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Rev. R. W. Sorensen Urges Premier To Move
WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS AND A FAR EAST CONFERENCE
London, To-day.
Tire Rev. R. W. Sorensen (Labour, West Leyton) asked in the House of Commons yesterday whe- ther, in view of the recent decision of the Jap- anese Government not to enter into a fuller al- liance with Germany and Italy for military and other purposes,
would the Prime Minister take immediate steps to propose to the Japanese Gov- ernment
Cessation of its aggression action in China, Withdrawal of her troops, and
M. BLUM AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE
London, To-day.
M. Leon Blum, former Premier of France, called at the Foreign Office yesterday and had a long conversation with the Foreign Sc- cretuly, Lord Halifax.-Reuter,
GUERILLAS IN CANTON
CHINESE PROTEST ON FLAG DECREES
Chungking, To-day. Dissatisfaction with the flag dis- pute measures in the International Settlement and the French Conces- sion in Shanghai is expressed in notes to the British, French and U.S. Embassies by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The Ministry insist that Chinese residents must have perfect free- dom to hoist their national flag. Chinese quarters maintain the
Replying separately to previous claim that plainclothes guerillas protests of the Ministry, the British are operating in the heart of and French Embassies explained the difficulties involved in the cur- A few days ago, it is claimed, rent situation in the International these guerillas engaged the Japan-Settlement and the French Conces-
residents were allowed to hoist their national flags on eight na- tional commemoration days.
Canton.
old
power station in Yat Tak Road, near the Bund.
Several Japanese troops were
Immediate holding of a Far Eastern confer-ese in the neighbourhood of the sion, and stated that the Chinese
ence between all the powers affected with a view to securing a non-aggression agreement and equitable economic co-killed and wounded before the Chin- ese withdrew to their hide-outs in operation.
the city.
The Under-Secretary for For- eign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, replied that the Foreign Secre- tary had only seen newspaper re- ports of such a decision.
The views of His Majesty's Government were fully set out in their Note of January 14 to the Japanese Government. Reuter.
Sir John Haslam (Conservative, Bolton) raised the question of con- ditions prevailing in the Japanese- controlled areas of Shanghai.
It is understood that the Minis- bassy to lift the censorship impoa- try has also asked the British Em-
ed on British-owned Chinese papers in the International Settlement. Central News.
"Vigorous" Protest ASSURANCES ON
To Japan On Chungking Bombing
"VOLUNTEERS"
London, To-day, Assurances that foreign "volun- London, To-day. teers" still in Spain will be ire- Would, he asked, the attention of Details of the bombing of the British Consulate-patriated following the victory par-
ATTENTION DRAWN
the Japanese Government be called to the difficulties experienced by the Shanghai Municipal Council in pre- serving law and order in the Settle- ment owing to the chaotic condi-
the
surrounding the Settlement?
the British Government, declared
General at Chungking, were given in the House ade in Madrid have been given to of Commons in reply to questions yesterday, by the Undersecretary, Mr. R. A. the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Butler, yesterday in the House of Mr. R. A. Butler.
Commons.
He stated that groups of foreign
tions and lawlessness prevailing in In the course of the raid by Japanese planes on May troops left Spain a short time ago.
Japanese-controlled districts
4, said Mr. Butler, an explosive bomb dropped He was not able to state when the in the native staff quarters of the Consulate-Trans-Ocean. General.
The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, in a writ- ten reply, stated that the attention of the Japanese authorities had al- ready been drawn to these difficul- ties.-Reuter.
ANOTHER RAID ON NAMTAU
He much regretted that two Chinese members of the staff were killed and 11 wounded.
The Foreign Secretary was now awaiting a fuller report on the gen- eral results of the raid.
His Majesty's Ambassador in Tokyo had been instructed to protest vigorously to the Ja- panese Government,
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Replying to Mr. Tom Williams
COMMONS AGREES ON CONSCRIPTION TIME-TABLE
London, To-day.
By 283 votes to 133 the House of
victory parade would
be
held,
CZECHOSLOVAKIA ONCE POPULAR
Prague, To-day. Almost 100,000 Jews have taken over. Czech State citizenship since 1918, it is announced, the “Protec- It was revealed this morning
torate" Government having ascer- that the Japanese again invaded (Labour, Don Valley), Mr. Butler Commons yesterday afternoon ap-tained this fact in the course of in-
vestigations. Namtau, north-west of the Hong gave an assurance that sentiments | proved the Government's time table Kong-Canton border, yesterday. against the raid as such had also for discussion of the Compulsory
The Po On Ferry Company, been expressed.-Reuter. however, discloses that the Japanese withdrew in the afternoon after
ransacking the villages for veget-
ables, and other foodstuffs.
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The Japanese, some 300 blue- jackets, landed at about a.m. yesterday following an exchange of gunfire with the Namtau Chin- ese guards. At about 2 p.m. they returned to their ships.
Mr. H. E. Knight, of Phillips House, Mody Road, has reported that at about 2 p.m. yesterday he left a case containing money and papers to the value of $130, în bus..
MYSTERIOUS SHANGHAI FIRES
Chungking, To-day. Fires. of a mysterious origin have taken place in quick succession in the Japanese-controlled Yang tzepoo and Hongkew districts, Shanghai, causing great concern to the Japanese, according to a Shang- hai report.
Six or seven blazes have caused large property damage during the last three days. Central News.
It was discovered that 150,000
Military Training Bill, which will persons immigrated to Czech- ensure its passage into law before oslovakia and have taken citizen- the Whitsun recess. British ship and that of this number, over 97,000 were Jews from neighbour- ing States. Trans-Ocean.
Wireless.
HONAN FIGHTING
Loyang, To-day.
Chan Chun, an amah, employed at No. 9, Peace Avenue was yeater- day bitten on the leg by a dog be Following their recapture of longing to Mr. A. F. Osborne. She Menghsien and Taiyuan, Chinese was treated at the Kowloon Hospi- forces on the north bank of the tal and the dog sent to Mautaukok Yellow River in northern Honan for observation.
MA have intensified their operations,
WE. Rickwood, manager of The Japanese-have-rushed large Cable and Wireless, has reported reinforcements to Kaifeng, from the loss of silver ware from his re- Sinsiang and other places in Ho- sidence, No. 870, The Peak; between |nan-Central, News.
May 2 and last.