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SHANGHAI FIREMEN INJURED.

Splinters from a Chinese Shell.

TWO BRITONS HURT.

WAR NEWS.

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of their programme, and there is no doubt that General Uyeda ja finding the task becoming in-1 creasingly difficult as the ad- vance proceeds, hence he has; cabled a request for the imme- Shanghai, To-day. diate despatch of a fresh division. It is reliably reported that of the Inter- several Japanese transports are national Settlement Fire Brigade already lying in the mouth of the were injured by splinters from Yangten. Reuter's Pacific Ser- a Chinese shell last evening, vice. while attempting to extinguish

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49 PICTURE

a conflagration near the Japanese Headquarters at Hongkew.

WHAT WILL THE ASSEMBLY DO?

Invoke Article XVI

of Covenant?

GENEVA SPECULATIONS,

Geneva, Yesterday. Since the League Council has exhausted all efforts to effect a Peaceful solution of the Sino- Japanese conflict, speculation is now rife at the opportuneness of convening a special session of the League Assembly.

Japanese Casualties.

(11.28 p.m.), Yesterday, The injured included

Lata to-night the Japanese Britons, Station-Officer H. Hties to-day totalled

two officially state that their casual- It is argued that the Assem-

a hundred, bly cannot do more than the: Miller, in charge of the Hongkew including two officers.Reuter's League Council, unless it decides Fire Station, and Volunteer Pacific Service.

to apply Article XVI of the Co- Fireman W. A. G. Price, a Swiss)

venant.-Reuter. national.

British Official Circles Not Alarmed.

Sub-officer Keiss Was also While tension continues in among the injured, and the Whitehall concerning the situa others were three Chinese and tion in Shanghai, there is no foreigners, who were sent to hos-alarm felt, in an official sense, in pital and detained, although none spite of the unusual activity over of them were seriously injured. the week-end. The Chinese were allowed to re-

turn to the Station after medical sham and Sir John Simon are In Downing Street, Lord Hail- treatment.

DIRECTORS OF TARIFF POLICY.

Independent of Executive.

IMPARTIAL MEN.

Rugby, Friday.

During the House of Commons debate on the Imports Duties Bill, the clause establishing an Ad visory Committee which will be empowered to recommend imposi tion of duties additional to the general ten per cent. ad valorem duty was paased.

The Chancellor of tho Ex- chequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, said that although the word judi- cial did not appear in the clause, this body was going to be indepen- dent of the Executive and not sub- ject to it. The fact that its mem-i bers were appointed for three years gave them the necessary in- dependence.

to secure the

It was essential services of persons with the right

personal qualities.

Although a

FINE TO CLOUDY.

The Royal Observatory's re- “port issued this morning

states:

The anticyclone has weaken- ed. It is now central near Tokyo, moving Eastward. An- other is forming over S.E. Mongolia.

A depression is shown to the S.E. of Naha.

Forecast:-N.E. or variable winds, light to moderate; fine to cloudy..

Rainfall

Rainfall for 24 hours end- ed at 10 a.m. to-day all. Total since January 1--1.78 inches against an 'average of 2.71 inchesdeficit .98 inch.

Temperature.

Hong Kong

62

Масао

59

Pratas Island

70

Manila

67

Foochow

54

Amoy

54

Chefoo

29

Shanghai

47

THE JAPANESE ELECTIONS.

Seiyukai Party în

the Lead.

Tokyo, Yesterday.

The Election results at midnight|

were:

Solyuka! Party

Minseito Party

Proletarian Party

Other Parties

96

60

3

:1

The successful candidates in- clude Mr. Hata, the Minister For Overseas Affairs, and Mr. Mayeda, the Minister for Com- merce and Industry.-Reuter's Pacific Service.

IRISH AIRMAN BELIEVED KILLED.

Result of A Crash.

on

Marseilles, Yesterday. "The Irish airman, Scully, who left Ireland February 18 on flight to Ceylon has crashed, and it is feared he has been fatally in- jured.-Reuter.

In the funeral procent m were also seen the British, French and Americas Ministers. Reuter's Pacific Service.

A Brisbane message reports that the Australian Navy has been placed on short leave, and

civil servant might properly be a keeping closely in touch with some classes of naval reservists member, it would not be desirable each other. The former has have been warned to stand by in) that he should be the Chairman, stated that "should the necessity case of an unforeseen emergency because that might give an idea arise, British nationals will be in the Far East-Reuter.

Was.

in the minds of the public that it evacuated from the International Petition to President Hoover.

& Government Department Settlement for which evacuation subject to the influence or Instruc- all arrangements have

Washington, Saturday. tion of the Minister.

Impartiality.

British Sailor Laid to Rest. Shanghai (8.20 p.m.),

Saturday.

been Ex-War Secretary, Mr. Baker, completed, but, at present, there and the President of Harvard is nothing to suggest need for University, Mr. Lawrence Lowell, It would be inappropriate to alarm

are among the signatories to a appoint as Chairman a member

petition to President Hoover urg who had been long associated in

ing the United States to signify an active.capacity in the conduct

co-operation with the League in of a manufacturing or industrial The funeral cortege of Able any economic measures to restore business, or had been the repre- Seaman Francis and Able Sea-peace, and pointing out that sentative of a Trade Union, for man Prior left the hospital to- ranted under the Kellogg Pact

American intervention is war- the Committee must preserve an day and wended its way slowly attitude of impartiality. Nor did to the Cathedral, followed by Reuter's American Service. they want as Chairman a distin- 1,500 people, including military guished economist. They wanted bands, marines, sailors, British a man who had a practical work- troops, Volunteers, Municipal

Boycott Japan.

Boston, Saturday. Mr. Anton de Haas, Professor

Ing knowledge of business al- and Sikh police, French and Its at the Graduate School of Busi though not himself connected with lian sailors and a large num-ness, and the Administration of the manufacturing or distributive ber of offiders of Foreign units Harvard University heade trades, and one who would com-now in Shanghai... mand public confidence-British British Consular Officials in Japanese

movement for the boycott of Wireless Service.

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