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TAJMAHAL
PREPARES
TO FACE
LONG WAR
Tokyo, June 23, Japan should be fully prepared to face a prolongation of the hostilities with China.
This warning was laued nation by
Premler, the Konnyc, last night,
to
the
rc-
The Premier sold that the Govern- ment was prepared to talce the people into ita confidence with gord to financial and economic affairs of the country, So 11s to secure cluser co-operation in order to carry out
full national more npiritual mobilisation,
ti
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
Guerillas Defending Namoa Now
Swatow Still Hears Persistont Fire
THURSDAY,
KING SEES NAVY. IN ACTION
London, June 22.
and
JUNE 23, 1938.
What's Being
Done To Help China?
Questions Asked In Parliament
Its Majesty the King has returned to London after another busy day spent with the Home-Fleet:-
Swałow. June 23.
George
London, June 22. King
visited the naval Chinese defence forces, including establishments at Portsmouth, Princo
In the House of Commons to-day the Pence Preservation Corps and Inter saw one of Britain's intest wur-Mr. G. le M. Mander, Liberal Mem- inilitia, on Namon Island, east of here, ships in action in Weymouth Day.ber for East Wolverhampton, asked have now withdrawn to Lungoa and when His Majesty went
aboard how for the Chinese requests at the Wunor to the west of the Namos city, IL.M.S. Southampton, sister-ship of meeting of the Council of the Lenque where they are resorting to guerilla H.M.S. Birmingham now on
China of Nations last May for an extension tacties stainst the Japanese invaders.
Station,
all the
officers
and men, in of League health services to Chinn, The withdrawal was effected yester- cluding the Admiral
of the Fleet, to prevent epidemics, and also hew
orsaults
who Japanese,
helmets.
the country under succeeded In Hunting on the Island | ein
gas attack was staged for action to assist
XI and XVII of the League Articles from "enemy airerati, while the under a terrifle HVA) ont aerial bombardment.
methods of extinguishing dres from Covenant, were belug carted out.
Mr. R. A. Buller. Under-Secretory incendiary benbs and de-contamina of State for Foreign Affairs, repiled im, desultory rifle and gan fretion from a mustard gas attack were
that the general position as regards from the island was still audible here also demonstrated.
assistance to China wis na stated in inflenting Chinese yesterday, sistance
His Majesty saw H.M S. Southamp. the House of Commons on June 14. Lon's
As regards the last part of Mr. pom-poms in! nction while the warship'a planes Mander's question. Mr. Butler said were catapulted into the air to engage the Council meeing in May had not
that the Chinese representative the enemy
demanded action by the League under Articles XI and XVII of the Cavenant.
day morning in the face of stronk were wearing gas masks and steel/far the Chinese requests for leang and
ank
These statements were made presa Interview while the Premier was travelling by tram from Yoko- suka to Tokyo.
Prince
Konaye favoured a natural amalgamation of the Pelping and Nanking cegames, mud deprecated any talk of coercion. He admitted, how- ever, that some prople were favoin of a speedy merger of Iwo Provesetind Governmental
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U.S. MAY BAN PLANE SALES TO BELLIGERENTS
Washington, June 22.
The Foreign Relatius Committe of The US Senate is considering pro- posals for instituting an embargo on the export of warphones in belliger- ents who buint civilians
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'This statement wag made Sentor Key
Pittman, Chairman of the Commitice, to-day. Senator Patt- man predicted the possibility of a rastie revisior: of the U.S. Neutrality Act during the next session of
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rovide safe #hers. quards for American interests and American nationals living abr
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of the interference neutral rights of Americans,
missions and pro- be considered."
Amerip, at civilians within
and the
perties wil Senater Pittmun sald
He advocated parallel action be- tween nations similar to that taken Iv Great Britain and the United State's respecting the Panny und
-United Press Ladybird incidents.
READY TO TALK DISARMAMENT
London, June 23. answer to a question in the House of Commons to-day the Prime Minister Mr. Neville Chamberlain, referred to Mr. Cordell Hull's recent statement that the United States was prepared to join with other nations moving resolutely toward bringing about an effective agreement
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Replying to a supplementary ques- tion Mr. Chamberlain remarked: "If any invitation is addressed to us by the United States Government we shall certainly respond to it."--British Wireless.
NO MORE DESTROYERS BUILDING IN 1939
London, June 22. After further consideration of the Jadequvey of the destroyer strength of the Navy, and of the now construction programme, the Government has de- elded not to includo a flotilla of des- troyers in the current year's pro- gramme.
This information was given to the House of Commons by the Parliu- mentary Secretary to the Admiralty Mr. Ở. H. Shakespeare--British Wirelcas.
of
the
Meanwhile, Swalaw spent a day af
A
anti-reraf
nervousness yesterday as Japanese naval planes conducted extensive reconnaissance flights overhead and
Before the King disembarked From retensed Jammle on three gremton, MS Southarpton he signalled to Acoust arlock early the the Fleet "Splice the Main Drave!", morning,
fee enemy
marize and send a messup to the Comman renched the city and dumped "x-der-in-Chief rougratulating all manic plosives
on the high efficiency and marked Railway Date heavy bomb Toorked in progress which he
was $x-x The suburbs, ball a colle Chinese made in every direction Reuter. anffeattetult game direstek a brisk fre
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Catshow-Swatons
at af, slightly damaging it fol and fter it to retreat
STREETS MACHINE-GUNNED
Another Japanese Lamber semanal 10 lock Fisk fors.
dropped
Dom several machine-gate Mar streets.
