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JAPAN CRISIS NOT OVER
THOUGH RELIEVED
Konoye Cabinet Stakes All On Mobilisation Bill
Tokyo, March 8.
The fact that the Diet has passed a law for state control of electrical works and has taken favourable action on the China is AS- approval today hudget of 4.850.000.000 yen so that its sured, is interpreted as indicating a slight relief in the tension be- tween the Government and the two strong political parties, though even optimists hesitate to declare that an internal crisis has been Avoided.
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Whether the Konoye Cabinet will be forced to resign depends entirely on whether the parties alter their attitude towards the Mobilisation Bill, since the Cabinet has made its further co-operation with parliament conditional upon the Bill being accepted in its en- tirety.
Informed circles regard the at titude of the parties as somewhat more lenient, it being intimated that they are now convinced that for reasons of international prestige a government crisis myst be avoided.
Pacific Isles Claim
ROOSEVELT SAYS FOR AIR PURPOSES-
NOT WAR
Washington, March 8, President Franklin Roosevelt. through his press secretary, to- Foreign Minister Hirota and War day announced that the sole rea- Minister Sugiyama both reiterated son for claiming sovereignty over before the Budget Committee in the the Canton and Enderbury Islands House of the Representatives that was to facilitate the development Japan is determined to continue of commercial aviation and that it the campaign in China to a suc-had nothing to do with war plans. He added that the final claims cessful conclusion. Hirota declar-
await negotiations with
ed that no peace negotiations with must China are in progress. He stated other claimants.--(Reuter).
that there would be no possibility
of any third power intervening in
the future since Japan has declin-
SETTLEMENT POSSIBLE
London, March 8. Reuter's diplomatic correspon-
ed to recognise or enter into nego-dent says that if the main ques-
tiations with Generalissimo Chlang Kai-shek.--(Transocean).
WAR ON LEFTISTS
Tokyo, March 8.
Hon of sovereignty of the islands is one affecting air routes, a set- tlement may be reached whereby both Britain'
United and the
The latest step in the Japanese States will have facilities in the campaign for national and spiri-islands. (Reuter). tual mobilisation has been the suppression of all Leftist ideas! and books.
Many publications written years ago by prominent Japanese schol- ars are now branded at Leftist and have been removed from cir- culation.
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the proscribed a result. books are fetching prices several times as high as previously, and secondhand dealers are doing a great trade"
NAVAL PARLEYS GOING ON
Simultaneous Tokyo Conversations
London, March 8,
TOMATOES FOR NAHAS PASHA
Cairo, March & Nahas Pasha, the leader of the Wuld party, was yesterday pelted with tomatoes, eggs, shoes and stones by a crowd when he left the mosque in Damaskus, Behara.
The police had to come to his aid and arrested 30 demon- strators, according to a report in the Mudi:-(Transocean).
NEGUS INSISTS ON DIGNITY
No Truth In Reports Of Reinstatement
7,
BECK CONFERS WITH DUCE
MUTUAL RELATIONS
DISCUSSED
Rome, March, 8. The Polish Foreign Minister, Colonel Jozef Beck, was recolved by Signor Mussolini yesterday. A conference followed which lasted for an hour.
Concerning the subjects, dis- cussed. it is declared. in Informed circles that questions pertaining to both countries were considered in connection with their influence" on the general European situation.
In the afternoon Colonel Beck also visited the Italian Foreign Minister. Count Clano, after plac- ing a wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier,
London, March 8. Haile Selassie, former Ethiopian Emperor, today denied that he was prepared to discuss any agreement practice in that he did not pay Incompatable with his Abyssinian sovereignty.
by Was aroused "The rumour newspaper reports of his recent visit..to Lord Halifax at the Foreign Office.
.
EXILED EMPEROR OF ABYSSINIA
is
It was reported that he will be reinstated to rule a small part of Abyssinia with the support of Italy.
(Reuter).
ABSURD LIE!
Rome, March 8. Reports in the French press that Haile Selassie had received offer from the Italian Government
He deviated from the
usual
the customary homage to those who fell in the Fascist cause but, instead, visited the royal tombs in the Pantheon.-(Transocean),
ANGLO-ITALIAN TALKS
START THURSDAY
Rome, March. 8. Owing to the visit of Colonel Beck, which is occupying the full attention of Italian Government circles, and impending Anglo- Itallan negotiations are not ex- pected to begin until Thursday,
Colonel Beck will remain in Rome until Wednesday evening.-- (Transocean).
