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TENSE ATMOSPHERE IN TAIYUANFU
Taiyuan, To-day.
The city was air-raided on several occasions yesterday by
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CAPTURE OF
SHIHLING PASS CLAIMED
Perping, Today.
The Japanese claim to have cap-
BRUSSELS SPECULATION
London, To-day.
Pronounced scepticism is shown by British newspapers in commenting on the Brussels Con- ference.
Mr. G. Ward-Price, writing in the "Daily Mail," discusses the efforts to appoint Great Britain and the United States as joint mediators between China and Japan.
This proposal, he declares, will not be accept- ed. The United States wanted rather to play a more philosophic role, while France insisted that in view of her far-reaching interests in East Asia, she also should take part in mediation.
The diplomatic correspondent of the Daily Express says he thinks that as a result of private conver sations and intrigues, the Powers have already virtually agreed to do nothing
M. Yvon Delbos, the French Foreign Minister, says the "Daily Express," endeavoured to convince Mr. Anthony Eden that the unrest in Palestine and French Morocco arose from the same causes, name- ly, Italian propaganda.
MEDITERRANEAN
M. Delbos is said to have urged that Franco-British co-operation in the Mediterranean should be made closer.
The paper alleges that the So viet plans intervention in China should its interests in Mongolia be
Japanese bombers, resulting intured Shihling Pass, the last pass threatened by the Japanese advance
Taiyuanfu,
capital.
the death of over 50 civilians and before 10 members of the Peace Pré- servation Corps.
the
Shansi in North China.
Moscow believes that Britain and The pass, state the Japanese,ance would be glad to see the si- down three of the bombers, which was captured by a mechanised Britain would then be relieved of tuation develop in that way because burst into flames and crashed.
The Chinese AA guns brought
Early this morning artillery fire could faintly be heard coming from the east, where the Chinese claim
column in clos
co-operation with
The Japanese state that they
to be holding the Japanese ad-have not allowed the Chinese
vance
forces to get inside their defence lines but have engaged them in the
The atmosphere here is becom ing very tense, owing to the recent continuous air-raids and reports open with mechanised units. that Chinese troops are
Japanese cavalry is stated to treating on both the northern and have reached Anlochen; 24 kilo- eastem fronts-Our Own Corres- metres from Taiyuan. pondent
TURKISH ORDER ON JEWISH RESIDENTS
Istanbul, To-day.
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Ocezn
BEGGAR NOT
Trans
her Far Eastem troubles at a time when her chief occupation is with the Mediterranean
* LIBERAL ASSESSMENT
MOVEMENT TO RE-OPEN YANGTSEPOO
Shanghai, To-day-
With a view to ascertai ing the extent of the dam- age suffered, British sul jects with property in the Hongkew Wayside and Yangtsepoo districts hav been requested to get into touch with the British Con- sulate General.
Meanwhile, the Japanese military authorities assert they will do their utmost to reopen the districts for for- eigners as soon as possible.
The Liberal "News Chronicle" RACKETEERING
writes that any proposal for im- mediate proclamation of sanctions against Japan would be certain to drive the American public back
ON SHANGHAI
the whole troubled situation.
again to demand isolation from WATERFRONT
The delegates must therefore first exhaust every possibility of mediation before suggesting more drastic courses of action If diplomatic action should bring success, that would be a very gra-
ALLOWED TO GO tifying achievement. TO PRISON
before Mr. B. A. D. Forrest at the Tsang Hung, aged 69, charged
Central Magistracy with begging was fined $10, when it was stateri
If, however, it were to fail, the United States Government and the American public would then be ready to act, but not before.. Trans-Oce
BEHIND THE SCENES
Paris To-day. The special respondents cover-
A Bill prohibiting acquisition of Turkish nationality by foreign Jews residing în Turkey, except in special cases, has been introduced in Parlia Inspector W. Mair that defen-ng the Brussels Conference for the dant had $20 40 when arrested and tions behind the scenes between Mr. Paris pressport that the conversa- refused to may $5 bail.
Amusement was
Anthony
(Britain), Mr. Nor- Iman Davis FUSA and M.
Delbos
of far more
ment
The Bill provides that henceforth only foreign Jews who have render-
was caused when signal services to science, and defendant pleaded for who afe, moreover, in the service sentence instead. He was told by of the Turkish State, may acquire the magistrate that he would have Turkish nationality by special, at fo raw the fine and that it would thorisation of the Cabinet Trans be increased if he wasted the Ocean
court's time, whereupon he left the dock quickly.
The newly Minister to yesterday by Her the
Berlin, To-day
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FLOODS ON ARAGON FRONT
Shanghai, To-day- Foreign shipping interests have officially complained to the Shanghai Municipal -Council against racketeering on the Shanghai waterfront.
They assert that since the start of hostilities, the gangster element has gained a monopoly of the wharf coolie racket, and are charg ing exorbitant rates working cargo.
Danger of violence frightened away other Labour-Renter.
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CHANG TEH CLAIM
wishes
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