THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 19, 1988.
JAPAN PROCLAIMS END OF NINE-POWER PACT By Innuendo In Reply To American Protest Cooperation With Puppets Offered As "Bait"
Tokyo, To-day.
A denial of the charge that discriminatory mea- sures were taken against American rights and interests in China is contained in the Japanese reply to the American note, handed to the American Ambassador, Mr. Joseph Grew. The reply, after answering in detail the points raised in the note, points out the Japanese Gov- ernment's "firm conviction" that any attempt
-PREMIER AND IL DUCE AFFIRM AMITY
London, To-day.
Mr. Neville Chamberlain and Mussolini exchanged telegrams after the declaration bringing into force the Agreement.
Anglo-Italian
The telegrams affirmed that on the basis of the Agreement they would work together in friend- ship and for the good of the peoples of the two countries Reuter.
to apply to conditions to-day and to-morrow ROOSEVELT past, would neither contribute to establishment APPOINTS
the inapplicable ideas and principles of the
of real peace in East Asia nor solve immediate issues.
The note ends: "However, as long as these points are understood,
Jupan has not the slightest inclina- tion to oppose participation of the United States and other Powers in the great work of reconstructing. East Asia along all lines of indus- try and trade, and it is believed that the new regimes now being
JAPANESE AIR
RAIDS ON
in China will welcome such foreignKWANGTUNG
participation-Reuter.
DISTURBANCES IN PARIS
Paris, To-day. The first public demonstrations in Paris against M. Daladier's emer- gency decrees took place yesterday night after shop closing time.
On the Place d'Italie about 3,000 Communists tried to line up for a demonstration march..
Strong detachments of police strengthened by Mobile Guards had
ADVISORY BOARD
GERMANY SUSPICIOUS OF MOTIVES
Berlin, To-day.
The suggestion made a few days ago in the House of Commons that Jew emigrants from Germany should be settled in the former German colonies,
especially in Tanganyika, German East-Africa and the Cameroons, is denounced by the Berlin papers as a "trans- parent chess move" to cross the German colonial demands.
The "Berliner Tageblatt" OX- pressing the belief that the House of Commons' member who made this suggestion, was inspired by the Jews, continues:
"We shall wait and see what final declaration will be forthcoming from the British Government next WASHINGTON, TO-DAY, week but already now it must be PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT said that the German colonial de- HAS ANNOUNCED THE AP-mands voiced in Hitler's Weimar POINTMENT OF A TEMPOR-speech, are becoming an increas-
ARY BOARD, CONSISTING OF ingly pressing problem. FOUR MEN, TO ACT IN AN "It is a very ticklish matter if ADVISORY CAPACITY: ON England treats the former German CERTAIN FISCAL AND colonies entrusted to her as Man- MONETARY SUBJECTS.
date territories as if they were her own property:" Trans-Ocean,
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Japanese aircraft yesterday conducted bombing operations thau (Secretary of Treasury), Mr. Members are Mr. Henry Morgen- over many towns in Kwangtung: Merriner Eccles (Governor of the including Hoyuan, Lukfung, and Shekki, according to a "Ta Kung Budget) and Mr. Frederick Delano Pao" report.
(Head of the National Resources |Committee).
MR. PIROW AT WILHELMSTRASSE
More than 10 planes were ac-
Berlin, To-day. President Roosevelt stated that tive over eastern Kwangtung in the Board had been designed
Mr. Pirow visited the Reich Min- ed Hoyuan, dropping two incen- in the economic picture. Reuter, the morning. Four of them raid-smooth out the peaks and valleys eign Office at five o'clock yesterday to ister, von Ribbentrop, at the For-
afternoon;:- diary bombs.
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Six machines flew to Lukfung where they released five explo- sives. Two of the missiles land- ed on the campus of the Lungshan Middle School, wrecking a build- ing
to intervene several times to re- Four planes attacked Shekki store order. Several persons were in the Chungshan district in the injured and 18 arrests were made. afternoon. Six bombs were The crowds cried "Down with dumped Eleven persons were Daladier!", "Down with Reynaud,” killed and 43 wounded and many Down with the emergency decrees." houses were demolished.-Central
At midnight the police finally News.
succeeded in dispersing the demon-
strators
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FRENCH MILITARY FUNERAL OF KEMAL MISSION LEAVES PRAGUE
Paris, To-day. The French military mission
which had been active in Czecho Slovakia for the past 20 years, has now returned to France, according to the Action Francaise."
The members" of - sion, it is stated, are now aring civilian clothing.—Trans-Ocean.
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has
Telegraphic information been received, from the Secretary of State for the Colonies that the funeral of the late President of the Turkish Republic will take place on Monday.
All flags on Government build- ings and launches will be flown at half-mast from 8 a.m. to sunset on that day..
Owing to
the
Combined
His Excellency the Governor, on Manoeuvres and the Black Out the instructions of the Secretary of next Thursday, the weekly Tombola State for the Colonies, has appoint-run by the Public Works Recrea ed Mr. Henry Robert Butters to be tion Club will be brought forward Labour Officer, with effect from to Wednesday, commencing at the the 14th November.
usual time 8
p.m.
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