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FISHING
President Seeks To
Keep
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Last Defiant Gesture Of Old Patriot
Hankow, Dec. 31. Mr. Chung Yi-bain, veteran educa tlonist of Boochow, is reported to have committed suicide by jumping into well after Japanese authorities had attempted to force him to become Mayor of Soochow
Wahington, Dec, 30, Mr. Chang'wan fame for his aug- Well-informed quarter state that gestion to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek President Roosevelt hos requested that he form an "old man's regiment." pasange of Bill to effect the Mr. Chang proposed to
a gradual elimination of Japanese and United Press. alten dabing boats from American watera, which will be introduced to a special session of Congress by 'Mr. J. G. Copeland, Chairman of the
Senate Commerce Committee.
The State Department is also re- ported to be backing the measure which will stipulate that fishing boats exceeding
tona
must be and American-owned
operated.
Reuter
five
STOP PRESS
JAPAN CHIDED
London, Dec. 31. There is nothing unexpected about the Japanese reply, says the Times. Immediately. the note was handed to the British Ambassador, and before it was in the hands of his Govern ment, the Japanese Services had made public their own version.
The diplomatic
procedure which
DECEMBER
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OCCUPIED ALHAMBRA
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Japanese Keeping
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In Shanghai
Shanghai, Dec. 31, Effective to-day, all' evacuces, in- cluding Chinese and foreigners from lead it.arens west of Shanghai occupied by the Japanese, will be allowed to re- turn to those districts, a spokesman for the Japanese army and naval authorities in Central China dnnoune- ed this morning. '
EQUALISATION FUND
IS SOUND
Hereafter, sald the spokesman, ail persons engaging in hostile activities and crimes against the Japanese army and special naval landing par- ties will be dealt in accordance with
spokesman.
This action, sald the was motivated by self-defence. It goes without saying that the Japan- ese forces will put forth every effort respect treaties to which the various Powers are parties and to on safeguard foreign lives and pro-
perty,"
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London, Dec. 30. The Treasury has issued the fol lowing stutemont: "On June 28, 1937 in the House of Commons the Chon-the notices of penalties previously cellor of the Exchequer made a state-issued. ment as to the holdings of the Ex- change Equalisation Account at the end of March 1937, and undertook that the Treasury would publish of cially a
similar statement every six months.
In pursuance of this undertaking the Treasury unnounces September 36, 1037 gold held in the account was 30,851,000 fine ounces, and that held in the issue department of the Bank of England was 70,043, 000 fine ounces. The total amount was 110,697,000 fine ounces which at £7 an ounce would represent in round figures £015,000,000. At the same date the Account did not hold more than a triding amount of foreign `currency.-British Wireless.
that
TWO PEAK HOMES ENTERED BY THIEVES
Peak
were
•
Yesterday Japanese gendarmes and Chinese police under Japanese control, numbering about 139 in all. formerly were stationed in areas under the control of foreign defence maintain peace forces. They will and.order among the Inhabitants and in assisting perform guldes' duties refugees who are returning home.
PACIFICATION MEASURES
Other pacification measures tuken by the Japanese for the inhabitants of districts weat of Shanghol are to announced. Refugees returning these districts will be given passes 13 by the Japanese, Furthermore, Two houses on the
an effort speedily to restore normalcy co-operative broken into during the early hours in the western areas, of this morning. Mr. P. S. Cassidy, measures will be employed by the residing at No. 30, the Peak, was Jupanese with the British and French robbed of money and Jewellery to a forces, total value of $288 when someone entered his house through the window cater sometime between
No. 32 the Peak, unknown
Mr. J. C.
and 0a.m.
However, there is a possibility, the spokesman said, that Japanese units on the spot might restrict entrance to certain areas for military reasons, the Japanese army and navy saw was more An to adopt does not correspond with person broke into the house between The Japanese forces would not be 4 and 6 am, but WAS apparently responsible for injuries suffered by any recognised methods in use be disturbed and left
without taking any persons at the hands of "Chinese tween governments, and there is a
anything,
strugglers"-Reuter, certain irony, and perhaps signi
conce, in the to
ament Hives!
Japanese
for-reaching assurances of future correct behaviour by its fighting services to
to Britain and before
the words are out of its mouth, the Services are guilty of a grave dis- courtesy to the British Ambassador und to the British Government. This will not improve the atmosphere in which the Ministers are considering note, but the guarantees it offers are impressive, and no one will com- plain it the British Government, as seem likely, decides to accept them and to await events.-Reuter.
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