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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 11, 1939
LESS THAN 60,000 NOW IN SWATOW
JAPANESE NAVAL PIRACY
"Piratical" activities in Chinese waters close to the Colony by the Japanese Navy have once again reported to the local authorities.
SWATOW, TO-DAY. EVACUATION CONTINUES AND IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE PRESENT POPULATION IN On Tuesday, some 20 Japanese AND AROUND THE PORT NUM-sailors, 'in a motor-launch, stopped BER LESS THAN 60,000.
and boarded a trading junk near All shops and business-houses in Sam Mui Chinese Maritime Cus- the five main thoroughfares of the toms Station. The sailors threa- city have permanently ceased busi-tened the master of the junk, Chan ness, sending their staffs into the Hau, and the crew with rifles and interior and to outports.
revolvers.
Hau
Ferry-boats and other rivercraft are packed to capacity in the morn- Chan Hau protested and at- ings with people crossing to Kok-tempted to prevent the Japanese suk, the island opposite the town, "pirates" from boarding his junk. to take refuge against possible air A struggle occurred, Chan raids. They return to the main-sustaining injuries to his left arm. land in the evenings.
The sailors transferred a cargo Several boats have been comman-of $250 worth of charcoal from deered by the Swatow Police for the junk to the launch and steam- the use of refugees without means.ed away.
Several Japanese warships are reported outside the harbour having arrived last night.
ITALY AND YUGO-SLAVIA
Rome, To-day.
official
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While the exchange of official visits between the Yugoslav Regent, Prince Paul, and the heads of the, Italian Government are going the press emphasises the importance of Yugoslavia as "a vitally im- portant factor to peace and stablisa- tion in the Danube basin and the Balkans."
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"Giornale d'Italia" states the visit of the Yugoslav Regent to Italy is for the purpose of develop- ing "mutual interests to an even greater extent and for creating an impulse for future productive initia- tive out of the experience of the past."
Italy desires nothing more, it is emphasised, than that a powerful and free Yugoslavia may fulfil its great mission.-Trans-Ocean,
ITALY'S NAVAL STRENGTH
Rome, To-day.
The new naval budget was ap- proved by the Fascist Chamber yesterday following an address by Admiral Cavagnari in which he emphasised the necessity of im- proving the fighting power of Italian sea forces.
Within the near future, he declar- ed, Italy would possess four battle- ships of 35,000 tons displacement, four modern ships of 26,000 tons, 19 heavy cruisers, 12 fast light cruisers, 60 destroyers, 70 torpedo. boats and avises and over 100 sub- marines as well as several flotillas of speedboats.--Trans-Ocean,
Chan Hau with his unharmed crew returned to the Colony yes- terday in the empty junk and re- ported the incident to the Police.
The licence plate was thrown overboard by the Japanese.
"AXIS" DRESS A RIOT
Jewels blazoning the words "To- Kio-Rome-Berlin" on a stylish gown at Biarritz Casino caused a sensation recently. Police had to protect the wearer, a. dark-haired Venezuelan, says Associated Press.
The adornment was torn from her dress by angry Frenchmen.
The woman was accompanied by a goup of young Spanish women and by a German.
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