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EXTRA POWERS TO DEAL WITH I.R.A. TERRORISTS:
POLICE MOST ACTIVE
LONDON, July 29 (BWS)-The House of Lords rushed through the Prevention of Violence Bill, to give extra powers to help in prevening further outrages by the Irish Republican Army," in 68 minutes yesterday. Later the Bill received the Royal Assent and is therefore now law.
The Home Secretary, Sirt Samuel Hoare, said in the Commons: "I have been told that had we had these powers two days ago it is very likely we might have forestalled one or other of the recent out- rages."
It is reported that the Eire Prime Minister, Mr. De Valera, has called a special Cabinet in Dublin to consider a plan for immediate action agathst known I.R.A. ex- tremists in Eire and special legis- lation to deal with IR.A. deportees from England.
(Reuter)
POLICE ACTIVITY LONDON, July 29 Police activity in connection with the campaign to stamp out LR.A. terrorism continued to-day.
Detectives were again stationed at Euston Station watching the départure of Irish mail trains,
Sir Samuel Hoare, the Home Secretary, bas now signed 19 deportation orders, but it is unlikely that there will be any actual deportations' under the new Act during the week-end.
A number of suspects arrested by
ALLEGED 1.R.A. SYMPATHISERS.
DEPORTED
LONDON, July 30 (Reu- ter)-Six men, alleged to be Irish Republican. Army sympathisers, have been deported.
They left Holyhead for Ireland to-day and travel- led from London under special police«guard.·
Wangmoon Area Shelled By Japanese
LANDING ATTEMPTS BEATEN OFF
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MACAO, July 29 (Reuter)-The
CONFLAGRATION
IN CHAOAN
LIUHUANG, KWANGTUNG, July 30 (Central)-Five days continued conflagration in the battered „city of Chaoan has reduced almost 2,000 houses to smoldering ruins and caused approximately 500 deaths, la- cluding many Japanese troops, according to a' report received here.
The
fires in Chaoan, the
· report states, were mostly caused by Japanese bombing and artillery bombardment before the second Chinese withdrawal.
CURRENCY QUESTION HITCH
TOKYO PARLEYS INTERRUPTED
LONDON, · July 29 (Reuter) -It is learned that the report', from Sir Robert Craigie. Bri- tish Ambassador in Tokyo, on the difficulties concerning the Chinese currency question which have arisen In the Tokyo talks, is being stúdled in London over the week-end
Next meeting in Tokyo has been
CABLES
MOSCOW NEGOTIATIONS AGREEMENT ON ESSENTIAL POINTS: MILITARY TALKS "TO START THIS WEEK
PARIS, July 30 (Reuter)-During the course of a.. meeting of Ministers. It is understood that M. Bonnet, "the French Foreign Minister, referring to the Moscow talks, intimated that military conversations were ex- pected to begin this week, 'side by side with political negotiations.
M. Bonnet added that the The contents of the pact will British military mission, be published as soon as all detalls headed by an Air-Marshal have been ironed out, and an Admiral, will leave) ANOTHER MEETING London for Paris by the LONDON, July 29 (T/Ocean)- middle of the week and travel Informed quarters here state that to Moscow at the same time I further conversation between 25 the French military the Soviet Foreign Commissar, M. mission, headed by General French representatives, may pos- Doumenc.
SLIGHT DIFFERENCES
An earlier message stated that during Saturday's French Cabinet Meeting the Foreign Minister, M. Bonnet, gave a long explanation of the foreign situation and laid great stress on the Anglo-Franco- Russian negotiation.
now
M. Bonnet said these had been successfully con- cluded on all essential points There remained slight shades of differences of opinion as regards the drafting of one article-that concerning direct aggression.
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M. Bonnet emphasised that this could not in any way affect the
Molotov, and
the British and
tibly take place before Monday.
In any case. Mr. Chamber- jain will make a statement re- garding the Moscow negotia- tions in the House of Com mens an Monday afternoon.
PRACTICALLY ENDED PARIB, July 29. (T/Ocean)-The Anglo-French negotiations with Russia are practically ended, according to the Foreign Minister. M. Bannet, who made a statement to this effect at this morning's Cabinet Council.
