THE CHINA MATE,
BER 29, 1937.
LEAGUE APPLAUDS * RESOLUTION CONDEMNING
JAPAN
Geneva, To day.
The League Assembly met for the first time in the big assembly hall of the new Palace of the League yesterday, with the President of the assem- bly, the Aga Khan, in the chair.
The Aga Khan said that the fact that the As- sembly had now moved into its definite home was a symbol of the continuity of the League's work, and expressed the hope that the new Palace would be- come the centre of friendship of all nations.
The Assembly elected Belgium as a new non- permanent member by 47 votes to nil
At the close of the morning session the Aga Khan read the re- solution adopted on Monday by the committee of twenty-three on the Sino-Japanese conflict
He then placed the resolution be fore the Assembly for its decision. The Spanish delegate. Senor del Vayo, expressed the solidarity of Republican Spain with China.
CARRIED WITH APPLAUSE
The resolution was then carried amid applause without a dissentient voice.
The Chinese delegate, Dr. Wel- fington Koo, thanked the Assembly for its prompt and unanimous pass- ing of the resolution, which proved that the League retrained firmly at-
BELFAST LINEN CONTRACTS
London, To-day. Linen shippers interested in the export trade to China met at Bel- fast yesterday and discussed the situation arising from the Sino- Japanese war.
It was decided unanimously that all contracts must be fulfill ed, and any failure to carry them out would be dealt with effective- ly by the linen trade as a whole. -Renter
CANTON RAID
tached to the principles of human- TO-DAY AIMED
ity and international justice.
The whole civilised world, Dr. Koo said, would observe this with satisfaction Trans-Ocean:
ANOTHER JUNK OUTRAGE
Canton, To-day.
AT POINTS EAST
Canton, To-day.
After the first air raid warning of the day had been given this morning, the all clear signal was sounded at 10.30, but no details are available of events.
Firing was distinctly audible east of the city, and it is believed that a few bombs were dropped, but no definite information can be ob tained at present.
It transpires that in yesterday morning's raid four bombs were dropped on Whampoa.
BOMBS MISS.
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Nine-hshing gunks, out of a fleet of ten were machine-gunned and A foreign observer states that sunk by Japanese blue jackets off two aimed at the military establish- ments there missed their mark Hoifung, according to a report re- ceived here late last night
landing on shore, while two other On Sunday afternoon, ten Japan-missiles aimed at the Chinese ese warships put in an appearance at cruiser Chaobo also missed. Peiho Four motor boats mained
The Japanese planes apparently by blue jackets with machine-guns flew so low over the cruiser that were lowered from the ships and, their bombracks were plainly without warning, proceeded to at visible.-Reuter.
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were sunk and their crews.
rt states that over 100
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killed
ARRESTED
Canota, 9.30 a.m. The city is still awaiting t
the arrival of Japanese planes Meanwhile, there was mild citement outside the British
hen an alleged spy was by Chinese police,
for signalling
NEW RECORD ON ATLANTIC HOP
London, To-day.
Imperial Airways flying- Cambria has set up a new record for the Atlantic crossing.
Flying the great circle course, she covered the distance from Bot-- wood, Newfoundland, which she left at 838 on Monday night, to Foynes in 10 hours 33 minutes at an average speed of about 190 miles an hour.
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