THE CHINA MAIL NOVEMBER 30, 1937
HANKOW CHAOS AS REFUGEES SWARM IN
Hankow, To-day.
The transfer of China's capital to Hankow has roused the city! from the idleness which lack of business due to hostilities had im- posed upon it. Hankow, for the second time since 1926, has once again become centre of world at tention during a great national crisis in China.
Streets that had been practically deserted for weeks past, are
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crowded by endless refugee swarms disembarking from steamers from
NEW
AUSTRALIAN CABINET
Canberra, To-day.
The new Australian Cabinet was sworn in yesterday, consisting of nine members of Mr. A. J. Lyon United Australia Party and five of the allied Country Party.
There are a number of changes in ministries. Reuter
DECLARATION OF WAR
Tokyo, To-day.
Nanking Hotels and-boarding Opinion favouring a declaration. houses are overcrowded, and refu- of war by Japan against China in established in order to effectively blockade the gee camps are
seen gaining Schools and large halls, in order to China Coast is provide at least temporary shelter. strength by the Asahi Shimbun. Steamers arriving in large num Recurrent reports of large arms bers daily from Nanking are crowd- shipments to China by various ed to three times their normal ca-foreign Powers is given by the pacity, but all inconveniences are newspaper as the major reason for gladly accepted, as the belief is this tendency.
that to remain in Nanking means Placing Britain in the same cate- death Into saloons, deck space gory as the Communist Internation- and cargo
holds passengers, areale for various alleged anti-Ja- packed like sardines.
panese activities, the Asahi Shim Officials are arriving daily, but bun referred to England as Ja- it is impossible to find any one per-pan's "disguised enemy". The news- sonality since organisation has not paper alleges that liberal assistance
in the form of money and arms yet been ordered out of the chaos.
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Of the 500 Europeans who con- being given to China by Britain, stituted the foreign community of which is also stated to be mobilis- Nanking, and the
one million ing journalistic and diplomatic Chinese, 50 Europeans are now left, agencies to influence world opin- and about 100,000 Chinese-Trans-ion against Japan in order" "to iso- Ocean.
late her ex-ally". Reuter.
FRENCH FASCIST CONGRESS
Paris, To-day.
The Congress of the French Fascist Party at Lyons reached its climax yesterday when the party programme was approved.
Chief. point was demand for in- stitution of the Dictator principle in political life.
The powers of the President of the Republic should be increased, responsibility of individual minis- ters, and especially the premier should be emphasised, and right to abstam from voting e government issues should be denied members of Parliament.
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In addition to demanding gen- eral reform in the electoral syster the programme advocates women's suffrage
In the diplomatic field a retu to a "realistic policy" is demanded. -Trans-Oceán.
BRITISH POLICE OFFICER SHOT DEAD
London, To-day.
A British police officer was kill
ed by an Arab near Nazareth, it is
ITALY AND MANCHUKUO
Milan, To-day.
Italy's reasons for recognis ing Manchukuo are given in an article in Signor Mussolini's pa- per "Popolo d'Italia.”
The article says that Fascist policy is inspired by reality, while Geneva clings to fiction.
Manchukuo really exists as a
state
Its government has eliminated Bolshevist disorder over a vast territory and has assured tran- quil development by the popu- lation of 34,000,000, which is now able to exploit rich terri- tories in which Italy must be represented in conjunction and understanding with the policy of anti-Communist defence. : ---- Reuter.
GEN. LUDENDORFF SERIOUSLY ILL
Mimich, To-day. Some amety is felt for veteran German army commander, General Erich Ludendorff
General Ludendorf underwent an inflammation of the bladder an infamation of the bladder.
reported here The constable, git Complications set in a few ting beside a chauffeur, in a car ago with the result that his condi which was shot at, was hit, aadition has become
subsequently died in hospital. Latest bulletin says the aged, When the car pursued the assail-oldier's condition is
another shooting occurred, Trans-Ocean.
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was injur
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