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Japan's Same Old. Plea
OSLO, Aug. 17 (UP)— JAPAN has no territorial
demands on China said Mr.
Kito, Japanese delegate to the Inter Parliamentary Union Congress which is in session at Oslo.
Mr. Kito said he regretted the Sino-Japanese conflict, He invited the Congress to meet in Japan next year.
The Habeas Corpus Struggle
LONDON RULING GIVEN
Summons Granted
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, Aug. 17 (UP). -THE first stage of the struggle to prevent the surrender of the four Chin- esc in Tientsin commenced to-day in the King's Bench Division when Mr. Justice Cassels "in Chambers" granted the issue of a sum- mons to apply the Habeas Corpus act in respect of the accused men, to be returned by Tuesday next when the new application will be argued.
Court's Instructions Meanwhile the Court has notified the British Foreign Office, the British Consul- General in Tientsin, the British Chairman of the Tientsin Muni-
Exclusive Reports And Pictures Of Japanese Border Operations
French
JAPANESE IN CONTROL OF Planes WHOLE OF THE FRONTIER Invade
These exclusive pictures taken yesterday by our stof photographer depict (above) the British frontier post at Lown, with the Japanese outport a few yards away.
diy Japancer anldiers ure cerrible beyond the wire barrier. In the other picture a British tommy is snapped tti he cheerfully prepares tiffin for the outpost.
Peace Plan Reports
cipal Council and thegal Are Denied
authorities that they would be directed to bring the four men before a British Court, or to re- lease them if the Habeas Corpus is granted.
The application has been made on behalf of Professor Norman Bentwich, Miss Margery Fry and Lord Listowel, President of the Chinn Campaign Committee.
Slapping Incident
Japanese
Apology To America
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPĤ”
Rumours Part Of "War Of Nerves"
Palestine Policy Criticised
LONDON, Aug. 17, (Reuter).— While British newspapers have been full of reports from various Capitals of Europe on the so-called peace plan, "Renter's" diplomatie correspondent learns In officials circles that nothing is known
of any peace conference whatever.
The rumour most prominent recent- LONDON, Aug. 17 (Reuter)-CRITICAL observations by the
Mandates Commission And White Paper
DESCRIPTION OF
CONDITIONS IN
SHUMCHUN
THE HONGKONG Border Police this morning confirmed that the Japanese
London
Thrilling Air Manoeuvres LONDON, Aug. 17 (Reu- ter), LONDONERS were given a thrilling spectacle as French aircraft ""invaded" the Metropolis in brilliant sunshine for an hour to-day.
The Air Ministry subsequent- ly received word from the French
authorities that all aircraft hud
The first "air-raid en London World Wer took Hie Capital's millions basking in the sunshine or working surprise.
had successfully extended their opera-returned safely to France. tions along the border as far as Shatau-majority of e kok. The manoeuvre was carried out in shirt sleeves in their offices, by yesterday and completed about half past nine last night.
According to a report received at Taipo, some three or four hundred Japanese entered Chinese territory close to Shataukok last night. There was no fighting, and according to Shataukok reports, no influx of Chinese has yet taken place.
The Commission, in a report which will be submitted to the
Nations League of
Council, states unanimously: "The White Paper policy does not accord with the interpretation which the Commission, in agreement with the Mandatory Power and the League Council, has always
placed upon the Palestine man-
date."
The Commission is not, however, in agreement as to whether the man- date might not perhaps be open to a new interpretation which, while still
main maintaining its
principles
i would be safexible for thei
White
Paper
nce with It.
SERIOUS FRONTIER INCIDENT
Rumanian Soldier Is Shot Dead
BUCHAREST, Aug. 17, (Reuter).—One Rumanian
not to appear at soldier was shot dead, an- other is missing and a third
Four members felt unable to state
Thousands Watch "Raid"
Thousands of faces in the streets turned to the sky with eager interest as the bombers, having made their rendezvous with reconnaissance air- craft, roared over the city in suc- cessive waves. Windows were crowd- ed and from the roof-tops, many people had One
grand-stand view of the invading armoda..
The Arst bombers were at a great height but others which followed were less than 1,000 feet up. As passed, a a single balloon barrage they hovered OVET North London, the majority of barrages evidently having been lowered to minimise the risk of accidents.
