FRENCH NOT PLEASED BY BORDER REPORT
Paris, To-day.
The dispute which has arisen in connection with the report about the decision of the French Govern- ment to close the Pyrenean frontier
THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 22, 1988
ATTEMPT TO FORCE RIVER BOOM AT MATANG
Hankow, To-day.
On Tuesday, several Japanese warships made their way up the Yangtse to within a short distance of the boom across the River by Chinese troops in the vicinity of Matang.
assumed a new complexion yester Here several hundred Japanese troops were land-
day.
An official French
pronounce-|
ment has been issued protesting against the report as published in certain English newspapers.
The entire report, it is declared,
is tendencious in character since
ed on both banks with the object of attacking the Chinese forces defending the boom and putting their batteries out of action.
Fierce fighting is also reported the Lunghai Railway in order to north of give the Japanese soldiers who have been trapped by the floods
the French Government has never to be going on in the ceased fulfilling its non-interven- Matang. tion obligations.
.
The water level of the Yellow the possibility of obtaining food
CAPITAL LEVY IN HUNGARY
On the other hand "Le Soir," River has dropped about one and supplies.-Trans-Ocean. organ of the Popular Front, brings a half feet but there can be no talk report from Cerbere confirming at present of the floods subsiding that the frontier has been com-as the rainy period generally be- pletely closed to the traffic since gins in July. June 21. Local authorities received Japanese aeroplanes have been their instructions from Paris byparachuting a large number of near Chungmao on telephone as it was not desired to rubber boats send a written order. Trans- Ocean.
FAILURE TO REPORT ACCIDENT
For failing to report the accident, after having knocked down a 6-year-
by
Mr. Kowloon
or 20 days' hard labour K. M. A. Barnett at the Police Court.
Defendant was given up to police by his father on Monday.
the
Budapest, To-day..
A capital tax ranging from 5 to 20% will be levied on all private fortunes or assets amounting to over 50,000 pengos, says à decree announced here yesterday.
The plan for this special single tax was drawn up by the former Premier, Dr. Daranyi, and provides medical for a minimum of 5% on fortunes
Mr. Barnett told the girl's mother that she could not claim
old girl at 8 p.m. on June 17 in compensation as the girl was attend- of 50,000, this increasing propor- Nga Tsin-long Road, Cheung Fan, ed by a Chinese private aged 19, was this morning fined $10 lafter she had left hospital.
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HOPE FOR PEACE IN SPAIN
Paris, To-day.
That the hope for peace is again growing in Spain and other Euro- pean countries is evident in the tone of yesterday's evening papers, which are practically unanimous declaring that the Spanish Prime Minister, Dr. Juan Negrin's speech has at least opened the way to an armistice.
in
The "Temps" calls attention to the decided change of tone in this and in the other past speeches of the Premier.
The paper emphasises, in this connection, the important role that non-intervention committee can play in bringing the conflict to an end and also asserts that France will have the major part in terminating the Spanish crisis.
The "Journal des Debats" also intimates that peace is at least within the realm of probability since the idea of an armistice and negotiations were not rejected by Premier Negrin.--Trans-Ocean, ́.
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