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Japan And Defence Of Her Interests
the for
Shanghai, Oct. 25. Interviewed by Ilons Melchers. Trans-Ocean representative, Japanese Commander-in-Chief Central China, General Rato, sald: "The Japanese anny is prepared to fight a decisive battle et lankow."
he
General Hata added, however, that believed that Marshal Chiong Kni-slick's crack
would divisiona withdraw further into the interior of China and that this would neçes- ritate a continuation of hostilities,
General Hata, on the oilier hand, did not belleve that the Chinese army would later on offer systematle resistance to the Japanese on a large scale. He attributed the relatively achieved by the slow progress Japanese during the past few weeks less to the stiffeness of Chinese re- distance than to the tremendous dlf- ficulties offered by the terrain.
In reply to a question concerning the conclusion of the hostlitics, the that Japanese C. In C. affirmed. Japan only desired that the Chinese Government should adonbon its anti-Japanese attitude.
onc
The question as to whether Central, or several regional Govern- ments should be established in China, ' was, according to Central Hats, a question to he decided by the Chines alone, and did not concern Japan.
Asked whether Japan was in a position to risk a war with the Soviet Union, General Hata replied that would not hesitate to take Заран
nation, up the gauntlet oppinst any Including the Soviet
Union, if this should be
to necessary
protect Japanese rights and Interests. He added that the Soviet assertions re- garding the strength of the Soviet Far-Eastern army were not to be ne- cented at their face-value.
General Hata concluded by saying conflict that an eventual European could
not have influenced the
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Thus declared Sir Kingsley Wood, in emphasising the Importance of research in aviation at the opening of the Fairy Aviation Company's new research department at Hayes, Mid- dlesex.
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The middle of November may be fixed for the Anglo-Italian agree+
Six military aviators were killed ment to commence if the Ministers to-day when two planes collided in decide on Wednesday that the time mid-air
over Parezzana. -- United ment, says Reuter's diplomatic cor- has arrived to implement the agres- | Press,
respondent,
It is expected that the Cabinet prior to this Parlament will have an
He added that the aircraft industry will discuss the matter on Wednes-opportunity to discuss the agreement was playing an increasingly import- day. I they decide the agreement in accordance with
the Premier's
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To the Editor,
Hongkong Telegraph.
Prague Starts Jew-Baiting
Disturbances Created In Coffee Houses
Prague, Oct. 24.
An offlelal statement confirms that
(Mr. Eugene Chen has communi- cated the following comment on the a considerable mumber of Czechs leading article which appeared in the officially given at 150 but in fact "Telegraph" yesterday."
larger-invaded a number of coffee obvious that you wish houses in the inner city of Prague Sir- well of China and have no intention last night demonstrating against Jews to Insult the Chinese People, parti- and attempting to eject them from cularly Cantonese, in declaring that the coffee houses. The police restor "the only logical conclusion" enforced ed order and arrested 15 demonstra- the fall of Canten "Is that silver tors who were immediately sentenced by has been used in the greatest betrayal to prison with terms varying from the world has known for nineteen soven to fourteen days.
Anti-Jewish demonstrations centuries". But you do not explain nor do you comfort us when you leval this grave charge at the Chinese au- thorities.
-.00
curred after the police had dissolved
of
meeling of Czech physicians, lawyers and engineers who were discussing the dificult situation these professions due to overcrowding by Czecho-Slovak and foreign Jews.. --Trans-Ocean.
