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·JAPANESE GET IN FIRST:
It is now learned in connection with yesterday's attack on British territory by Japanese planes that prior to the receipt of the pro test from Hong Kong, the Ja panese Consul-General in Canton had apologised for the "fact" that during the raid on Shumchun "ono bomb had fallen into British. territory."
SOCIETY PARTY WRECKED IN YACHT
San Diego, To-day.
A salvage tug is going out to rescue the Duke of Sutherland's yacht, "Sans Peur," which struck
Conference On Japanese Flagship
Shanghai, To-day.
The possibility of a threat in the near future by the Japanese authorities to take over control of the International Settlement is foreshadowed by a secret conference of military and naval au- thorities, including the Japanese Consul-Gen- eral, held last night on board the Japanese
how Flagship "Idzumo."
BRITAIN'S NEW BATTLESHIPS TO BE 40,000-TONS
London, To-day.
The Lion and Temeraire, two battleships of the 1938 programme,
contracts for which have just beer awarded, will be 40,000 tonners the "Daily Express" naval cofres pondent,
carrying 16-Inch guns, understands
Reuter
now the scene of terrorist acts and a meeting, place, of, anti- Japanese elements.
The emergency assembling of Japanese officials followed the assassination of Marquis Li Kuo- chieh, former Director-General of the China Merchants Steamship Company, and alleged supporter of the Japanese-sponsored Reformed to resort to counter-measures.
ed Government.
Although most of the assassina- Minister of Defence,... tions, including that of Mr. Chen Itagaki, replying yesterday Lu, have occurred in Japanese the House of Representatives controlled territory, the Japanese
The Ministers stated that if third Powers had neither the means nor the will to prevent terrorism, Japan would be oblig-
The statement was madles by the Prime Minister in answer to questions regarding the meÉsures in contemplated by the Japanese to Government to prevent terrorism. It is pointed out that many acts
a rock in the Gulf of California are seeking to thrust all respon- various questions declared that of terrorism had recently been
yesterday morning.
outrages on the sibility for the authorities of the S. M.C. The Duke and Duchess and a It is stated by Japanese quar party of friends with them are ers that at last night's conference reported to be safe, he
the "inability." of the Shanghai to cope with
The tug is leaving San Pedro Municipal Council
to-day on the instructions of the British Consul but will take five days to reach the spot where the yacht is beached. Her position is given as 1,000 miles from San Diego 65 miles north of Cape San
Lucas.
The master of the "Sans Peur wired to the Consulate guarantee- ing the $5,000 necessary before the tug could be sent out, repeat- ing "All aboard safe and well."
the terrorism was criticised during the discussions, and that decisions were reached and plans approved for dealing with the matter.
Inter-
The military and naval repres- sentatives, it is declared, approved taking control of the national Settlement on the ground that the Shanghai Municipal Police had failed to suppress anti-Japanese movements and activities, and anti- Japanese terrorism.
PROMINENT GUESTS
It is understood that the Shang The Duke and Duchess of
hai Municipal Council may learn Sutherland have been cruising in the result of the conference in a the Pacific since early January form of an ultimatum, demanding when the "Sans Peur passed the purge of the International Set through the Panama Canal en tlement of all anti-Japanese ele route to Los Angeles.
ments and complete suppression of It is reported that among the terrorism within a specified period. guests are Mrs. Audrey Sloane-
or else. Our Own Correspondent. Stanley, Miss Elizabeth Leveson.
STATEMENT IN DIET Gower, the Duke's niece, and Mr. William Dudley-Ward. Reuter.
HUNDRED KILLED
Tokyo, To-day. ⠀⠀ Baron Hiranuma (the Prime Minister), Mr. Arita and the
trains crashed in a head-on col-
IN TROOP TRAIN aion on Monday
COLLISION
Paris, To-day. More than one hundred soldiers are reported to have been killed in Saragossa when two troop!
The report states that more than 100 dead have already been recovered from the debris of completely demolished cars and it is feared that further bodies are still buried under the wreckage.
--Trans-Ocean.
the International Settlement in committed and that among the Shanghai which had originally victims was the Foreign Minister been erected in order to ensure of the Nanking Government, Mr. the maintenance of order, was Chen Lu. -- Trans-Ocean;
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