At 2.30
2x
2.30 p.m. 17 sinister-looking heavy bombers-their square wing tips contrasting with tho pointed wings of the British fighters-passed close by St. Paul's Cathedral so low that the identification marks or the fuselage could clearly be seen.
Exciting "Battle"
Some bombers carried out a daring mock raid on the Royal Air Force
Station at Hornchurch, Essex, from a height of 5,000 feet. Within's few minutes of their appearance which
followed the depature of six fighters that the policy conformed with the is wounded in a new incident from the Station on patrol duty-3- -mandate considered that any on the Hungarian frontier An exciting battle ensued in
··and-
contrary conclusion was ruled out by
Spitfire fighters had left the ground. which
the very terms of the mandate and to-day according to an off-the 8-zun Spitfires the fastest of by the fundamental intentions of its cial communique.
uthers. The other three consider Offelal elrules in Bucharest dake u that existing circumstances justified very serious view of the incident. the White Paper policy If the Council They immediately protested to Buda- did not oppose It,
British Reply
pest.
Disputes Now Common *Disputes between Hungary and The British Government. în D memorandum on August 6 to time to time over navigation rights Rumania have been occurring from Avenol, Secretary General of the
on the River Tisa which forms part League of Natlóns, commenting on,
of the frontier. Guards warn and the observations of the Permanent then are on vessels of the neighbour Mandates Commission, notes that
four places on the Commission of ing country which trespass over the eleven were
[ly is that there exists a plan for a Permanent Mandates Commission on the British White Paper policy reason or other cupied "for some middle line of the river.
four-Power conference of Great Bri- for Palestine, and the United Kingdom Government's comments in tain, France, Germany and Italy, but
this rumour is felt in London to be reply, have now been published.
war of
nerves,
and its circulation
is
merely another move in the so-called A "Domei" report avers considered to be propaganda with the that Japanese field officers Cerman-Polish
sus announced occupation of the
objects of sowing the seeds
picion in Polish quarters regarding border territory up to Sha- Situation
real
intentions of the British
The Government: and also giving the taukok on Wednesday even- other Powers an opportunity WASHINGTON, August 17 to point to the rejection of such a ing, and that the entire (UP)-MR. Sumner Welles, plan by what might then be called frontier came 'under Japan- Assistant Secretary of State to- the "bellicose Democracies,"
day said a Japanese Embassy official had conveyed to the
Methods Impossible
ese control two days ago, but this claim is not substan- American Embassy at Peiping solving the Danzig problem must be
The impossibility of such methods tiated by observers on the an apology for the slapping of considered patent to all observers. British side of the border.
the American Mrs. Richard in First and foremost, if there were to Tientsin.
Approaching Explosion Point
The memorandum points out thatį the four mentioned in the Commis
sion's observations were impelled to disregard the political background which was freely discussed during the proceedings. The Mandalory Power could not ignore this background and the Connell must similarly have a regard for il
the replies to principal
that the new policy conflicts with
the mandate." These arguments concern the decision to make Jewish imm!- gration after five years dependent on Arab acquiescence, the prohibition
The Govedvanced
France Keeps
Close Watch On Far East
Co-operation With Great Britain
PARIS, Aug. 17 (Reuter).— and regulation of land transfers, and The evolution of events in the the question of the future ConstitutFar East is being followed here
tion-which the four Members of the
It is pointed out that on questions
011
their type in the world-darted 1rx and out of the bomber formations,
The bombers all crossed the coast
and Selsey Bill about noon and many of at points between Newhaven
them as
split up, they
went
off ralds over provincial towns and cities. Interception of the attackers was achieved despite a thick Channel haze rising to 5,000 feet which
at 巍 aercened the bombers
low altitude on their arrival. Invaders again cireted London before Shortly before 3 p.m., some of the
epeeding homewards at the end the "Invasion."
of
200 Planes Tako Part PARIS, Aug. 17 (UP).The Air Ministry has announced that 200 French bombing planes flew over Britain in the first moss practice flight over British territory.
The 200 planes crossed Britain during the night and carried out mock raids on London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester and Bristol.
