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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1936
R.A.F. GOODWILL TROOPS WITHDRAWN
FLIGHT
Official Calls In Shanghai
FROM STREETS
Continued from Page 1)
SUZUKI, BADLY WOUNDED Dairen: Admiral Suzuki, Grand, was first re-
Chamberlain, who Shanghai, To-day.
DRIVEN OFF WITH AXE
Cripple Defies Two Attackers
Although handicapped by an er- ported to be slightly injured by tificial leg, James Morton, who wBI Commodore Smith, who leads the three R.A.F. flying boats on the rebels, is now in a critical attacked by two men in a coal a goodwill mission to Japan, condition, according to news fil- depot, rear Dalkeith, Midlothian, accompanied by the Air Attache tering through from Tokyo. The last month, drove off his assailants of the British Embassy in Supreme War Council has been with an axe.
Morton, who lost a leg in a col- China and six others, paid a
on Mayor Wu convened, though its own ranks courtesy call
are divided, as it recognises thaliery accident, was thrown to the Teh-ching at 11 am. yesterday the most pressing need is to re floor, where a desperate struggle to A Guard of Honour was drawn
took place. But he was able up, provided by the Municipal-concile the many army cliques.
SURRENDER OF REBELS
seize the axe and with it be drove Tokyo: The surrender of the away the men who decamped on a ity of Greater Shanghai, in honour of the Commodore.
mutineers was arranged at a con-motor-cycle. After visiting the Civic Cenference at the Military Club be
Badly Hurt tre for nearly half an hour, tween three of their leaders and The affray lasted less than five Commodore Smith and party three cenerals of the Supreme minutes, but Morton was bade farewell to the Mayor. --
War Council. The latter gave hurt, his face being swollen and Central News Agency.
them the option of a peaceful discoloured, and the right eye cut settlement or forcible suppres- One desk in the depot was ran- ¡CO-ORDINATION OF DEFENCE ion.
sacked, but another containing £50: The leaders then returned was not touched. (Continued from Page 1)
the mutineers' headquarters at
Morton got a passing motorist the Premiers official residente to inform the police, who believe Fourthly, the chairmanship of and an hour later again met the that more than two men and more the Principal Supply Officers Com War Councillors at the police than one motor-cycle were involv
informed themed in the affair. ¡mittee.
headquarters and DEPUTY CHAIRMAN'S DUTIES that the mutineers would surren-
The Prime Minister added that;
der to their commanding officers it would be the duty of the Deputy after returning to barracks-
SOVIET CONDOLENCES
to
Chairman to be make such recom- Reuter. mendations as he thinks" necessary | for improving the organisation of the Committee of Imperial De-iterday sent a representative to the Japanese Ambassador to express
fence.
Moscow: The Government yes
The position of the Chiefs of condolences at the assassination Staff Committee would be as fol of Admiral Okada and other Min- lows:-The individuals composing isters.-Reuter.
10 MEN AND A DOG
badly
Three-Hour Escapade Of Two Bullocks
Two bullocks which ran wild! while being driven to a Chertsey! (Surrey) slaughter-house plunged
20-
it had a double function, since! ANXIETY IN SHANGHAI cach advised his own political Shanghai, Later: The silence through two streams, swam Chief, and acting together, the in Tokyo this morning, except other, galloped across a meadow, Committee preserved the unim-for the crytic cablegram: "Sit-pushed their way through a wire paired right to submit confidentialuation approximately unchang-fence, and invaded a golf course. reports of their collective military ed." suggests that the censor-! After a three-hours' chase they views to the Chairman or Deputyship, which was relaxed yester-were rounded up in a cowshed by Chairman of the Committee of day, has again been tightened the combined efforts of 10 men
up. The message raises doubts and a dog. Imperiad Defence.
The Minister could recommend whether the rebels have carried! he thought out their promise to surrender] improvement United necessary in the organisation of peaceably at 8 a.m.
Japanese sources in Shanghai: Artists the Committee of Imperial De- Picture fence. In any event, and for there without news, but
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STUDENT TROUBLE
purposes of co-ordinated planning, fears that the situation may have Make-Up Examinations the existing joint Planning Com- become worse overnight-Reuter.
mittee,
the
INTEREST IN FRANCE
ENDED
One Sunday
oficial The
zt
of which consisted Directors of Plans in the three Paris: The events in Tokyo are
Nanking, To-day. service departments, would be watched with the closest atten
student trouble officers tion by Soviet Russian supplemented by three drawn respectively from the Navy. quarters, who are afraid that the Tsinghua University, Peiping, Army and Air Force, who would eventual accession to power of the which once threatened to be be graduates of the Imperial De- Japanese military party might very serious, has been satisfac- lead to the most serious complicatorily settled, according to a fence College.
tions, according to reports receiv-message received by the Minis- THREE OFFICIAL POSITIONS
try of Education from the' These three new officers would led here from Moscow.