M. Bonnet said that only on the question of definition of aggression did divergencies still exist, but these divergen- cles were nuances,
the police have intimated their in- /whole morning Japanese warships *xed for Monday in order to give negotiations, as a whole. In fact,
shelled the coast and countryside the Foreign Secretary, Lord Hall-he declared, it was only a ques-¡Staff talks would probably.
tention to appeal.
11 CASES
If the grounds of their appeal in the vicinity of Wangmoon, and fax. time to consider the position.
NEW INSTRUCTIONS are not regarded as frivolous by some shells even fell within Shek-
LONDON, July 29 (T/Ocean)- the Home Secretary, he will ap- ki, without causing any casualties. point an independent person to in- Gen. Chang Wai-Chung, who Sir Robert Craigle, whose report terview the appellants. and will was directing Chinese resistance, is being examined by the For- had frequent narrow escapes from eign Office over the week-end, will act upon his findings.
death, and the Chinese managed receive
instructions new
before It is officially stated that Sir to beat off every attempt at land- the negotiations are resumed on
Monday. Samuel Hoare has signed only ing eight deportation orders, and has before him details of another 11 The invaders have suffered the cases submitted by Scotland Yard loss of several hundred men dur- on which action has not yet been ing the last few days, according to
Chinese claims.
taken.
Chinese Claims
There are to be no mass depor- Harvesting, has ceased owing to tations, and each case will receive the "indiscriminate shelling of the most careful consideration be-fields, while Japanese fore any action is taken.
ALGIERS EXPLOSION
tinue to machine-gun undefended villages, jand rickshaws.
planes con- farmers in motor-buses
Refugees are still coming to Macao, where the gates are kept open till night.
DEATH ROLL ROBBERY REPORT
SIXTEEN BODIES FOUND
PARIS, July 29 (T/Ocean)———- Total death roll in the Algiers explosion on Thursday totals at least 20.
bodies have been Sixteen found, but to these 15 victims must be added, and fivë, other workers who plunged into the water to extinguish their burning clothes and who were
apparently drowned.
AT YAUMATI "They were four men, all dressed in black. One carried a hammer," reported 19-year-old Lei Kwok-
wah, at Yaumati Police Station last"| night.
According to despatches from Tokyo, resumption of the plenary conference will be preceded by discussions be- tween British and Japanese economic advisers concerning questions connected with the Chinese currency in Tientsin, 'CHIANG CRITICISES
LONDON, July 29 (T/Ocean) A declaration by General Chiang Kai-shek in which he criticises the British action in the Tokyo negotiations is published this morning in the "News Chronicle."
FORMULA
Britain, the Generalissimo declares, would" do' wisely to discontinue all negotiations with Japan.
REQUEST TO BRITAIN CHUNGKING, July 29 (Central) Lel told the police he had" been considerable significance is at- stopped by four men in the tached to a movement gaining mo- vicinity of Cemetery Path, King's mentum ·
here for requesting Park, near the reservoir. He claim-Britain
to discontinue forth- ed the
men had robbed
him of with her negotiations in Tokyo more than $9. the property of his and to take parallel action with master.
America to check Japan's aggres Police accompanied him to the sive designs.
scene of the alleged robbery and. The movement, sponsored by The condition of others who are after about 30 minutes search, re-leading circles in Chungking. s in hospital is practically hopeless. turned to the station without hav-assured of widespread support."
Total damage done is nowing discovered anything to sub- estimated at 20,000,000 francs.
stantiate the story."
Brief Items Of World News
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CHUNGKING, July 30 (Central) been disgraced and rethoved from --As the result of continuous tor- | their posts. rential rain, many parts of Pelping, -Including large sections inside" the POLITICAL:
Old Forbidden City between Hata. men and Hsuanwumen, are now under three feet of water.
Passenger and freight service on the northern section of the Felping- Hankow railway, as well as military transportation, has been suspended.
HUNGER STRIKE:
LONDON, July 29 (T/Ocean)-—-A number of Indian political soners in gaol at Hyderabad, and Poona have gone on hunger strike, says the Calcutta correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph."..
