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INDIAN AMBULANCE CORPS
COMING TO CHINA
MARK OF SYMPATHY FOR CHINESE NATION
Canton, July 4.
An Indian Ambulance Corps, Including four fully qualified sur- on July 7, the first anniversary of geons, will leave India for China Japan's undeclared war on China, according to a message received here today by Mr. K. B. Vaidya, editor and publisher of the Can- ton Daily Sun, from the secretary of the Indian National Congress.
Ever since the Japanese invaded Applications from medical men China, pro-Chinese demonstra-of experience who would like to tions have been held all over join the medical mission to China One year's expenses, Tedia, and a sum of 8,000 rupees were invited.
has been collected and is in the were worked out and it was found hands of the All India Congress that a sum of 30,000 rupees was Committee office, according to a needed for the work. statement by Mr. Subhas Chandra Bose, President of the Indian National Congress,
NO CONFIDENCE IN PUPPET BANK'S NOTES
•
Stringent, Control Now Exercised
HELP IN KIND Significant passages of President Bose's statement read:
CANTON WAR WAIFS
Canton, July 4. Another 56 war walls have been taken in by the local War-time Child Welfare Association. They will shortly be sent to the Assó- clation's relief camp in Kowloon.— (Central News).
CABLES
Open Door Policy In China
CAN NO LONGER BE MAINTAINED BY JAPAN
Tokyo, July 4.
In a conversation with the Bn- tish . Ambassador, General Ugaki,
SINO-EGYPTIAN the Japanese Minister of Foreign
FRIENDSHIP
Sympathy With
China's Cause
Hankow, July, 4.
A report from Cairo states that
2. Affairs, déclared that Japan can no longer maintain the "open door policy in China.
the Chinese Alohammedans' good- will mission has done a great deal "In this connection I also ap-
in cementing the relationship be-. peal to firms, dealing in medical tween Chinese and Egyptians dur- stores and appliances to help using its visit there recently.
Ir kind. I may assure them that
¡medical stores and appliances are badly needed m China today and
At the same time he hinted that the Japanese Government will not keep silence, in regard to foreign enterprises in China which would anect the livelihood and“ existence of the Japanese-(International),
SHIPPING AT TSINGTAO
London, July 4
The Egyptians showed profound. Replying to Mr. H. Day (Labour), Sympathy with the Chinese in in the House of Commons today. their resistance against Japanese Mr R. A. Butler sald the Japanese help in kind will not be less wel-
invasion and began
boycott Consul-General at Tsingtao had I come
to the distressed and In-1
movement against Japanese goods informed the British Consul- Jared Chinese people than 35-
Members of the mission, in col. General that the Japanese Navy 'sistance in cash.
with Mohammedan was, prepared to give facilities to 'In conclusion I may remind my laboration
leaders in Egypt also formed a British vessels. There were, how- countrymen that it is essential
Associa-
ever, consequential dimculties. that our
ald Sino-Egyptian Cultural proposed medical
added the Mr. Butler.-(Reuter), should reach China as early as tion. Shanghal, July 4.
possible. We should therefore get Owing to lack of confidence in ready to give a send-off to our the banknotes of the Japanese medical mission by the first week sponsored "Federal Reserve Bank." of July at the very latest. The the puppet authorities in North seventh of July, the day on which China have instituted vigorous eon- Japanese aggression started last trol over the circulation" of Chin- year, would be an appropriate day ese Government notes
for wishing bon voyage to the
GENUINE SYMPATHY
Those who are found to have the Indian friends of China." legal notes in their possession" are, ned for their fallure to convert them late puppet tender.
As early as October 2 last Mr. Valdya wrote to Pundit Jawaharlal
Many people arriving in Tsing-Nehru, then President of the Con- tao and Tientsin from South China gress, urging that a medical mis- were .nned for failure to comply son to China be dispatched and with the ruling-(International)..
pointing out that "Chinese leaders who display brotherly feelings to-
preclate, such help.".
