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RUSHED
FORCES
BEING
прил
TO MANCHUKUO BORDER Japanese Sergeant Shot Dead By Soviet Troops
Moscow Rejects New Protest On Incident
Tokyo, To-day.
JAP. CIVILIAN
INVASION OF SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI, TO-DAY.
NINE CASES DAILY CHOLERA AVERAGE
Nine further cases of cholera, five in Victoria, two in Kowloon each in Shaukiwan and
THE INCREASE OF THE and one
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HAS
AN
..
rural Hong Kong, were reported to
the Medical Department in the 24
hours ended at midnight.
Last week, in the 7 days ended at midnight on Saturday, 68 new
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A clash between Japanese and Soviet forces along the eastern border of Manchukuo is imminent, according to latest messages reaching Tokyo. JAPANESE CIVILIAN POPU- It was officially revealed for the first time this morn-LATION IN SHANGHAI ing that a Japanese sergeant, attached to the GIVEN RISE TO SOME Manchukuo Government, was shot and killed XIETY IN THE FOREIGN tases of cholera were reported, 40 from Victoria, 17 from Kowloon, by Soviet troops on Friday, in the region be- QUARTERS.
two from Shauliwan and four from tween Hanka Lake and the River Muren.
The Japanese population of the harbour. Three of the cased Japanese forces were despatch-Shanghai has increased to about were imported. In the same ed to the area to investigate the 35,000. In the year 1870 there period, 63 persons died of cholern. report that Soviet troops had
The week also produced 21 fresh were only seven Japanese in crossed into Manchukuo terri-Shanghai. In 1885 the number cases of typhoid with 13 deaths tory near the Hanka Lake. At had increased to 600 and in 1894, and 86 cases of dysentery with 12 their approach, Soviet troops that is after the termination of deaths. opened fire and the Japanese the Sino-Japanese war, there Sergeant in charge of the inves- were 737 Japanese nationals in tigating party was killed.
PARISIAN LINGERIE GOES ROYAL VISIT-Y
Paris, To-day.
The French capital is in a state of feverish excitement on the eve
The Japanese soldiers, numbered, withdrew and no ther shooting occurred.
Shanghai..
3€ 3,000 unregistered persona. out-
After the Russo-Japanese war, Most of the Japanese here are furthe Japanese colony numbered employed in the retail and whole- |2,000 and in 1914, before the sale business or the shipping `BORDER TENSION
world war. 9,200.
trade. Since practically every Manchukuo immediately filed a
In 1982, the number of the ship arriving in Shanghai is protest with the Soviet, but this Japanese here was about 26,000. bringing new Japanese immi- morning it was learned that the At present the Japanese official grants, other foreign residents of the King and Queen of England's Soviet had declined to accept the population here is about 32,000, are beginning to feel some an-
protest, pointing out that the to which must be added about xiety. Trans-Ocean. Innumerable articles displayed in Japanese trespassed into Soviet the shopwindows bear the pictures territory and that the Soviet of the British sovereigns, the Bri-troops were justified in opening tish-national colours or King's coat of arms.
visit.
fire.
High tension now reigns along the border, with both the Soviet and Manchukuo forces increasing For 50 sou, Parisians can ac-in strength hourly. quire handkerchiefs on which the King's or Queen's portrait is print-Soviet Russia, who was on his The Japanese Ambassador to ed in black and white. Trunks, way to the Balkans, flew from suitcases, watches are some of the Stockholm and was expected in ther articles decorated in a simi- Moscow this morning. Our
Own Correspondent.
ar manner.
All sweets offered for sale are wrapped in a red white and blue paper and the dogs of the elegant Parisiennes proudly display, Bri- tish national emblems on their collars
Even the most delicate lingerie in the smart shops, on the Boule- vards has been affected by the Invasion of British emblems since
A
motto of the Order of the arter "Honi solt qui mal y pense" cribed on the lingerie.
AT HOME. The aspect of the streets has
pletely, changed by
JAPANESE CHALLENGE
Tokyo, To-day. In an official statement, the Japanese Foreign Office denies the Soviet assertion that the ter
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done their best to make the British visitors feel thoroughly at home.
In the streets through which the King and Queen will pass on Tuesday life-sized, portraits, of the
Beko masa British Sovereigns are displayed]
British visitors who their Bover
by practically every shop, the largest of these in the Champs Elysees where La Bella France, would represented by a woman in a cós- tume of the revolutionary period, habi is extending her arms in welcome pital have the King-Trans-Océan,
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