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JAPAN PREPARES WORLD FOR OUTBREAK OF WAR Virtual Breakdown Of Sino-Japanese Relations

NANKING OFFICIAL ALSO INDICATES CLASH NEARS

Tokyo, To-day. Events in the past month are considered here to have greatly aggravated the situation in North China and it is feared that the struggle is likely to be protracted and on a large scale.

is raising funds to store food sup plies in Kwangtung It is learned that one month's rent will be bor rowed from landlords in the pro- vince for the purpose. Our Own Correspondent.

TSINGTAO PANIC Japanese Marines Parade Streets

ROBBERY STORY FALSIFIED

fine of $200 or three months hard labour was impos- ed on Tam Mau, a cook employed by the Kin Lee Building con tractors, by Mr. W. Schofield at Tsingtao, To-day A general panic was again creat-morning when he pleaded guilty the Central Magistracy this ed here by the landing of Japanese to giving false information by marines, who marched through the stating that he had been robbed streets and took up defence post by two men in Gap Rock on Now that all Japanese communities have been tions at certain points. So far, no Saturday morning. withdrawn from the Yangtsze Valley, together

incident has been precipitated. On the charge of the theft of $52 with the military and naval forces, and Sino-Japan-Pass is expected to be further dewas sentenced to six weeks im- The Japanese attack on Nankow while a servant of the company he ese diplomatic relations are virtually severed, hos-layed until the arrival of reinforce-prisonement and ordered to pay $50 tilities are expected to open in the course of this ments from outside the Great Wall week.

Hua Nan

MAYORS. PROT

mends or serve another six weeks.

Sub-inspector Darkin said defer- According to the Nanking correspondent of

Tsingtao, To-day. dant was given $52 wit Ich "Nichi-Nichi," the Japanese Embassy staff decided Admiral Shen Hung-lich, the make purchases. On his way home at a conference held last night that it would be use. Tsingtao Mayor, has sent represen-he met a clans

nsman to whom he less for Mr. S. Kawagoe, the Ambassador, to go to there protesting against the action,

tations to the Japanese authorities owed $200 and who wanted its re-

turn. He gave the man $50 Nanking as no peaceful settlement by diplomatic declaring that the Japanese are res-

account. The next morning he went to the Police station and reported negotiations is possible in view of present con-ponsible for any incident that may ditions.

arise-Our Own Correspondent.

that he had been attacked by two men and robbed.

Mr. Kawagoe will not, therefore, visit Nan- king for some time. Reuter.

Nanking, To-day.

HANKOW CHANGE-OVER

Hankow, To-day.

on

A detailed report was taken from defendant and certain discrepan-

The administration of the Ja-cies were found, and after further panese Concession at Hankow questioning, defendant admitted that Defining the Chinese Government's attitude changed hands smoothly. The Ja-his story was untrue should Mr. Kawagoe desire to open negotiations, a the Concession before dawn yester- panese marines withdrew from Foreign Office spokesman said that there should be day morning, while the Chinese no objections as long as diplomatic relations are not troops around the Concession with-

patrolling the streets-Hua Nan.

are

JAMES GUTHRIE

broken off. He added, however, that Sino-Japanese drew later. Chinese policemen at BADLY INJURED

relations had reached such a critical stage that the issue of peace or war would have to be determined almost at once.

Reuter.

SWATOW TO-DAY 60,000 Chinese Troops Round Town

Swatow, To-day. Two Japanese gun-boats, a cruis-

~TSALTING KAI-

Shanghai, Today IN GRAND PRIX

The Chinese populace of Shang- hai has been stirred by the arrival

Berlin. To-day BUSINESS STANDSTILL or General Tsai Ting-kai and

The famous Scottish motor-cycle Business is almost at a stand- number of his former subordinates, racer, James Guthrie, crashed and

in the last round of the internation- al motor cycle grand prix here. Gall (Germany) riding a GMW.

In consequence, victory went to

still prices of commodities having who were warmly welcomed by was badly injured whilst leading soared to such a height that most thousands at the wharf when het people

for their villages. landed vesterday, General Tsai is are also hard-hit proceeding to Nanking this morn

er and a destroyer, are now lying and willingly accept even a fewing-Hua Nan outside the harbour, the latter hay- cents for a fare for which originally ing arrived here yesterday morning one would have had to pay 20 cents. at dawn.

Our Own Correspondent. VISIT FUTILE

Nanking, To-day-o

JAPAN LOOKING NORTH

Menace Of 13th Army

At Kalgan

Tientsin, To-day.

Sixty thousand Chinese troops are round the town and are camp- ing on the outskirts of the city. It is learned from diplomatic The Chung Shan Memorial Park circles that after receiving the re- is also occupied by Chinese troops, ports of Major General Kita and who have erected barricades în it. Mr. Motota of the Japanese Em

The Japanese authoriti Anti-aircraft guns have been sta-bassy in Nanking, Mr. Kawagoe has China are concentratin tioned at various points. Sand-bag decided to remain in Shanghai lattention for the barricades have also been erected until receipt of further instru around the Municipal Building and tions from Tokyo:-Da-Daa other Government institutions.

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