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CONFLICTING REPORTS FROM LINYI SECTOR Bloody Fighting On South Shantung Front
-KONOYE-
RESIGNATION
RUMOURS DISPELLED
Tokyo, To-day- Rumours that the Premier, Prince Konoye, was suffering from a "diplomatic illness." and that his resignation was immin- ent, were dispelled this morning when he returned from sick leave and resumed his duties.
Prince Konoye was received by the Emperor this morning, and conversed with His Majesty for some time. Our Own Corres- pondent.
EFFORT TO DISPERSE BOXING FOG
Rome, To-day.
Optimism In
Hankow Chinese Military Quarters
Hankow, To-day.
JAP. SPOKESMEN PROVIDE ANOTHER RIDDLE
Shanghai, To-day.
An official disavowal was made
this morning by a Japanese Fm- bassy spokesman of the statement made yesterday by Mr. Masaja Yoshida, President of the Shanghai Japanese Chamber of Commerce.
Considerable confusion exists as to the fate of the Chinese defenders of Linyi, on the South Shantung front, where about 50,000 Japanese troops have been battering at the Chinese de- fences for the past 24 hours without pause.
Such reports as are trickling through to Hankow
from the front are meagre and conflicting, but Japanese were responsible for it seems that bloody fighting is still raging damage to foreign property in either in or around the town.
One report, as yet unconfirm- led, states that the Chinese, The intolerable situation in the pounded unmercifully by planes sport of boxing, namely that and artillery, have given way and America and Europe in like have been obliged to retire from classes, recognise different boxers
world champions, was
the greater part of the town. ended yesterday when representatives of! Other reports say that although 63 nations attending a world box- the Japanese have penetrated into ing congress in Rome, appointed a special commission to decide in Linyi, the Chinese are still en-
as
future on challenges sent to hold-trenched in the town, which has ers of world championship titles now been turned into an expanse and to draw up a world champion-of ruins.
ship list.
The President of the Inter- A high Chinese military officer national Boxing Union, Count told pressmen this morning that Campello, of Italy, the Vice-Presi-
dent, Dr. Metzner, of Germany, "whatever the fate of Linyi, we and Sig. Mazzia, of Italy, belong are not worried. We taught the to this committee, while America Japanese a lesson at Taier- will be represented by General chwang, and we are quite ready Phelan, of the New York Boxing
Commission, Mr. Edward Foster, to give them another dose of this! of the National Boxing Association medicine.” Our Own Corres- of the US.A., and Great Britain by Col. Middleton, of the British Union.-Trans-Ocean.
FIRST AMBASSADOR
Belgrade, To-dap.
pondent.
MR. HORE-BELISHA IN ROME
A former Rumanian Minister of
Rome, To-day. Transport, M. Franasovici, has The British Secretary for War, been appointed Ambassador to Mr. Hore-Belisha, according to an Warsaw.
official announcement issued here, This is the first time that will arrive in Rome to-morrow on Rumania has appointed an Ambas-his return journey from Malta and sador to any foreign country. will stay two or three days in the Trans-Ocean,
Italian capital. Trans-Ocean.
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Mr. Yoshida, it will be re- called, refuted charges that the
Shanghai
The Embassy spokesman this morning said that Mr. Yoshida's statement must be considered purely personal and does not in- Thirty fresh cases of smallpox dicate the official viewpoint. were reported to the local Health The question of war damages Department in the last 24 hours and responsibility, he added, Eighteen were in Victoria, eleven was a matter for official investi- in Kowloon and one in Shaukiwan. gation. Reuter.
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