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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 26, 1989.
Puppet Council
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Achieves Now UEENS
Open Success
Peiping, To-day.
The united council of puppet "governments” con- cluded yesterday without any startling deci- sions as far as the published proceedings go. It was decided to establish offices and appoint re- presentatives to Japan and Manchukuo, and also study the monetary position with a view to establishment of a fixed monetary system in Central and North China.
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This is taken to indicate there will be an attempt to estab- lish Federal Reserve currency the sole monetary. issue in the Shanghai-Nanking area as well as North China.
The council issued a statement] upholding Prince Konoye's terms of December 22, atating that it was in complete agreement with them and denouncing the supporters of General Chiang Kai-shek as public enemies of the country.
'If any decisions were reached regarding tariffs or a new "central government," they are being kept a close secret.---Reuter.
LONDON-CAPE ROAD RECORD
JAPANESE
CARRY OUT MANY
BOMBING RAIDS
Chungking, To-day.
Japanese planes rained death and destruction on several towns in Shensi, Honan and Kwangsi yes- terday.
Loyang, on the Lunghai Railway, which had been spared raids for sometime, was severely attacked by nine bombers.
The raiders sprayed the town with machine-gun bullets and then began showering the business sec- tions and the southern part of the town with more than 60 explosives. LONDON, TO-DAY.. TWO. BRITISH
Over 50 civilians are known to MOTORISTS have been killed. The total casual- WHO ARRIVED IN CALLTOWN ties is, however, believed to be much YESTERDAY BROKE BY EIGHT DAYS THE LONDON-CAPE- TOWN RECORD FOR MOTOR CARS.
They were Mr. H. E. Symons and Capt. H. B. Browning, who drove an 18/85-H.P. Wolsely, fitted with special tanks, food lockers and bed-seats, over the 4,000 mile -trip by road.
snow-
The route lay over the covered roads of France to Mari
seilles,
from Algiers across
greater.
totalled more than
Shops and residences wrecked 100. Several Church, which was marked by houses in the compound of a Swedish clear ensign of that country, were also hit. by Japanese bombs.
was raided by seven bombers. The Tungkwan, gateway into Shensi,
raiders dropped 42 bombs.:
Sahara and the equator, and to the MEMEL LEADER
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Their feat was all the more re markable in that their car sank into
muddy river
in the Congo when a crude bridge gave way beneath them.
They also set up a record cross- ing of the Sahara Desert, cover- ing the 2,260 miles in 3 days, four hours.
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WARNS GERMANS TO BE NAZIS
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Memel, To-day. "The new 'Directorate Memel Territory confesses itself adherent to National Socialism. That means that this ideology concerns you too," declared the new President of the Memel Directorate, Willy Bertulelt yes terday, when addressing the offi- cials and employees he had called together to receive Instructions.
Bookings for the Kowloon Cricket Club's Dance next Saturday might are wory, satisfactory, and members are "From now on you will be re- requested to notify, without" further quired to take up a clear attitude delay, the Entertainment Committee towards this question,” he con- of their requirements. The Royal Scots' Dance Orchestra, by kind permission, tipued.
will again be in attendance, and a jollyThis does not, of course, mean evaning is kasured. Another Dance, is that those who declare themselves being hold on February 18.
NIKS
Lithuanians have to adopt Na- tional Socialism. But it does mean that the Directorate will under no Lotroumstances permit those who declares themselves adherent to Lithuanta, to conduct -propaganda against National Socialism.
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JAPANESE TRYING ON NEW FORM OF
CENSORSHIP
MR. HSU DENIES
Mr. Hsu Shi-ying, former
Am-
bassador to Japan, last evening re- | futed reports stating that he was to be appointed Vice-President of the Executive Yuan,-
obligation to refrain from talong arudios have been ordered by the and conveyed the orders to the
Shanghai, To-day. Photographers and・・ photo Japanese Special Service Corps to submit__ all...“ photos taken.“ for censorship.
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"It is learned that the photo- graphers have refused to comply
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