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REOPENING OF PEARL RIVER "SHORTLY"
-CANTON-
UNDER MARTIAL LAW
Canton, To-day. The city
placed under WAP strict martial law on the occasion of the arrival of Prince Asaka, a member of the Japanese Royal Family.
The Prince, who landed from a plane from Formosa, is on an in- spection trip.-Reuter.
Surrender Of Madrid Expected In 24 Hours
Paris, To-day.
Assurance
SOVIET NAVAL
Given In Canton STRENGTH AT
Conference
Canton, To-day.
VLADIVOSTOK
Tokyo, To-day.
It is a reported in the Japanese
Some reasons for the continued closure of the Pearl press that as a result of a recent sur- River were explained by the Japanese Military vey, it has been ascertained that the Soviet has a powerful naval de- spokesman at the second Japanese press con-fensive force at Vladivostok. ference.
Military operations along the river, he said, were still in progress and as secrecy was one of the essentials for the success of the operations, it was not possible to allow ships to pass up and down the various areas in which the Japanese were operating,
carry
The Japanese figures give the strength of the Soviet Navy in the Far East as:
7 cruisers of old pattern; 7 destroyers;
80 submarines;
140 high-speed motor torpedo- boats; and
700 long-distance bombers of high speeds. Our Own Corres-
In addition, free passage for sity for foreigners to ships along the river would at passes when proceeding to the pondent. the present juncture prove a con- city from Shameen. siderable hindrance to Japanese troops who would have to con- tinually consider their safety.
MISSING NATIONALS
“As soon as military operations | leading to permit, the river will be opened," he asserted.
PEIPING FOOD SHORTAGE
A reward of yen 2,000 has News received from Spain fast
been offered by the Japanese mili tary authorities for information night indicates that surrender of
the discovery of а Madrid will be a fact within 12 or
Japanese and a Formosan, both
Peiping, To-day.. 24 hours. A plane with Republi-
civilians, who have been missing Owing to a danger of a food can Spanish marks arrived in Burgos With regard to the few Bri- since March 3. They were last shortage in the city, the Japan- in the south-western ese have placed an embargo on Our at 3 p.m. and left 6.45 p.m. tish steamers bottled up in Can-seen
Although Franco refuses all in-ton, the spokesman said that all suburbs of the city, in the vicinity the export of foodstuffs.
Reuter. Own Correspondent. had cargo aboard. As soon as of Tungchiao Village. formation, it is taken for granted that the occupants were delegates this was removed they would be of the Madrid Junta, transmitting allowed to move. the answer to the conditions pre- sented for capitulation of Madrid,
Messages from Madrid
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FAILURE ADMITTED
as a
Bay that In reply to other questions, the the Secretary of the Republican spokesman admitted that Junta, Juan del Rio, made a speech check against crime, the order during which he read a telegram compelling all Chinese to addressed to: the Franco Govern-good citizen badges had proved ment. "To-morrow (Monday) we a failure.
wear
will send our planes as a token of Both the Japanese Army and symbolic surrender. We ask you to Navy authorities realised the in- communicate with us regarding the effectiveness of the system and hour of surrender."
were now considering its aboli- tion.
Del Rio appealed to the Madrid population to preserve calm. Troops should not act on their own initia tive but walt for the order of the Junta Trans-Ocean.
MYSTERY GIRL IN TO DAY'S HOLD UP
It was also announced that the Japanese authorities hoped to abolish, very shortly, the néces-
Street, where a daylight robbery occurred this morning.
The girl is said have been found on the premises by fokis soon after the robbers had de- camped and Atzels, allered, two pieces of gold jewellery were found in the girls possession. leven It is now revealed that jewel- the lery worth $1,647 was removed Station from the by the robbers, who red two the ground shots into the air before depart- 505, Shanghai ing
girl about.
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