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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST
BUTTER
JAPANESE NAVY MENACE HAITAN
Astounding CLASH ON Incidents At Foochow
An astounding story of Japanese naval interfer- ence with British shipping was brought back to Hong Kong by the Douglas steamer, Haitan, to-day.
BERLIN TURNS
MONGOL BORDER OUT EN MASSE REPORTED
Hsinking, To-day.
FOR PRINCE PAUL
Berlin, To-day.
It is estimated that one million the route from Lehrter station to the Bellevue Palace where Prince Paul and Princess Olga are residing during their sojourn in Berlin.
A new collision between Outer-people lined Mongolian troops on one side and Japanese troops Manchurian and on the other is reported by the Ja- panese to have occurred yesterday
morning.
Bands of Outer-Mongolian troops opened fire on posts held by the
Attempts to land cargo and passengers were frus-Japanese, it is alleged, from posi-
trated by Japanese mosquito craft, which ma- chine-gunned all native vessels attempting to reach the Haitan.
tions on the southern Chalcha River, east of Lake Buirnor.
Thereupon, according to the re- ports in question, Japanese air] forces bombarded the position and silenced the fire.
Supplementary information from the frontier zone states that fresh
particular, plane reinforcements,
At one stage in the proceedings, a British destroy-
er, understood to be H.M.S. Diamond, interven-Outer Mongolian troops and, in ed, and put a party of bluejackets aboard the Haitan. When these were withdrawn, the ex- citement having apparently died down, the trouble began all over again.
The incident occurred outside, machine-gunners, prevented light- Foochow. and the Haitan was final-ers, sampang junks and other tran- ly compelled to bring back to Hone sport craft from reaching the Hai- Kong all cargo consigned to Foo-tan when the ship arrived at Foo- chow, together with a number of chow on May 26. passengers who had booked to Foo- chow.
reach All boats attempting to the Douglas vessel were. merciless- Cold-blooded methods were adont-ly machine-gunned, and one pas- ed by the Javanese naval craft in senger stated that several sampans their campaign to interference with and lighters were sunk by the Ja- the lawful occasions of the Haltan. panese. Others were set on fire. according to passengers who made the round trip. Some 56 were com- pelled to return to the Colony.
J.
MERCILESS ATTACK
They told the "China Mail" that Japanese motorboats manned with
FOUR DAYS IN VAIN
The Haitan stayed at Foochow for four days before giving up the unequal contest.
One story which cannot be con- firmed in authoritative quarters, is to the effect that three sampans which reached the Haitan and took on passengers were pursued by
FRENCH LOAN Japanese motorboats and machine-
Paris, To-day.
The official result of the recent French national defence loan, for exchange of old short term loans funds and subscription of new for national defence, shows that 4.6 milliards "treasury bills were
6-müllards- Ised. new money.
"Ocean.
gunned.
On May 80, when the Haitan sailed for Chuen, Chow with the in- tention of discharging the cargo- at that port, similar tactics were adopted by the Japanese.
sen
This morning, the fares of sengers, who re unable to reach their destinations were by the shipping company.
Brilliant sunshine added to the splendour of the scene as the pro- cara made their way cession of slowly through the streets.
! The Prince Regent and the side by side in the Fuehrer sat first car. Princess Olga, wearing a pink dress of light material and a light-toned hat trimmed with ostrich feather, was seated in the second car with Frau Emmy Goer- ing, who wore green cloth and a white hat.
Later in the afternoon the visi- tors accompanied by the Yugo-Slav Cinciar- Markovitch, Field Marshal Goering
Foreign Minister, Dr.
have gathered in the neighbourhood and the Chief of Protocol, Baron of Tamsk, south of the Chalcha von Doernberg, drove from the are Bellevue Palace to the new Chan- River. These reinforcements said to have been sent from Ulan cellery, where the Royal guests Bator, formerly known as Urga.- was received by the Fuehrer. Trans-Ocean.
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