KONOYE'S PROMISES TO WANG KEH-MIN
Tokyo, To-day.
FRANCO-ITALIAN NATIONAL TALKS HELD OVER MOBILISATION
Rome, To-day.
No further discussions will be conducted between the Italian For- eign Minister, Count Ciano, and the French Charge d'Affaires, M. Blondel, during the Fuehrer's visit
IN JAPAN
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 4, 1988.
Tokyo, To-day. Invocation by the Japanese
A conversation of "historical
to Rome, and the meeting arrang- Government of certain clauses of importance," declares the Japanese ed for last night was cancelled. the National Mobilisation Bill has press, took place yesterday between Nevertheless -Count Ciano and occasioned some surprise here, the Japanese Prime Minister, Prince M. Blondel will remain in touch as the Government, when press-
with each other so that. the con- ing for passage of the Bill Konoye, and the chief of the pro-versations may be resumed imme- through the Diet emphasised that Japanese "Government" in Peiping, diately after the Fuehrer's visit there was no intention of invôk- Wang Keh-min.
comes to at end.-Trans-Ocean.
ing its powers during the Sino-} Japanese hostilities.
Thanking Prince Konoye for the support received hitherto from Ja- pan, Wang Keh-min asked for fur-. ther help in overcoming the many! difficulties with which, according to a semi-official report, the "Govern- ment" in Peiping has still to con- tend.
The Japanese
DEATH IN PEACE TIME FOR SPIES
Paris, To-day.
Political circles not closely as-
sociated with the Konoye parties
are, however, inclined to treat the matter cynically, expressing
the view that it was all along
intended, to use the powers under| the Bill if the necessity arose.
The official "Gazette" declares Fixed profits, or subsidies, are Prime Minister, that for National defence purposes to be guaranteed to all business according to the same source of a credit amounting to 4,712,500,000 affected by governmental information, promised that Japan francs was opened yesterday by a trol. Our Own Correspondent, would cooperate with Peiping using decree.
all at her disposal in overcoming the It is further declared that it is difficulties mentioned and would intended to make espionage and give the Wang Keh-min Govern-similar crimes punishable by death ment her unreserved, support.
of
even in times Ocean.
CHIANG RULED OUT "Japan will never negotiate with Chiang Kai-shek and his Govern-quished.
ment
peace. Trans-
con-
GUERILLAS ROUND HANGCHOW
SHANGHAI, TO-DAY. IT IS RELIABLY LEARNED
about peace," emphasised Semi-officially it is added that THAT CHINESE GUERILLAS Prince Konoye. On behalf of the previously to this meeting between HAVE LANDED NORTH-WEST Peiping "Government," Wang Keh-Wang Keh-min and Prince Konoye, OF HANGCHOW, NEAR CHA- min replied that the fundamental the Prime Minister had had a long PU. principle: "for Japan against the conversation with the War Minis- Kuomintang and against theter, General Sugiyama. Trans- Comintern" would never be relin-Ocean.
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Japanese quarters admit that these guerillas appeared in the vicinity, but declare they have been dealt with successfully.
Chinese mobile units have ap- peared at different spots along the coast north of Hangchow during the last week and have been harrassing the communica tions of the Japanese in that re- gion. Our Own Correspondent.
CZECH MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
Prague, To-day. _The_municipal-elections-are-to- take place on May 29 in several thousand places in the Czecho- | Slovakian Republic.
The official notification to this effect is expected early this morning.
The Czecho-Slovakian Nation- al Council has issued an appeal to the Czecho-Slovakian public ask- ing that as far as possible, they should agree among themselves regarding the lists of candidates so as to avoid an electoral con- ference. Trans-Ocean.
HITLER TALKS WITH IL DUCE TO BE SECRET
(Continued from Paye 1) tween Joachim von Ribbentrop, the German Foreign Minister, and Count Ciano during the next few days.
Right in the foreground stands the problem of the future of Euro- pean politics regarded in "the light"| of the relation of the Berlin-Rome Axis to France and Britain!TM
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