GERMAN EFFORTS TO MAKE PEACE BETWEEN JAPAN AND SOVIET
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Paris, To-day.
DIPLOMATIC CIRCLES here point out that Germany,
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the anti-Comintern policy, is now endeavouring to bring about a rapprochement between Tokyo and Moscow.
It is of much significance, it is stated, that news of a possi- ble Russian-Japanese understanding can always be traced to Berlin.
BATTLE IN AMERICAN POLITICS
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The opinion is generally held in Paris that things are - not as ad- vanced as Germany wants to make the world believe.
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Conversations are taking place to establish Russo-Japanesc relations on
settlement new basis by the
of various issues, but the essential Ja-.
Russia panese aim is to bring
to give up help to China.
Washington, To-day. Internal politics will soon appear in
limelight the
NO INDICATION
Nothing indicates so far that Moscow is ready to abandon her Chinese policy.
Political quarters stress that ย Russo-Japanese rapprochement finds
the transformation of the Anti-Com-
again now that the Neutrali- supporters only among those Japan- ty Law has been voted and ese circles which recently favoured the elections are approach-intern Pact into a military alliance.-- ing.
Havas.
de-
The opposition believes that center- ing attention on foreign problems gives. President Roosevelt a strong advant- remains obscure, as everything age, as many politicians who oppose pends on President Roosevelt's decision the President's home policies uncon- to run for a third term, and the Pre- ditionally support him in foreign mat-sident has not given any indication of
his stand. ters.
This is notably the case with Sena- tor Robert Taft, whose eventual pre- sidential campaign will be conducted under an anti-New Deal slogan,
The situation as regards the elections
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However it is probable that the Administration's strongest opponent will be
Vandenbergh, who is opposing both the President's home and foreign policies.-Havas.
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A major drive up the West River by the Japanese is reported to be imminent and civilians in Shiuhing, have been ordered to evacuate as quickly as possible.
Japanese gunboats, motor-boats, armed trawlers and transports are congregating below Shiu- hing.
Reconnaissance flights are be- ing carried out by Japanese planes. Our Own Correspon- dent.
London. To-day. Official Anglo-Japanese nego. tiations in regard to Tientsin are still in abeyance, declares the di plomatic correspondent of "The Times."
The correspondent adds that there have
of been exchanges views of an Informal not committing either govern. ment.
character
In regard to the silver reserve. at Tientsin, the British Govern. ment is prepared to accept any solution to which the Chinese Na. tional Government would agree, but they are not prepared to take over Chinese property and with it without the consent approval of its owners-Reuter.
dea! and
Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, Ameri- can Ambassador to China, is ex- pected here by air this afternoon, according to the local American Consulate.
The Macao police have arrest- ed a Chinese in connection with the wounding of a young Chinese woman yesterday morning. It is said that the man is a well- known Chinese teacher in Hong Kong.
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London, To-day. The Admiralty announce that B.I. steamer Sirdhana, which
the sank
in Singapore Roads, must have enter- ed a mine-field by mistake.--Reuter.
His Excellency' the Governor, who is playing bowls at the Kowloon Football Club this afternoon,.is plan- ning to pay an informal visit after- wards to the new A.R.P. Club in King's Park.
London, To-day. Two gallant deeds have earned the O.B.E. (Military Division).
Flying Officer R. C. Gravelcy showed total disregard of his own safety when the enemy shot down his aircraft which crashed in flames, by pulling the wounded observer out of the wreckage and returning to rescue the gun- ner, who was dead.
The other recipient is Sergeant F. H. Gardiner, who was observer in a plane which the enemy seri- ously damaged. Despite a wound over the right eye, Sergt. Gar- diner set an accurate course to the base. The plane caught fire on landing and, with his own clothes alight, Sergt. Gardiner extinguished the burning clothes of the wireless operator by beat- ing the flames with his hands. Reuter.
A Japanese plane flew over Sha-ng-chung in Mirs Bay yes- terday and to-day, but no bombs were dropped.
Stockholm, To-day. Soviet aircraft, which are alleg. ed to be continually flying over Finnish Karelia, opposite Lenin- grad, were subjected to machine- gun fire, according to the Halsin- ki correspondent of the "Afton- bladet."-Reuter:
Kwong Chow Wan, To-day. Reports on the Japanese land- ing near Pakhoi are now some- what conflicting.
One report states that Chinese troops have appeared in the path, and that a battle is raging some miles north-west of Pakhol. Another report says that the Ja- panese also landed some 10 miles south-east of Pakhoi and that the vanguard of this unit has reached the outskirts of Pak- hoi without encountering re- sistance.
Additional Japanese troops are being landed in large numbers and there is a suggestion of an advance towards Nanning..
To reach Nanning, the Japanese will, however, have to break the Chinese defences along the Kwangsi border. These defence works were completed several months ago and are manned by crack Kwangsi troops.-Our Own Correspondent.
The prefix "Special" to telegrama la usad by the "Sunday Herald" and "China Mail" to indicate raws which is strictly copyright under the provisions of the Telecommunica- The funeral of Sergt. F. J. Evans, tions Ordinanda, 1988, and may not be re- of the R.A.O.C., who was found shot printed under any circumstances, alther dead yesterday, took place this wholly or in part," without prior arrange- afternoon.
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