TOKYO RAISES TAXES SECRET
FOR
CAMPAIGN
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ROMANCE OF EX
STATE THAT THE SON OF MARSHAL FENG YU-HSIANG WAS PRINCESS
AMONG THE CHINESE OFFICERS KILLED IN THE BATTLE FOR NANYUAN,
The former Princess Denmark daughter
THE CHINA MAIL,
Erik
wealthy
John
JAPANESE PLANES CONTINUE TO FLY OVER HOPEL, Canadian lumberman, OBSERVING THE MOVEMENT OF THE CENTRAL GOVERN-Paris to M. Thorkild Fuelsberg, a MENT FORCES.
PARTICULARLY ALONG THE PEIPING HANKOW RAILWAY, Booth, has been secret med in:
KALGAN AND TEHCHOW BOMBED
Tientsin, To-day.
temuis. 34-year-old Danish lawn champion, who had for some years been her private secretary
Her marriage to Prince Erik, a cousin of King Christian, was dis- solved by Royal decree last Febru Jary. She met M. Juelsberg three
Japanese bombers are reported to have bomb-years ago at a tennis match.
AUGUST 1937
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Nanking, To-day. The Chinese military airport here was a hive of activity this morning, all machines being out tuning up and being over- hauled in consequence of direct orders from General
ed Kalgan, and Tehchow, on the Hopei-Shantung When the marriage was dissolved Chiang Kai-shek. It is believ border, yesterday.
Princess Erik retained custody of one of her two children, the four year-old Prince Christian, while Prince Erik kept his daughter, 10- Fear-old Princess Alexandra. her secretary left for Paris in her
A few weeks ago the Princess and
Japanese troops have occupied Yangliuching, on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, west of Tientsin. Previously they had completed occupation of all the Chinese districts of Tientsin by occupying the ex-car. Now M. Juelshery's mother German area.
SIXTY CHINESE CONSTABLES FLED FROM THEIR POSTS
has confirmed that the wedding had taken place...
AFTER THE TRANSFER OF THE EX-GERMAN AREA, AND BASQUE
CONCENTRATED IN A CUL-DE-SAC ADJACENT TO THE BRI- TISH AREA AND THE AMERICAN BARRACKS,
FINALLY, AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, THEY WERE PER- SUADED. TO DISCARD THEIR ARMS, AFTER WHICH THEY WERE ESCORTED BY JAPANESE TROOPS TO THE DAIREN KISEN KAISHA GODOWN. REUTER
MORE TROOPS ORDERED NORTH
Nanking, To-day.
CHILDREN RIOT
London, To-day. Another rebellion of Basque re- fugee children at Vrachfa in South Wales where about 80 children are accommodated in a camp broke out yesterday, reports the "Morning Post
Numerous children dissatisfied with their present situation crowd- together and armed with walk- OUR OWN COR-ing sticks and kitchen knives storm-
ed through the streets.
IT IS LEARNED HERE AUTHORITATIVELY THAT PRO- VISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE DESPATCH OF EIGHT MORE NANKING DIVISIONS TO NORTH CHINA IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS FROM NANKING AND HANKOW. RESPONDENT.
TIENTSIN, TO-DAY.
They blocked the roads with beams and crowbars and broke
A STRANGE PLANE, NOT JAPANESE, FLEW OVER TIEN.number of windows of private and TSIN THIS MORNING AND DEPARTED AFTER A FEW MIN-public buildings. UTES. IT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN A CHINESE PLANE FROM PAOTINGFU. — OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
NEW TAXATION
Passed In Tokyo
Diet To-day
Tokyo, To-day.
A meeting of the Diet was held this morning at
was passed fich a resolution |
supporting the
previous actions of the Japanese military in North China, and assu ing support of the Diet
in any steps necessitated by the crisis.
In order to meet costs of the North China campaign, new taxa- tion has been approved. There is an increase in the income tax, a special income tax, a share and bond tax and a consumption tax, all of which are to be operative as from! August 1Our Own Correspondent.
THE TUNGCHOW
MASSACRE
EARLIER REPORTS
When the police attempted to in- tervene the children resisted. Only when a number of private persons
w joined their efforts to those of the potice was quiet ultimately restored.
Trans-Ocean
ON THE SINO-JAPANESE
CLASH WILL BE
FOUND IN PAGE NINE
have proceeded to Tungchow from ascertain Peiping in an effort to their fate Our Own CorrESPON- dent.
CONSULATE RAID
Denied By Japanese In Tientsin
4
Tientsin, To-day.
Japanese military headquarters categorically deny the looting of the Russian Consulate General, declare that the
One Hundred & Eighty tory propaganda by
Escape
Tientsin, To-day.
of the
Tung for and
remainder revolt of the
agency in an attempt sian opinion
the
Own
Dr. Wellington Koo Sees M. Delbos
Paris, To-day.
The Foreign Minister, M. Yvon Delbos, received the Chinese Am- bassador, Dr. Wellington Koo, yes- terday afternoon....
The two statesmen had a lengthy conversation, and well-informed circles state that the North China situation was the subject of the
Trang-Ocean and Renter
Mr. J. G. McNab Dead
The death is announced in Mon- treal of Mr. J. G. McNab, General Foreign Freight Agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway Com pany, which occurred at noon on and Saturday, following a heart attack. previously the news Con
WHY SUFFER?
Soap-p otes well-being, as it pre FICHING AND PRICKLY HEAT
PRICE REDUCEDI
ed that they will proceed to the north in relays, this afternoon and to-morrow.
Our Own Correspondent.
-Swatow, To-day. Discounting reports that the Japanese intend to land troops at Swatow, the Japanese Con sul to-day said there was #o need to fear a clash in South China, as Japan wanted to loca- lise the North China incident. However, large numbers of Chinese have left Swatow and -a number of Japanese families, on their own initiative, have followed suit Beuter.
Seven cholera cases, six in Victoria and one in Kowloon have occurred sin Saturday.
NEWS FLASHES
In a Shanghai dance hall re- d the core ently, someone to of a pear out of a window and accidently hit Japanese Ma- rine. After the riot, the Chinese proprietor was rushed to the headquarters of the Japanese He Naval Landing Party. was then required to sign a pledge to hunt for the culprit and report on his progress at their office every aftermon dur➡ ing the rest of his life.
One
ROYAL PORTABLE will be sufficient if he will live 50 years
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