STOCK EXCHANGE wards Indians would gladly ap REASSEMBLES IN Mr. Vaidya stresses that
India
13 genuinely sympathetic to China CHEERFUL MOOD prompted by selfish
and that that fealing is not
Firm Conditions In
The
Most Sections
London. July 4.
satisfactory conclusion of
the Anglo-German debt, talks, and Wall Street's sustained recovery caused the city to reassemble in a cheerful mood today.
(International).
Guerillas In Greater Shanghai
..
motives-
The 'mission arrived in Cairo in March and, after E protracted stay, proceeded to Iraq, Iran and other countries in the Near East.
(Central News).
INTERNATIONAL SITUATION IMPROVEMENT
Rome. July 4
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WITH MEN
Moscow, July 4.
On the occasion of the previously reported' non-stop fight by three Soviet military airwomen from. Sebastopol, on the Black Sea, to Archangel, on the White Sea.. he semi-official paper. Pravda calls attention to the part played by women in the defence system in the Soviet Union., The paper writes that in the event of war, Rus- sjan "women" would firht shoulder to shonider with men.
By means of their co-operation.į
Improvement of the international
Papers here speak of the further in the development of the air force. SOVIET WOMEN
situation which is believed to have
to the
Russian women have made # valuable contribution resulted from the last converse-strengthening of national defence. tion between Count Ciano and
AVIATORS'
the British Ambassador: Lord The paper recalls that young LONG FLIGHT Perth, although nothing so far has girls are among the most expert bren published concerning the parachute jumpers in the Soviet
nature of that conversation.
Union.
The fight by the three air-
Today's debate in the House of Commons is anticipated with great women from Sebastopol to interest by Italian political cir-Archangel will so the paper con- cles where Mr. Chamberlain's at-cludes be classified among the titude regarding Anglo-Italian re-most brilliant achievements in the lations forms the subject of sym-history of Soviet military. avlation, pathetic comment—(Transocean).
FLOOD WILL
LAST TILL
-(Transocean).
Death Of Suzanne OCTOBER Lenglen
Still Flowing At Tremendous Rate
Paris, July 4. Mile: Suzanne, Lenglen, famous French tennis star and six times
who
Moscow, July 4.
It is officially announced that three Soviet airwomen have made a successful non-stop flight" in, a single -engined seaplane from Sebastopol, on the Black Sea, to Archangelsky, on the White Sea
in Northern Russia.
The names of the three air- women are given as Polina Ossi- penko. Vera Lomako and Marina Raskova. They covered the entire distance of 2416 kilometres in 10 hours and 33 minutes. with an average speed of 228 kilometres per hour.
The major part of the flight. from Gomel to Archangelsky, was carried out above a vast blanket of clouds-(Transocean).
Wimbledon champion, has SOVIET PURGE”
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Moscow, July 4.
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GERMAN ADVISERS LEAVING HANKOW
Hankow, July 4
Twenty German military advisers, headed; by General von Faul- kenhausen, are leaving Hankow tomorrow by 'special train on their: way back to Germany, it is announced here today."
Interviewed by press representatives, a high"Government officiah.. paid tribute to the sterling work done by the German military mak sion to China, as well as the loyalty, honesty and conscientiousnem of ́every member of the mission.
AMERICAN CELEBRATIONS
AT HANKOW
Hankow, July 4.
The officer pointed out that sli the advisers were serving China til their personal capacity under con tract to the Chinese Government. Some of the contracts were for periods of more than ten years?"
In a number of instances, he continued, the advisers have a [ready been with the Chinese Gov-
allow
Shanghai, July 4. Firm conditions characterised
That strong detachments of most sections of the stock ex-Chinese irregulars are harassing change with activity especially | Japanese troops in Central China. pronounced in Internationals, gold | even in the environs of Greater mines. German and Austrian Shanghai, is lustrated by an in- bonds. Moreover, last week's re-eldent reported here yesterday. covery of numerous "commodities According to reports, a Japan- was again much in evidence.
motor lorry with 18 soldiers Rubber opened at 3/8d. above and two civilians was attacked by Friday's close with speculative Chinese Irregulars on the road buying more than offsetting the from Chapa to Kashing. 80 kilo-
not been well for some time, died
The American Independence Day ernment for more than a decade. was celebrated in fitting manner while others have served for over substantial profit-taking.,
today of acute pernicious anaemia. metres southwest of Shanghai.
