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GRAVE SITUATION
Near Soviet Warships
Possiet Bay
Shanghai, July 27.
A report credited from foreign yources states that Japanese cavalrymen and infantry went into action in another clash near Hanchun yesterday morning, the battle lasting til late in the after- noon. The casualties were not announced.
While Japanese reports are reticent over the border affair, well-. Informed sources regard the situation as grave. About 25 Soviet warships, including submarines, are at present in the vicinity of Pos- siet Bay, south of Vladivostok.
of
NEAR-HAVOC IN JERUSALEM
Police Remove Fuse From Large
Time Bomb
Jerusalem, July 27. Police patrolling the crowded vegetable market in the old dly. city yesterday morning covered
large clockwork bomb timed to explode at o'clock. They immediately re- mored the fuse, thereby pre- venting heavy loss of life and widespread destruction.
1
An Arab Asherman was killed General Krinovsk, a divisional At the same time, observers be- commander in the Red Army, has lleve it certain that the Soviet Far yesterday when he refused to halt been appointed chief the East Army will conduct elaborate and opened fire, on a police patrol, O.G.P.U border control forces in demonstrations along the frontler who returned fire.-(Reuter).
"amokescreen" their new de- Siberla in succession to General to
RELATIONS STRAINED Lushkov, who crossed the border fences-(International),
Haifa, July 27. AIR MANOEUVRES Into Manchukuo last month and
The situation here is normal but surrendered to the Japanese.
Hankow, July 21. Extensive air defence manoeaves the relations between Jews and The new appointee will assist
continue .to be severely Marshal Vassily Bluecher. the are to be carried out in Vladi-Arabs Commander-in-Chiet of the Soviet vostok, Habarovsk, Baku, Kles, strained.
and Leningrad Writi Far Eastern förces, in coping with Moscow the border affair.(International) September 1, according to a report reaching here. National Aviation CHANGE OF STRATEGY
and Chemical Defence Society is in Yenan, July 27.
charge of the drills.
The Soviets are of opinion that A Moscow dispatch received here today says that the Kremlin has the air raid precautions manoeu- forwarded "important instructionsvres held in other world capitals, been realistic enough. to Marshal Vasstly Bluecher, in have not
THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1938.
FOREIGN MAILS
Parcel Post Service to the Provints of Yuunan is temporarily suspended.
Air mail letters may be posted in the ordinary posting boxes. They should be clearly marked "By Air Mail" and bear suficient postage. In- sufficiently prepaid letters may be taxed with double the deficiency or forwarded by Steamer Service, at the discretion of the Post Office. Air Mail Services to Shanghal, Nanking, Tsingtan, Tientsin and
Peiping are $, mporarily suspended. Letters and Postcards for Europe and South America Are forwarded "via Siberia if so superscribed.
INWARD MAILS
Japan
From
Canada, U.S.A., Japan and Shang- hai (V'couver BC, date, 8th July) and Europe via Siberia (London date, 7th July)
Shanghai ...........?! Struita
Shanghai and Swatow.. Straits and Europe via Negapatao
(Letters and Papers) London date, 30th June ...... Air Mall by "Imperial Airways
Direct Super-
Service"London
A Jewish farmer was seriously
ambushed. wounded and his son killed when they numaries who went to the rescue klited one attacker.
were
Another Jew was stabbed in the old city in Jerusalem-(Reuter),
connection with remedial measures The condition of an actual urban NO
following Lyuchekoy.
the flight of General bombing raids, such as in China and Spain, are being reproduced in Inasmuch as the Kremlin fears many Solet ditles.International),
BLOW TO JAPAN'S PRESTIGE a possible leakage of military sec-
Hankow, July.. 27. rets regarding the Soviet defence more than anything else, it is ren- The Changkufeng incident con- sonable to presume that Moscow's stitutes a serious blow to Japan's instructions to Bluecner probably prestige, comments the Ta Kung concern a swift change of defence Pao, influential local Chinese daily. in an editorial on the latest Soviet- strategy.
Manchukco border impasse.
PHANTOM ARMY OF WORKERS
Costing Japan As Much As Actual Fighting
The Journal declares that the in- cident has exposed the limit of Japan's military force and her in-
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DANGER TO GIBRALTAR
War Secretary On Guns Near Rock
London, July 27.
The question of guns near Gi- braltar was raised again in the House of Commons last night by Mr. Arthur Henderson (Labour).
Per
Due
| Talma.
28th July
Haruna Maru......
date, Imperial
24th July. USA, Japan, and Manila-San
Francisco date, 1st July). Shanghal and Amoy“.
Japan and Shanghai..
