'THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST
988.
"PUPPET" CHIEF OF POLICE G
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IN SHANGHAI ARRESTED QUEENS
FOR ALLEGED CONSPIRACY
Shanghai, To-day.
Suspected of having instigated a revolt against the Japanese-controlled Shanghai Government and having plotted with a Chinese guerilla band to occupy Pootung on August 13th, which marks the first anniversary of the Shanghai Cam- paign, the Chief of Police of the Shanghai "Ta Tao Government" was arrested by Japanese police officials.
Several members of his family and 20 high Chinese officials of the government were also taken into custody.
GERMANY RUSHING NEW FRONTIER ZONE DEFENCES
Berlin, To-day.
Some 12,000 workmen, mostly excavators, car- penters and masons, en- gaged in Field Marshal
It is declared that a complete ar- senal was discovered in the home of the police chief.
With the approach of August 13th, a tense atmosphere. has developed, |particularly in Pootung, and the Japanese have taken extensive pre- cautionary measures.
Communication between Pootung and Shanghai has been practically cut off with the result that a severe shortage of food is making Itself felt.
Rumours that the Japanese intend to draft Chinese peasants for the campaign against Chinese guerilla bands have caused a great influx of refugees into the French Concession.
Trans-Ocean
Herman Goering's build-JAPANESE
ing programmes, have
-
been compulsorily trans- SENDING MEN
ferred to western Ger-
many in the past few TO MANCHURIA
days.
It is understood that they will be occupied in strengthening the western defences of the Reich.
Hankow, To-day.
A Peiping report just received reveals that about 20,000 Japan- ese troops, mostly from Shansi and other places in North China, route to Manchuria in the past have passed through Tientsin en
Between 50 and 60 thousand workmen have reported and have four days. been conscripted in various parts of Germany for the same pose.
pur
Indications of coming military activity, presumably the Army exercises, is a fact. Farmers near Berlin have been instructed to complete their harvest by August 15, so that the military authorities may have the use of their horses after this date. Reuter.
AMBASSADOR AT WUCHOW
Wuchow, To-day.
Several Japanese transports have arrived at Dairen with many troops.
Observers believe that these
troop movements are connected with the growing tension on the Manchurian border. Central News.
CLIPPER BOOKING FROM H.K.
The Hong Kong represenatives of Pan American Airways, although not in a position to make any furth nouncements regarding the "Hawaii Clipper, state that of eleve passengers booked on the return due to have left Hong Kong on July 31, only three seats to Manila Have been cancelled, and only because the pas sengers holding these reservations had to get to Manila for urgent business reasons.
Sir Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr,
·British Ambassador to China, ar- rived here from Kweilin by motor car at 7p.m. yesterday. He Continuation of scheduled -- service was welcomed by a large group with the next depa
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LEAGUE AID IN FIGHTING FLOODS SOUGHT
Geneva, To-day.
The Chinese Government has re- The Chinese request in connec,quested that the League ranted, and it is satisfying, to know that in addition to six passengers tion with floods appears on the the preparation_of
for preservation necessary, booked to Manila, there care, two span
nittee interests of the regions affected by sengers destined for the United States, agenda of the League Cor
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