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Week-End Conference Of Navy & Foreign Ministries
JAPANESE COMMUNIQUE ON YANGTSE
Shanghai, To-day. Leading the advance of the Japanese navy and army from Hukou towards Hankow, Japan- ese aircraft on Saturday flew past Klukiang and were bombing the Chinese shore positions and fortifications near Tienkian- chen, according to official Japan- ese reports.
along
Rumours Of Plan For Action In Tokyo
Tokyo, To-day.
Bitter anti-French agitation, with accusations against Britain of being the instigator of the occupation of the Paracels Islands, continue to take a prominent part in Japanese press
politics.
FRENCH HINT TO LONDON ON ROME PACT
Rome, To-day. That France is making an at- tempt to delay, if not to prevent the Ratification of the Anglo-
Italian Agreement is an accusa-
tion made last night by the semi-
official Italian news agency.
Diplomatic and journalistic cir-
During the week-end, consultations are reported to cles in Paris have declared, accord- have been held between the Foreign Ministrying to this news agency, that the French Government intimated to and the Navy Ministry, regarding the action the British Government towards the to be adopted, but it is hinted in well-informed end of June, that the Ratification quarters that no final decision has been Agreement would be regarded as
ion has bee
impracticable unless a similar reached.
agreement was first outlined be
While "inflicting heavy losses on the Chinese positions the Yangtse," it is stated that the naval air-raiders co-operated with the army by bombing the Chinese troops. The naval fly- It is now believed here that LANDS, NEAR HAINAN, IS tween Paris and Rome. ing squadron moved through the Japanese cruiser sent to the BEING PLANNED OR HAS The Italian agency in featuring thick banks of clouds and raided Paracels was sent in the belief EVEN BEGUN, ACCORDING this story, declares that it consti- the Chinese aerodromes at that the French were bluffing TO REPORTS WHICH WERE tutes an open attempt to undermine Hengyang, Of about a dozen and that the Japanese might be CIRCULATED HERE ON SA- the Anglo-Italian Agreement Chinese airplanes of varying able-to-put-armed-men-ashore on TURDAY EVENING.
sizes, said to have been ground- the islands first. It is under-
ed at the airfield, the report stood that the commander of the These reports, which are not yet
Trans-Ocean:
claims, four were destroyed and warship was given specific in-officially confirmed, do not indicate merely despatched a small body of two damaged and although the structions not to precipitate an whether the Japanese have actual- troops to the Islands "to protect the raiders were attacked by Chinese incident. Our Own Correspon-ly taken steps in retaliation of the rights and interests of Japanese - A.A. batteries, it is reported dent.
French measure in sending police fishermen and settlers." Trans- that they returned to their base
and troops to the Islands, have Ocean.
in safety.
A large number of Japanese naval aircraft are reported to have attacked both the old and
PLANS FOR ACTION
·TOKIO, TO-DAY. JAPANESE ACTION
OFFICE
R.A.F. OFFICER'S EQUIPMENT
the new aerodromes, at Nan- AGAINST THE PARACEL IS- chang, where no planes either on the ground or in the air were seen. The hangars and factories at the new aerodrome were heavily bombed and five build- ings at the airfield were set on fire, the communique added. Many direct hits were scored on
the old aerodrome where the
hangars and runaways were badly damaged.-Reuter.
MONTAGU NORMAN
WANTS TO RETIRE
land, Sir Mondon, To-day.
The Governor
DEATH: ARABS G. F. ALLSTEEL FILING CABINETS. SUCCEED IN APPEAL KARDEX FILING CABINETS,
London, To-day. According to reports here from
Baghdad, the Court of Appeal in
that city, has acquitted two Arabs who had been sentenced to death by the Lower Court, for the murder of an officer of the Royal Air Force, on the grounds of insufficient evi- dence:
The death sentence pronounced
Bank of Eng against a third Arab by the Lower Norman has Court was upheld, however, by the expressed a desire to be relieved of Court of Appeal.
night in informed circles.
his post, it was reported here last The body of the murdered-of- ficer was, it will be recalled, found He is 67 years old and has boon near abbant yah lake, last in delicate health for some time. Trans-Ocean, v Having held the post of Governor
for 18 years, he has not only ex-policy, but has also played ar ercised great Influence forming, portant part in her foreign pol England's Triukniclal and Economic l'as well. Trans-Ocean.
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