THE CHINA MAIL, NOWEL
DENUNCIATION OF NINE POWER PACT DEMANDED Influential Japanese Association Takes Action RESOLUTION HANDED TO DIPLOMATS
Tokyo, To-day.
The Meirinkai, an association of retired officials of the civil and fighting services, has passed a re- solution urging the Government to denounce the Nine-Power Pact forthwith.
The resolution was handed by General Kuni-
shige
Hirotanaka to the Foreign Minister, Mr. Koki
and to foreign diplomats in Tokyo.
:
Urging the vital necessity to "shake off the shackles, of the Nine-Power Pact, the resolution de- clares that the pact is inapplicable owing to the fundamental change
circumstance
CHINA'S BREACH!
It says: “China has taken advan- tage of the guarantee of her in- dependence and territorial and ad- ministrative integrity given by eight other signatories of the Pact, and has violated the rights and interests whom China with the completion of of the guarantors,, especially Japan,
FRANCE
DENIES
ULTIMATUM
Paris, To-day.
The French Government yes- terday denied that it had receiv ed representations from Japa against the transport of war ma terials to China through Indo China-Renter
against whom China with the com- SAFETY OF
pletion of her national unification, has launched systematic anti-Japan- ese operations, whereas the Pact wsa concluded when China, was ridden by was lords"
The resolution asserts that Bri tain and Russia have trampled on the spirit of the Pact by aiding and abetting the Chinese - anti- Japanese operations in an attempt to extend their own influence, whereas the signatories of the Pact are pledged not to infringe on each other's rights and inter
ests in China.
NO BAN ON DEFENCE
FOREIGNERS
AT TAIYUANFU
Peiping, To-day.
Metronome is now being
sure that essential even time
Training Guards With A Metrono used on the barrack parade ground between the drum taps. The Metronome is placed in front of the drum- mer and as the hand ticks over so he taps the dram. The Coldstream Guards seen in the picture are being drilled for Guard Mounting duties. Photo show a drummer with a metronome at Wellingto Copyright).
Barracks (Fox
Mrs. Cortes, of No. 341, Nathan Mrs. Rose Tam fost clothing,
that a Chinese snatched her hand-
while it was parked in
yesterday.
The Japanese military Road, second floor, has reported the value of $60, from her car, authorities have received bag containing $17.70 in han side lane near Pedder Building detailed information of Road yesterday. the safety of 68 foreign- ers in Taiyuanfu, as fol- lows:
There are 15 British, nine mis- The resolution declares that the sionaries and six doctors, inside other signatories of the Fact, con- the city wall, and 16 Russians, demn Japan's action in China as mostly engineers and teachers. an act of aggression, whereas JaThey are all in the Roman Catho- panese action was entirely taken in lic Church, and have been suffer-
GERMANY
self-defence, and whereas the Pacting from shortage of food, which When travelling in Germany and on German ships never bass the exercise of the rights the Japanese are now supplying. of self-defence.
CLOUSTON AND MRS. GREEN AT BROKEN HILL
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their attempt to bi The Capetown London flight record. They were to remain at Broken Hill till 10 o'clock last night (GMT), and then continue to Ki-
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Cairo-Renter-
Broken Hill To-day. Flying Oficer Clouston and Mrs. Betty Kirby Green hopped off for
Fifteen Germans, all business reduce your expenses considerably by carrying
men, are living with 80 of their Chinese employees, some miles out- side the city. The Japanese have supplied them with small machine- defence against-stragglers. BISHOP STAYS WITH CONVERTS
Italians are in the Catho
except for the 72-year-
old Bishop who, with converts, is the west wall Japanese have been sent to assist him. Swiss members of the Sal- vation Army, are living inside the
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