DUTCH PROTEST AGAINST HAICHOW RAID
Shanghai, To-day.
The Dutch Consul-General at
JAPANESE MARTIAL LAW IN SHANGHAI
Washington, To-day. Further press reports that
Shanghai has lodged a strong protest the Japanese institution of mili with the Japanese authorities against tary courts, to which foreigners the indiscriminate bombing of Hai- would be subjected in the occu chow, which involved the destruction pied Chinese areas and Japanese- of the Settle- of the buildings of the Netherland occupied areas Harbour Works Company when three ment, conflicted with American Japanese planes dropped bombs on and other nations' extraterritori the Linyun Harbour on Christmas al rights, has aroused the con- tinued interest of the State morning of 25th inst.
Department
Three bombs directly fell on the buildings in question although Ne- therland flags were flying over them.
Mr. Cordell Hall told the press yesterday that his advisers were The Dutch Consul General de gathering the full facts regard mands indemnification for losses susing the matter but they had not tained by the Netherland Harbour yet assembled enough informa
tion to express an opinion on the Works Company-Hua Nan
merits of the situation. ter.
NEW SHANGHAI REGIME FIXED BY JAPANESE
Shanghai, To-day."
An agreement for organisation of a new regime in Shanghai was -signed by the Japanese authorities and a group of Chinese leaders on Monday this week, states a Chinese
report.
Reu-
BRITISH AGENT IN SALAMANCA
Paris, To-day.
British diplomatic and commercial interests in Nationalist Spain have how fully been taken over by Sir Robert Hodgson, first British Agent.
The charge d'affaires at the Bri- tish Embassy, with headquarters at Barcelona, attends to Britain's in- terests in Republican Spain-Trans- Ocean.
The new organisation is to be Ping-yen, Chow Wen-ju Loh known as the Association of Pa-hong, and Feng Ping-nam.
Almost all the nominees Shanghai Municipalities.
are
The committee is stated to in-well-known local industrialists
Beuter. clude, amongst others, Wang and businessmen
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Canton, To-day
Three Japanese bombers raided- the Canton-Kowloon Line shortly. after 8 a.m. to-day."
Several bombs were dropped near the bridge at Shek Lung, but no direct hits were registered.
The Canton-Hankow Line Ying Tak was also bombed. Our Own Correspondent. ?
Macao, To-day.
at
It is reported here that a pa- trol launch belonging to the Macao Police Force was instrumental in requesting a Japanese warship to leave Macao waters yesterday, when the vessel "encroached.”
It was stated that the entry into Macao waters, was a mistake and pot intentional, and the warship proceeded to Wongcam Island where she landed some 200 mar- ∙∙ines.
Chinese reports here state that the landing was to obtain fresh water and not with any intention to occupy the Island permanent- 1y-Our Own Correspondent-
Shanghai, To-day. According to the Chinese press, the National Military Affairs Com mission will shortly be reorganis- ed, so as to give one-third of the seats to General Chiang Kai- shek's subordinates, one third to nominees of leaders of the 8th Route Army, or former Commun- ist forces, and the remaining third to nominees of the Shansi war- lord, Gen. Yen Hsi-shan, and the Kwangsi warlords, Gen. Pei Chung- hsi and Gen. Li Tsung-jen...
the General Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese.press adds, has instructed military commanders in the various war zones to assume control over party and administrative officials, and to see that none leaves post without authorisation.
Any breach of this injunction, he is said to have added, should be- punished according to military law.
Reuter
Shanghai, To-day. Mr. Masayuki Tani, Japanese Minister in Vienna, who, accord- ing--to Japanese reports, is ex- pected to be appointed to a respon- sible diplomatic post in North China, has arrived here from Ja- pan. Mr. Tani is accompanied by Mr. Denjiro Kato, Japanese Con- sul-General at Hanko and form- erly First Secretary to the bassy at Peiping, who is expected to be his assistant in the North- Reuter
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Tientsin, To-day. According to advices from Tsi- nan, the main Japanese army which crossed the Yellow River is now moving down the Kiaochow The Railway towards Tsingtao. move follows the failure of the the Japanese troops already on Tsingtao front to break through the Chinese defences.
Two divisions of Han Fu Chu's troops are resisting the advance.
Six other divisions are retreat- ing on Taian. ·
The troops near Tsingtao are ex- pected to withdraw voluntarily soon as they are likely to be trap- ped in the event of a quick ad- vance by the Japanese forces seek- ing to invade Shantung from Pu- kow. Our Own Correspondent.
Shanghai, To-day. Reports received here state that Tsinanin has been burning for the last 60 hours, and that few of the fires in the city have been extin- guished.
Chinese reports claim that street fighting is going on within- ̈ ̈ the and city between the Japanese ·
Our "hundreds of Chinese snipers.
Own Correspondent.
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