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America Studying Possibility Of Economic Sanctions
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impose economic sanctions against Japan and Germany.
London, To-day. According to newspaper re- ports from Washington, high The President of the United administration officials States, it is stated, has this studying a confidential report power under the Hawley which proposes two methods-Smoot _Tariff_Act and the by which the President, with- Federal Code in the case out consulting Congress, cou'd of countries discriminating
against the United States.
The question arises whether Germany's barter agreements and the possibility of Japan refusing to maintain the Open Door in China may be held to be discrimination.-Reuter.
HONAM TO BECOME NEW "HONGKEW?" Japanese Concentrate Activities On The Island
CONDOR- ON WAY HOME
Tokyb, To-day.
The German Condor plane start- ed on its return flight to Berlin at 8.37 p.m. last evening (G.M.T.) via Manila, Batavia, Bangkok and Basra,Reuter,
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ATTEMPT ON LIFE OF IRON GUARD "ENEMY"
Bucharest, To-day.
AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST
BUTTER
Blood
Alley Out Of Bounds
The
in
Shanghai, To-day. international brawl "Blood Alley" has resulted in this. notorious street of cabarets being ordered out of bounds Italian forces in future.
to all
Italian marines have also re- ceived orders to remain in barracks after 6 p.m. for an indefinite per lod as a result of Sunday night's affray.
At the same time, in addition to these measures to keep their forces out of trouble, the Italian authori- ties are conferring with the French authorities in order to adopt other measures to prevent
[recurrence of such s
The Italians have:
offered
fully to compensate the owners of
Most striking feature of the Japanese occupation
of Canton is the invaders' concentration on the wrecked Frisco Cabaret for
.
Jamage done.
WOUNDED IN HOSPITAL
Meanwhile those wounded in the
Honam Island, according to a special corres pondent of the "China Mail" who has just re. turned to Hong Kong on board H.M.S. Taran-affray are still in hospital. It is tula.
now learned that these include two French sergeants, one Russian-con-
hree Italian soldiers and one Ita-
Not only have the Japanese made Honam a mili- stable, three Chinese constables,
tary centre, but practically the entire Japan-lian marine. ese civilian population, which has been grow- ing steadily, has settled there.
Belief of foreigners in Canton mostly living in the streets, is that this presages Japanese in- centrated round the one or tention to create on Honam Is- (Continued on Pagé 28)
and either the groundwork of the future "Japanese. Conces- sion" or the future "Hongkew” of Canton.
It is noteworthy that on Ho- nam Island the majority of Can- 'on's smaller industries are to be found, and Japanese tactics in the area they control in Shang- hai suggests the possibility that An attempt on the life of Lieu-here too they have certain de- tenant Colonel Christescu, was made signs on their operation and con-
trol in the future. by two men who are believed to beITTLE OR NO BUSINESS Iron Guard sympathisers yesterday In the meantime, though]
there is a steady stream of Jap- afternoon.
The men who were waiting for anese cargo boats up and down the officer in a corridor of the court river, little or no business is be bulding fired four shots at, the ing done except in the way off Lieutenant Colonel, who was slight-luxury supplies to Japanese, sol- "ly wounded, in the shoulder.
consists almost wholly of coolies and their womenfolk, and now number roughly 80,000.-
diers end the supply of food to One of the assassins escaped while the Chinese population, which the other was arrested. He refused to state why he made the attempt.
As Lieutenant Colonel Christescu
No middle-class Chinese have was'n'member of the military tri bunal at Czrenohitz which took dras returned much less the wealthy. tie measures against the Iron Guard Those Chinese who are in Canton it is generally believed, that the at-re providing a source of coolie tempt was an act of revenge of the labour to the Japanese, and are Tron Guard. Christecu had receiv-
od threatening letters which noti- declared one of the letters addressed fed him that the National Tri- by the "Death Battalion" which “bunal” had sentenced him to death, threatened: "to answer terror with
"We will now begin to attack," | terror."--Trans-Ocean, --~
All are suffering from cuts, and none from gunshot wounds.
Last night, the "Blood Alley” dis- con-trict enjoyed a roaring trade, made two the more conspicuous by the ab
Isence of Italians.--Reuter.
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