by the American community here
five years. Elsewhere base metals continued
Peiping, July 4, The late Mile. Lenglen was The raiders, who opened fire
in a reception held in the American By order of the German 'Govern- to display marked strength "urder with machine-guną, were
Foreigners who have down over champion of France from 1921. to driven the flooded regions in Bonan state 1923 and in 1925-28: was English reports circulated abroad within
In connection with the numerous Consulate General this morning.
ment, the officer stated, these sa- the leadership of copper and, un ot only after, the arrival of three that the waters are still flowing at champion from 1919 to 1923 and the past few days concerning the States Ambassador to China: per which, considering the difficult Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, United Visers have tendered their resigns The former opened 'with business other Japanese motor lorries. The a tremendous rate through the again in 1925. In 1919 she was extensive "purge in the Soviet sonally received a number of Chin-
tion to the Chinese Government, done at £40 10s. sterling as com- Chinese are said to have lost eight breaches in the dykes which the Olympic champlon. pared with 238 10s. on Friday dead. The Japanese lost alto-Japanese have made no further while tin responded to a higher gether 14 men, but the reports do
In 1827 Mile. Lenglen turned has been aroused here by the diplomats, and civilian leaders at exceptionally decided to
Far Eastern Ariny, much interest ese Government officials, foreign positions they now confronted. has attempt to repair. eastern price by opening at 26 not reveal how many of these were
professional, and in 1936 opened statement in the military organ the reception It seems inevitable that the a tennis school in Paris. She was Krashala Svasda today that a
them to quit, despite the fact higher at £197,-(Reuter).
killed-(Transocean).
flood will run til) the river sub-the author of a number of books "new organisation fer espionage attended were Dr. H.H. Kung,
Among the high Chinese officials that their contracts have not yet
expired. on the game at which she was was recently discovered in Soviet General Chang Chun, Vice-Prest- The waters have reached the adept. and also wrote a
The officer inally stated that novel. protecting dykes around Kalfeng. The Love Game," the theme of
territory in the Far East.
dent of the Executive Yuan, Gen-the German advisers were leaving but the city is at présent in no which also concerned the tennis now carrying out a "puige" on Dr. Wang Chung-hut, General Ho the Chinese Government for The paper adds that the G.P.U. feral Ho Chlen, Minister of Interior, on July 5. He expressed the thanks
a large scale among the popula-Ying-chin; and Mr. Chow Fu-hat, their good work and also hoped tion there-(Transocean).
Director of the Central Publicity they would enjoy the best of health Department.statn
In their journey back to the home, More than 200 American residents country-Central News) In Hankow were present at the function. (Central Newa)
YOUTH OF THE THREE PRINCIPLES GROUP Canton, July Au Mayor Tsang Yang-fu has been > appointed by Generallisino Chilang Kai-shek as head of the branch | organization of the "Youth of the
Three
Principles Group” “
"AUSTRALIAN-JAPANESE TRADING
AGREEMENT
Bydney, July 4. Regarding the new Australian-Japanese trading agreement sign- ed on Saturday, it was announced yesterday that the number of bales
of wool which Japan pledged herself to take each year formerly bas. now been reduced to between 350,000 and 100.000,
The former amount, of Japanese| cotton and artificial silk textiles. namely, 51,250,000 square yard's 'Im- ported into Australia will remain the same and, as agreed, will in- clude cellulose wool mäterials...
The agreement of July 2 will be for one year. Simultaneously a
COUNTY CRICKET
LUNCH SCORES
London, July 4
shipping agreement has been sign- Lunch scores of cricket matches
ed, remaining in force for two played today are as follows:
years, whereby one British shipping
line plying between Australia and
Derby 110. for 9 v. Kent.201. Glamorgan 113 and 15 for 0 v.
Japán is to receive 221 per cent. Gloucestershire 183. There was no
of all freights and three Japanese play before lunch owing to rain.
lines the remaining 771 per cent.--
(Transocean).
