THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 14, 1939
CHINESE PATRIOTS STAGE ANOTHER
SHANGHAI DEMONSTRATION
SHANGHAI, TO-DAY. FORESHADOWING A MORE SERIOUS ATTACK, A GROUP OF ABOUT TEN ARMED YOUNG CHINESE GATHERED HUGE. CROWDS YESTERDAY IN THE JAPANESE CONTROLLED PART OF WESTERN SHANGHAI WHERE THERE IS A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF GAMBLING AND OPIUM DENS, AND URGED THEM TO CO-OPERATE IN STAMP- ING OUT THESE EVILS AND NOT ASSIST THE JAPANESE, They then proceeded to smash
up two gambling dens completely, stating this was a warning.
After this they fired a number PREMIER WILL
of shots into a police station of
the Japanese-controlled Ta Tao NOT CONSULT
City Government and shouted to Chinese Ta Tao policemen con- cealed in the police station warning that serious things would happen to them if they continued
to assist the Japanese.
&
was
THE HOUSE
London, To-day.
an-
Mr. Neville Chamberlain
One Ta Tao policeman severely beaten and warned that nounced in the House of Commons next time he would be shot. yesterday that, the Government
Throughout the proceedings, was in close touch with the French neither Japanese nor Ta Tao au-
thorities made an appearance and Government, but had as yet taken later refused to comment on the no decision in the matter of re- affair.
cognition of General Franco.
The area affected is outside the jurisdiction of the International Settlement police. Trans-Ocean. JESSFIELD ROAD
Asked to give an assurance that. Parliament would be consulted be- fore action was taken, Mr. Gham- berlain declared the Government must take the responsibility.
Chungking, To-day. Staging increasingly daring coups daily, a band of over a dozen Chinese armed plainclothes In reply to questions, Mr. Cham- men marched to the corner of berlain stated that, the Nationalist Jessfield and Brenan Roads in the senior naval officer at Palma had western district of Shanghai yes- admitted that the bombardment of terday morning and surrounded Port Mahon during the call of the the police station of the bogus cruiser Devonshire was in dis- Shanghai municipal government obedience of orders, and was very there, according to a Shanghai much regretted. Reuter. message.
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CHANGING SITUATION
The plainclothes men, who have made a number of similar demon- strations during the week-end, at Chamberlain replied: "It would ob- British Wireless says that Mr. tacked the police station and forced the policemen to seek hid-viously be impossible for me to give
such an assurance in a ing inside.
situation A number of windows
which is changing very rapidly. I of the police station were shatter-
Ma- ed by the gang.
may say, however, that His close touch with the French Gov- jesty's Government, who are in
ernment, have as yet taken no de- cision in the matter."
Two large gambling resorts in
Jessfield Road were next attacked by the plainclothes men and suf- fered heavy damage.
After their work of havoc, the men left without being followed.
Central News,
LORD RUNCIMAN INDISPOSED
London,. To-day.
In another answer, the Under- Secretary assured the House there was the closest contact between the British and French Governments. on all matters toncerning the Spanish situation.
Mr. R. A. Butler also informed the House that the present military situation in Spain had In no way affected the decision not to grant belligerent rights to the Spanish
It is announced from 10 Down- ing Street that the Lord President Nationalists until foreign troops of the Council has been suffering had been withdrawn from Spain." from the after effects of an at- tack of influenza and has been ad- vised to take a short period of com- plete rest to accelerate recovery.
With the Prime Minister's concur- rence, therefore, Lord Runciman has decided to take a sea voyage. He is leaving for Australia in the liner Strathnaver on Friday. Bri- tish Wireless.
"NIKS
A Guaranteed Cure
For Hong Kong Root,
40 DEAD IN CAWNPORE COMMUNAL RIOTS
Cawnpore, To-day
Casualties since the outbreak of rioting are unofficially estimated at 40 killed and 400 injured. The police have made 600 arrests.
Curfew has been enforced and the military, ordered to shoot rioters or anyone moving about without a permit after sunset.
Troops have alan, been ordered break open the doors of houses if necessary and arrest persons shouting communal slogans, Reuter,
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