THE CHINA MAIL NO
JAPANESE ATTITUDE ON SEIZURE OF CUSTOMS Powers Not Interested In "The First Phase"
DUE CONSIDERATION
TO ALL RIGHTS
LATER
Shanghai, To-day.
A representative of the Japanese Embassy, at the daily press conference yesterday, took excep- tion to the objections raised by several foreign powers to the Japanese claim to control the Shang- hai Customs administration.
SEVERN LEIGH ALL QUIET ON
APPEAL
Leave to appeal to the Privy. Council, in the Severn Leigh case, was granted by Sir Atholl MacGregor and Mr. J. A. Fraser, on the application of Mr. H. G. Sheldon, KC. this morn- ing.
The Chief Justice stated that the full security of $5,000 must.
within three months.
The Embassy official declared that the Japanese be lodged and the appeal made authorities would gladly take into account foreign interests in connection with pledged Customs re- ceipts, to assure payment of the Chinese debt ser-
vice, but that it must not be overlooked that the DIPLOMATS Customs administration was an organ of the Chin- ese Government.
In negotiations on placing off the Chinese Customs administra-
tion under Japanese supervision, KIANGYIN IN
only China and Japan were pr marily interested:
The question of safeguarding DANGER OF
of international interests could only be considered in the second- ary stage of the negotiations. Trans-Ocean.
ISOLATION
INVOLVED IN SOVIET PURGE
Berlin, To-day.
EDUCATIONAL
FRONT
Vena Sat
Disturbances by student ious "Austrian universi originated in protests by students against prolongation their period of study,
an end after cert had been made, an on the
Iticational
stated that military service wil taken into account,
ave
resul
tant shortening of duration of dies--Trans-Ocean
SWEARING IS AN OLD FRENCH CUSTOM
Trial by swearing, an old French The "Voelkischer Beobachter" form of justice instituted by Napo- makes the allegation that the Soviet lean, was used in a Paris court Minister in Prague, M. Alexan-when Mrs. Barbara Vanderbilt was drovisky, is the latest Russian sued for $637 by Bendel diplomat to fall a victim to the York shop, for goods bought "purge.
The Minister says the report, has been recalled to Moscow, where he is now under arrest.
1928
The Judge, M. Rossignol, ad- YOU dressed her and said- have to do is to swear that you have paid this bill against the Soviet Minister in Mrs. Vanderbilt replied:
ONLY FIRST PHASE.
Nanking, Today. Shanghai, To-day. Questioned about British and After abandoning Wusih and American representations regarding Changhing, the Chinese forces are the Chinese Customs, a Japanese consolidating their positions along Embassy spokesman yesterday said a new line from Kiangyin via Shih- that steps being taken by the Ja-tangwan to Thing and thence to Similar action has been taken panese constituted only the first, Kwangteh
The Chinese are preparing for a Vienna, phase, namely, assumption of con- trol
great effort to maintain this line Ocean In so far as the Customs repre-against the Japanese pressure as sented 2.. Chinese Government the collapse would mean that
agency, he contended, none could ob- Kiangyin would be immediately TWINKLE,
ject to this action
DUE CONSIDERATION
faced with the danger of being defence isolated rendering the
He declared the question had notluseless.
yet entered the second phase, name- A large force of Japanese troops
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The Court's verdict will given
TWINKLE V.C. GENERAL
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Alive"
MEETS HIS OLD CORPORAL
ly, the international character of advancing westward from Wasih Life, You Can Be Brilliantly, Ex- Immediately after the Trooping alternatively, of the Colour ceremony by the Royal the Customs as a source of revenue along the Nanking-Shanghai Rail-citingly for amortisation of foreign loans. way yesterday came into conflict though on a rather humbler plane, Marines Plymouth Division in com- He gave the assurance, however, with the Chinese at Shintangwan, you can add a bit to your income memoration of the Battle of Tra- that due consideration would bel where after hand-to-hand fighting by "Envelope Addressing and the falgar, sixty-one-year-old ex-Cor given to the interests of the pow-the invaders retired. Later they Dispatching of Circulars, etc, etc. poral Charles Harries stepped up to
Free.***
Poor the saluting base and shook hands ers concerned-Reuter.
separated into small units and Materials Supplied harassed the Chinese positions. old star-gazers the advertiser with General Sir Lewis Halliday. Severe fighting is still in progress. (who, when it comes to estimating Mr. Harries, a native of Carmar-
an audience and an appe
mach more often "always right than the customer) hardly
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You
Hua Nan
JAPANESE INTERFERE
WITH FIREMEN
The residence of Dr. and Mrs. W. |
It must not be allowed to go on one R. O'Hara at 650 € Great We
single night longer than can be avoid- Road in Shanghai - was
ed.
Sleeplessness may be caused by aly
damaged
iety of things but chiefly it is the last Wednesday afternoon
din hand- inclined to
served under the General, then ain Halliday, during the Boxer, sing in China,
that horoscopes go-
Captain and corporal had not met with happiness
for thirty-five years, and as General agree with him. If you must 80 and employed tram driver they
star-gazing, give me (apart from the serious and exciting exercises of astronomy) the "beautiful pea- green boat tradition:
The Owl looked up to the stars
above,
And sang to a small guitar, lovely Pussy! O Pussy, love,
stood chatting for several minutes of how they had fared in the mean- time.
The Boxer rising had brought the captain the Victoria Gross, which heralded a brilhant the Royal Mar
poral it had brought only a bullet wound that resulted in his being
fire
Two
What
beautiful Fussy you invalided from the
You are, you are!
which are at the root of the machines from the Babbling Well
Faulty digestion is another!
me, although, in these cases the Station, proceeding to the scene in tion is not so devastating as it is response to an alarm raised by a i nevé cases."
But both these
common root cause
result of poor When blood is starved, they
messenger, were prevented from
The JCJL steamer Tjisadak is What a beautiful Pussy you are sailing, to-morrow at 11 am fore
Batavia via Muntok The JC.J functioning by Japanese soldiers at If you must have nonsense
ssociated with the stellar regions, steamer Tjinegara is leaving at 10 about 5 pm
Occupying three mow of land, the for true comfort and consolationjam on Tuesday, December 14 for aded by work and residence was completed last year give me the Edward Lear variety Bali and Java via Manila and Ma-
auditions have a they are both the sufficient blood the nerves?
are ble to relax after the tension
of the
at a cost of $50,000, 2
Dig
ecause -- thej
operly
ved, wa not insured.
the hos
perform then
Fill:
the you to
sleep
every time.
of Asia The RMS. "Empress o is due at Hong Kong on at 8.00 a.m. and leaves for Manila on the same day at 10.00 p.m.
kassar.
Lee Chuen, aged 16, was
to the Kowloon Hospital suffering from injuries when
ed down by car No. 2314 driven by Mr. G. James, near Mody Rand.