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FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1938
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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST
BUTTER
DEVELOPMENT
PARACELS
AFFAIR
Japanese Navy Given Discretionary Powers
PRECAUTIONS
STRONG POLICE
FOR SWASTIKA
TRAIN ARRIVAL
French Authority POLICE TURN
Over Island Not
Recognised
Tokyo, To-day.
OUT SIT-DOWN STRIKERS
Paris, To-day: The striking workers of the
Rumours are flying thick and fast regarding de-Longwy Steel Works occupied the
Unusual precautions were taken at Kowloon by local police au- thorities in order to insure that no "incident" greeted the arrival from Hankow of the 29 German military advisers, headed by General von It is stated in political quarters that following the Faulkenhausen, at the Kowloon Railway Station this moming.
velopments in the Paracels Island "Incident" and the possibility of repercussions in respect of Hainan Island.
factory buildings yesterday so that the police were compelled in inter-
vene.
The police "neutralised” the works and forbade strikers as well as employers representatives to enter.
The strike was proclaimed when
tween the workers and employers
despatch of the protest by the Japanese For-negotiations for an agreement be- eign Office to the French Ambassador, thelon wages and a collectiva agree- Navy Minister has instructed the commander-ment failed to produce any result. In the afternoon the management in-chief of the Japanese naval forces in South of the works decided to close the China waters to take any action he deems ex-works.completely for the time be- ing. The closure of the works was pedient.
received with a violent protest the metal workers at Lyons.
This is interpreted to mean
by
It is
A large contingent of uniform- ed and plainclothes men, headed by Assistant Superintendent R. H. E. Marks, were posted both at the barrier to the platform and on the platform itself.
Newspaper reporters and re- presentatives of news agencies, that full discretion is given to were warned by police officers land marines on the Paracels in CHOLERA AND regarded as probable that the Lyon before being allowed on the plat-the event of France failing to form, that on no account were withdraw the Annamite police interviews with German advisers officers who were placed to guard to be sought until the advisers the lighthouses, and meteorologi- had reported to their consular cal station earlier this week. representatives.
CONSULAR VIEW
TYPHOID
During the past 24 hours there have been five cases of cholera re-
metal workers will proclaim a gen- eral strike and that building trade workers will declare a sympathy. strike. Trans-Ocean.
According to a reliable source, ported to the Health Departmnt, Victoria. Six typhoid cases were the Japanese note of protest one from the harbour and four from also reported.
under no circum-
comfortable trip.
Our
the
A representative of, the "China states that Mail" who spoke to a German stances can the Japanese Gov- consular official was told: "They ernment recognise French au- have been travelling for a long thority over the islands. time and will no doubt be very Own Correspondent. tired. Also they will want to talk with their families, whom you
On the platform to meet can see waiting here."
Pressed further, the consular train were the wives and families official said that in view of the de- of the German advisers, and a licate situation, it would be better large number of representatives of that no interviews be given at all. the local German community, In It was possible that such inter- cluding Herr Gipperich, the Con-
sul-General, views might be twisted in, such a way as to cause unfortunate inter SAW PLANE SHOT DOWN national complications,
Contrary to general expectations, General von Faulkenhausen may the train consisted of about nine possibly issue a statement in the conches and contained a large course of the next few days. number of Chinese passengers from
Hankow.
POLICE BUTT IN --
In order that no enterprising The couches in which the advis newspapermen should outwit thefers travelled were covered with restrictions and surprise any of German swastikas.
the official kow party into com- The delay in arrival was caused. ment, police kept a sharp look-out by the Intensive bombing activities
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Taking more than three days to stated, received splendid treat
Swastika on the train and everything cials pulled into the station at sible was done to make their
complete the trip.
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