THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 31, 1989.
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TOKYO PARLEYS
Japanese Delegates Not
Yet Ready
Tokyo, To-day.
The Anglo-Japanese conference arranged for to- day, when the sub-committee of four were to consider Japan's demand that Britain recognise the currency of the Federal Reserve Bank and hand over the silver held by Chinese banks in
FRANKFURT- AIR RACE FATALITIES
Frankfurt-on-Main, To-day. Two fatal accidents occurred during an air race yesterday.
A pilot named Takis was killed when the plane crashed, and a spec. tator, struck by another plane making a forced landing, suffered injuries to which he succumbed.— Trans-Ocean.
Japanese Bomb Shumchun
RESIDENTS near the Hong Kong border this morning were pro- vided with their first grandstand view of a modern air bombing
the British Concession, Tientsin, was unexpect FRENCH PLANE raid for some consider-
edly cancelled this morning on the ground, it
is reported, that the Japanese delegates were CRASHES INTO
not yet ready.
According to the Japanese newspapers, the British CAR PARK
delegation opposes the handing-over of the silver on the ground that it is an entirely dif- ferent matter from the maintenance of peace and order in Tientsin.
Paris, To-day.
able time.
Five Japanese planes which were sighted at about nine o'clock heavi- ly strafed Shumchun Market and the neighbourhood, loosing anything up to thirty bombs of the 100-lb. type.
At no time did the raiders ap- proach closer than three to four
One of five aeroplanes which miles from British territory. The Japanese,
took off from the French aircraft-heavy enough to be felt.
The detonations were, however, on the other| Signor Gayda disbelieves Mr. hand, are stated to have contend- Cordell Hull's statement that the carrier, Bearn,, on the occasion of
No details of the extent of the ed that the question of maintain- denunciation is spontaneous. He
damage, or of casualties, are at pre- ing peace and order cannot be asserts that it is already being the inauguration of the new aero- sent available. settled until the question of the considered time for the negotia-drome at Boulogne-Alprech, yes- silver has been disposed of. tion of an Anglo-American com-]
NO FRESH INSTRUCTIONS
mercial treaty. Reuter. FROM LONDON
London, To-day.
Reuter's Diplomatic Correspon- dent learns that no obserations have been sent to Sir Robert Craigie in Tokyo and that it is considered un- likely that any will be sent to-day. Further reports received from
Sir William Seeds, the British Am-| bassador to Moscow, are now under examination.-Reuter,
BRITAIN WILL STAND FIRM ON ISSUE
London, To-day. The diplomatic correspon ́dent of the "Daily Tele- graph," says that it is under- stood that so far the British Government has not drafted the further instructions which must be given to Sir Robert Craigie in Tokyo to enable him to deal with the latest questions raised in the negotiations with Mr. Arita.
The correspondent adds that it is clear, nevertheless, that Britain will not be able to meet the Japanese wish for various measures design- ed. to transfer British sup- port from Chinese to Japan- anese currency, which the in- vading armies are seeking to
establish in the "occupied"
areas in China,→→Reuter.
AN ULTIMATUM
The
TO JAPAN
Rome, To-day. denunciation
of
the
EXCURSIONISTS GET SHOCK ON RAILWAY
Warsaw, To-day. Numerous week-end excursion-
ists had an exciting experience when a crowded train passed through Olkush Station, in the Dombrova District (Poland), with- out stopping, at a speed of 60 kilometres an hour.
The guard, fearing disaster, pulled the emergency brake and when the train stopped two kilo- metres outside the station the driver and fireman were found apparently intoxicated,
As there was no other driver available, the train was finally taken to the terminus of Sosnovice by a retired engine-driver who happened to be travelling in the train. Trans-Ocean.
SOVIET ARMY PURGE RUMOURS DISPOSED OF
Moscow, To-day.
:
Japanese-American commercial General Kholzunov and three treaty is described as an ultima- other officers of the High Com-
terday, crashed shortly after the A.R.P. WORK IN start and caught fire.
SHUMCHUN
The pilot perished in the flames..
Owing to continued aerial activity in the the Chinese authorities in the bor- over Shumchun by Japanese aircraft and the der town have decided to construct automo-air raid shelters.
The machine crashed vicinity of a car park fire spread to several biles, eight of which were com- pletely destroyed.
An A.R.P. Committee is being formed and air-raid workers and injured.
A number of spectators were wardens are being conscript from
shop employees.
Trans-Ocean.
Don't be Vague
ask for
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tum to Japan by Signor Gayda, mand of the Soviet Air Force were NO FINER WHISKY GOES INTO writing in the semi-official "Voce d'Italia."
killed in the course of fulfilling He professes to be convinced their duties." that the denunciation is the re- No detalls have been published, sult of a manoeuvre between but it is presumed that the plane London and Washington with in which they were travelling the object of forcing Japan to crashed. modify her attitude to Britain.
He says:--
One hundred high officera of the Army signed a tribute to their
“Britain is relying on help memory and the list disposes of
from Roosevelt to redress the situation in the Far East,”
recent foreign rumours of a new Army purge. Reuter.
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