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Bitter Fight Looms In Shanghai Election JAPANESE TACTICS: BRITON
ALTMARK
CASE SETTLED
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London, To-day.
reliable
It is learned from a source that Norwegian official circles have intimated to Lon- don that they are satisfied with the British answer to thair Note on the Altmark,
The answer
was transmitted
to Oslo a few days before East-
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er.
WEYGAND MEETS WAR CABINET
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PARIS, TO-DAY.
GENERAL MAXIME WEYGAND, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE FRENCH NEAR EASTERN FORCES, AT PRESENT IN PARIS, WAS IN. VITED TO THE MEEting of THE
WAR CABINET YESTERDAY WHICH LASTED TWO AND A HALF HOURS. Apart from the nine members of which the war, Cabinet is constituted, General Gamelin, Admiral Darlan and General Vuillemin, the army, navy and air force chiefs respectively, ́also attended. Havas.
MYSTERY CONFERENCE CALLED BY SPAAK
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Brussels, To-day. Foreshadowing an important decl- sion in Belgian poiley, the Foreign Minister, M. Paul Spaak, has sum- moned a conference for to-morrow (Friday) of Belgian diplomatic re- presentatives in the principat capitals, notably the Vatican, Rome, London, | Paris, Berlin and The Hague" yo
No Indication of the questions to be discussed is given-Havas.
CRITICISED
(From Our Own Correspondent)
Shanghai, Ta-day. JAPAN NOT
YESTERDAY I PERSONALLY saw a list of 269 Jew-
ish refugees who have voting rights and who,
understand, have given Japanese canvassers as-
SELF
surances that they will vote for Japanese candi- DELUDED?
dates in the coming elections.
In exchange they will obtain landing permits for re- latives in Germany and Austria who are unable to leave for Shanghai without permits, which or- dinarily are granted by the Shanghai Municipal
Police.
Out of a total of 10,000 Jews, only about 390 occupy taxable premises, and of these only 290 are en- titled to vote at the coming elections.
Most of them are poor and unable During the past years the majority to afford depositing the required cash of British and American voters have guarantee to obtain landing permits, voted for the two Japanese candidates and Japanese
canvassers are said to as well as for their own; thereby the have secured their support on pro-Japanese were on top of the polls mises to issue permits.
This year Britons and Americans are Meanwhile, Mr. Ranald G. Mc- not likely to vote for the Japanese Donald, who was unsuccessful last Havas, week in the British straw vote for the five British candidates, is not expected to receive many votes In the actual election.
His decision to run independently for election is considered a spoke in the wheel of the British plans.
A MONKEY-WRENCH
Commenting on his decision, the "North China Daily News" in an edi- torial states: "Mr. McDonald considers himself justified in endeavouring at this juncture to throw a monkey- wrench into the electoral machinery.
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"It is as well that he should know that there are not many who agree with him because it le ap parent that this attempt to bring about a split in the British vote at the present time is a direct blow against British Interests,
"QUITE OBVIOUS”
"It is quite obvious that a man tak- ing such an injudicious action in the! light of prevailing circumstances is: not one to whom the representation of British, or for that matter any other interests on the Municipal Council, should be granted.”
Meanwhile, the British and 'Amer- ican election committees met yester- day to discuss further action, and while the Americans have not made plans, the British have decided not to make changes in existing plans not- withstanding Mr. McDonald's. nomina- tion. Our Own Correspondent.
Story Confirmed (SPECIAL TO “CHINA-MAIL”) Shanghai, To-day. Japanese canvassers for the forth- coming Municipal elections are trying The first case of kidnapping in the to secure the votes of many German British Concession for nearly a year refugees living in the Hongkew dis- took place ye erday afternoon when trict. Chang Hai-Hua, a 22-year-old French School student, was abducted by moż torcar.
STUDENT ABDUCTED IN BRITISH CONCESSION
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Tientsin, To-day,
The police are puzzled as Chang's family are not wealthy and he had not engaged in political activities. — Havas.
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REPORT
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Paris, To-day..
understands
"Japan perfectly that the inau- quration of the Wang Ching wei government does not mean the end of
the China war,” writes Genevieve Tabouis in "l'Oeuvre."
been
"Whatever joy may have. caused in Tokyo by Italy's friendly attitude to Wang has been spoiled by reports from Washington of American determination to continue to support General Chiang Kai-shek.
"According to rollable informa- tion, the difficulties are increasing between.....Wang and the Japanese Government.
"Wang wants the Japanese to A special meeting of the. Legisla pacify the conquered regions in China tive Council has been called for to- for his benefit, while the Japanese morrow afternoon when the Attorney-Government is trying to limit Wang's General will present the Report of the power to the big cities and keep members of the Standing Law Com- control over the rest of the country.” mittee on the War Revenue Bill, 1940.
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