WARSAW, July 29 (Reuter)— The Polish Foreign Minister. Col. Joseph Beck, flew to Gyd- nia to-day lo" confer with the Polish Commissioner to Danzig,
The British Ambassador, Sir Howard Keanard, häs returned to his post in Warsaw after a month's, holiday.
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SCOUTS MEET:
About 50 prisoners are on strike, Edinburgh
says, the correspondent.
89 are on strike.
It is based on the belief that Britain's hope to salvage her vested interests in. Chinn by the Tokyo conference is - doomed to failure, as Japan would never be satisfied by anything short of complete surrender by Britain.
The fact that anti-British cam- paign, instead of subsiding, is steadily being intensified, should serve as a warning to Britain" of the titimate futility of the con- ference. It is pointed out.
TANGKU DEMONSTRATION CHUNGKING, July 29 (Central) -An anti-British demonstration held at Tangku on July 24 was turned into an anti-French agita- tion, states a Tientsin message.
During
anti-British
24
to
mass
the
M. Bonnet sald that General start tion of drafting.
in a week's time. MILITARY TALKS
The British delegation, which PARIS, July 29 (T/Ocean)-1s' expected to arrive in Moscow Military considerations are now in the middle of next week. taking the lead. In the Moscow would travel to Moscow with the negotiations,
says the semi-French delegation... official "Petit Parisien."
Turning" to the Far East, M.. From now on, political and Bonnet dwelt on the harmonious military negotiations will be car co-operation between Britain and ried on simultaneously, it is stated. the United States, and said that and will serve to supplement and the military position in French Influence each other.
Indo-China had improved.
M.P.'S OPPOSE COMMONS SUMMER ADJOURNMENT
LONDON, July 28 (Reuter)-With Parliament due to adjouru for the summer recess on August 4, sug- gestions were made to Mr. Neville Chamberlain in the House of Commons yesterday at question time that the House should not disperse at the present time.
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Mr. Chamberlain said hel would announce next week the date of re-assembly in autumn.
It
motion for the summer adjourn- was proposed to take the
ment on August 2, when the usual power would be taken for the
Speaker. on representation made House, together at an earlier date by the Government, to call the if such a course was necessary in the public interest.
REGULAR MEETINGS
Mr. Arthur Greenwood, Deputy Leader of the Labour Opposition, asked Mr. Chamberlain if he had in consideration the suggestion that there should be regular meet-. ings of the House and that the members should not disperse for a considerable period."
HUGE SOVIET CREDIT LOAN FOR CHINA SHANGHAI, July 29 (Router) Chinese newspapers give prominence to a report, pur- porting to emanate from a reliable source to the effect that arrangements have been concluded in Moscow for Soviet credits to China amounting `to. 750,000,000 gold roubles, equiva lent to U.S.$150,000.000
PARIS DECREES EXPLAINED
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Chengtu's New United Hospital: The Largest In China
CHUNGKING, July 29 (Central)-The United Hos- pital of the Associated Universities at Chengtu, when its new building is completed early next spring, will be the largest in China and in equipment a close rival of the P.U.M.C. in Peiping.
This was assured by Dr. Joseph Beech, veteran American educator and Chancellor of West China Union University, upon his arrival in Chungking after a two- year stay in the United States.
JAPANESE
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ARREST CHINESE
Dr. Beech is bringing U.S. $20,000 worth of equipment for the hospital. Included S'HAI CONCESSION, ||are X-rays and apparatus for the operating and sterilizing rooms, all transported on seven trucks from Hongkong: via Hanoi and Kunming. The equipment was a donation from the Rockefeller Founda tion.
CHUNGKING, July 30 (Cen- tra-Two Chinese were I- rested by the Japanese at No. 53 Chien Yeh Li, in the French Concession, yesterday morning and were escorted to the police station, states a Shanghai' re- port. The reasdh for the arrest is not known.
CHINA WAR NEWS
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DAMAGED
"Dr. Beech also raised from friends interested in ́ednea- tional and medical develop- ment in ChinaTM U.8. $5,000 för the purchase of hospital equip- ment and U.S. $70,000 for the erection of the new hospital building. These contributions in equipment and in cash were sent to China sometime ago.
