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TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1939,
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BRITISH NOTE TO JAPAN
"HIGHLY
GIBRALTAR DEFENCES TO BE TESTED
Gibraltar, To-day.
The defences of Gibraltar are to be tested at the coming week- end when the Fortress units and the Home Fleet will participate in combined manoeuvres.
Britain's
new giant aircraft-
carrier, H.M.S. Ark Royal, arrived
at Gibraltar from England yes- terday morning.
NEW BIBLE TRANSLATION FOR ENGLISH CATHOLICS
London, To-day.
A new English translation of the Bible for English Roman Catholics is to be made by Monsignor Knox, better known as Father Ronald Knox.
EFFECTIVE
SERMON❞
WORDS ALONE NOT ENOUGH
London, To-day.
As a sermon, the British Note to Japan is highly effective, finds the “Financial News” in an edi- torial this morning.
GALES SWEEP ENGLAND AT WEEK-END
London, To-day. Gales swept most of England during the week-end but the storms have now died down considerably, and the temperature yesterday was seven degrees above the average
"But," asks the journal, “is it to be imagined that
the Japanese authorities at this stage will re-at this time of year. verse their policy at the wagging of a peda- gogic finger?"
The newspaper adds that the future is threatened
A storm in the Irish Sea has been battering shipping, but no vessels are reported in difficulties.
Gusts of rain have swollen many
been flooded. Yorkshire was the
of £200,000,000 to £300,000,000 of British invest-rivers and as a result roads have ments. Words alone, it says, cannot protect worst sufferer-Reuter. them.
•
Nine-Power
Matters have now gone so far, As regards the that the British cannot at one and the same time repudiating it, Japan would merely Government Treaty, the paper declared that in maintain an attitude of detach-be following the example of the ment from the Far Eastern strug-Soviet Union which has long since gle and the hope of salvaging repudiated all agreements signed even a tithe of the interests which with other Powers. the struggle has placed in jeo-
Mons. Knox is to resign his posi- tion as Catholic Chaplain at Ox-pardy. ford University to carry out his task.
He
- will
translate from the Vulgate 4th Century Latin version.
-Reuter.
SITUATION MORE NORMAL IN HANKOW CONCESSION
Hankow, To-day.
.
KINSHAN ARRIVES FROM CANTON
.
on
They were also following the The 8.8. "Kinshan" sailed at 8. lead of Germany and Italy, both o'clock this morning for Hong Kong A joint. Anglo-American policy of whom had declared the Ver- with 40 foreign passengers directed against the Japanese sailles Treaty to be null and void. I board. import and export trade with The Tokyo "Nichi Nichi" states. areas under their control, would that
It is understood that permission should England choose produce
to was given by the Japanese authori- more constructive re-support Chiang Kai-shek further, ties to carry bona fide Chinese em- sults than a hundred notes for Japan will be compelled to regardployees of foreign firms.-Reuter. her overseas trade is the Achil- her as her "arch enemy."-Reuter les Heel of Japan!
The "Kinshan" arrived in Hong Kong this afternoon..
JAPANESE PRESS INVECTIVE
Meanwhile the answer of the
Japanese press in Tokyo to the
and Trans-Ocean.
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Conformable with the normali- sation of the situation in Hankow clare that an understanding be- a certain easing of conditions in tween Japan and England is com- the French Concession is notice-plétely out of the question as long able. When the Japanese cap as Britain refuses to recognise tured Hankow many Chinese fled Japan's mission in the Far East, to the Concession, causing anjand continues to lend her entire enormous shortage of food and support to Generalissimo Chiang coal as well as raising of prices. Kai-shek.
The "Hochi Shimbun" character- the British accusations
The Japanese authorties have ised now started issuing passes allow- ing Chinese to leave the Conces- against Japan as absurd, and de- sion and to return home. It is her senses.”
clared: “England must have lost stated that more than 1,000 have left the Concession daily during FOLLOWING NAZI LEAD the last fortnight.
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While the foreign exporters in Justifying the Japanese action Hankow are unable to receive in placing a garrison in China by shipping licenses and business is the assertion that the new Chinese at a standstill, Japanese export-"government" had requested it, ers are starting the purchase of the paper sharply denounces the woodoil which is an important ex-British statement that through her port article in the Hankow area. action Japan had violated Chinese
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