THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 23, 1939
NEW TURN IN THE ANTI-BRITISH
CAMPAIGN IN NORTH
Peiping, To-day.
NEW TURNS IN THE Japanese-inspired anti-British movement are the use of Peiping's famous build- ings for propaganda.
The famous Temple of Heaven grounds have been plastered with countless anti-British posters.
A Sino-British Theatre was closed as the result of picket activities.
The pickets accosted all Chin- ese and suggested they not enter, while others upbraided the man- agement for showing Shirley Temple in "Little Princess," which they objected to because of its pro-British angle.
Reuter's office was picketed yester- day by pickets endeavouring to secure information of the firm's activities from Chinese employees as they left the premises.-Reuter.
WHAT OF THE COMINTERN PACT?
Tokyo, To-day. The German-Soviet pact is described as a complete Ger- man success by the "Miyako Shimbun," as the Reich "has succeeded in breaking through the Anglo-French encirclement front."
The paper says that doubtless the pact will smash the negotiations be- tween. Moscow, London and Paris.
The paper says the pact will have "important reactions" on the Anti- Comintern Pact.
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Berlin A rapprochement between and Moscow had become noticeable since March, and the impression had gained strength that German-Soviet relations had improved not only econo- mically but politically.
The new agreement is the "master- piece of Adolf Hitler, who can now solve the Danzig question without bloodshed."-Trans-Ocean.
The disposition of the Axls and its cohorts to comment as though the Pact were already signed is almost the most noteworthy feature of the development,
JAPANESE AND S.M.C.
SHANGHAI, TO-DAY.
A JAPANESE DEMAND FOR DIS- MISSAL OF LARGE NUMBERS OF BRITISH EMPLOYEES OF THE S.M.C. IS THE LATEST DEVELOP. MENT OF THE KINLOCH AFFAIR.
Though the demand is not made in direct terms, the Japanese have issued
GERMANY'S CHANCES IN WAR
Budapest, Aug. 10.
Dr. Ivan Lajos's recently pu- blished pamphlet, which seeks to show that Germany would be un- likely to win a lightning war, was referred to as "Inflammatory mat- ter" by Count Teleki, the. Hun- garian Premier, speaking in the Chamber to-day:
The Premier confirmed, however, that the booklet had had a wide cir- culation in Hungary through being sent free in closed envelopes to sorts and conditions of people.
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"As soon as the book appeared I in- vited the German Minister [Dr. von
Erdmannsdorff] to aid me in taking measures against
said.
it," Count Teleki
"I requested him to obtain informa- tion as to whether the pamphlet em- bodied false quotations or quotations
from texts that had not been publish- ed in Germany, whether in the Ger- man language or not, and, finally, booklet contained any whether the extracts or statement contradictory to the tenour and argumentation of the original texts.
"I made this request because it is obvious that it would take much long- make er for us here in Hungary to such research.
PAMPHLET SEIZED "I have, however, up to the present In the mean- received no answer,
time the Public. Prosecutor of Pecs, was published, where the pamphlet ordered it to be seized, precisely be- cause Thave received no answer."
The comment is made here that since the German authorities have. not been able to reply to the Pro- mier's request, although they have had several weeks for reflection, It seems fairly obvious that Dr. Lajos's sources are difficult impugn.
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KIANGSI TOWNS HEAVILY BOMBED
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a statement which declares that many
Kian, Kiangsi, To-day. British in the S.M.C. have.no know-
Mass bombing attacks were ledge of the "real situation" in Shang-conducted by Japanese aircraft hai and "it is regrettable that suchKiangsi province yesterday. individuals should be retained, by the Kian was raided by six machines S.M,C.".
which released over 20 bombs.
Fourteen planes attacked" Hokow, on the Chekiang-Kiangsi Railway in
"The Municipal Council ought to know by now that it is their duty to co-operate with the Japanese.”—Our jeást Klangsi, Own Correspondent.
PROPAGANDA DRIVE
Chungking, To-day. Tension still- prevails in Shanghai as a result of the shooting between police of the International Settlement. and the...bogus Greater-Shanghai Municipal. *: Government, 4 : utæteri · Shanghai dispatch.
Shangjao, northeast of Hokow, was attacked by 11 aircraft. Some 300 bombs were unloaded there-Cén- tral News:
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*KONGMOON CLASH
med won sih Shivhings To-ANY- Tewyun, near Köngmson, whiidif was lost to the Japanese- on August
The Japanese have instructed news-20, was retaken on the following day. papers "under their control to intensity | Some 300 Japanese were killed in propaganda against Great Britain and the engagement preceding the Chin- the existence of foreign concessions in ese recapture of the town. China. Central News.
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