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WASHINGTON
EVENTS:
JAPAN IS
CAUTIOUS WHILE
CHINESE VISITORS TO WHITE HOUSE SEEING HOW ANY FURTHER
Mr. T. V. Soon and' Dr. Hu Shih, the Chinese Ambassador to Washington, snapped as they were leaving the White House after a talk with resident Roosevelt.
FLEET AIR ARM BOMB THREE OIL TANKS LONDON, Aug. 8. (Reuter) The Admiralty announced that the Fleet Air Arm bombed the fuel depot five miles south of Bergen.
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POLITICAL BLUFF WILL WORK
Disclosures On Progress Of
Axis-Japanese
Relations
WASHINGTON, AUG, 8 (REUTER)WHILE THE
"AMERICAN REPLY TO THE
JAPANESE PROTEST AGAINST THE PROHIBITION OF EXPORT OF GASOLINE AND SCRAP METALS REMAINS UNWRITTEN, the State Department continues to watch... with keen interest events in the Far East, especially the Anglo-Japanese imbroglio.
NO SURPRISE WAS CAUSED HERE WHEN THE BRITISH ARRESTS OF JAF- "ANESE SUBJECTS HAD A CALMING EFFECT in Tokyo and the results of this measure have so far been taken as underlining the general belief here that Japan remains cau- tions of any serious International move while seeing how any further political bluff will work.
One of the best-known political writers in Washing-Konoye Cabinet, at least the de- ton, MR. JAY FRANKLIN, in the WASHINGTON POST mand regarding General Oshima yesterday made disclosures, which, if true, throw an inter- has been refused.
Mr. Franklin suggests that Japan esting light on the progress of the Japanese relations with
Is trying to please the Germanis, in the Axis.
ford while preserving freedom of action in fact. The readiness of the German Ambassador to make such demands, even before Japan la fully bound to the Axis, has shown the Japanese how Attle free
Mr. Franklin declares cate- | gorically, the German Am- bassador in Tokyo, General Ott, twice called on Prince Konoye, the. Premier before he took office and demanded the appointment of General Oshima, the former Japanese
ITALIAN
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The Bear Is in the Pantry
THEIR MAJESTIES VISIT INDIAN CORPS CAMP
LONDON, Aug. 8 (Reuter)Their Majesties the King and Queen visited Midlands yesterday and inspected the
CABINET and independence they might camp of the Royal Indian Service Corps.
MEETING
NA CZECH 1 Brylain were to be defeat-
Ambassador in Berlin (who is LONDON, August 8 (Reuter)— Three tanks, containing 7,000 tons of oil, were hit. said to be in favour of lose ties The Rome Radio states that Mus-
was afire.
All our aircraft returned safely.
871,060
ed and Germany Mitalled to theIt was an Indian feast day, called the feast of Gold
and Silver.
new world order, the writer states. A REMINDER
Two white cloths, one holding a Finally, Mr. Franklin reminds the piece of gold the other a piece of
ABDUCTED WITHIN TWO HOURS
The largest were seen to blow up while the second largest with Germany and Italy) asant meeting of the Italian Cabinet ed under the Four-Power Treaty of as a token of gifts of the festival |
solin! will preside over an impor- Japanese that America is "privileg silver, were presented to the King 6 CHINESE Foreign Minister, and
the on Baturday when questions of 1921" to protect the sovereignty of day.
The King laid his right hand on the Pacific possessions of Britain, elimination of all Liberal great importance to the country France and Holland and "which them as a sign of, acceptance and The Air Ministry and the Min-!
elements from the Cabinet will be discussed.
could be done without the then lifted his hand, without tak- istry of Home Security communi- que states that bombs were drop-quid pro quo being Axis help|--
necessity of declaration of war.ing them, Indicating that His Ma- ped in various parts of Great in securing control over the While it remains to be seen whe-in accordance with the current jesty had graciously returned them Britain last night by isolated ar-Netherlands East Indies. ther there are any Liberals In the Cont'd Page 7, Col. 3 craft, but apart from broken vin- | dows, little ́damage was done ex- cept in one town in North-East England where à sanatorium and
consider shop property suffered
JAPANESE
RESIDENT
IN CHINA
TOKYO, Aug. 8 (Reuter)ably.
