ALEXANDER GRANT'S LARGE ESTATE
London, To-day.
sages explaining events. -
Chotan is well known as the place where the German explorer and national prize winner, Dr Filchner, was also recently held in custody.
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TSANGCHOW CLASH
Tientsin, To-day.
The Chinese claim that they The personal estate of Sir Alex- ander Grant, the Scottish philan re-captured Tsangchow on Sun thropist who started life errand boy and finished at
the head of a great firm of biscuit manu- facturers, and who died last May has been proved at $1,039,976.
day night. 28 an The Japanese, however, deny the
report, but state that the Chinese made a daring attempt to re-capture the town, and advanced to within three miles.
Bequests include £40,000 upon After a battle lasting over six trust, to pay an income to Mr hours, during which the Japanese Ramsay Macdonald who was a very rushed up reserves, the Chinese re- old friend of Sir Alexander's. The re- treated to their former positions.
sidue of the estate will accumlate for ten years on trust for benefit of his heirs but in event of their predecease will revert to the National Library for Scotland. British Wireless.
They are, however, planning to launch another attack Our Own Correspondent.
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