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Dr. Que Tai-chi, the new Chinese Foreign Minister and formerly Chinese Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, is seen above with Admiral of the Fleet Str Dudley Pound, at a recent banquet. DR. QUO TAI-CHI
Dr. Quo Tal-chi, the new Chi- LANCHOW GOVT.
nese Minister of Foreign Affairs,
was formally installed in office at an oath-taking ceremony Cen- ducted at the National Govern- ment Headquarters yesterday.
Last Saturday, Dr. Quo called on
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, who later entertained him at luncheon.
The Lanchow Municipal Gov-
GENERAL
British Embassy Wrecked THIRD HOME
In Chungking Raid
CHUNGKING, Jane 30 (Central)- The British Embassy was -EN- tirely wrecked and SIR ARTHUR D.BLACKBURN, Chinese Counsel lar, MR. W. D. ALLEN. Third Secretary, MRS. ALLEN and a British staff member were wounded when a total of 83 Japanese planes sub Jected Chungking to two fierce ralds.
AFFAIRS CONFERENCE
A review of the progress of the enforcement of the New District System. the three-year programme for political reconstruction for the various strain of government Sir Arthur was wounded in the land the rehabilitation problems right cheek and ear and his con-attendant upon the completion of considered serious, the six-year opium-suppression Mr. Allen was wounded in the wrist plan wis loom large in the forth- while the others received minor coming Third Home Affairs Con- ference to be held in Chungking
CHIANG ACCEPTS ditions were
OWEN LATTIMORE
епа
injuries.
AS ADVISER All the wounded were rushed to sometime In November under the
affairs, as Generalissimo
the Municipal People's Hospital auspices of the Ministry of Interior, immediately after the raid.
The confat will afford
an op-
President Roosevelt's .recom- mendation of Mr. Owen Lattimore,
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs'portunity for the provincial and the noted authority on Far East-lost no time in sending Mr. Chao local officials directly responsible
Chin-yung, of the Social Affairs for the administration of home! Sopion, to the British Arabassy, affairs to freely exchange Tiews the residence of the British Am- and discuss ways and means of i bassador and the Municipal Peo-carrying out the Domestle New ple's Hospital to express sympathy. Deal"
Chiang Kai-shek's personal poll tical adviser for a beriod of six months has been accepted by the Generalissimo.
Mr. Lattimore is leaving tor China immediately.
Mr. Lattimore has been Director of the Walter Hines Page School of International Relations of John Hopkins University since 1938 and
In addition to the casualties
Attending the parley will be at the British Embassy, more
provincial chairmen civil affairs than 100 civilians in the resi
commissioners, administrative in- dential district in the suburbs
spactors, police commissioners, were killed and wounded.
land bureau directors, mayors The first raid. which took place municipal directors and provin
ernment will be formally establish- Editor of the Pacific Affairs quar- at 11.20 o'clock in the morning. cial directors of statistics(Cen-
ed. today.
terly since 1934. He has not held any political post.
Commenting upon China's
re-
Mr TE31 Mong-chien has been appointed Acting Mayor by the Kansu Provincial Government-sistance. Mr. Lattimore emphasis-27 planes.
ed that China is not merely a protege but also a major cham
(Central).
was participated in by 56 ma tra News). chines, while the second attack, in the afternoon was carried out by!
The raiders concen- trated their attacks on the city proper and the southern suburbs. their missiles in 2
plon of the Democracles because dumping she has been fighting against haphazard fashion. situation.heavy odds to
On Sunday, he was received in who made detailed enquiries into
Chair the present internationa; audience by Mr. Lin Ben. man of the National Government, (Central).
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The appointment is viewed in Chungking as a token of steadily increasing understanding between States. -- China and the United (Central News).
BOOKSELLERS IN SHANGHAI ARRESTED
Chinese anti-aircraft guns swung into action as the raiders ap-
proached the city, keeping them at a high altitude.
LIUCHOW, KWEILIN BOMBED
Japanese Evacuees
KOBE, June 30 (Reuter)--The Suma Maru arrived at Kode with
78 Japanese Manila 117 from Sydney.
evacuees from from Davao and
28
One of the evacuees, who had lived in Australia more than six years, alleged that the "Australian |attitude towards Japan had de
teriorated since January.
The Australian Labour Party KWEILIN, June 30 (Central) has regained power but the aid to Nine Japanese planes attacked Britain polley is unchanged. Liucbow, in northern Kwangs, yes- terday dumping a number of woollen materials 5 souventrs
Japanese agents, accompanied by French Police, searched the rest- dence in Rue Brenter de Montmor- bombs in the northern suburbe and, French Concession, of Hwang A lune enemy machine circled Teh-chang, manager of the Cheng Chung Book Company, according to a Shanghai report.
over Kwetlin in the morning con- ducting reconnaissance. It later flew away in a southerly directio without dropping bombs.
"I tried to bring cut yarn and
[but was not permitted to do so."