Despite restrictions on travel Casualties were very few and to China enforced since May only women walking in the coun 20, the number of Japanese, try road were seriously Injured.
în one part of 'North England,
residents in China is steadily leaflets were dropped. increasing, according to figures" released by the For- eign Office.
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NINE. DOWNED LONDON, Aus. 8 (Reuter)-The Air Ministry announced that at Japanese colonies in North, Cen-least six enemy bombers and three tral and South China totalled nighters were shot down during 552.158 on Jan. 7, showing an in-raids on our shipping in the Chan-
crease of 58,527 over Jan, 4 Japnel this morning. anese residents in Peiping number
67,437, in Tientsin 51,374, in Tsing-
BRILLIANT SUCCESS
..
STRONG ITALIAN ACTION IN
AFRICA
SITUATION IN BALKANS
RUMANIAN ENVOY IN BUDAPEST BERLIN, Ang. 8 (Reuter)--Ac-
HAD BEEN EXPECTED
."
British Superiority In Fighting Quality.
ACTION IN AFRICA HAD BEEN EXPECTED, WRITES LONDON, “AUG. 8 (REUTER)—THE STRONG ÍTALIAN
THE TIMES.
to their donors.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 8 (Reuter)": Two gifts were accepted by Their Majesties and they were two flat Six Chinese, among them a round cakes made of whole wheat four-year-old and three rich and water; They were handed merchants, were abducted in over to the Queen to be given to a series of kidnappings in the the Princesses. :
International Settlement be-
Their Majesties also visited
Derby yesterday and as they drove tween 6.30 am, and 3,20 am. through the streets they
this morning. cheered by large crowda.
were
NAVAL BLOCKADE OF TSUNMING ISLAND PORTS
They are belleved not to be con- nected with politics. Ransom is the motive seen as most of the
victims are wealthy. One suk merchant "and his adopted son were released later.
A dozen kidnappers took part. One woman assisted two of the SHANGHAI Aug. 8 (Reuter)-kidnappers in siezing the four- The Japanese Naval authorities year-old child of a wealthy Boo started a naval blockade of rivers chow resident. One man fired; two and porta of Tsunming Island in shots to scare away witnesses; the Yangtze River estuary from.......... The victims are believed to havë | today, saya a report to the Bin-been taken to nearby hideouts
wanyepao.
outside the Bettlement As a result all shipments of
The paper says: "It is indeed a little surprising, in tao 32,057, In Taiyuan 13,291, in LONDON, Aug. 8 (Renter)-A Tsinan 18,025, in Nanking 10,190, Reuter reporter who watched the cording to a Budapest despatch to view of the fact that Italy entered the war at her own in Shanghai 73,150, in Bankow RAF..score today's brilliant suc- the official German news agency, chosen moment after long preparation, that it should not 7,823, in Cantor 8,508. Amoy 8,827cess, telephones that the raiders M. Bossy, the Rumanian Amba. have begun earlier,
were routed and put to flight by dor in Rome, has been sent to "Delay in the Italian East tier to the rainy season and goods between Taurmming Island the Hurricanes which engaged
Hungary is special envoy to begin Africa would doubtless have on that of British Somaliland and Shanghai and other Yangtse Cont'd Page 12, Col 3
preliminary talks with the But been due on the Sudan fron to the waiting for the re-estuary ports have been
|pletely suspended, arian Government,
and Swatow. 1,749.
CHINESE ARMY
CONFERENCE.
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The Fatshan
Case
PILOTAGE FEES ALLEGATION,
A Budapest message states that M. Bossy has arrived and is ex- pected to have immediate" talks with the Hungarian Prime Minis ter and Foreign Minister.
