THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 30, 1939
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TOKYO'S UNDER EXAMINATION
MIDDLESEX MAN FINED FOR ROBBERY
A private of the Middlesex-Re- giment was convicted this morn- ing by Mr. E. Himsworth on a charge of larceny and was fined $80 with the alternative of two month's hard labour.
He was Stephen Vincent Ward, aged 27. Complainant, a Chinese, said that he was followed by Ward into a relation's house at 17, Val-
ley Road. Ward then compelled
him to submit to search and, after relieving him of $163.80, in Chinese
Paris, To-day.
GUN BATTLE ON BORDER: SHUMCHUM CAMP IN PANIC
An important conference of Japan's foremost di-
A gun battle between Chinese plomats in Europe, called specially for the pur- pose of exchanging opinions and advising Maritime Customs Officials and a Shumehun yesterday afternoon Tokyo on the best course for foreign policy to party of smugglers occurred at confusion causing panic and follow, seems to have ended without result. There appears to have been sharp conflict between among the refugees sheltered in the Shumchun Refugee .amp. those who would have Japan enter upon even The exchange of shots occurred closer relations with the Berlin-Rome Axis Powers, and those who remain doubtful and de-
panese had returned, and, gripped with fear, everyone made attempts sire to leave a way of escape. The conversations which took, Court of St. James, Mr. Shiratori, to pack up their scanty belongings
have Ambassador in Rome, Mr. Kuhusu,, and escape.
place in Paris are stated to
dealt in the main with a proposal Ambassador in Brussels, Mr. Yano,] to extend the obligations of anti-Comintern Pact.
close to the camp.
Word went round that the Ja-
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when Later calm was restored the the Minister in Burgos. Mr. Amau, it discovered that a party of smug- the Minister in Berne, and a re-glers had been detected by Customs» into presentative of General Oshima, officials crossing the border the Ambassador in Berlin, who was Chinese territory with, smuggled prevented from attending by illness. goods.
They concluded last night. Among the participants were Mr. Shigemitsu, Ambassador to the
currency, decamped. Complainant FOREIGN SHIPS
gave chase but Ward succeeded in making good his escape.
ALERT POLICE OFFICER Ward was later arrested by Sgt. Fender on a bus when the officer' saw him draw out a roll of bank- notes in Chinese currency. Sgt. Fen- der removed him to the police-sta- tion, where complainant had arriv- ed to report his loss.
A further charge of impersonat-, ing a police officer was withdrawn.
INDIA LEAGUE DEMONSTRATES IN LONDON
London, To-day.
"ARRESTED"
NEAR SHANGHAI
Shanghai, To-day.
It is learned to-day that three foreign ships were "arrested" by
Japanese after the
leaving Shanghai on Friday.
One of the smugglers was wound- RIVIERA TALKS
arrested and ed and two others According to a usually reliable taken to the Chinese police station French source, the talks which in Shumchun.
were distinct from the normal oc- casional conferences of Japanese Ambassadors in Europe were sug- gested by the Ambassadors in Ber- lin and Rome who met recently on the Italian Riviera.
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FAMED IRISH
POET PASSES
London, To-day.
There appears to have been divergence of views of the ques-
The death is announced of Mr. tion of the anti-Comintern Pact.
Whereas General Oshima's re-William Butler Yeats, the Irish
Shirotori poet, at the age of 74.-Reuter. resentative and Mr. wanted to tighten up relations with Mr. Yeats, who was educated" at The ships were flying Ameri-Rome and Berlin, even to the stage Godolphin School, Hammersmith and of completing a military alliance, Erasmus Smith School, Dublin, was can, Portuguese and Norwegian the majority of the others favour-a Senator of the Irish Free State flags, but their names are
ascertainable at the moment.
un-
ed the "nursing" of other Euro from 1922-28.
In 1929 he was awarded the Nobel The vessels are now at Tsing-pean Powers, particularly Britain.
It is considered in Paris that the Prize for literature. He was a well- tao having been forced to pro-final decision will depend upon the known author and playwright and ceed there by a Japanese gun-evolution of the European situation. I was responsible for numerous pub- boat. Our Own.Correspondent.
---Reuter.
A mass demonstration called by JAPANESE FLEET
the India League in Trafalgar
Square to support Indian indepen- dence was supported by a large section of the Indian community in London.
STANDING BY
Hoihow, To-day.
The Japanese fleet round Wei- chow Island and Hainan are re- ported "standing by" for final orders.
Thousands of British Leftists passed a resolution demanding High tension prevails. the boycott of Japanese goods Own Correspondent.
and refusal of supplies particular-
ly oil and credit to Japan. They
Our
also demanded financial and medi-work for closer links between the
cal aid for Spain and urged that people of Britain, India and the "progressive forces in Britain Colonies."
TAXI TO CHÍNA,- MISTER?
Reuter.
RANGOON TAXICABS SAID TAKING PASSENGERS FOR KUNMING CITY
Chungking, Jan. 24.
commodities carried allowed such It is possible at present to hire a mode of transport. a taxi for à journey from Rangoon "Commercial firms are evincing Kunming via the new Burma very great interest in the new route road, according to information from to the west, linking China and Ran- foreigner who recently arrived in roon, and it is expected that the Kunming after completing such a Burma road will be taxed to its fullest capacity by the transport of journey,
cheap way of getting freight goods of all descriptions to and to China, he said, was by water to from China.
Bharbo, a Burmese town 40 miles. It is reported that Chinese banks west of the Sino-British frontier, are establishing branches in Ran and from there across the border goon in order to handle this traffic.
the -Reuter. tó Kunming on pack-mules, ift
lications.
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