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JAPAN'S HUGE EXPENDITURES JAPAN'S INTENTIONS
Tokyo, Sept. 4: The great signi- | officance which Japan is placing in her current military campaign" in North China and Shanghal is
TANGKUANTUN Tsinan, Sept." 4: A Japanese plainclothesmen man- ning three tanks and one armoured car, was discovered
about two miles out of Yangchi, north of Tangkuantun on the Tientsin- Pukow Rallway on Thursday by Chinese troops who immediately opened are.
Fierce Aghwag Taged for about half an hour before the Japanese plainclothesmen were routed.
It is said that the Japanese were planning an attack on the railway
MISUNDERSTOOD
Tokyo, Sept. 4.
His Imperial Majesty opened the borne out by the Yen 2,500,000,000 Diet to-day and expressed hopes estimates which is now before the for a solution of the dimculties in special session of the Diet and
the Far East and cessation of the which will be formally discussed
conflict between China and Japan. by the Japanese leaders to-morrow.
The Emperor expressed regret In the Russo-Japanese War of that China had failed to appre→ 1904-5 Japan's entire military ex-clate Japan's intentions and had penditures totalled Y 1,508,470,000. indulged in provocation. He paid but her current military adventure in China tops the old figure by one thousand million yen.
station at Yangchi. Another party The whole Japanese pation is of about 70 Japanese plainclothes- eagerly waiting for the momentous men were discovered attempting to decision of the Diet in connection cross the Grand Canal about three with the additional military itemn miles cast of Tangkuantun. Chin- calling for Y2,500,000,000 which is ese troops opened fire and scatter-expected to be made at to-mor ed the group after a brisk skirmish.row's meeting.
Fierce fighting took place yester-
The Japanese government la day between Chinese and Japanese planning to raise this fund partly at Welfengchiao near Tangkuan- by issuing bonds. if the expendi- tun. The Japanese there are retures are approved by the Diet.— ported to have retreated from the fire scene of the battle.
PLANE OVER HISINGHO Sporadic fighting s going on Kwelsul. Sept. 4: A single north of Chengho at Techuang Japanese airplane flew over Haing and Yangcha, where the Chinese ho. a town on the eastern Sulyuan forces are Armly entrenched. This border about 75 miles west of Kal- region is on the west bank of the gan Grand Canal, opposite Tangkuan-spent
tun.
ly
at 2.15 yesterday. and
some time reconnoitering around the, town. It flew off later Tangkunntun Itself has been and conducted observations over quiet during the past few days Chining and Fengchen, west and
JAPANESE PLANE SHOT, DOWN
south-west of Chining respective- Kwelsul, Sept. 4: One Japanese bombing" plane was shot down at Hsingho, a town co the eastern Sulyuan border about 75 miles west of Kalgan, on September 2 in the afternoon, following a raid on the town by Ave Japanese planes, ac- cording to a dispatch received here to-day,
When the bomber tell near the Chinese lines, the other four Japanes skimmed over the Chinese lines and strafed the ground forces with machine-gun bullets in an attempt to give the pilots of the wrecked plane a chance to escape. The Chinese forces, however, reach- ed the wrecked machine and cap- tured the occupants. Meanwhile. a brisk machine-gun fire from the Chinese drove the four remaining Japanese planes off.
Twelve Japanese planes appeared on the scene shortly afterward. but did not drop any bombs, con- aning, their activities to observa- tion work.
CHINESE ARMY PROMOTIONS
tions of Brigadier-General Shen Nanking: Sept., 4: The promo- Fa-tsso, former commander of the 254th Brigade, to deputy-comman- der of the 87th Division, and Co- onel, Chen Wu to be deputy-com- announced here to-day. mander of the 85th Division, were
Both the 87th and 85th Divisions were among those who saw action during the opening of the current campaign in the defence of Shang-
hal.
HUATSAOCHEN BÖMBED Shanghai, Sept. 4: The Japan- ese air force renewed their activi- ties to-day when they sent at squadron of 10 planes and sys- tematically bombed Chapel and Huatsaochen, a small village west of the Shanghai International Set- tlement.
The extent of the damage has not yet been ascertained. FRENCH AMBASSADOR ARRIVES Shanghai, Sept. 4: The French. Ambassador to China, M. Paul. Nagelar, arrived here from Taing- tao this morning at 8 o'clock on board a French arship.
BOMBER CRASHES IN FLAMES
AMOY BOMBARDED Amoy, Sept. 4: Bombs and big guns shattered the peace in this city yesterday when three Japanese warships and several squadrons of Japanese planes, suddenly and without warning opened a bom- bardment which continued Shanghai, Sept. 4: A lone throughout the day, with short Japanese bomber which was drop- intervals between the alternating ping missiles in the Chapel sector rain of explosives from the sea
to-day was shot down by Chinese and from the air,
anti-aircraft guns. The machine the air.
was struck in the tail and caught fire in the air. It crashed" on Heng Feng Road in Chapel. All eccupants were killed.