Best Quality Material: In China. he secured $125,000, Chinese currency, from the China Foundation for the Promotion of CHANGSHU, KIANGSI July 30 Education and Culture and $75,000 (Central)--Chinese" guerillas have Chinese currenty, from the Board. thoroughly damaged the Tehan- of Trustees for Administration of Julchang highway and the Jui- the Boxer Indemnity Fund return- chapg-Wuning highway, the two ed by the British Government. principal lines of communication in The latter amount has been fully north Kiangsi.
paid and $100,000 of the China The Japanese were compelled to Foundation grant has been spent abandon the Tehan - Julchang on equipment for the hospital? highway last month as a result of repeated Chinese attacks. After their evacuation, the Chinese "sys- tematically destroyed the roadbed, making transportation absolutely Impossible.
The roadbed of the Julchang- Wuning highway is flooded.
Dr. Beech said that all the'; materials he brought from the States are of the best quality. The United Hospital will be complete in every modern res- pect except electotherapy. An additional U.S. $100,000, ext- mates the American educator, will be needed for the further augmentation of the hospital equipment.
The hospital, with 275 beds and an out-patient department, cap-
HINGNING BOMBED HINGNING, July 30 (Central)......... A Japanese naval plane appeared over Hingning. Kwangtung. `yes- terday morning. It dropped more than ten bombs wounding about able of handling 200,000 to 250,000 ten civilians and demolishing a cases a year, can safely claim to be the largest in China. The thres number of houses. It later ma- chine-gunned the outskirts, wound-pital for the training of their
medical colleges, that use the hos
ing three more civilians.
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students can graduate from 100 to 150 qualified doctors annually;
Mr. Chamberlain said that he exports
JAPANESE ARTILLERY had seen an allusion to such a combined total of war, air and
POSITIONS RAIDED proposal in the press, although it marine orders,
PINGKIANG, July 30 (Central) was not formally made to him.
"France had the greatest gold Four Japanese heavy guns were holding after America, and the damaged and 80 Japanese artillery. last five days had brought a fur-men killed during Chinese
B ther 11 tons of gold into France.
On consideration, it did not seem to him to be an advisable course to follow. "It is one which is likely to keep the whole country in a state of suspense," said the Premier.
DUE RESPONSIBILITY
"The gold holdings of the Bank of France has attained 97 milliard
francs," he concluded.
FOUR HEADS PARIS, July 30 (Reuter) The Replying to Sir Archibald Sin-financial measures decided by the clair (Lab.), who declared that in Government yesterday fall under
Sterilla raid on the Japanese ar- tillery positions Dear
Tzefang, southeast of Wuchang, on Jul 24. Eight Japanese artillerymen were taken prisoner.
Attempt Frustrated NANYANG, HONAN, July 30) (Central)-A Japanese attempt to take Hwalyang, a strategic city in cast Honan, about 20 miles south- west of Luyi, was frustrated by the Chinese.
After receipt of reports of the KIANGSI TOWN RAIDED KIAN, KIANGSI, July 30 (Ceplay in ambush at a point north- Japanese intended attack, Chinese
the Cheklang-the Japanese column driving to
meeting of 1,000 Chinese view of the possibility of grave four heads, namely, measures simi-tral) Three Japanese planes flew east of Hwaiyang and intercapes ronins allegedly inspired by the events abroad," it was undesirable ing at the conclusion of inter-to Tinsten, on Japanese some in the mob shouted that the House should separate for national agreements, which will langt Badway, 28 miles southward the city. The Japanese were LONDON, July 29 (Reuter)-The "Down, with Francel" The demon- Dake of Gloucester spoke last night strators
a prolonged period, Mr. Chamber ensure control over export capital: east of Nanchang, yesterday morn-defeated and retreated, leavin then flocked
lain said that he thought that the stricter control over pronts made lax, and dropped nine bombs about 100 dead behind
firma carrying out defence Thirteen civilians were killed and at the anal Rover Scout Meet at French barracks but were prevent only reasonable way was for the by
In south Honan, a Japanese co ed from entering by French soldiers Government to watch the course of orders; new economies through ad- wounded, and four houses were luman suffered over 100 casualties The International Boy Scouts on guard. The "News Chronicle says that Association has decided to hold its
events and the House might de- ministrative reforms; and the re- destroyed.
