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MATTERN SEARCHING ARCTIC FOR AIRMAN WHO ONCE RESCUED HIM
Moscow, To-day.
It is officially announced here that all So- viet wireless stations along the Arctic coast and in the Arctic zone are co-operating with many Ameri- can radio stations in Alaska in an attempt to pick up messages from the Soviet plane which is missing on its flight from Moscow to Fairbanks, Alaska.
Garbied: radio messages have been picked up from the plane.
The ice-breaker Krassin has finished coaling and will take her consignment of aeroplanes - OR board before sailing to-day for the coast of Alaska, en route for the Barrow: Peninsula.
MATTERN COINCIDENCE
The Soviet seaplane N2 is ex- pected to reach Nellen to-day, while three other Russian planès in Moscow are being equipped with extra fuel tanks prior to setting out in search for the lost airmen. Each plane will have a radius of 3,500 kilometres.
Interesting feature of the search is the granting of permission by the United States · Government to the American airman, Jimmy Mat- tern, to participate in the search.
Mattern was once rescued when his plane crashed in Siberia, by Levanevski, - the pilot of the miss- ing plane-Trans-Ocean..
WHAT WAR MEANS TO SHANGHAI
Shanghai, To-day. Shanghai is suffering consider ably as a result of the fighting, notably in respect of the gas and coal supply.
-POLICE USE
MACHINE-GUNS
ON RIO MOB
Rio de Janeiro, To-day. Fifteen were killed and thirty wounded in a clash between police and a crowd of 10,000 at an Intefral- ist (Fascist) Party meeting at Campos yesterday.
The police dispersed the crowd with machine-guns and the infuriated crowd: subsequently severely man handled the Fascists-Ren- ter.
FRENCH CABINET
AND CONCESSION DANGERS
Paris, To-day. Although most members of the Cabinet are absent from Paris, the events in the Far East nevertheless are being followed with close at- tention, and considerable anxiety is felt in official circles here.
The French Government is in con- With regard to coal, it is believ-stant touch with the French Con- ed that supplies are being deliber-sul in Shanghai. The question whe ately withheld by dealers in order
to force a rise in prices.
ther it would not be more prudent
On the other hand, it is rumour-to evacuate. French nationals, from ed that a large part of the coal the French concession is seriously reserves have been purchased by contemplated by the Foreign Minis- the Japanese.
The supply of electricity con-try. Though the Government has as yet reached no decision on this ques-
tinues to be satisfactory.
All shops in the centre of the tion, it intends to follow the ex- city, as well as post offices and the ample of the British Government Customs House, are now closed. which is already preparing an Owing to the closing of the banks evacuation of women and children there is great difficulty in procurto a safe place of refuge, should ing ready cash-Trans-Ocean..
OFFENSIVE ON SANTANDER FRONT
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Valencia, To-day.
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