I suggest there are other "logical conclusions to be drawn "in view of all the circumstances." I limit myself to a few of these circumstan- ces. First, a few days ago one of your local Chinese contemporaries, well- known as a semi-official organ of the
That 241,000 that National Government, stated Canton was responsible for insisting Czecho-Slovakia, on resistance before General Chiang raised by the Sokol Federation which Mr. is the Czech National Sports and De- Kai-shek was ready;
DEMAND OUSTING OF JEWS Prague, Oct. 24,
Jows must leave
a tho demand
Wang Ching-wel's nude on fence organisation, in a proclamation
the very day that Canton fell, to de-issued here.
to statistics published by clore to "Reuters" the readiness of According
vernment to accept the Proski Lust, the Czecho-Slovak the National Gove "as a basis of discussion" peace terms state contains 350,000 Jews, of whom to be hamper to per the 204,000 professed themselves "which are not such as
of China as a
nalion" orthodox in the last census.. Added existence thirdly
the decluration of Governor to these are 37,000 who have settled Wu Teh-chen that the provincial au- in the country since 1914-Trans- thorities were ordered to withdraw Ocean.
Canton; and fourthly, the very from "mysterious" silence of the National Government on a major Chinese dis- uster which has moved you to stig- matise it as "the greatest betrayal the
has known for nineteen
centrics"
For the moment, I say no more two remarku. to register except There a vital difference between
Revolutionary
Leaders Make Good Escape
'Athens, Oct, 24,
defeatist criticism, which works for an ignoble peace bottomed on Japan- and con- ese conquest of China,
The ring-leaders of the Venizellat structive criticism which insists on a movement which broke out in the
for the strengthened Leadership
Island of Crete last July, and who better prosecution of the war of have since been hiding in the moun resistance. And there to also a pro-
and
and almost Inaccessible found difference between a lender- tainous
of the island, have, it is on- arcelon ship that is winning a war
nounced, now succeeded in escaping leadership that is losing o war: the from Crete.
former is a factor of notional unity and strength, whereas the latter is a factor of national weakness, and may well be
The whole affair la very mysterl- us. It is not known how the persona a positive national in question made their escape, not is: danger. Such a national danger there apparently any trace of their
whereabouts. Trans-Occan. confronted England during the Great: War, and the Asquith government was replaced by the war-governmeti of Lloyd George.
EUGENE CHEN,
5,000,000 Yen Bonds Issued
Rumrich Says He Was Aiding U.S.
New York, Oct. 24. Under cross-examination to-day. Geunther Rumrich, accused
of cs- plonage work for Germany, but who- turned State's Evidenec, festified that
W Tokyo, Oct. 25. the United States Attorney, Mr. J. Fifty million yen of Government Burke, and Mr. Justice L. G. Turrou, to-day in were aware that he was acting as a bonds are belog issued connection with the China Incident spy in order to aid the United States. according to an announcement made He was hoping for eventual rein- recently by the Ministry of Finance. statement in the army as a result.
This lasue, the announcement However, he refused to include states, will bring the total Issue of this assertion in hla confession.- Government bonds in connection United Press: with the China Incident to Yen 3,800,500,000 out of an expected Issue of Yen 6,882,290,000. Yen 3.001,700,- 000 still remain unissued.-Domet,
Temperature Steady
Temperature in the Colony during the last 24 hours varied by only ten
maximum degrees. The
reading yesterday was 80 and the minimum 70.
At 10 a.m. to-day, the temperature, was 77 and humidity 88 per cent.
The anti-cyclone is stationary over China, and has increased slightly in intensity.
MAGINOT LINE SPIES CAUGHT
Metz, Oct. 24. A large number of people have charged before been arrested and
a military court for spying In the Maginot
been Line. They have sentenced to imprisonment.
Thirty-two others are at present awalling trial.-Reuter,
ĮTANGANYIKA FACES
BIG DEFICIT
Dares Salaams, Oct. 24.
The Governor of Tanganyika, In
The weather forecast is N.E. winds, opening the Legislative Council to- moderate; fine generally.
day, reported a serious and disquiet- ing decline in revenue, foreshadow-
Anancial year Ing a deficit during the
be
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£15,000
of £150,000, instead of a surplus of
as budgetted for. The decline is partly owing to the Submarine cable construction will
earried out between Hongkong anxiety in the public mind regarding and Green Island on October 27, the future of the Tanganyika man- according
a falt in 1 Harbour Office date, and partly due to
commodity prices que to unfavour announcement.
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