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FOUND ALIVE IN DEBRIS
AFTER 8 DAYS
(From A Special Correspondent)
Canton, To-day.
Eight days after he had been buried with eight other persons, all found killed, a man has just been rescued alive, with a frac- tured leg. He had been pinned down by a beam and was in a comatose state when found.
It is hoped, however, that he will survive.
OFFICIAL
Possibility Of
War Declaration Again Rumoured
Tokyo, To-day.
Considerable importance is attached to a meeting which took place last night, continuing until the early hours of this morning, between Prince Konoye and General Itagaki, the new War Minister.
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JAPANESE PROTEST ON AMOY MATTER
SHANGHAI, TO-DAY.
A STARTLING DOMEI MES-
SAGE FROM AMOY STATES
THAT THE JAPANESE CONSUL- GENERAL THERE IS PREPAR- ING A STRONG PROTEST TO
BRITAIN AS A RESULT OF THE EXECUTION OF 100 FOR-
STATISTICS ON This is the first time that General Itagaki has had MOSANS.-
REFUGEES
It was officially stated this morn- ing that returns of the numbers of persons arriving in and departing from the Colony by railway and steamship from and to all parts of the world show that:
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(i) for many years there has been considerable annual growth of population due to an excess in the numbers of persons arriving over those of persons departing;
any long discussion' with any other member of Apparently it is alleged "that the Cabinet since his appointment, and it is be-when the Japanese residents left lieved that he communicated to the Premier, the plans worked out at the War Office at his direction, for the next stages in the campaign in China.
Amoy some months ago about 100 Formosans were arrested in Kulangau by the Settlement police and handed over to the Chinese Government. They were, it is alleged, executed.
to
General Itagaki, in a brief in- Other rumours, however, hint The Japanese, according terview with
press representa- at an early attack on South Domei, charge that the handing Formosans to the tives this morning, practically China and that severe aerial over of the admitted as much, stating that bombardments of both Hankow Chinese was a breach of Kulangsu the "China Incident" was the and Canton are contemplated. Settlement regulations-Our Own
Our Own Correspondent.
main topic of discussion.
He explained the present] situation in the field to the Pre- mier and went into plans for the future.
(ii) that during 1937 the excess in the numbers of persons ar-
He proposed to see to-day the riving over those of persons
Minister, Foreign
General departing was approximately 100,000 above the annual Ugaki, and the Finance Minister. average excess; and
(iii) that for the period from the
DECLARATION OF WAR?
1st of January, 1938, till 6th Rumours here to-day revived
of June, 1938, this inclusive of the normal in-claration of war, in order to re- excess, the suggestion of an early de-
crease of population due to move certain obstacles to eff- this cause, was approximately | ciency in proposed operations in 75,000,
South China. There is a possi- bility that this course will be followed, as an alternative to in- vasion of Canton, as belligerent|
FATAL FIGHT ON rights would give the Japanese
B. & S. SHIP
t
A man who was taken to the Kowloon hospital after a fight on board the B. and S. 8.8. Tsinan yesterday afternoon, died aubsequently of his in- juries.
Only scanty details of the affair have been disclosed, but it appears that a number of coolics engaged in working car-
Navy power of search of all ships. in South China for war materials and contraband.
go became involved, at about. 1 p.m., în a general; fracas, in the course of which "sharp in- struments" were used.
Police responded to the call of the master, but the com- batants had scattered and no arrests were made.
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