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SOVIET
AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST
BUTTER
WAITING IN
JAPAN'S NEXT MOVE
Tokyo Says Moscow's Reply Is 'Roughly Acceptable'
-QUO TAI-CHI-
CALLS ON
HALIFAX
London, To-day. Mr. Quo Tai-chi, the. Chinese Ambassador, called at the Foreign Office and had a lengthy conver- sation with Lord Halifax, the to- pic of which has not been dis- closed. Reuter.
FURTHER CUT IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE
General Lessening JAPS. DROPPING
Of Tension Apparent
Moscow, To-day.
After the statement of the Foreign Commissar, M.
HUNDREDS OF PAMPHLETS
ON CANTON
Litvinoff, defining the Soviet attitude; the So- (From Our Staff Representative) viet Government is waiting for Japan to make the next move.
Canton, To-day. The City, early this morning, is
As far as it is known, Japan has not yet replied, but in a state of tense excitement as the tension which was extremely acute yester-Japanese planes are soaring over- day has relaxed somewhat to-day.
head for the first time for 15 days. Informed observers are of, border and to settle the matter opinion that the Soviets are an-through diplomatic channels. xious to avoid war and are ready The Soviet is, nevertheless, be- to consider any reasonable pro-ing accused of "high-handedness." posal, provided that the Japanese-Our Own Correspondent. troops are first withdrawn from what is regarded as Soviet terri
Shanghai, To-day. It has been reliably as- certained that future al-tory. locations of foreign ex- change will be further restricted by the Chinese Government.
Under this new ruling, which becomes effective next Monday, foreign exchange will only be ex- tended to importers to cover their foreign goods ordered last year.
Reuter.
REPLY RECEPTION
TOKYO EASIER
Tokyo, To-day:
Returning from a raid on the Hankow Railway, one bomber, escorted by two pursuit planes, passed over Wongsha,
Altogether 14 planes partici- pated in to-day's raids, eleven of which bombed the Canton-Kow- loon Line.
Mr. Shigemitsu's report on his conversation with. M. Litvinoff in Moscow on Thursday has, appar-at ently, created a more hopeful at mosphere in Tokyo.
Tokyo, To-day. It is reliably learned that the Soviet's reply to the proposals of
The feeling of tension has dis- the Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Shigemitsu, is considered in offi- tinctly relaxed, reflected in the cial quarters to be "roughly ac-fact that Prince Konoye left for
Reuter. ceptable."
M.
FRANCO-CHINESE TALK
Paris, To-day. The Chinese Ambassador to France, Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo;] No foreign exchange credit will had a long conversation with the be given to cover commodities French Foreign Minister, ordered this year, unless special Georges Bonnet yesterday which permission has been obtained chiefly concerned the situation in from the Government for such the Far East, particularly the orders beforehand.
possible repercussions of Applications for foreign ex-Russian-Japanese tension. change credits to defray the ex- Reuter. penses of Chinese students abroad and for the support of Chinese familles overseas will be considered once monthly- Reuter.
JAPAN QUIET
the
Tokyo, To-day. Little publicity is being given in Japanese newspapers concern- ing the Manchukuo-Soviet bor- der incidents and most despatches
"
SOVIET PLANES wirelessed from the correspon-
DRIVEN OFF
Tokyo, To-day.
dents of different dailies are sup- pressed or heavily consored.
Japan is doing her utmost to avoid à major conflict with the Soviet, and is "begging" the So- viet to cease activity along the
Soviet planes appeared over Changkufeng at about noon yesterly eventuate:
The communique state that the day, but they were driven off by Japanese anti-aircraft fire, accord-Soviet troops sporadically shell. ed Changkufeng and also Kojo ing to a War Office communique, Village over the North Korean The anticipated Infantry: as border. The shelling was kept sault after the early morning up throughout the whole day, . bombardment, did not apparent- Beuter.
At the moment three planes, such a height as to be almost inevitable, are dropping hundreds of pamphlets all over the city. Police are busily engaged in col- lecting them.
No bombs have been dropped, the country yesterday afternoon neither has there been any A.A.
Reuter.
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