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INTRIGUING
TALKS IN
AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST
BUTTER
CHINA
SHANGHAI
Officials Decline To Attach Significance
IMPORTANT
Sir Percy Noble
CHUNG HUA
CHINESE SHANSI
Going North To
STRIKE
SUCCESSES
Hankow, To-day.
The counter-offensive against
Meet Ambassador?
Shanghai, To-day.
the Japanese operating in Shansi Further important talks are reported to be pro-
has resulted in a number of im- portant successes, according to Chinese reports.
The Chinese have recaptured Pu- chow, terminus of the Tungpu Rail- way, as well as several villages.
Under strong pressure, it is stated, the Japanese have retired from Fenlintu.
These successes have enabled traf-
Railway, but trains only run rat night-
According to report, a large-scale Chinese attack is imminent on the Peiping-Hankow Railway-Trans-
Ocean.
MEDIATION CONFERENCE
The "China Mail? learns that
ceeding between Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr, the certain high Government officials paid a visit this morning to the Chung Hwa Book Company's British Ambassador, and other foreign diplo-osat Ma Tan Wai, which
matic representatives now in Shanghai, al- have been at a standstill since Friday's dramatic sit-down strike. though the nature of the discussions are shrouded in secrecy.
Attempts at conciliation have bitherto failed, but discussions be- tween representatives of the Com- pany, the delegates of the strikers and officials of the S.C.A are day proceeding at the Secretariat
for Chinese Affairs.
The round-table conference com- merced at ten o'clock this mom-
fic to be resumed on the Lunghat It was reported this morning that Sir Archibald was planning to revert to his original date of departure for Hankow, via Hong Kong, and would be leaving to-morrow. In contradiction ing, and it is understood that little is a report that HM.S. Cumberland is proceed-headway was made, partly because ing from Hong Kong to Shanghai on Friday presented by the fact that the in order to permit a meeting between the Am-strikers are Shanghai men bassador and Admiral Sir Percy Noble before expressed that the deliberations His Excellency leaves for Hankow.
AUSTRIAN PARTIES ABSORBED INTO NAZI RANKS
Vienna, To-day.
Greatest interest has
been
that peace
Incorporation of Austrian party aroused in developments in view formations and other organisations of the persistent Japanese- in a great German United Front, fostered rumours was carried out yesterday with the mediation efforts are contem- same rapidity that has characteris-plated, but official quarters. de- incline to satisfy curiosity regard- ed all developments in Austria the last few days.
ing the progress or nature of { the talks.
The leader of the Austrian Youth resigned in the afternoon, and the German Youth leader, Count Baldur von Shirach, took over the leader ship of the Austrian Youth.
The Austrian Students' Associs tion also enrolled in the Hitler Youth Trans-Ocean.
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of the problem of interpretation
At noon to-day, the opinion was
were likely to go on all the after- noon and possibly continue to-
morrow.
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-One British official said this G. F. ALLSTEEL FILING CABINGES, morning. "It may be presumed that the Ambassador is acquaint- ing himself with other opinions regarding the situation in the Far East before taking over his duties formally and embarking on the discussions which will in- evitably follow his first meeting with Generalissimo - Chiang Kai- shek."
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The Eire Cabinet met
hours yesterday under the manship of the Premier,
Mr.
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