Japan
Tientsin
Air Mail by "Pan-American
Service" Direct way! San Francicso, 22nd July, Shanghai and Amoy
Straits
Tientsin and Swatow,: Straits and Manila Japan Rabaul
Shanghai
Emp. of Asia.. Tegelberg Lycaon.... Sinklang.
28th July
28th July
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38th July
19th July
Airways Plane
Pres. Pierce...... Kwangtung............ Sawa" Maru......¿
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19th July
19th July
30th July
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10th July
30th July
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30th July
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31st July
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1st Aug.
1st Aug.
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2nd Aug.
2nd Aug.
Airways Plané
3rd Aug.
Nellore..........
3rd Aug
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Manila Maru.. Friderup. Tyndargus.. Ehirala...
Calcutta and Straits. Australia. Rabaul and Manila................ Tanda.... Air Mall by #Imperial Airways
Direct Service "-Landon date, | Imperial 28th July.
In reply, Mr. Leslie Hore Bellsha, ability to fight Soviet Russia whilst Secretary for War, said that bat-Japan ...... she is engaged in a war with China. terles which were on the Gibraltar Judging from what has come to side of the straits could if they pass, the journal states, it is clear were powerful enough. Shell GI- be that Soviet Russia will not with-braltar. but they could also iraw her troops from the disputed effectively countered.
Guns on the Ceuta side, he went area and that Japan is not likely to resort to force as threatened by on, constituted a potential menace. her Ambassador, Mr. Shigemitsu, but the menace could be avoided
with during his interview
M. by means at the disposal of His Litvinoff, the Soviet Foreign Min-Majesty's Government. ister.
OUTWARD MAILS
-REGISTERED AND FARCEL MAILS are closed 18 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malla are advertised to close at or before 9 am, registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day
For
THURSDAY
London, July 27.
The General Staff, he said, was One of the greatest threats to
In view of Japan's softened at- not unduly alarmed and held the
could cope Samshui and Wuchow..... Japanese success in China is not titude the incident will temporarily opinion that Britain armed opposition but the "phan- remain an ahsettled issue the with any situation presenting it-8watow and Bangkok........... tom army of workers" behind the journal predicts.--(Central News). Japanese lines, declared Colonel Chu Hsueh-fan, in a speech to irade union officials in Londen. yesterday.
This army. of peasants and workers, said Colonel Chu, by passive resistance and by their ability to keep out of sight when wanted for work by the Japanese
self.(Reuter).
SUDETENS ACCEPT LORD
RUNCIMAN AS OBSERVER
Prague, July 27,
and by their readiness to assist The Sudeten German Party's attitude towards the British Gov- Chinese guerilla soldiers, was cost-ernment's proposal that Lord Runciman should go to Prague as ing Japan nearly as much as mediator between the Czech Government and the Sudeten German actual front line fighting.
Party was defined yesterday in the Zeit, chief organ of the Party.
Colonel Chu appealed to trade The Party, déclares the paper, is unionists to strengthen their boy-always willing to. facilitate in- cott weapon against Japan and vestigation and to do its part to urge for greater credit assistance solve the diicult Nationalities pro- for China(Reuter},
¡blem.
WAVE OF DEFECTION
||
THE WEATHER
·hot.
The past week's spell of Bultry weather was temporarily It registers with satisfaction the ended yesterday morning when announcement that Lord Runci-rain, firstly in a spásmodic drizzle : Hanko, July 27.
man, will proceed to Czechoslovakia and then in a steady shower, set Strict precautionary measures
Investigator and observer, in enforced by the Japanese have "completely Independent of the falled to check the wave of defecBritish or any other Government." tion among irregulars and peace (Transocean). preservation corps in their employ
GERMANY CAUTIOUS
Berlin, July 27.
The atmosphere became cooler. the day's average temperature being two degrees lower.
la
The rain that fell, however, was East Hopel, where Chinese
and guerillas are extremely active."
The German press unanimously comparatively insignificant the guerillas, Having Joined these irregulars and peace pre- welcomes the British Government's the water authorities have reiter- servation corps are giving greater Initiative but warns against ex-ated "their warning to the public worry to the Japanese-(Central peeting to much from Lord Run- to be careful in its use of water.
ciman's mission.-(Transocean). News).
SUIYUAN GUERILLAS
NO AUTONOMY
Prague, July, 27. The eagerly awaited Nationall- ties Statute was passed yesterday by the Inner Cabinet.
Manila
Kongmoon
Eolhow, Pakhoi and Haiphong
Dairen Shanghai
Batavia and Sourabaya................ Manila. Kogum
Swatow and *Shanghai......
Air Mail for Siam, Lanchow, Chang- sha and Chengtu etc... (via Hankow) by the "Eurasia Air- ways Service" "To further points' by surface transport as Services permit).
Kongso.
For
Date and Time
Thursday, 28th
Hellas......
