THE CHINA MAIL
BRITAIN ACCEPTS ASSURANCE No Secret Understanding In Japan's New Pact
STILL HOLDING SUBURBS OF TAIYUAN
Nanking, To-day.
The Chinese claim that they are still in possession of the suburbs of Taiyuanfu, which was occupied by the Japanese yesterday morning, and that they only vacated the main city as a measure to prevent more casualties among civilians and the
MUSSOLINI TAKING A HOLIDAY
Rome To-day. Signor Mussolini left Rome yes- terday to spend a few days of res- pite from politics at his country home at Rocco delle Caminata
The Duce piloted his own plane from Rome to Farhi, where he con- tinned his journey by car Trans- Ocean.
destraction of property by incendi JAPANESE ARMY
ary bombs which were dropped dur- ing every raid made by Japanese planes
Another report states that re- inforcements from the south, arriv- ed yesterday afternoon, and have taken up positions on the Chinese front. The Chinese are planning a counter-attack-Our Own Corres
JAPANESE CLAIMS
pondent.
Peiping, To-day-
CHIEF BLAMES BRITAIN
Warsaw, To-day.
Had Great Britam not supported
NO CONFIRMATION OF GERMAN MOVE
IN FAR EAST
London, To-day.
In spite of rumours to the contrary, there is a tendency in London to discount suggestions that any secret understanding is included in the Anti- Comintern Agreement, and competent observers are disposed to accept the assurance giver in this connection by the Italian Foreign Minister, Count
It
Ciant is believed in some quarters that although it might at one time have been intended to insert more
in the original Germano-Japanese pact, this inten- tion was never fulfilled, and it is suggested that the original Germano-Japanese agreement produced little in the way of concrete results.
German trade interests in China
General Chiang Kai-shek, the Snoare recalled, and it is pointed out HITLER'S TWO
Latest reports state that fighting Japanese conflict would have military advisers with the Chinese that Germany has still a number of is continuing at Taiyuanfu, but ended long ago, declared Colonel Government there are no details.
Yesterday 2 report of capture of Takahas of the Chinese British quarters have no evidence
the city was apparently based serial reconnaissance..
on
section of
e Japanese General to confirm suggestions of impend- Staff, in an interview in Warsaw Far East conflict, and certainly no ing mediation by Germany in the The Japanese force paraming the yesterday.
[request to take such a step has been Chinese from the vicinity of Tai- Colonel Takahashi stated the addressed to Germany from London yuando claims to have reached Tai-ocinion that intervention of the or from the Br kn. 30 miles to the south.
United States was not to be feared
Renter Another Japanese force reports owing to her economic interests in capture of Taiyuanhsien, a town, 10 Japan. mies south-west of Taiyuanfa, after sharp fighting-Reuter
He said Japan did not want » conflict with the Soviet, but was ready to oppose every attempt at expansion of Communism in the Far
ADVISORY DEFENCE F Bast
COUNCIL
The Soviet must recognise the present status of Japan on the con- tinent of Asia, and refrain from Communist activities or intervene openly, which would mean The highest military authorities Soviet-Japan war-Reuter have decided to appoint General Li
Nanking, To-day.
Conference-
DR. SCHACHT AND FOUR-YEAR PLAN
Basle, To-day.
MESSAGES ON NEW PACT
Berlim, To-day
Satur
Marking the signing on lof the Italo-Germano-
panëse
Anti-Communist Pact, Her Hitler
has despatched telegrams to Signor Mussolim and the Japanes Premier, Prince Konoye.
Mussolim
The telegram to Signor Mu reads:
"On the day when Italy adhere, and
Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, German Economics Minister and Reichs- bank President, who is in Basle for
to the Anti-Comintern Agreement, the meeting of the Bank for 10-1 cordially greet the Fascist Gov ternational Settlements, told an in-ernment as a member of the com- terviewer yesterday that no differs ences of opinion prevailed within the unity of partners to the I welcome with sincere ranks of the German Government. Italy now also formally Chung-yen, of Kwangsi, as Field-Central Military Affairs Commission
"I have never pursued, a financial Commander of the forces operating and its functions include the develor economic policy which differs in on the Pinghan Railway front re-lopment of plans for the mobilisa-any way from that of the Fuehrer, placing Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang. tion of the manpower and resources he declared.
General Chang Fat-kwei, who has of the nation, coordinated with the
“My request to be relieved from been appointed Garrison Comman-work of the Central Military Affairs the office of Economics Minister, der in the Shanghai and Woosung, Commission.
which I have held provisionally for areas, has returned to the Shanghai Mr. Wang Ching wei has been over three years, was merely the out front after receiving full instruc-appointed chairman of the Advisory come of the organisin tions from the Central Government Council with a score of Government Four-Year-
A new advisory council has been and public leaders as members.
created under the control of the Hua Nan.
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