The Soviet authorities fear, the Chancellor of the University hold official positions on the staffs
their respective departments. message adds, that the attempts yesterday. The Chancellor, Mr. a Mei, reported that all the pro- Their work in their own depart-recently made to bring about
between Moscow fessors had agreed to withdraw ments would be chiefly that of rapprochement obtaining the necessary materials and Tokyo will be frustrated if their resignations. for the preparation of joint plans, the military party in Japan rises examinations will begin on Sun but their main work would be on to power, so that the last hopes day, the report added. the collective plans prepared by to lessen the existing tension betral News Agency. the Joint Planning Committee for tween the two countries would submission to the Chiefs of Staff have to be abandoned.
SHARP ATTACKS Committee.
of
In addition steps had been sp- Moscow: Very sharp attacks on proved for the strengthening of Japan are launched by the well- the Secretariat of the Committee known journalist, M. Badek, in the of Imperial Defence.
WHITE PAPER PENDING
Make-up
-Cen-
NEW PACT RATIFIED
¿Continued from Page 1
M. Sarraut declared that he had Communist Party, organ Izvestia, intended to make the question a declaring that events in Japan question of confidence, and that The Prime Minister also an have caused the greatest uneasi- nounced that a White Paper con-ness throughout Soviet Russia and taining the Government's proposals are apt to lead to very serious for-
political for making good, the deficiencies eign
consequences --
in the national defence services Trans-Ocean Service. will be available next Wednesday
į afternoon. The White Paper.
which is being awaited with ex- ceptional public interest, will be debated in the Commons on March 9 and 10-British Wireless Ser- vice.
DEADLOCK AGAIN
(Continued from Page 1). FRENCH POSITION
JAPANESE POET IN COLONY
a
his failtze to do so was due to regrettable misunderstanding- Since it was too late to do any thing about it, the question of] confidence must be considered asi not put-Trans-Ocean Service..
BIG MAJORITY Paris: The Chamber of De- puties ratified the Franco-Soviet! Pact by the big majority of 253 votes to 164. The Government Although he has not yet been had previously decided to make asked to lecture while on tour (the vote a question of confidence. speaks very little English), Mr. The pact has still to be ratified Takohama is expecting to deliver
(Continued from Page 1).
LECTURE PLANS
several papers on "Haiku" as it by the Senate, which is not ex- eral election in March or April London: It is understood that is known in Japanese, or "Hai-Pected to happen before the gen-
kai," as it is known in the learned-Renter's Bulletin Service. the Italian decision not to sign a centres on the Continent. He has naval treaty may affect tha
contributed several outstanding the
French attitude, owing to pieces of poetry in recent years, CABARETS BANNED IN CAPITAL French feeling over the Mediter sad recently dedicated one in hon-
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The French delegate our of the birthday of His Imper Nanking, To-day
ing to its ban on dance halls in had a long conference with the
ial Japanese Majesty. Americans yesterday afternoon During his literary career he the capital, the local Bureau of and raised similar technical ob- has composed 31 verses of "Wa-Social Welfare rejected the lections to Italy, but they intimata" poems for the higher social petition of two foreigners for THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION
Central News Agency. the final decision regarding signa-ale in Japan, and 17 for the blue the opening of a cabaret.
ed that they had not yet reached
ture.
The prospects of a supplemen-} tary Anglo-German
qualitative
clad' masses, or the democrats.
One of his most ardent pupils in recent years has been Mias
naval agreement were enhanced Sarah Mayer, of London, who spe
when the German
NAVAL WAR RELIC
A silver identity disc marked cially came to Japan to-study "Hai- Ambassador yesterday informed Mr. Eden that and is probably the only liv-"Ian McNeill, midshipman, R.N.B., Germany was favourable thereto, ing European to have composed 1915.," was found recently on the
several: · verses of this Japanese beach at Sandgate, Kent. style verse in English.
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by DAVID CHRISTIAN WILSON, Manager, at 3A Wyndham Street, winds, fresh; cloudy, was the Mr. Takohama when he arrives in who is a well-known Japanese Printed and Published for the Propists, The Newspaper Enterprise Lids student of "Haiku," has been en-
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