MR. LYONS STATEMENT
Canberra, July 4..
The Premier of Australla. Mr. J..
A. Lyons, declared today that the
Hampshire 195 and 138 for 3 7. Essex 127.
Lancashire 441 for 7 declared v. Notts 51 for 0.
Northants. 79 for 3. v: Bomerset 354.:
the three Commonwealth Ministers Oxford University 317 v. Cam-
at present in London to discuss |bridge University 138 for 1.
trade questions have been. Te- Surrey 547 v.. Bussex 36 for 0. quested to return. He added that Warwickshire. 384 v. Leicester- this does not mean that the dis shire 29 for 45 cussion had reached a deadlock | Worçesteshire. 109- for 2. v. and hoped that an agreement will" | Middlesex,348,- -- be reached shortly(Reuter Bul- Yorkshire 188 for 8. Australians letin).
(Reuter Bulletin).
sides in October.
Immediate danger, "
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CHOLERA MENACE →
world.--(Reuter).
Cholera has broken out among TIN WORKERS'
refugees, and northwest of Kal-
feng foreign missionaries report ON STRIKE IN
that hundreds of deaths have oc- curred.
The
missionaries also criticise KUALA LUMPUR
the Japanese troops at Kaifeng for excesses.(Reuter).
FIGHTING IN CHAHAR
8th Route Army Organise Farmers Into Guerillas
Shanghai, July 4. Breaking a lull of several weeks,
1
NATIONALISTS
HOLD STRATEGIC
POSITIONS
-Paris, July 4,
Foochow
Singapore, July 4.' Four thousand tin workers-near Kuala Loinpur went on strike when informed by their employers that pondents on the Spanish southern their wages will be decreased. . front stress the strategical in- The strikers demanded, instead, portance of the town of Aldehneis increase in wages and when the and Mount Atalaya, which were employers agreed not to lower their captured by Nationalist troops an Mount Atalaya, the Saturday. pay they still remained on strike..........
correspondents point ont, domin- Reuter Bulletin>.
Fates the village of Cuelba, 17 kilo-
metres south of Ternel,
Reports of French war cortos- British
RAGNHILD HVEGER'S
Consulate Bombed
وال
Canton, July 4
Kwangtung.
The aims of this organization are:--
The British Consul's residence at of the nation' to fight for the suc-. To organize and train the youth Foochow was bombed on July 1cess of national resistance and re- ^?
While hitherto the sector south according to a delayed official constructions of Terual was only of secondary No details are, however, at present Chinese report received here today. importance, the Nationalists now available (Renter).....
control,all roads close to Teruel, except the road to Cuenca, ..
The present Nationalist attack south of Teruel has apparently
To concentrate the new national revolutionary forces.
[ To speed up the realization of Mr. Ronald Hall, the Consul at the three principles and to ensure Foochow, is well-known here.
the heavy responsibility and'' mis-‚ ̈ ston of yourtir in this era; and att
ACHIEVEMENTS
Lower Two More Records the 8th Route Army, has resumed activities in Chahar Province.
Copenhagen, Julý (4) „Gunfire was heard during the past: The Swedish mermaid, Ragnhild operations of the columns, which several days, on the outskirts of Hveger, yesterday established two are advancing in the region of Kalgan, the provincial capital further records at a meeting here. Barrion on the road to Sagunto.
Mobile units, of this, men are or- In the women's freestyle over a It is expected that further fight-
- Ankara. July 4. ganising farmers into irregular mile, she clocked 23 mins 11.5 ing will develop for possession of The Franco-Turkish pact units and thus the main strength seca, and came in later in the the Javalambre mountain massif friendship and déclaration con- of Chinese guerillas has remained 1,500 metres, fraestyle in 21 mins. in order to render secure the flank cerning collaboration of France. Alexandretta, was Intact (International),
45.7 Bers.(Reuter)
of these columns (Transocean) Syria and Turkey in the Banjak, terday—(Reuter).
been launched to support the SANJAK TREATY the adme time to stress general
IS SIGNED
of
participation of national mobiliza tion and the importance to under- go intensive military traliingian (International), S
ned here