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JAPAN DECIDES TO RECOGNISE GEN. FRANCO
Tokyo, To-day.
VON CRAMM WINS TITLE
Tokyo, To-day
The German tenms champion, Baron Gottfried von Cramm, yes- Japan is extending recognition to terday became Singles Champion the Franco regime on November 25, of Japan when he defeated Yama- says the "Asahi Shimbun," which adds: “With Japan recognising Gen- gashi in the final by three sets to eral Franco, and Italy and Germany one.
Anti- recognising Manchukuo, the Comintern bloc will be greatly 6-4. strengthened."
THE CHINA MATE, NOVEMBER 18, 1937
STOPPED AT YELLOW RIVER
Perping To-day
the Japanese troops North Shantung so far have made no attempt to cross the Yellow River, stated an offi cial spokesman this morn- ing.
The spokesman hinted that the Japanese offensive had been Von Cramm won by 7-9, 6-4, 6-4, halted to give General Han Fu- chu, Governor of Shantung, a Von Cramm and Heinrich Henkel further chance to turn over his avoid further are leaving to-morrow (Friday) for province and The paper states that at yester Hong Kong and Manila, where bloodshed. Reuter. day's Cabinet meeting the Foreign they will play exhibition matches. Minister, Mr. Koki Hirota, explained
After this, Marie Luise Horn. that the Franco regime some time also one of the party, will return ago requested recognition by Japan, to Germany, and Von Cramm, and Italy and Germany had made Henkel, and Dr. Heinrich Kleins- informal representation in this con-chroth will sail for Australia. nexion
Henkel is still suffering from the
RE SHUFFLE IN NANKING
Shanghai, To-day. The paper adds that Mr. Hirota i sprained ankle contracted in the declared that after careful investi-United States, and has been under
General Chiang Kai-sher has re- gation the Foreign Office found that the care of a Japanese surgeon General Franco's policy fully agreed here. His ankle is heavily band-inquished the Presidency of the with that of Japan, and that the aged, and the surgeon declares it Executive Yuan and will devote his Franco regime is "carrying on a will be six months before he has entire attention to military affairs. The Ceneralissimo is succeeded by holy war against the Comintern in completely recovered.
Dr. HH Kung, who is concurrent- the forefront of the anti-Comintern
ly Minister of Finance. battleline"
Therefore, Japan intended to ex- tend formal recognition to General Franco-Reuter.
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ITALIAN PROTEST Vice-President of the
Pretoria. To-day.
Following a protest by the Italian charge d'affaires against publication London, To-day. in a certain South African news- Both parties in Spain were ad-paper of articles "designed to in- vised yesterday by the British Gov-sult the family honour of the Duce's ernment, on behalf of the non-in-Government, the Union of South tervention committee, that Russia Africa has expressed to the Italian had accepted without reservations Government its sincere the British plan Trans-Ocean.
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Dr. Wang Chung-hui becomes Executive Yuan in lieu of Dr. Kang, and at the same time retains the Foreign Ministry-Beuter.
MR. YOSHIDA SEES
MR. EDEN
Tokyo, 1.15 pm. To day. The Foreign Office spokesman announced this morning that the Japanese Ambassador in London, Mr. Yoshida, saw Mr. Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secre- tary, for an hour last evening, discussing the present situation in Shanghai and the evacuation of Nanking
No indication is given of the trend of the conversations. Our Own Correspondent.
WARM WEATHER CONTINUES
The warm weather continues, yes- terday's maximum temperature be ing 81 degrees in the shade. Mini- mum last night was 73 degrees, and temperature at 10 o'clock this morn- ing 78 degrees, with humidity -79 per rent
The Royal Observatory report this morning that the typhoon situated about 150 miles south-w of Manila, moving West or West- North-West
Local forecast:- East winds, mo derate; cloudy generally.
WAR RISK RATES REDUCED
London, To-day. War risk rates for Shang hai-bound cargoes have been from twenty to five cent, according chedule issued
int War Risk Rati
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Reduction
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Four sheets and a wrist watch have been reported as stolen from
Fanding, by Mr F. A
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Canton, 2.15 pm, To-day.
The second air raid alarm
was sounded at 115 this
afternoon, and the city is
still awaiting the "all clear"
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