Silversandal.
Tal Lee.
Kiungchow...
8.15 AM
8.30 AM
8.30 AM 11:00 AM
10.00 AM
R. C. Rickmers...
10.30 AM
10:30 AM
9.30 PM
Fmp. of Asia.. Tainan
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4.30 PM
Rheinland..
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Air Mail for Chungking (via Han-
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5,00 PM
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5,0). PM
G.P.O.
London, imperial
Airways Plane
Reg. Ord,'
Friday, 29th
5.CO PM
7,00 PM
Airmail for **Imperial Airways
Direct Service"-dae
4th August.
FRIDAY
Samshui and Wuchow Swatow and Amoy
Chung On...... ĐƯỢC Halching.. Bwatow, "Shanghai and Tientsin. (Sandviken Shanghel, Japan and Europe via
Siberia
Haruna Maru.
SATURDAY Samshut and Wuchow...
*Straits and *Calcutta
ALL QUIET IN
BANNU
'INCREASED. Wuyuan, Sulyuan, July 27.
Simla, July 27. Chinese guerillas in Salyuan
concessions to It grants many
No further incidents have been have recently been greatly aug- mented as a large number of the German-speaking Czechs and reported in the Northwest Fron civilians have risen in arins Sudetens, but does not mention tier since the ambush by tribesmen against the Japanese,
the hoped-for, autonomy-(Reu-jin Bannu district. They are very active in the Pelter). ping-Sulyaan Railway zone, 'con- stantly attacking Japanese supply convoys and garrisons--(Central News).
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JAPANESE BUFFER CASUALTIES
IN WITHDRAWAL
SOVIET OPPOSED
on
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8.15 AM 2.00 F
9.30 PM
Tal Bing
Talms
1.30 PM
Saturday, 30th $15 AM Par, 29th 5.00 PM
Urd. 30th 8.30 AM
Airmail for Manila, Guam, Hono- ..hulo, and U.S.A. by the "Pan-
American Airways Direct Service" Pan-American
due San Francisco, 7th August. Kongmoon |
*Haiphong *** Haiphongeren.
Air Mail for "K.L.M. Airways Direct Service"-dne Amsterdam, 9th August.
Straits, Ceylon, India, "East and *South Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles due Mar- seilles, 29th August Airmail for "Francs Orient. Airways Service" due -Marseilles, " 14tn
In a subsequent encounter a number of tribesmen were captur Moscow, July 27.
ed. Many of them were armed only The Soviet citizens, learned only with knives and daggers but no today about the new turn in the rines.(Reuter). Czech question. A comment the mission of Lord Runciman made to a Soviet press oficial
A Hure barter agreement has Loyang, July 27. of the Tass agency last night Considerable casualties are re- reveals that "the Sovieta are been raiched between the Soviet the Chinese Governments. ported to have been suffered by the strongly opposed to the mission—and
whereby the former wil supply Balzon Japanese when they were attacked (Transocean),
Amoy 100,000,000 'gallons of gasoline to by the Chinese during their recent
Prague, July 27. China in exchange for tea and withdrawal from south Shand to
The proposal that Lord Ranci- tung öll valued at $40,000,000 and north Honan.
About 10,000 Japanese are now man act as independent investiga- $30,000,000, respectively, states a massed at Tainyang Po-Ai, at-the tor and mediator in the Prague special message to the Hwa Mei western terminus of the Tao negotiations will be communicated Chen Pao. kou-Chinghua Railway (Central today. NewE}.
THE MERCURY
TO AUT AS MËÐIATOR
August.
SUNDAY
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Saws Maru.
Rog, Ord.
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0.00 AM
9.50 AM
G.P.O.
Reg. Ord:
..9,00 AM 8.30 AM
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Shanghai ..... Swatow, "Shangha! and Tientsin... Fausang... Air Mail for "Imperial Airways
Direct Service "dae London, Imperial
Airways Plane 7th August to
British Ambassador It is understood that the nego- The tiations between the Czechs and China, Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, the Sudetens will begin next week.pald. a call on Marshal Chiang Kai-shek recently and had a lung -(Reuter).
London, July 27. talk with the Generalissimo. Sir Lord Runcimen is expected to Archibald has also held a long- The Mercury arrived here this go to Czechoslovakia in about a interview with the President of afternoon from: the Azores-week's time though the definite the Executive Yuan, Dr. H. H.- (Reuter).
date is not yet known(Renter), Kung."
Lisbon, July, 27.
by "Imperial Aleways Direct Imperial Airmali for Malays and Australia
Service" due Darwin, 4th Aug.¦ Airways Plane
*Superscribed Correspondence Only.
THO
4,30 PM
6:00 16:00 PM.
Sunday, 31st
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Rer. 30th 5.00 PM.
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