Despite the high hopes entertain- ed by Hungary after Hitler's talk with the Rumanians at Berchtes
SHANGHAI, Aug. 8, (Reuter) ----- The National Military Conference, In which all important Chinese military commanders will par- ticipate, has been summoned by the Chinese High Command to be held in Chungking sometime next week, for the purpose of discussing general counter-offen- TOXYO, Aug. 8 (Reuter)-Refer- gaden, many people here have sive preparation measures, says. army to the refusal of the British little faith in the result of the message from Chungking to the authorities to let the Japanese negotiations which are expected Tawanpao
Liners, Kalju Maru' and 'Hakugin to move slowly to an inconclusive Maru, call at Hongkong, the Jap-end. anese Foreign Office spokeiman said that possibly it had some co-
MECCA PILGRIMAGE,
AS USUAL. CAIRO, Aug. 8 (Reuter)~~ The Government of Saudi- Arabia issued a statement saying that the Mecca pll- grimage will take place as usual this year.
It is considered that sea and land routes to Mecca, which are connected by rail with the Red Sea and Port Jedda, are safe for pilgrims.
The spokesman anderstood that she failed to pay the stipulated pilotage fees, so that pilots at Canton finally denled the steamer of their servicës, thus the Faishan had been stranded in Canton.
· NAZIS. BUS..
- On Other
Pages
PAGE 2-Tennis Lengue, Lawn bowls, American baseball; Weddings, Bench compensa- tion.
PAGE - Radio programmes: Coming events; Indian poet honoured; Crossword puzzle. PAGE 45trengthening Bri- tain's economic front De- vastating attack on Chenhal, Journalist tours Dusseldorf.. PAGE 5-Courageous fight by amah; Increase in refugees; accidents; Airport Trans
news.
of War PAGE 6-Speed-up
Effort; Retreat from Dun-
PAGE & Shanghai fears trade
slumpy Independence of P.L. PAGE 9 Bread price in Bang
hal Britain to buy Egyptian cottonm
nexion with the case of the British It is noteworthy that the Ger steamer Fatshan of the Butterfeldmans here are busy trying to and Swire, which piys between damp down revisionist, enthusiasm, Hongkong and Canton.
and are suggesting, for example. that a part or even the whole of Slovakia will be offered to Hun-kirk gary, as compensation for the emaliness of the concession to be obtained over Transylvania, The possibility of open Pilotage fees in arrears were re-garian-Rumanian hostilities is not ported to amount to several thou At present seriously discussed in sand yen. The spokesman said the Budapest although mobilisation is
Contd Page. Col. 7 now almost complete,
Hun-
PAGE 10 Commercial, Dews. PAGE 11 Misadventure verdicts Pin" ship death
and
placement of atout-hearted aptly-named General Legentilhomme by the no- minee of the Vichy Govern- ment, whose presence would put an end any anxiety about possible activities of the French forces in Jibuti." RENO ATTEMPT Referring to the threat in Egypt
Uganda War Fund
BIG REMITTANCE CHANCELLOR
US. & CHILD EVACUEES
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (Renter). -The House of Representative has passed and sent to the Senate legislation authorising United States ships to enter belligerent waters to evacuate child refugees.:
The House has accepted amend ments intended to assure that the children, should not become public charges and to forbid, nurses,
the paper continues, "It may PALA, Aug 8 (Reuter)-The who are not American citizens, anticipated that the British will sam of £27,500 was remitted to the entering the United States. make no attempt to oppose any Chancellor of the Exchequer, Str Talian advance by means of rigid Einssly Wood, as the first contriba- defence of the frontier. tion from the newly-formed Ugan-DAY FOR PRAYER
Our inferiority in numbers de War Fund. Med superiority in fighting quality and Cotton Interests agreed to sub- the nature of the country allscribe a shilling per bele on last
dictate in making fullest tise" of
the desert and relying on mobility year's crop, or approximately £15,- and hard hitting, rather than re-000, and sugar miters agreed to surrender the whole of the Colonial sistance of any given Line,
"Prospect of the Italian offen-Preference certificates in respect of sve in this region is not to be 1930 and 1940, approximating 27- taken lightly 000
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None the less, the Middle East It is enggested that this is a Which might and the Egyptian Commands are splendid example looking forward to trial there as a lead strength with full confidence and Colonial Ind
any initial successes won by the All races are responding energeti
enem
than
be found to be more cally
Fund, and further re-
horti
· IN AMERICA
WASHINGTON, August 8 (Reuter) President Roose- velt has issued a proclama- tion setting aside Sunday, Sept. 8, as a day for pra when Ameri creed and der should ask God. to this and troubled world, and enduring peace.