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J. R. CLYNES
A tond vast to Be inly by event teraft was made med 3 click er 1 aftertiorial Clarere bombs were stopped at Makau as the heart of the
N ms the railway city, and fleas more
earthur
Simulateurly Japanese war simps 11 top coad trained then gums on the 131 barbar of Terughal, aorth-east Tele
and ran ance than 20 -hell- the hour late, the vessels shelled thaeyang and Hauser south of here Sex Japanese jelzten creclend the them
dropping
They dingsped a number of death the
Central Neura
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Last Chinese Diplomat Quits Japan
1
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Wang, formerly Attache at the Chinese Imbassy in Tokyo, arrived in Hongkong this morning aboard the Messageries | Maritimes liner Marechal Joffre.
When the Einbussy was closed it few days ago and the majority of the stall came to Hongkong on the of Canudo, Mr. Wank remained to complete nevemary work before following his colleagues back to China,
RESIGNS
HIS OFFICE
The Council, however, remained
seized of the original Chinese appeal under Articles X, X1 and XVI-
Reuter
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Old Barque On World Cruise
Voltabanua, June 22
SALMANNA - Kyged
That four-masted.
of the Toky barque Catser Manu
Merrantle Marine Martin
Schout.
ka
smaller
miles voyage around Fine
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thus
11.200 vari
After eating at Portland, USA. the Tasty Aman wi! ethern hemisphaere
London, June 22 .. R Clynes, the veterat Labour leading who rose from mill- buy pa an (idliam cotton mail at tem years of age in becomes a Minister The fist Sumplist Government
Her voyage to expected to take 303 presented with an addition by
hdays, during which time the codet colleagues when he velinquished the on bound will be thoroughis notiated!
of the General and Mun. into life at sea ander sad The Tat
Maru equipped with an auxiliary capal Wooley x Union to-day Five votes votbed Flynn
te engine. but this will be used only for
f
Parliamentary the purpose of leaving and making the devstupe Jabong Party after the 1922 elec- | port
Well treated and well cared for lev tions and altered the entire voÜLESO
Laf
She is
THE Heated: pohtien history The late expert navigators, this lunque has M Rais MacDonald was elected miled the seas for då years trader, and become the Best Socialist seisentuled to return in bet mora jage Premier in Batish history
Mr Mor Donald later deserted the Labour Party and formed the first Nationalist Cavernadent.
Three of Clynes' friends were so we that he would be elected to the Tradership of the party at the fateful 1992 poly ballot that they stayed away from the pre-selection meeting.
in Tokyo Bay in October, with her complement of Commander Uno and 13 other steers, 40 creve and over 30 young future captains [ Japan's mercantile murine, --Domet
Had they attended Clynes undoubted- į Six Killed In
by would have been feader and there would have teen no Nationalist | Government in Britain-Renter
MANCHUKUO EMPEROR
IN MUKDEN
Mukden, June 22
Road Mishaps
Six persons were killed and 38 injured in Hongkong traffe accidents during the week ending June 18.
Though no European was concerned In my accident, three of the deaths among the Chinese were enused when they were knocked down by motor Jurtic
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Colonel Saballier, Military Attarfar | at the French Embassy i Peking,
Of the persons Injured. 27 were nerived in the same shup, en roDie
pedestrians. They were either walk- to Europe where he will assume Emperor Pu i of Manchukuo ing or running across the road when command in Paris of the 214 Regi- arrived here yesterday afternoon on they were struck by vehicles. ment of French Colonial Infantry 1. Töfur-day state visit, during whicht Colonel Sabatller, after serving he plans to see the Manchukuo Army throughout the Great War, was with Cadet College and the industrial dis- the French Army in Indo-China für | irlets Come years before Jong the! Embassy Staff in China in November 1934.
Madame Subattles and two children are accompanying the Attache bark to Franer
Hears
Japan
Strange Tale
From Shanghai
Tokyo, June 22. "British troops in the International Settlement in Shanghai have recently been
remarkable Increased fashion," states the Shanghai corres- pondent of Nichi-Nichi,
He was greeted with a salute ori guns, and the streets were lined with troops.
Four bus passengers and one tram passenger were injured when light- ing from moving public vechicles,
Thousands of school children gave | Will Protest
him a respectful and silent reception. The general populace was consider- ably impressed by the mass turnout of Mukden's garrison of Manch13- kuan troops-Renter Spectul.
AUSTRIAN LOAN DISCUSSED
London, June 22. A German Economie Delegation has discussions with British opened
officials Treasury
regarding the Austrium loans,
It is understood that the German Government may express its readi-
"About 10,000 10 20,000 Britishness to continue service loan pay- troops have been secretly landed in Shanghai since last May," the corres- pondent alleges-Reuter Spectat
ments as long as the British Govern- ment recognises that such payments are not obligatory-Reuter.
On Detention
Of Americans
Shanghal, June 22.
I understood that a formal Bhe protest will be lodged by US. Consul-General following completion of a full investigation Into the detention yesterday of Mr. F. W. Blackburn and Mr. J. G. Pase, two Amerlean subjects. The two men were detained by Japanese Naval Landing Party sentries at Garden Bridge for about 40 minutes. It is under- Japanese bave slood that the given no reason for their action, nor have they tendered apologies. -Reuter.
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