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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 9, 1937 -

INCREASING FRICTION FEAR Japanese Military Staff Officer And Yangtsze

OFFER OF

HYMANS REFUSES

FOREIGN OFFICE

Brussels, To-day.

It seems that the former Foreign

BRITAIN'S INTERESTS

ON THE RIVER

Warsaw, To-day.

TAIYUANFU WEST GATE FALLS

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Ridiculing reports that Japan might come to Minister, M. Spaak, will successfully some arrangement with Britain for dividing China form a new Cabinet in succession into two "spheres of influence," with the Yangtse ders have now concentrated in to the Van Zeeland Government. as the dividing line, Colonel Takahashi, chief of the me south-west of Taiyuan, come to an understanding with the Chinese Department of the Japanese General Staff, where they are stubbornly resist- Catholics, Liberals and Socialists, yesterday forecast the possibility of further strain-ng all attacks.

SURRENDER OFFER and the new Government will pro-ing of Anglo-Japanese relations.

M. Spaak is reported to have

bably consist of six Socialists, six Catholics, three Liberals and One Independent

Only question, apparently, is who will take M., Spaak's place Foreign Minister.

as

M Paul Hymans, who formerly occupied the post, has declined Trans-Ocean.

TRIPOLI AS VENUE OF EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS

Tripoli, To-day.

REJECTED The Japanese communique COLONEL TAKAHASHI HAS BROKEN HIS JOURNEY THROUGH POLAND IN ORDER TO GET INTO DIRECT TOUCH pays a tribute to the bravery and WITH POLISH MILITARY CIRCLES, AND MADE HIS STATE resourcefulness of General Fu MENT TO THE ORGAN OF THE POLISH FOREIGN OFFICE TSO-VT's men, and the usual pre- diction of early fall is conspicu- “GAZETA FOLSKA”

Colonel Takahashi based his king Government was absolutely ous by its absence forecast of possible Anglo-Japanese beaten tension on the fact that Japan was determined to fight until the Nan-

Hand-to-hand fighting is still proceeding, with the Chinese CROSSING OF YANGESE This might entail crossing of forces disposed in an arc, cover- the Yangise River by Japanese ing the East, North and West troops, and the possibility of resul- Gates

torate of the Congress, which will probably be the most important de tant friction with Britain could not Another opportunity to sur- render was summarily rejected monstration of Catholicism ever be overoloked:

Colonel Takahashi declared that by General Fu Tso-vi this morn- held on African soil.

The special Legate appointed by in Tokyo it was not believed that ing Our Own Correspondent. Pope Pius, Cardinal Dolei, left there would be any intervention by Italy for Tripoli yesterday on board the United States, owing to the latter's economic interests in Ja-

The twelfth Italian Eucharis-an Italian warship. tic Congress will be held at Tri- Also attending the Congress are pan. poli from November 10 to 15. a Patriarch, 16 Archbishops, 42 Marshal Balbo, Governor of Lab Bishops and six Apostolic Vicars.

ya, has accepted honorary protes-Trans-Ocean.

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SOVIET POSITION Turning to Soviet-Japanese rela- tions, Colonel Takahashi stressed that Japan did not want armed con- fict with Moscow, "but is for all that prepared to use the sharpest weapons against any Communist attempt to interfere in the Far Blast.

"Open interference by Moscow must inevitably lead to war be tween Japan and the Soviet Trans-Ocean

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itary

NEW CRISIS IN To-day the world possesses

SHANGHAI

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