BALEARES DEAD NUMBER 600
Crew Refused To
Jump Overboard
Gibraltar, March, 8.
The death roll of the sunken Insurrent warship, Baleares, is estimated to be 600, including the and the commander Admiral, senior officers.
Concurrently with informal dis-inviting him to return to Abyssinia The heavy casualties are ascrib- aned to the crew's refusal to obey Whether the demand is due to cussions between British, French are emphatically denied in
read and curiosity or the desire to
American naval experts, in official statement issued here yes-signals from the British destroyers. HMS. Kempenfelt and HMS. what is prohibited, is not known. London on the question of Japan-terday afternoon.
The assertion is characterised as Boreas, to jump overboard. (Reuter)...
ese naval building, it is under-
stood that informal talks have an "absurd lie".--(Transocean). also taken place in Tokyo, says Reuter's diplomatic correspondent,
TWO YEARS FOR The result of the London talks
WANNOW
in
naturally will be affected by the outcome of
enquiries any Tokyo, but neither set of con- versations has yet reached a suf-
Nobel Prize Money actently concrete stage for any
Swindle
Berlin, March 8.
announcement.-(Reuter).
In connection with the trial of CHEFOO · CODED
Dr. Kurt Wannow, who it was alleged had swindled the pacifist, Carl von Ossletzky,
out of a
large part of the Nobel Peace Prize, sentence was pronounced
CABLE BAN
yesterday. Wannow was sentenced Arrangements Made
to two years' imprisonment and a fine of 8000 marks.
Summing up the charges the prosecutor denounced the breach on the part of confidence
of the defendant towards Ossietzky and violently attacked the reports spread by foreign newspapers in connexion with the case.
For British Messages
PROTEST LODGED
London, March 8.
The British Consul at Chefoo reported that the Chinese
The prosecutor added that it has
was the secret state police which telegraph office, under instrue-
had protected not only the rest tions from the Pelping Provisional
of the Nobel Prize of about 16,000 marks but had also recovered the largest part of the money lent out by Wannow.-(Transocean).
Government, is refusing to accept code telegrams.
GERMAN CRUISER Marsden (Cons.).
FIGHTS STORM
The
Considerable Damage Suffered By Koeln
...Oslo, March, 8. German
This was revealed by Mr. R. A. Butler, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour, in reply to a question put by Commander A.
He added that a protest-had been lodged and arrangements made. for British commercial messages to be passed tem- porarily through other chan- nels."
Mr Butler, replying to anothe question, said that there had been cruiser Koeln, no change in the British Govern- which suffered considerable dam-ment's friendly policy in China.
The League Council's recent re- age, in a severe storm on the Norwegian coast, arrived at Chris-solution in favour of all available afternoon help being accorded by League tiansund yesterday where it will remain until repairs members to China was being con-
have been made.
Two officers and four of the crew were injured during the fight with the heavy gale, it is reported. One huge wave struck the ves- cel amidships, smashing the bridge; and doing considerable damage to the lifeboats.
A Norwegian rescue ship, which set out upon learning of the plight
sidered, but he was not at present
in a position to make a statement.
-(Reuter).
KING CAROL TO
VISIT LONDON
London, March 8,
King Carol of Rumanta will be of the German boat, arrived on accompanied by his son, "Crown the scene, yesterday but was in Prince Michael, when he visits formed that/assistance was not England The Deputy Rumanian Minister will probably required as the cruiser could make Foreign port on her own power.-(Trans- also be a member of the Royal
party.-(Transocean), 'ocean).
SEVEN KILLED AS FRENCH PLANE -CATCHES FIRE
and
New Delhi, March 8. A French aeroplane, dying be tween Faris
Indo-China. after leaving crashed shortly Allahabad today and was des- troyed in flames.
The two destroyers rescued with lifebelts and boats a total of 200 persons.-(Reuter).
INSURGENT REPRISALS
Barcelona.: March. 8. Four Nationalist air raids were made on Cartagena subsequent to the return of the Republican fleet after its victorious encounter with Insurgent warships yesterday.
It is officially stated that the All aboard, Including a crew of attacks did little damage and the four and three passengers, were Republican vessels were untouch-
ed.-(Reuter). killed.(Retter).
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