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PEACE BID DENIED Japanese Busy Restoring Communications MORE NANKING TROOPS ON LEITH-ROSS

WAY NORTH

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FEARED

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Tientsin, To-day.

GOVERNOR OF BRITISH GUIANA IN COLONY

Sir Wilfrid Jackson, the Gov- ernor-Designate of British Guiana, succeeding Sir Geoffry Northcote, Governor-Elect,

GOING TO WASHINGTON?

In Support Of Van Zeeland Mission

London, To-day.

Sir Frederick Leith-Boss, fin-

Chief objective of the Japanese military in Hong Kong's new North China at the moment is apparently the re-arrived in the Colony this morning lancial adviser to the British Gov- storation of communications and the repair of the his way to Georgetown, from ernment, is to pay a visit to the United States, probably at the tracks from Chunliangcheng has opened the way for the arrival of thousands of additional troops House for two days and will proceed ancial circles.

overnment end of August, according to fin

from Shanhaikwan.

All the foreign concessions have now been thrown open to enable the Japanese troops to pass through.

The railway between Tientsin and Peiping has also been repaired and the first train for several days left Tientsin for Peiping at 8.30 am. to-day loaded with military supplies.

He is

| to America in the

Japan

His visit is said to be closely con- nected with the efforts at an inter- national economic settlement, as un-

H.K.'S NEW CROWN dertaken by the Belgian Premier, M.

SOLICITOR

Mr. E. W. Davies, who is to be Crown Solicitor in Hong Kong, ar- rived this morning in the P. and O.

Banpura

MAJOR-GENERAL KATSUKI, THE GO.C. OF THE JAPAN ESE NORTH CHINA GARRISON, HAS DONATED 10,000 YEN & TO THE FUND OPENED HERE FOR THE BELIEF OF RE- FUGEES. OUR OWN CORRESPONENT.

LULL OF DAYS PREDICTED

Tientsin, To-day.

All is quiet on the battlefronts, according to reports reaching Tientsin, though Japanese aerial activity continues undiminished.

The Japanese Command is not pressing its at- tack south, but seems anxious to avoid any exten- sion of the scope of operations until full remforce ment contingents have arrived.

IT IS CONSIDERED ORABLE IN CE TERS THAT NO CONELICT MORE SER! MISHES ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR TOR SEVE

THE NANKING GOVERNMENT IS STILL TROOPS. ANOTHER DIVISION IS REPORTED TO ED THROUGH TSINA

THIELINGHAI RAIL:

MOST WHOLLY ENGAGED IN MILITARY TRANSPO

FORCE IN THE PAOTINGFU AREA IS RAPIDI

THAT IF AND.

ER OCCUR THE MOVE FORWARD SIMULTA

ICHOW (N SHANTUNG)

ROUTE ARMY IS CONCEN

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