THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 12, 1939.
NANKING POISON PLOT INQUIRY: VICTIMS NOW OUT OF DANGER
Shanghai, To-day.'
The most stringent inquiry is being carried out by the Japanese authorities in Nanking in efforts to get to the bottom of the poison plot which was so nearly successful on Saturday. Nearly all the members of the banqueting party were affected and but for the fact that the plotters miscalculated the potency of the poi- son, key members of the Nanking "Puppet" Government, including Liang Hung-chi, the President, and several high Japanese military and consular officials would have lost their lives.
The banquet was given in honour of the Parliamentary Under-Secre- tary to the Japanese Foreign Office, Mr. Tomesabura Shimiza, ' and it was after drinking wine in toasting Mr. Shimiza that members of the party were taken ill, one after an- other.
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MOSCOW, JUNE 4. evening it was stated that all the
MARSHAL CLEMENTI J. victims appeared to be out of VOROSHILOFF, SOVIET WAR COMMISSAR, WAS COMPELL- The Chinese "Activists" are ac- ED TO REFUSE. TO-DAY THE cused of responsibility for the IMPERIAL GENERAL STAFF'S INVITATION TO VISIT BRIT-
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Marshal Voroshiloff sent a very politely - worded and cordial reply, expressing regrets for his in- ability to accept the invitation.
He pointed out that Soviet manoeuvres would be taking place at the same time, and he would therefore be unable to leave Russia.
A group of high officers would be sent to represent him, he added, however.
a "White Russian Anti-Comintern Commission" has occupied the So- Foreign observers pointed out viet Consulate in the former Rus-that members of the Soviet Govern- sian Concession in Tientsin and ment very rarely left the country has hoisted the Tricolour flag in place of the Soviet flag, claiming that the consulate "is exposed to the danger of destruction by So- viet Communists who have smug- gled themselves into Tientsin." Reuter.
to pay official visits abroad. Mar- shal Voroshiloff himself left Russia only once. That was to visit Turkey in 1933, on the tenth anniversary of the Turkish Republic.
ORDERS FOR VICKERS' The War Commissar's reply to Britain had no connection with the present trend of Soviet parleys with.
M. COSME ARRIVES the British Government, these quer-
IN KUNMING
Kunming, To-day. M. Cosme, the French Ambassa dor, arrived in Kunming from Hanoi by train at 8.80 o'clock last evening, and was greeted by members of the local French Consulate and re- presentives of the Chinese authori- ties.
M. Cosme plans to stay for five days, leaving for Chungking on June 16 by plane.-Central News.
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It was remarked, meanwhile, that representatives of the Vickers armaments plants of Great Britain recently visited Moscow and said to have received a huge order for naval turbines.
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The order was estimated to range between £750,000 to £1,000,000, al- though no confirmation was avail- able.
Several representatives of Ameri- can competitor firms were also here recently to submit tenders for ma terials to be used in the manufac- ture of armoured steel plating.- Havas.
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