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GERMANY'S DEMAND FOR COLONIES
Berlin. To-day.
“Germany's colonial demands are a reality that cannot done away
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MEN AND RAID ON RAILWAY
Shanghai, To-day.
In view of the departure of 250 of be officers, sailors and marines with," says the H.M.S. Capetown from Hankow "Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung" yesterday for Canton by train, which now joins the other Berlin special interest attaches to a semi- newspapers in renewal of Ger-official Japanese report that Japan- man agitation for return of her ese planes on October 6 "successful-. colonies.
ily bombed the tracks of the Canton- "Britain, and above all South Hankow Railway near Lokchong, in Africa," says the journal, "see North Kwangtung." themselves confronted by a colour- ed world in a state of political fer- ment, mainly as a result of the fact that during the World War the Entente broke the Congo Protocols and also failed to prevent în Africa the struggle of White against White and Black against White.
"Germany's colonies in Africa would, if handed back merely re- lieve the white nations of a bur den and would never constitute a burden in themselves.
The report adds that the raid "nullified attempts to repair the during previous damage inflicted raids."-Reuter.
HAILE SELASSIE'S PLANE
Valencia, To-day.
The former head of the Basque Government, Senor Aguirre, arriv- ed here yesterday in an aeroplane which once belonged to Haile Se- lassie and which had been sold by Germany does not regard econo- the ex-Emperor to the Basque Gov- mic factors as occupying pride of ernment after his flight from Abys place in the colonial question. nel-sinia.
NATION'S HONOUR
ther does she insist first and fore-
The plane was piloted by the ex- most on safeguarding what appear Emperor's own pilot Trans-Ocean to be. beyond question as vital in
terests of the white race as a whole. by reason of the war guilt lie of "Her standpoint is that here a 1919-German equality of rights nation's honour is at stake.
and German rehabilitation are mere- "So long as the German colonies ly fragmentary and the piece. miss- are in foreign hands-held solely ing is important."--Trans-Ocean,
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Shanghai, 2 p.m., To-day.
A Japanese communique
states that the Japanese forces are advancing slowly
westward on the Linhang-
Lotien front. Our Own
Correspondent.
Tsinan, 1.45 p.m., To-day,
According to reports re-
ceived here, the 81st Divi-
sion is still holding out in
Tehchow, although Japanese
claim to have driven them
-out and to have completed
their occupation of the city.
A Japanese report that
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their vanguards have reach-
ed a point within ten miles
of the Yellow River is de-
nied
Our Own Correspon-
dent.
Canton, 2 p.m., To-day. The air raid alarm sound-
ed at 1.55 p.m. for the
third time to-day--Reuter.
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Chefoo, To-day.
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The B. and S. s.s. Hoihow
is sailing at midnight for
Tangku after having been
detained since morning by
the refusal of the crew to
proceed to Tangku because
of cholera inoculation re-
quirements.
volunteer
An emergency
crew selected from the deck
hands and Chinese and for-
eign passengers, is replac
ing thirty members of the
engine-room crew and the
stewards who have deserted.
-Reuter.
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Reno, To-day.
A boycott of Japan is urged
by Senator Pittman who said:
"Let the civilised governments,
which are backed by ninety per
cent. of people ostracise Japan:
let them refuse to have any
dealings with Japan and there
need not be a single shot fired.
It is up to Britain and other
signatories of the nine Power
Treaty to respond unequivocally
to the challenge of Roosevelt.-
Reuter.
NEWS FLASHES
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for
Shanghai War-Not a day goes by but we hour of tremendous loss of life. Boyal
not
they
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