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U.S. STANDING FIRM ON PANAY INCIDENT DEMAND Official Report Of Naval Enquiry Reaches Washington
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FORECAST OF U.S. INTENTION
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London, To-day.
Mr. Hector Bywater, naval cor- respondent of the "Daily Tele graph, says that the United States naval manoeuvres in the Pacific. which will takeplace early next year, will be of unprecedent dimen sions not only as far as he number of units taking part is concerned but also as regards extent of the operations.
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public interest.
London, To-day. All British newspapers continue Washington, To-day. Ito give prominence to China news, MR. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, informed which is now the first topic of
pressmen yesterday that the official Report of the United States Naval Board's inquiry into the Panay outrage was received yesterday. The Report raised no new major controversial
points.
The Government's intentions are a close secret, but it is widely be- lieved that the British attitude. been considerably stiffened by re cent events
Official circles regard
Mr. Hull added that the Japanese Government had sibility of Japanese threat to
[ton with reassuring equazonią. indicated that it is giving the incident daily at-and express the opimon that Tokyo tention, but there is still no definite information as to when the reply may be expected.
Mr. Hull stated he had not dis No fewer than 150 ships and cussed with the President or the 500 planes will take part in the Navy Department, the advisability manoeuvres, scene of which will of advancing to February the be the greater part of the Paci-nual Pacific manoeuvres now sche- fic Ocean.
To-morrow being Christ- mas Day, there will be no issue of the “China Mail”
The "Sunday Herald" will, however, appear on Sunday as usual
IMPORTANT
duled to begin on March 14-RTOKYO CABINET
ter.
NO,NEW NOTE
Washington, To-day.
It is not believed that a fresh Panay Note will be despatched to Japan, but such new information as emerges will be forwarded to the Ambassador în Tokyo for use in presenting additional facts to the Japanese Government as an adden-1 dum to the original protest.
Mr. Bywater draws attention to the "unprecedented fact" that the The Government stands firmly on United States Fleet will come to the basis of its original demands. within 600 miles of Japanese wa--Reuter.
ters during the manoeuvres.
Although the actual war games begin a considerable time before. will be held between March 14 and the official opening date of the April 29, large-scale exercises will manoeuvres-Trans-Ocean.
Mexico City Rocked By Earthquake
Mexico City, To-day.
AN earthquake, the heaviest ever experienced here, rocked the city yesterday for five minutes.
A large surrounding area, including a number of
towns, was also sharply shaken.
Casualties and damage are not However, serious damage is fear- yet known, though in Mexico Cityed in the interior of the country, where the quake was extremely itself, the earthqua caused slight damage and only two deaths hitherto have been reported.
severe.
Telegraphic communication has Ibeen interrupted Reuter.
DELIBERATION
is seriously concerned by the un- wieldy commitments in which the army's exuberance has plunged Japan, and is now completely puzzled how to define their precise aims in China-Benter.
is not divulged, after which the measure will be formally pre sented to the Privy Council for approval before the year-end.
It is rumoured that either Manchukuo's adhesion to the
de Anti-Comintern Pact or
for revision of the The Cabinet to-day will con-mand sider a "certain important diplo-Nine Power Pact is the question
Reuter matic measure,” nature of which under discussion.
Tokyo, To-day.
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