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London, To-day.
"Is there a war between Japan and China?” was the question raised by a case in which the Court of Appeal gave a decision yesterday. Last May, Mr. Justice (now Lord Justice) Goddard held that a state of war existed in the sense in which the ordinary commercial man would use the word war "without going into the niceties of international law."
The Kawasaki Kisen Kabushiki
Kaisha, of Kobe, is appealing SCORES OF
against the judgment of Mr. Jus- tice Goddard that the Bantham Shipping Company of Cardiff was entitled to cancel chartering of the steamship "Nailsen Meadow":
ARRESTS IN
to the Japanese company in GAMBLING RAIDS
September, 1937, because a clause in the charter party permitted cancellation "if war breaks out involving Japan."
FOREIGN OFFICE VIEW
Nearly 150 persons were charg- ed before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy this morn- ing with gambling at various
Sir Stafford Cripps, K.C., for the Japanese company, said that places in the Colony. the Foreign Office in a letter an-
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KULING FIGHTING SLACKENS
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Owing to the - freezing weather, fighting round Kuling has, slackon- od,
S. I. O'Donovan charged 51 per- solicitors, declared: "His Majes-sons of which 17 were present. ty's Government is not at present Three keepers were fined $25-· prepared to say that in their view each, absentees had bail of $3 estreated, while those present were war exists."
fined $1 each.
O'Donovan sald
:
Giving judgment dismissing Sub-Inspector
the appeal, the Master of the Rolls said that Mr. Justice Goddard that the game was going on at the Kennedy Town cattle sheds. The was manifestly right.
War might break out without police carrying out the raid had to the British Government recognis-pass through cattle stalls to a straw stall. Two storm lights were burn- ing it.
Nobody these days would have the temerity to suggest that war cannot exist without a declara- tion of war.-Reuter. ·
N.Z. CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS IN SAMOA
Wellington, N.Z., To-day.
The New Zealand Government to making provisions to establish a
ing.
The cattle afforded the gamblers
were
a certain amount of cover.
Twelve of the defendants butchers and had a right on the premises.
The sum of $207.05, picked up was paid into the poor box.
Inspector Russell, of Shaukiwan, charged 32 men for gambling at No. 295, Main Street. Eight who answered to their names were fined $1 each while two keepers were fined $25.
SHIFTING "SCHOOL
Det-Sergeant McVey charged 40 persons, mcluding many women. Absentees had bail of $5 estreated,
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volunteer defence force for prote while the goven who appeared were
tion of Western Samoa. D:
each fined $5. The two keepers It is explained that the Govern- were fined $100 each.. ment is merely extending to West- In this case, Sergeant McVey ern Samoa the organisation now said, it was a
"school." shifting existing for the New Zealand ter-Gambling was not carried on at a ritorial force.
fixed address but moved daily. The flat from This is declared to be in accord-keepers rented part of anco with the Mandate provisions, a principal tenant for a substantial Only white inhabitants of the sum. The place was frequented by Island will be enrolled in the be- persons from all districts, mostly married woman by whom several doubtful cases of larceny had been reported - recently,
ginning, Reuter,
LIGHT RAIN
The Royal Observatory reports
RAID ON JUNK
caso concerning the keeping of that the anticyclone has moved in- a gaming house lõnged against: Ng differed from Chinese military authorities are to the Pacific leaving a ridge of Tai Kam, at
the usual run in that the "gaming hot concerned over the Japanese moderately high pressure over The Republican Spanish Council Chinese troops are well prepared anticyclone is forming over North
blockade of the hill. They say the Japan and the Loochoos. Another house" was located on a cargo boat. The pollon raided the vessel, locat of Ministers has been in constant against such a move by the Japan China The depression is moving ed at Yahuatl
Wharf, and scesion since Wednesday evening 030. Central News.
north-eastward over Korea. A de four people who were gambling announces the "Soir" from Alicante.
pression has formed over Indo the time, wore arrested.
forecast:---East
Regarding the nature of the dia- Firing practice will be carried China. cussions, no details are forthcoming out from Pakshawan Fort between Local since strict secrecy is being main-the hours of 6:80 p. m. and 12 mid-moderate to fresh: tained.-Trang-Ocean.-
night to-day.
drizzle or light rain.
The woman defendant was fined winds, 850. The other four did not
some peate and had thoir S88 bail estreats