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Berlin, To-day.
Well-informed Nazi quar- ters do not expect anything sensational in Mussolini's
speech to-day.
Italian circles here say the speech will only deal with routine business.
Reuter.
JAPANESE PLANE CAUSES SHUMCHUN PANIC
London, To-day.
British achievements in the sphere of rearmament INTERNATIONAL
were stressed by the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, speaking at Hull yesterday.
Lord Halifax declared: "On sea and land and in the
A Japanese plane flying over the vicinity of Shumchun yester- day morning caused a panic among hundreds of farmers and villagers who were attending the weekly market.
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air, as a result of the last two or three years' in- AT TOKYO?
tensive drive, this country is a long way on the road to resuming its ancient strength. "If trouble came and there is temptation in any quarter to think that this country would not give a good account of itself, those holding that opinion would make a very bad mistake.
"We should suffer, of course, for modern war is a cruel thing, and it is right to do everything in our power to avoid it.
NOT YIELDED
"It has been a great merit for the Prime Minister that he has not yielded under criticism in
this
Tokyo, To-day. The possibility of calling an international conference in-Tokyo in order to acquaint third powers with Japan's attitude towards, the China "affair," was mentioned by Mr. Arita, the Foreign Minister, in the Diet yesterday.
"But while the last thing the country you see very little Mr. Arita thought, however, that
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to give up his efforts are for real peace.
British people want is to quarrels with anybody, they nevertheless 80 made that if a quarrel is ever forced upon them, I should have no shadow of doubt either as to what their answer or what the ultimate outcome would
be.".
"And even if all his efforts were to fail and this country found it- self obliged to face war, I should have no sort of doubt that we have been a hundred per cent. right to make the efforts we have and are making to show Europe a more excellent way.
CLASH OF PHILOSOPHIES Lord Halifax said that relations between the State and the indivi- dual, which for us had been es- tablished on a basis of liberty and respect for human personality, were elsewhere replaced by philo- sophies opposed to many things which we regard as fundamental.
It was this clash of philosophies, No bombs were, however, which in addition to the legacy of dropped.
a feeling of disturbance left by It is learned, however, that the Great War, was to-day respon- towns along the Kowloon-Cantonsible for the present atmosphere Line were bombed and include in which intolerance was often Ping Wu, and Tong Tau Ha. regarded as a sign of strength and
Many were killed and wounded tolerance as weakness. when the planes swooped down and machine-gunned the villa- gers.
DOG-FIGHT OVER CHUNGSHAN
Macao, To-day.
Belated messages from Yungki, (Chungchap District) state that a dog-fight between six Japanese planes and four Chinese machines occurred near the town on Wednes day.
THE TEMPTATION
It was in this atmosphere that we of this country, Government and people, were called upon to try. and build real peace.
"I can understand the tempta- tion sometimes to throw up the sponge and abandon efforts that seem to bring no reward.
"It would have been very easy for Mr. Chamberlain to have stopped trying to restore confidence in Europe--many would.
Mr. Chamberlain has been vio- lently assailed for his persever- ance, but no man I mow is less tempted than Mr. Chamberlain to cherish unreal illusions, and net- The fight last almost half an hour, ther he nor any member of the Gov- two of the Japanese machines be-ernment underestimate the difficul- ing brought down.--Our Own Cor- ties and dangers in the present in- respondent,
ternational situation.”
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there should be other means of dispelling such a "misunderstand- ing."
He declared that Japan was ready to repel an attack from the Soviets or any other country,
While dealing with anti-Japan- ese feeling in the United States he advised Japanese to refrain from giving needless stimulus to Amer- ican public opinion.
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