THE CHINA MAIL,
1984
PROTECTION OF THE SETTLEMENT
Shanghai, To-day.
The British military comman- der, Major-General Telfer-Smol- left, yesterday admitted in an of- ficial statement that the orders to protect the Settlement in case of any Japanese attack South of Soochow Creek still stood.—Trans- Ocean
ARREST OF RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR
London, To-day.
The Soviet Ambassador to Ber lin, M. Yurenev, is among Rus- sian diplomats arrested in the past few days, says the Moscow correspondent of the "Daily Tele- graph."
The Soviet Ambassador to Turkey, adds the report, was also arrested.
Both diplomats are old members of the Communist Party.
The Berlin newspapers feature the "Daily Telegraph" report.
LEFT FOR HOLIDAY The Soviet, Embassy in the Ger- man capital was not in a position to give information on the report, merely stating that the Ambassador had left for a holiday in Moscow.
M: Yurenev, previously Ambas-
OCEAN-GOING LINERS TO CALL AGAIN IN SHAI
Shanghai, To-day.
With the theatre of war re- moved from Shanghai, it is anti- cipated that the local shipping situation will shortly take a change for the better, and it is foreseen that at no distant date big ocean-going liners will again call at Shanghai.
Indication that things are rapid- ly reverting to normal is provided by the Messageries Maritimes "Tiner "President Doumer," which berthed. at the Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf yesterday.
She was the first ocean-going liner to come up-river since the start of hostilities
The berthing of the giant vessel is said to have been made without the slightest hitch Reuter.
TAMING CLAIM
Peiping, To-day. Japanese troops report the capture of Tamingfu, a large city in south- ern Hopei Beuter.
sador to Tokyo, and only been ap- pointed to Berlin in July this year.
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London, To-day Financial aid to China will be the next step by the Brus- sels Conference, says the Brussels correspondent of the "Daily Herald.”
The correspondent says that this feeing is prevalent even among the most pessi mistic members of the Con- ference-Reuter.
STOP PRESS
Shanghai, To-day. Chinese forces in the Shanghai-Nanking area are
at the crossroads, new hope or failure depending on im- portant decisions made at this time, according to for eign military observers.
The whole front line at pre- sent is reported to be extremely ragged, with endless columns of Chinese troops pouring west- ward to new positions.
Miles behind them are the ad- vance units of the Japanese. army, moving cautiously through unfamiliar country.
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Observers are of the opinion
that if the Japanese announce. ments of rapture of Nanziang and Anting are verified, collapse of another Chinese line of de fence is almost certain.
Furthermore, they declare that "Kiating will be untenable with Anting in Japanese hands.
They express the opinion that the Chinese plan is likely to be to retire to a line running be- tween Kashing and Soochow which will give them benefit of the railway
The Japanese line of proce dure is difficult to forecast but observers believe that they will slacken pace in the near future in order to consolidate their position. Renter.
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