NAKED FEMALE TORSO FOUND IN Nothing was seized but Hwang was taken to the French Police Kweiling was attacked
by nine
SOOCHOW CREEK on -June 28. Station where after questioning, he Japanese planes
Bombs were released outside the was turned over to the Japanese.
Detectives from Sinza police Following the attack, station, Shanghal, are at present In the evening Japanese agents, north gate. accompanied
dis B.M.C. Police, they turned toward Pochai near- investigating the by
gruesome raided the Cheng Chung Book by.
dropped covery made some time ago when
the naked torso of Company in Foochow Road in the bombs.
PA Chinese International Settlement and ar- MOWMING ALSO BOMBED female was found in the Sonchow rested one of the salesmen~(Cen- SZEWUI. June 30 (Central) Creek, near Sinza Road, by mem- ¡tral News).
Mowing, an open town in west bers of the River Police, reports Kwangtung, Was attacked by the North China Daily News. Japanese bombers on June 24 and The case was handed to Sinza station and later detectives, mak-
where they also
Letter From 24. According to a belated report.
Petain To Inonu
GERMAN INTEREST
IN SYRIA
NOT ABANDONED
7:
During the first raid, nise ing their investigations, found the machines, flying from Hainan right arm in the creek, only a few Island; dropped a number of yards away from the place where cendiary bombs in the heart of the torso was first discovered the town. More than a dozen The Identity of the body has civilians were killed and maimed not been ascertained so far and and some 20 houses destroyed by the mystery
res started by the missiles..
is further deepened
The second attack WELS also
by the fact that no reports of missing womea, which could coin- staged out by nine planes resultelde with the time of the grue- fing in scores of houses being de-
ANKARA, June 30 (Reuter)molished. No casualties, however some discovery, have been
to the police, President Inonu is returning here were reported.
today when he is expected to re- ceive M. Benoit Mechin, Admiral Darlan's Secretary of State,
Who ALEXANDRIA RAID
CAIRO, June 30 (Reuter)-
will then presumably deliver a letter from Marsha Petain to Enemy aircraft again ralded Alex-
made
JAPANESE CLOSE
FOOD STORES
Many shops dealing in rice and
President Inonu which he has andria on Saturday night but it other foodstuffs in Kalteng have brought with him,
was announced that the damage been closed down by the Japanese,
The alert ended at dawn.
The Turkish Protocol demands was negligible." that all official sets must take place in Ankara which explams why Erealdent Inonu did not re- ceive M. Mechip in his summer residence in Yalova where he has been spending a few days.
Following yesterday's denial by the French spokesman that M. Mechin' was here to negotiate the evacuation of troops from Byrla the opinion is spreading that he
is trying to negotiate permission
to send arms for Syrla *CTORS Turkey.
It is generally considered that
his efforts in this direction will
be unsuccessful.
GOING TO SYRIA
following the enforcement of tood control. (Centrál News)
Big U.S. Round-up
Of Spy
Suspects
NEW YORK, June 30 (Réuter)-G-nion arrested 29 persons
In the biggest round-up of spy suspects in the United States
since the Espionage Act was passed 24 years ago.
TWENTY-TWO OF THEM WERE BORN IN GERMANY.
The swoop was announced yes- violate the provisions of the terday by birdgar Hoover, head Espionage Act of 1917; unlawfully Signs that the Germans have of the Federal Bureau of Investi transmitting information affecting not abandoned interest in Byria Sign, who said that all the ur national defence and use of that are shown by the arrival of Herr resten persons would be charged information to the injury of the von Boser; former German Conqul with conspiracy to engage in United States, or to the advantage
of foreign Power at Beirut and several palstanta, conege,
In German olrcles they are stated Federal agenta keled swiftly in The work on which, some bad to be going to syrin
four states. All arrests were made been engaged, Mr. Hoover, reveal- Herr von Roser has been busy in the last 24 hours Tighteen of ed, gave them access to informte- since the collapse of France, carry the suspects were seized in New on shout new developments th ng out propaganda work amongst York City and the others in New many kinds of defence measures. the Arass And Syrians against Jersey, Michigan and Wisconah Potably streraft. the British. *
The suspects include three wo-, KNOWN MAN L Berlin stated that more will be man.
One of the men Mr. Hoover heard of Faus Zükjl, the well
Indijad," was native of the Babe known Arab gvertitalouter” in
Calon of« South Africa and was Palestine during the disturbances Mr. Hoover and that the ma“ Internationally known." His 100- there, Bome quarters do not exjority wore employed le national qupation was writer and 100- clude the possiblity that he may defence industries, and one works user and had beari emplogid by be connected with the corps of ad for the trans-Atlantis kin log the German Hbrary pal informa Arabinertangeles which Glen. Complainte Jogggu Arsinst them tion in slow Yark (tenently elossa Dente la belleved to be recruiting, alleged that they had plotted to by order of Brasidant
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