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JAPANESE DEMAND

FOR

S'HAI CUSTOMS CONTROL "Maintaining Service Of Foreign Loans"

APPARENTLY THE SOLE

CONSIDERATION

Shanghai, To-day.

connection with the Japanese demand for control of the Chinese Maritime Customs at Shang- hai, the "North China Daily News" says in a lead ing article that announcement of certain Japanese intentions towards the administrative offices of the Chinese Government still operating in Shang- hai, indicates recognition of the international is- sues involved, especially as regards the Customs.

The interests of the Japanese themselves, declares the journal, are best served by special consider- atione of this kind, but it will be necessary for the various authori ties concerned to give the close attention, lest lack of fore sight unnecessarily complicate an already difficult situation to the fur- ther detriment of the basic com-

GARDEN ROAD

SMASH SEQUEL

For driving car No. 3688 in Garden Road yesterday while under mercial and financial arrangements the infnence of drink Kurt Gerloff, vital to international relations of Jebsen and Co. was fined $200 which the Japanese policy aims at by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the respecting.

FOREIGN LOANS

birthday-

HUGE CRAFT

FOR IMPERIAL

AIRWAYS

London, To-day. Imperial Airways have already placed orders for a number of

to be

huge fyngboats for

1940

The flyingbosts: passengers and 50

freight

200 miles an hour. Trans-Ocea

and to attain au average speed of

TSINANFU LOSES HALF ITS POPULATION

Berlin, To-day.

SOVIET NOTE

TO JAPAN

London

The Moscow correspon of the Daily Telegr states that the Soviet bassador to Tokyo has deh- vered to the Japanese. For- eign Minister, Mr. Koki Firota, & Note protesting against the direct appeal for war with Russia, and other gross anti-Soviet at tacks made by General Araki, member of the Su- preme War Council in an interview with

a Tokyo

newspaper correspondent.

The note adds that anti-Soviet

amissable in

cupying a responsible

cial position.

off

The Russian General Staff

Tokyo that Russia will

the stay neutral armies, after

adhere to their pres of attacking the ally, Onter Mongolia. ter

Soviet s

Ren

The situation Ismanfu, capital of Shangtung, is described organ, the "Red Star waTNA Central Magistracy this morning by the special correspondent of the 12-Uhr Blatt, who reports that Defendant pleaded guilty and said he had been celebrating his about a half of the population of Inner Mongolian

over 500,000 has already left the The Customs revenue is set apart for service of foreign loans, Inspector Saunders said that at city.

And all thea and it appears to be the purpose of about 3.45 pm yesterday, defen No papers the Japanese authorities that this dant, after driving westwards tres and other places of amusement function should continue to be dis-along Queen's Road East, turned have been closed. charged.

** into Garden Road at an exception The streets of this no The Japanese desire to assert de ally fast speed and crashed into a city at present are facto right through military con-taxi coming in the opposite direc-business trol regarding only the surplus tion, ripping the side of the taxi and A few acrning after this primary obliga badly damaging his own car from German consul and tion is fulfilled.

the off side. The officer on point are still in duty tried to stop him, but defen- dant carried on, swerving from side to side of the road till he reached the Cathedral when the was brought to a standstill owing to the collapse of one of his

The whole question of dis- posal of Customs revenue ob- viously requires the careful consideration of the other Gov ernments, and it is hoped that the Japanese Government will agree to a workable scheme and will discourage precipitate ac tion which later would be re- gretted

car

My busy

stilk

inding

SECRET GENEVA

wheels. Inspector Saunders press- ROYALIST

led for a heavy sentence saying it was a very serious case, and asked that the maximum fine of $250 be Doubtless, discussions are al- ready going on between the Jimposed, and that a recommenda- panese and other Powers concerned, tion for the suspension of the licence for at least a year be made. His Worship did not recommend

spension of the licence.

NEED FOR CAUTION

satisfactory feature of the si- nation is that while the Japanese military anthorities show a desire

to ensure that operations will not JAPANESE

be hampered by Chinese

the foreign areas, they recogniz

the need for caution regardi

tain institutions, such at

toms and other depar

fices.

It is important that the

of foreign loans

tained, and the 1

of neutrals n

for

JEST SOLU

DEMANDS IN SHANGHAI

Among the

Shanghai, To-day.

anned by the Japan

control over ad

has of justice.

its solici

his raises

of neutrals, hon question

egro

finding an

interesting ques-

egal status of

so foreigners who, like the Ger

have

GATHERING

CHAMBERLAIN WELCOMES APPEAL

A cordial

nse to the King of the Belgians' appeal for a Bri tish lead m eeking a solution of the world's troubles, was given by the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville in, in the House of Com-

mberlain said the appeal

Brit

Zente

Geneva, Today. International compli-the sear cations are feared as the result of the conference of over 1,000 supporters of the French Royalist movement, held secretly in Geneva a few days jago.

The

extraterritori the

ich

the entire sуKEDA

red to play its

for 21

OWE

assumed.

NACET

BLADES