THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 17, 1939.
JAPAN
1
PLAYING
THE AXIS GAME
"Objections" To Anglo-Soviet Agreement
Tokyo, To-day.
An Anglo-Soviet agreement would be directed against the Anti-Comintern powers, declared the entire Japanese press yesterday. While remarking that a fundamental agreement between London and Moscow does not seem to
NORTHERN STATES REPLY
TO HITLER
Stockholm, To-day.
Sweden, Norway and Denmark will reply simultaneously to-day to Hitler's offer of a non-aggression pact.
Finland replied last evening.— Reuter.
exist, the newspapers believe that the two PoW-FIRST MEN OF
ers will come to some arrangement for mutual assistance.
Pointing out that Japan is vitally interested in any
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step taken by Russia, the press declares that MILITARY WILL
Japan is neither a democracy nor a totalitarian
State but her attitude towards an Anglo-Soviet GET JUNE CALL
pact would be determined by her membership in the anti-Comintern group.
Hitler And Il Duce Tour Fortified Lines
London, To-day.
London, To-day.
it is
BRITISH PROTEST ON KULANGSU
Tokyo, To-day.
The Counsellor of the Bri- tish Embassy, Mr. J. L.- Dodds, presented a formal protest against the Japan- ese occupation of Kulangsu to the Foreign Office last evening.
Mr. Dodds lodged the pro- test owing to the indisposi- tion with a slight cold of the Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie. Reuter.
An armed robbery occurred at 3 a.m. to-day at Shek Po village in the Pingshan District, when four armed men entered a hut and stole clothing and $5.60 in cash, and
A twelve-year-old boy seems to have been the only OC-
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The first group of men to be call- The "Asahi Shimbun" recallsed up under the Compulsory Mili-jewellery. Foreign Minister Arita's remark tary Training Bill, which on May 8 that "Japan cannot hoped to put on the statute book cupant. overlook Britain's efforts to co-before Whitsun, will consist of be- operate with Moscow, either in tween 40,000 and 50,000, and they its effect on the Far East or will receive notice on or about July 20 and 21 liable under the Act will Europe.'
I to report to their units a fort- take place on June 3 and medical night later.
examination will commence on June Registration of all men between 8.-British Wireless.
Earlier experiences and the present situation, says the press, convince Japan that further strengthening of the Anti- Comintern Pact .necessary,
"ONLY TEMPORARY” Referring to the Anglo-Turkish Agreement as a further step in the "encirclement of Germany and Italy," the "Nichi-Nichi" and 'Asahi Shimbun" declare that
BOTH Hitler and Mus- the
success of British policy is
solini toured their "only temporary.”—Trans-Ocean. fortified lines along the
French frontier yester- ROYAL FLEET
day.
A Rome message says that
Mussolini left Turin early in the RESERVE BEING
morning.
Il Duce visited the Shu Valley, dominated by Mount Cenis and Mount Chaderton, on the sum- mit of which Italy maintains the highest battery in Europe.
Afterwards Mussolini visited the cavalry school at Pinerol.
SIEGFRIED LINE
CALLED UP
London, To-day. Under the Reserve and Auxiliary Forces Bill, which should also be- A Berlin despatch says that come an Act of Parliament next Hitler, continuing his tour of the week, the Admiralty propose, in frontiers, inspected the Saar disorder to increase the preparedness
trict.
It is reported that the Sieg-of the Fleet, to call up into service fried Line, the Nazi answer to half the Royal Fleet Reserve from France's Maginot Line, has an June 15 for three months, and the average depth of 30 miles.
It comprises 12,000 fortified other half in mid-September. positions, ranging from machine- In the case of the Army, the gun pillboxes to huge
under-first
group of Territorial anti- ground fortresses, on which aircraft units will be called up to 435,000 workmen are stated to be report on June 11, and the first
Reuter.. still engaged.
group of Reservists on June 15.
FRANCO-POLISH DEFENCE TALKS
Paris, To-day.
M. Edouard Daladier, who is
As regards the R.A.F., it is in- tended to call up by group per- sonnel of the London squadron of the balloon barrage, and the first group will be called up to report on June 11, British Wireless.
Defence Minister as well as Prime przycki, Polish Defence Minister. Minister, had an interview lasting General Kasprzycki was accom- three quarters of an hour yeater-panied by the Polish Ambassador
Renter. day afternoon with General': Kas- in Paris,
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