THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 10, 1938.
OMINOUS MOVE BY JAPANESE IN BERLIN Seeks Information On Degree Of Support To Be Expected From Germany In Event Of War
VISITORS TO FOREIGN OFFICE
London, To-day.
Visitors to the Foreign Office yesterday included the Russian Ambassador and a representative from the Japanese Embassy.
The callers were, in the absence of Lord Halifax, received by Slr. Lancelot Oliphant, Deputy Under- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
Lord Halifax will return to the Foreign Office to-day.-Reuter.
Von Ribbentrop Reveals
Limitations
Berlin, To-day.
JAPANESE WAR CHIEFS IN MIDNIGHT CONFERENCE
Tokyo, To-day...
The approach which it is understood that Japan made to Germany in order to ascertain the ex- tent of the support the Reich is prepared to
A momentous conference at give in the event of a Japanese-Soviet conflict, which questions of vital bearing on
strength to
constitutes the first test of
which the Anti-Comintern Triangle has been subjected.
the Manchukuo Soviet border issue were discussed, which began at
NEW JAPANESE The result would seem to indicate that Germany's 11.00. p.m. last night between the
PROTEST
REJECTED
Moscow, To-day.
usefulness as an ally to Japan is rather re- War Minister, General Itogaki, stricted and such help as would be forthcom-and other Army chiefs, ended three ing from the Reich would be rather in the form hours later without the decisions of the dispatch of munitions, especially those being made known.” in the categories in which Japan is well-known to be deficient.
ITALY SILENT
The First Secretary of the Jap- anese Embassy in Moscow, Mr. Jawaka, called at the Far East- ern Department of the Soviet Commissariat for Foreign Affairs. yesterday afternoon to hand in a sharp protest in connection with
ON STAND IN
the clash, which occurred on Aug- RUSSO-JAPAN WAR
ust 7 near Hanka Lake on the Soviet-Manchurian frontier about 200 kilometres north of the Changkufeng region.
Rome, To-day.
It is believed that decisions of major importance will be reveal- It is not thought that Germany ed in the course of the next few will go to the length of attempt-days. ing a Baltic blockade.
Simultaneously with the above The Minister of Foreign conference, the Vice-Chief of the Affairs, Herr Joachim. Von Rib-Imperial General Staff, General bentrop's conversation with the Tada, conferred with his staff. Japanese Ambassador is not re-
ported in the German press, and the public is, therefore, ignorant of the approach.
SHELLING OF KOREA
It has been semi-officially an-
It is still believed in political nounced that since the hostilities circles in Berlin that the trouble began between 20 and 25 thou- There is no information avail-will blow over in the same way sand shells have been fired into able either in Italian or Japanese that previous incidents have and Korean territory by the Soviet At this point, according to the Japanese version, a detachment circles as to whether Italy has that the threat to the weakest artillery, while
an incalculable
Soviet planes.
of Soviet troops opened fire with given Japan any assurance of her point in the Anti-Comintern number" of bombs have been
dropped by Triangle will not materialise. machine guns on the Japanese moral or practical support in the Reuter. frontier guard but the attackers
were beaten off leaving behind event of a Russo-Japanese war. them a number of dead and
wounded. There were also & The official attitude towards the number of casualties on the Jap- anese side.
Far East continues to be one of complete reserve, although au- thoritative quarters express This incident has already been their desire that the conflict referred to by M. Litvinoff in his should remain localised and end
last talk with the Japanese Am- peacefully. : bassador on August 7. The So-
viet, however, intended that The reports in the Italian press Japanese troops started an at-
are markedly anti-Soviet, in con-
tack on the Soviet frontier post.sonance with Italy's participation Consequently, the Soviet Govern-in the Anti-Comintern Pact. ment has rejected the present Reuter. Japanese protest.-Trans-Ocean."
MALTESE SHOT DEAD IN JERUSALEM
London, To-day. A telegram from the High Com- sioner for Palestine, dated yester- day, received at the Colonial Of fice, states that on Monday night a Maltese was shot and killed in the
city of Jerusalem.
Gold Gl
NEW REPUBLICAN OFFENSIVE
Barcelona, To-day. The Republicans claim that in a new offensive they have crossed the Segre River, south of Balaguer, and penetrated a considerable distance into insurgent territory, taking many prisoners and abandoned war material.-Router.
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