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CONCEIVED IN GERMANY The prosecutor went on to declare: "This conspiracy la conceived in and directed from Germany."
CHINESE SAVE
CANTON
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highway, which at several points is In a deplorable state.
A Japanese aerodrome la being construeled
Halchang and near another near Shekkju
hours
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Noted U.S. Diplomat Dies In N.Y.
NEW YORK, Oct. 17. The death has occurred of Dr. John Barrett, noted American diplomat and economist, in his 72nd. year.-Reuter.
BRITISHI NAVAL PARTY LANDS IN CANTON
Canton, Oct. 18. A British navol party innded
Dr. Barrett, M.A., D.A, ILD, was a yesterday evening, doing 24 daily sentry duties. The Shameen emergency võineers have been cau- counsellor in the Pan-American and ed up for duty commencing to-day. other economic and cultural relations. No alarm is felt as the steps taken, and Chairman of the International
copo and Fan-American Group ure marely precautionary with a possible attempt by refugees Committee.
to storm the island-Reuter.
CANTON RALLY
to
Canton, Oct. 18, A mile-long monsier seacon-ight procession paraaca the streets yester- any evening comprising b0,000 ome.als KLUURAS boin sexes, for the purpose of raliying morale.
Massed bands played patriotic inclodics and thousands at the sircet corners frenzitaty cheered,Reuter,
CANTON'S DEFENCE
Canton, Oct. 18. Preparations connue 100 the detence of Conton. A semi-oficial pokesman tola Reuter thas hunarcas rabie reports of the marvel- lous progress of the Japanese turces
were entirely untrue.
He maintained that they were He declared that two of thosel indicted were not present, adding spread by Japanese agents.
attached to the War "they aro Ministry of the German Government and are high German officials."
In this connection every other man in the streets last evening belleved that the Japanese hau vccupied Counsel for the defence pictured Sheklung, and would be in the city the three prisoners as innocent dupes in a couple of days-Reuter. and victims of a frame-up. Glaser's attorney said that the secret aviaton code wh.ch Glaser was accused of stealing and sending to Germany could be bought in any bookstall.
NO LARGE FLEET OFF SWATOW
Swalow, Oct. 18. The reported movements of a large Rumrich.testifled that he was born feel off Swatow are unfounded,
Inward spa in Chicago, and that his father was secretary to the old Austrian Consu-transport and inree destroyers are at Jato,
He had twice deserted from the United States army, and he told how he became a spy-Reuter.
PANAMA SPY SCARE
Ball has been fixed in each case at $15,000.--Reuter,
MOBILISATION MUSSOLINI'S APPROVAL OF HUNGARIAN
-(Continued from Page 1.)
Clipper Roads.
report
that ane
It is so Яated that the Namkang and Pak Kang entrances to the har- bur are blocked.-Reuter.
mountain
MASSING FOR MAJOR BATTLE
forces
rangers
fre
cast
Hankow, Oct, 18. Chinese
at present Panama, Oct. 17.- massing in the hills to the west of Poxio for a major battle against the The four Germans, Mro. I. Gutt- man, Hann Schackow, Gilbert Gross Japanese who are now pushing west- and Edward R. Kührig, arrested by ward towards Can.on, declared a YOT the military authorities for taking Chinese military spokesman photographs of Panama fortifications, press conference yesterday evening.
hold have been handed over to the civil The Chinese old the well-con- authorities, as the law does not per-structed defence line between Tseng- mit them being tried by the military che und Sheklung in the Tayu lower of the authorities in peace time.
Kowloon-Canton railway, the Japan- ese s being 20 kilometres away.
Referring to the Yangtse alluntion, the spokesman poiied oul that Japanese warships were in the river dards 74 m.10s from bankow, while a Japanese column, which was try- ing to cut highway and railway com- man.cations south of Hankow were new 40 kilometres from the highway between Hankow and Changsha una'
the Canton- 8 kilometres from
Jankow ra.lway.
Strong Chinese forces, the spokes- be photographed by special man asserted, were concentrated in the hills to the cast of Tungshan aeroplanes. The photographs will in an attempt to check the Jap- afterwards serve as . basis for the
towards anese westward new line of demarcation.
we highway and Changsha, There 15 no cuurmation In The
expressed the spokesman ocial circles of the report that
demanded the sur-opin.on that it would be difficult for Germany has
the Japanese warships to steam up render of any particular individual river towards Hankow as the Chinese who has
nctive social-shore batteries on both banks of the democrat. Moreover the Czech au Yangise between Huangshihkang und thorities have informed the Social Nogchen would subject the warships Democrats that if any person from to intensive fire.—Reuter, the Sudeten regions brings a cer=; Lidente that he belongs to the Social-Democrat Party, and there- fore finds his security compromized, ho will not be obliged to return to Sudetenland-Router,
will
been
aan
SUBER INVENTION
advance
authorities and Czech representa- vis, it is gathered in well-informed
circles that a
new basis for the
llungarian-Czech settlement been prepared on the lines of a com- promise between the Hungarian de- Berlin, Oct. 17. mands and the Czech proposats. Authorised circles describe foreign
It is believed that such a basis reports that Herr Hitler has de- would retain for Czucho-Slovakia the manded the surrender of non-Nazi towns of Bratislava, Niro, Luenee Sudetens by the Czech Government and
Urhored. The Late of as sheer invention.
Kosice Kosleo is still undecided.
An
and
Shortly after graduating he entered Journalism and was on the editorial Salts of San Francisco newspapers. He was appointed American Minister to Slom from 1004 to 1898 for the purpose of selling by arbitration American claims involving several mlions of dollars, for which work he
thanked by President McKinley.
It is stated that all current ques-has a large Hungarian population, tions between Prague and Berlin but it Is in
almost entirely including the civil status of Germans Slovak district. zemain.ng in Czech-lovak.a ure! No decision has yet been reached now subject to discussion between regarding the resumption of direct the two governments.-Reuter.
| negotiations between Prague and
· NEW BASIS ́READY
WIE
He was a press correspondent in the
and Spanish-American War, was apponica a.promatic adviser to Admiral Dewey in the Philippines from 1998 to 1890. In 1899 he won also Commercial Commissioner in China, Japan, Philippine Island,
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In 1900 he was elected an honorary member of the American Aslatle Association for services in develop- ing recognition of American prestige and intercats in Asia. He was decorated by Venezuela in 1910 and again in 1921 services on behalf of Pan-Americanism, and he received a decoration from China for improving American-Chinese relations in 1883,
He was the author of several books dealing with Pan-Americanism, the Panama Canal and South America. Ile served on innumerable committees Pan- for the
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