Early the morning. three Japanese warships sailed into the harbour and suddenly released a salvo of gunfire on the forts around the city. The Chinese forts re- turned fire with deadly effect, concentrating on one of the 'ships which was so badly disabled that it had to be towed out of the harbour by the other two warships after a brief exchange of fire.
STUDENT REFUGEES Tsingtao. Sept. 4: A party of 60 students who are refugees from educational intitutions in Pelplog and Tientsin,, have arrived here. They are proceeding to Tsinan, from which city they will go south- ward.
WARSHIPS LEAVE TSINGTAO. Tsingtao, Sept. 4: Three of the tive Japanese warships here, left at 2:30 o'clock the day before yes- terday for Basebo, Japan, it has
At about 9 o'clock in the morn- ing, two Japanese planes appeared over the city and released bombs at various places, but no objects of importance were hit. One, woman was injured by bomb fragments. been disclosed here. The two re-
At one o'clock in the afternoon.maining warships are anchored in
SHADY TRICKS
a lone Japanese bomber flew over the harbour. the city and dropped five bombs before being driven to a high 'altitude by Chinese anti-aircraft- fire.
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Nanking, Sept. 4: According to
the
a. report reaching here to-day, a Japanese merchant named Tako- JAPANESE HARD PRESSED hashi, who operates a shop on Shanghai, Sept. 4: It was re- Woosung Road in Shangbal. has vealed here to-day that Crack been commissioned to make a Chinese reinforcements battered large quantity of Chinese flags for Japanese positions around Woo-
Japanese military head- sung Village all night last night quarters in Shanghai. torcing the landing party in the The use to which the flags will town to withdraw to the riverside.
be put is not yet known. It is The Chinese are continuing to recalled, however, that Japanese pour men into that area with the warships recently flew foreign object of, clearing the vicinity flags, to protect themselves against north of Wentsão Creek of Japan-Chinese fire. ese landing parties.
in-
Similar shady activities Meanwhile, the Chinese in the volving the misuse of flags are Lotlenchen sector successfully, re-expected in the near future, when pulsed several attacks by the the Chinese flags are delivered to Japanese during the night, and the
Japanese military
are still surrounding the landing quarters. party unit.
TRANSPORTS OFF CHINA
COAST
Central News,
head-
ESTATE CONVERTED INTO BONDS.
Shanghai, Sept. 4: It was learn- ed here to-day that a fleet of 49 Nanking, Sept. 4; It was learn- Japanese transports, all laden with ❘ed here to-day that Mr. Wang troops and military supplies, in- Ching-wel, Chairman of the Cen- including heavy artillery, is now trul "Political Council, has con- anchored 50 nautical miles outside verted his 200 mou estate in the of Woosung. The vessels arrived. Bun. Yat-sen Mausoleum Park in- late last night and up till to-day to $40,000 worth of the new. they had not moved inland. They National Salvation Bonds. are expected, however, to steam He has also pledged the interest towards the Woosung. vicinity | from the bonds to be used for- shortly to attempt to land the war relief work among refugees.-
*Central News,
men.
a tribute
to the heroism
and
fighting ability of the troops.
An Osaka paper, in a leading article to-day, said Japan must and be assured of a market for its find elbow room for its population goods near the country.
grant Japan's requirements. Japan If neighbours were willing to
was ready neighbours refused those privileges to reciprocate, but it Japan would rise and fight for her survival.
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In a signed article, a Japanese writer declared that the present war was not between China and. Japan, but between Japan and Great Britain, who was alleged
BRITISH GOVERNMENT MUST BE EQUIPPED
FOR DEFENCE Twofold Peace Policy Outlined
London. Sept. 4.
A declaration that the British Government must be "strongly equipped to defend this country and play 1 full
in part collective security and to resist апу Intimidation by fascist Powers" is made in a report on International Policy and Defence
Council of the Trades Union Cón- Issued by the National Council of Labour representing the General
gress Labour Party and Parlia- mentary Labour Party.
The report outlines a twofold polley for peace, and proposes that the Powers entertaining grievances should be invited to state their case and should be to be encouraging China in carry-system of political security and offered through the League a new
ing out her resistance.--||
economic opportunity which will Rekier's Bulletin. Service.
banish from international rela-
tions both the fear of war and all legitimate economic grievances. The new system must form part of a general settlement which will relax the present international tension and hold out prospects" of enduring peace. The other part of the policy requires that through the League the aggressors should be confronted with emphatic superiority of armed forcé.
The report alleges that only Germany, Italy and Japan will seriously threaten peace at present and envisages the possibilty that the trio may form an alliance.
The repurt declares that in the event of Labour coming into power the Government would be enable to reverse the present programme of rearmament until a change in the international situation caused by the advent of the Government. had been effect-Reuter,"
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