THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 20, 1988.
JAPANESE
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CAMPAIGN
AGAINST FRANCE
Ugaki Statement Interpreted As A Warning
DE VALERA
NEAR COMPLETE MAJORITY
Dublin, To-day. Mr. de Valera is now practically assured of a clear majority in the new Dail.
The state of the parties at 10.30 G.M.T. last night was as follows: Fianna Fail (de Valera)
Fine Gael (Cosgrave)
Independants
Labour
64
35 7
Mr. de Valera, with 27 result:
Further Threats
To Hainan
Tokyo, To-day.
OUTBREAK OF FIRE ON J.C.J.L. LINER.
The Japanese press is becoming increasingly exer- A mysterious outbreak of fire cised over the alleged foreign help to China. occurred on board the J.C.J.L. In this connection, Britain is being indirectly vessel "Tjrsalak" lying at No. 2 attacked but France, like Russia, is being open-buoy early this morning, ly denounced.
The outbreak was discovered in The "Nichi Nichi” in an article yesterday, said that the 'tween decks at 3 a.m. and the statement made by the Foreign Minister, a hoid containing general cargo. General Ugaki, on Friday — that some Powers Considerable excitement was were prolonging the conflict by encouraging caused among the large number for Chinese deck passengers, a China is understood to be a warning to cer-number of whom were probably tain countries.
refugees from Amoy, the vesser's last port of call, and as a pre-
It was tound necessary to flood
outstanding, needs only four seats If France is not really assisting Hankow, the news- cautionary measure, 300 of them paper asserts, she must prove it by facts and were taken off by police launches. not mere statements.
to equal his representation in the last Dail and only six to give him
his majority.
He has gained at the expense of both the Cosgrave and Labour par- ties.-Reuter.
PEACE FEELER PUT OUT FROM PEIPING
Peiping, To-day...
Especial prominence is given by the Japanese newspapers to the alleged construction by China and Russia, of a railway "rom Chungking via Chinghai.
This line, it is stated, would bring China's wartime capital to within 67 hours of Moscow.
of
"Asahi" accuses France forgetting the spirit of the Franco-Japanese understanding of 1907 whereby the contracting parties undertook to secure peace and security in the regions ad- A peace feeler, which is gen-jacent to their own territories erally believed has Japanese in- and argues that Japan is, there- fluence behind it, has been issued fore, entitled to a free hand in by the Provisional Government here in the form of a statement on the horrors of war.
Hainan.
Reuter.
HOIHOW BOMBING
Hoihow, To-day. It says that it will take a century Contrary to the assurance of to recover from these horrors of the Japan's Foreign Minister that his war and endsTM with an appeal to the country has no intentions on Hai- Hankow leaders, including General nan Island, a plane rained a num- Chiang Kai-shek, to acknowledge|ber of bombs here yesterday, defeat. These leaders are assured At the same time, warships off that posterity will forgive them if the coast opened up a broadside, firing more than 30 shells.-Cen-
they do so.
Mr. Wang Keh-min, issued a sta-tral News. tement in which he refers to
the
sacrifices of the Japanese and the sufferings of the Chinese made in clearing China of undesirable ele- ments and adds: "Our view is that the war must cease immediate- ly. The Kuomintang has run amok, Our statement is made as a stepping-stone for them to regain their sense so that an end may be put to this unnecessary disaster." Reuter.
JAPANESE BOMB
U.S. BAPTIST MISSION
Tsingtao, To-day. Japanese naval planes dropped four bombs on the property of the American Baptist Mission at Ping tu, in Shantung, on Wednesday.
The buildings were extensively damaged, including the school in which 200 (boys were studying, but all escaped..
The Mission is outside the city and is not near any military objec-
*
EXPRESS
PLUNGES OVER RIVER BRIDGE
;
CHICAGO, TO-DAY. BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PAS- SENGERS AND FOUR MEM- BERS OF THE CREW WERE KILLED WHEN THE OLYM- PIAN EXPRESS PLUNGED INTO A CREEK NEAR SAU- GUSMONT, 25 MILES TO THE EAST OF THE MONTANA RAILWAY.
Officials stated that the en- gine, baggage car, mail car, two coaches and two tourist sleepers plunged into the creek off the bridge from which two 50-foot sections had been washed away by a cloud-burst..
Forty-seven injured have been removed to hospital. One sleeping car was com- pletely submerged and two almost submerged.
The driver had no warning
tive. It is also stated that the vi-that the bridge had been shat- "sibility at the time of the rald, was tered and his view was obscured
good-Reuter,
[by a curve in the line-Reuter.
CHINA TO GO VEGETARIAN
ON JULY 7
Hankow, To-day. The Chinese Government has instructed the entire nation to go vegetarian on July 7, the occasion of the first anniversary of the Sino-Japanese hostilities as it is the Chinese custom to express mourning by abstaining from meat.-Renter.
Together with the ship's crew, Nos. 1 and 2 Fire Appliances fought the blaze for three hours and their efforts were finally rewarded at 6 a.m. when it was completely extin- guished. The passengers were then returned, to the ship.
DAMAGE SLIGHT
Investigations have not yet-re-
that
very
vealed the cause of the fire but the agents stated this morning the damage to the ship was slight and the vessel will sail this afternoon for Batavia. There was no damage to her superstructure.
It was, however, found necessary to cut a hole through her steel deck in order to get a hose down to the hold.
The only damage done was by water flooding.
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