Commission think may involve the attentively and French policy political subordination of the Jewish remains one of the closest col- be such a conference, Poland would An all-day visit yesterday to BERLIN, Aug. 17 (Trans-National Home to the Arab majority: Iaboration with Britain. The Japanese official said the have to be the principal country re- the border by a special "Tele- Ocean).—THE German Polish
Immigration Japanese military authorities are con- presented. Nor could the Soviet graph" representative revealed situation is rapidly approaching The Government maintain with of purely British interest the negotia- tinuing their investigation of the in- Union b be omitted.
Jeft entirely that the Japanese operations had an explosion reports the "Frank-regard to Immigration that the White tions have been Regarding the desirability of such
Britain, but on matters of such join! a conference, the feeling in London cut off one-quarter of the food furter Zeitung" summing up
Interest as the silver
is question, it made clear that France is giving Britain the fullest supportch
Criticism in the
cident.
Blanket Protest Likoly
is that this is not a matter for the supplies coming from Kwang-the German attitude to the latest Mr. Welles said the State Depart-British Gov
Government to decide upon tung into Hongkong. merit has so far only received
frontier incidents and measures pre nor one en which they can express liminary report, but that the Consular an opinion,
While a large number, of the against Germans living in Po- omeinis In Chinitare
The admirable and calma patience refugees which streamed into the land.
and:
atill
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Drama In Weymouth, Portland Cinemas
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papers regarding the handing over of the Chinese is not generally shared here where it is felt that the proper | polley is to settle secondary matters and stand firm on those of essential Importance.
Col. Spear Report
Is Denied
ill compiling a record of all cases of the Polish Government in the fore New Territories on Wednesday of, Japanese mistreatment, of Ameri- of ever-increasing provocation is fully had returned to their own dis- trenched behind British assurances, The newspaper says, that - en- canada
appreciated in London. In British tricts yesterday, some 2,500 re: Poland has will presumably be used in a circles too, there is no feeling of
removed the blanket protest or in the presentation nervousness at the present situation, mained, and it was officially re- question with Germany out of the of the American*case. If and when Y negotiations for a new commercial
ported that a bly self-supporting sphere of neighbourly discussion and
made it the subject has treaty
with, Japan, are opened. Blue Bird II Has group of refugees from the troversy involving Power Dollies, Shumchun Swastika Club "was so much has happened that further Trial Run occupying trains at Taipo, developments cannot be permitted.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Other newspapers write in similar Although they wished to reinain In
LONDON, Aug 18 (UP)-British strain. LONDON,
their headquarters, at the : Shumchun +17 (Reuter).
sailors on leave, at Weymouth!; und PEIPING, Aug 17 (Reutor)—The Piloting his new motor-bout Casing, the Japanese, refused them The suggestion of Mr. Hamilton Portland were suddenly recalled from Japanese military spokesman said he Bird 11" which has 2,500 hap permissten. However, their dog was mish, American delegate to the Inter-shore leave last night,
was not aware of the basis of Ger- engine, Sir Malcolm Campbell from the Casino,
till visible from the border, flying Parliamentary Congress In Oslo, that Sallur belonging to the destroyers man; agency reports from London MOSCOW, Aug. 17 (UP)The reached 110 m.p.b. in his Arst practice
there should be a 30-day armistion Walker and Walpole and other ships that Colonel C. R. Spear was likely, M Minions were in conference spin on Conister Water In the Lake movements of Chinese peasants across cles with the comment that "whened on cinema screens while the police
No restrictions were placed on the is rejected by German political cir- were recalled aboard by alldes Bush to be released soon, rete wal-to-day but are expected to District
He added that the date of Colonel Inferrijt"their meetings. on Friday to Si Malcolm holds
the border at Shunchun yesterday; lines has reached an acute stage rounded up others throughout the Spear's trial had not yet been fixed the world rO- attend the aerial display at Tulinov, cord at 180.91 m.ph."
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but it was expected to be held shortly.
Military Mission
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH??
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over
LATEST
JAPANESE BOMBERS OVER H.K.
to
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It is officially confirmed that 15 Japanese bombers flow close Stanley Peninsula, about 8.30 . this morning, heading in the direction of Miry Point, the most southerly part of the Chinese mainland.
Although : there, was a slight harë, the planes were clearly visibls from
· Stanley, and they were, yell within British territorial waters. {
** It is tinderstood, however, that no warning shots were fred from British dererisë postiions, and the planes were permitted to proceed on their way. They were flying at a fast spoed," and appeared to be heading for a definite destination.
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