on July 26 in a clash with the Only Attack on Samshua! They were anally dispersed by pend on it that they would exer-organization of the wheat office.
cese at Hwakotien, northeast of SHTURING, July 30 (Central) Tungpe. A Chinese flanking at 1941 Jamboree and conference in French troops called in from Tien- cise their powers with a due sense Administrative economics include
the introduction of a forty-five, in- Chinese guerillas have been attack-tack was responsible for the hears of responsibility.
stead of a forty-hour week in all ing Barnshul Mahow and Sunhu on Japanese losses. departments.
the West River, destroying the Ja-
La. Central. Hopel panese barracks and defence works.
CHENGCHOW, July 30 (Centraly Puppe Troops Mutiny
The Chinese have been success- YINGTAK, July 30 (Central)ful in their attacks on the Japan The wave of defection has spread ese in central pe
the puppet troops in Kwang Antse city is reported to have been recaptured by the Chinese, According to reports; "about: 190 The Japanese garrison was totally
U.S. BOMBERS:
LONDON, July 29 (BW8)- The first supply of American bombers ordered or the R.A.F. is arriving.
Their machines have a speed of 246 miles per hour, a range of 1700 miles, carry a crew of four and have gons in the nose and at the rear.
DISGRACED:
France.
DEFENCE:
LONDON, July 29 (Reuter)--- The Australian Government has announced the creation, af. a ministry which will opérate on much the same lines and with the same objects as the Ministry for the Co-ordination of Defence in Great Britain,
TEST FLIGHT:
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INCREASED PAY FOR RAILWAY STAFFS
LONDON, July 29 (Reuter)-The railway companies have decided to Increase the wages of the traffic [staff from 1}- to 4/ giving mini- mum wages of 45/week.tug The National Union of Railway- men was seeking a minimum wage of 50/
The locomotive men are thren-
Making an ex tempore reply to a supplementary question by Mr. Greenwood, Mr. ChamŲ– berlain said that he "did not want to tie himself down to the precise words of a pledge, but broadly speaking, II the Government contemplated some Important departare l their foreign policy, he thought ́it' would be the occasion Idr
calling the House together.
INCONGRUOUST
CHAMBER DECREE PARIS, July 30 (Reuter)-A de cree issued to-night temporarily Buspends the by-elections to the Chamber except for those neces- sitated by the death of members. The measure is believed designed to prevent by-elections through in-Chinese irregulars in Japanese em- annihilated while a unit of puppe dividual or collective resignations ploy mutinied at Sheklung on July troops was disarmed,
26. They killed a number of Jap- The Japanese garrison at an anese officers and soldiers and cheng, numbering 1,200 mer surrendered to the Chinese side, a fierce encounter with the
Tanks Destroyca⠀⠀
In the southwestern mo FANCHENG, July 30 (Central)July 27 About 100 Jap During a engagement west of Bul-their lives. halen in north Hupeh on July 27 In a chance encounter three Japanese tanks were destroy Chinese Japanese troops ed by Chinese fire.
yuan lost about 200 men.
MOSCOW, July 29 - (Reuter) ---
nounce that Parliament would be Seventy-eight hussians holding BERLIN, July 29 (T/Ocean)—A
Mr. Winston Churchill: Doesn't adjourned until October 25? oficial posts in east Russia have three-engined Junkers, plane land-tening a strike and the NUR. is Mr. Chamberlain, consider that if Mr. Chamberlain: That is a been deprived of orders and deed at Bangkok this morning from holding a special delegates confer during the early days of August hypothetical question. corations for unbecoming conduct. (Berlin on the Arst test flight pre- ence next week to decide whether the mobilization of the German The Labour Motion of Censure It is emphasised that the men paratory to establishment of a re- in accept or reject the railway Army is steadily proceeding it on the Government was defeated have not been arrested, but have gular service.
companies offer.
would appear incongruous to an by 356 votes to 183.