1937-11-29 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL NO

JAPANESE ATTITUDE ON SEIZURE OF CUSTOMS Powers Not Interested In "The First Phase"

DUE CONSIDERATION

TO ALL RIGHTS

LATER

Shanghai, To-day.

A representative of the Japanese Embassy, at the daily press conference yesterday, took excep- tion to the objections raised by several foreign powers to the Japanese claim to control the Shang- hai Customs administration.

SEVERN LEIGH ALL QUIET ON

APPEAL

Leave to appeal to the Privy. Council, in the Severn Leigh case, was granted by Sir Atholl MacGregor and Mr. J. A. Fraser, on the application of Mr. H. G. Sheldon, KC. this morn- ing.

The Chief Justice stated that the full security of $5,000 must.

within three months.

The Embassy official declared that the Japanese be lodged and the appeal made authorities would gladly take into account foreign interests in connection with pledged Customs re- ceipts, to assure payment of the Chinese debt ser-

vice, but that it must not be overlooked that the DIPLOMATS Customs administration was an organ of the Chin- ese Government.

In negotiations on placing off the Chinese Customs administra-

tion under Japanese supervision, KIANGYIN IN

only China and Japan were pr marily interested:

The question of safeguarding DANGER OF

of international interests could only be considered in the second- ary stage of the negotiations. Trans-Ocean.

ISOLATION

INVOLVED IN SOVIET PURGE

Berlin, To-day.

EDUCATIONAL

FRONT

Vena Sat

Disturbances by student ious "Austrian universi originated in protests by students against prolongation their period of study,

an end after cert had been made, an on the

Iticational

stated that military service wil taken into account,

ave

resul

tant shortening of duration of dies--Trans-Ocean

SWEARING IS AN OLD FRENCH CUSTOM

Trial by swearing, an old French The "Voelkischer Beobachter" form of justice instituted by Napo- makes the allegation that the Soviet lean, was used in a Paris court Minister in Prague, M. Alexan-when Mrs. Barbara Vanderbilt was drovisky, is the latest Russian sued for $637 by Bendel diplomat to fall a victim to the York shop, for goods bought "purge.

The Minister says the report, has been recalled to Moscow, where he is now under arrest.

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The Judge, M. Rossignol, ad- YOU dressed her and said- have to do is to swear that you have paid this bill against the Soviet Minister in Mrs. Vanderbilt replied:

ONLY FIRST PHASE.

Nanking, Today. Shanghai, To-day. Questioned about British and After abandoning Wusih and American representations regarding Changhing, the Chinese forces are the Chinese Customs, a Japanese consolidating their positions along Embassy spokesman yesterday said a new line from Kiangyin via Shih- that steps being taken by the Ja-tangwan to Thing and thence to Similar action has been taken panese constituted only the first, Kwangteh

The Chinese are preparing for a Vienna, phase, namely, assumption of con- trol

great effort to maintain this line Ocean In so far as the Customs repre-against the Japanese pressure as sented 2.. Chinese Government the collapse would mean that

agency, he contended, none could ob- Kiangyin would be immediately TWINKLE,

ject to this action

DUE CONSIDERATION

faced with the danger of being defence isolated rendering the

He declared the question had notluseless.

yet entered the second phase, name- A large force of Japanese troops

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The Court's verdict will given

TWINKLE V.C. GENERAL

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Alive"

MEETS HIS OLD CORPORAL

ly, the international character of advancing westward from Wasih Life, You Can Be Brilliantly, Ex- Immediately after the Trooping alternatively, of the Colour ceremony by the Royal the Customs as a source of revenue along the Nanking-Shanghai Rail-citingly for amortisation of foreign loans. way yesterday came into conflict though on a rather humbler plane, Marines Plymouth Division in com- He gave the assurance, however, with the Chinese at Shintangwan, you can add a bit to your income memoration of the Battle of Tra- that due consideration would bel where after hand-to-hand fighting by "Envelope Addressing and the falgar, sixty-one-year-old ex-Cor given to the interests of the pow-the invaders retired. Later they Dispatching of Circulars, etc, etc. poral Charles Harries stepped up to

Free.***

Poor the saluting base and shook hands ers concerned-Reuter.

separated into small units and Materials Supplied harassed the Chinese positions. old star-gazers the advertiser with General Sir Lewis Halliday. Severe fighting is still in progress. (who, when it comes to estimating Mr. Harries, a native of Carmar-

an audience and an appe

mach more often "always right than the customer) hardly

Glorious Health Giving Sleep for YOU!

There's nothing like that feeling, after seven or eight hours good sound sleep, of being perfectly rested, and ready, full of energy, for another days work. More especially is it appreciated when, for some reason or another, nights have been broken and sleep hard to obtain.

There is nothing which puls down more quickly or surely than loss of sleep, and sleeplessness is a condi tion that requires instant attention.

You

Hua Nan

JAPANESE INTERFERE

WITH FIREMEN

The residence of Dr. and Mrs. W. |

It must not be allowed to go on one R. O'Hara at 650 € Great We

single night longer than can be avoid- Road in Shanghai - was

ed.

Sleeplessness may be caused by aly

damaged

iety of things but chiefly it is the last Wednesday afternoon

din hand- inclined to

served under the General, then ain Halliday, during the Boxer, sing in China,

that horoscopes go-

Captain and corporal had not met with happiness

for thirty-five years, and as General agree with him. If you must 80 and employed tram driver they

star-gazing, give me (apart from the serious and exciting exercises of astronomy) the "beautiful pea- green boat tradition:

The Owl looked up to the stars

above,

And sang to a small guitar, lovely Pussy! O Pussy, love,

stood chatting for several minutes of how they had fared in the mean- time.

The Boxer rising had brought the captain the Victoria Gross, which heralded a brilhant the Royal Mar

poral it had brought only a bullet wound that resulted in his being

fire

Two

What

beautiful Fussy you invalided from the

You are, you are!

which are at the root of the machines from the Babbling Well

Faulty digestion is another!

me, although, in these cases the Station, proceeding to the scene in tion is not so devastating as it is response to an alarm raised by a i nevé cases."

But both these

common root cause

result of poor When blood is starved, they

messenger, were prevented from

The JCJL steamer Tjisadak is What a beautiful Pussy you are sailing, to-morrow at 11 am fore

Batavia via Muntok The JC.J functioning by Japanese soldiers at If you must have nonsense

ssociated with the stellar regions, steamer Tjinegara is leaving at 10 about 5 pm

Occupying three mow of land, the for true comfort and consolationjam on Tuesday, December 14 for aded by work and residence was completed last year give me the Edward Lear variety Bali and Java via Manila and Ma-

auditions have a they are both the sufficient blood the nerves?

are ble to relax after the tension

of the

at a cost of $50,000, 2

Dig

ecause -- thej

operly

ved, wa not insured.

the hos

perform then

Fill:

the you to

sleep

every time.

of Asia The RMS. "Empress o is due at Hong Kong on at 8.00 a.m. and leaves for Manila on the same day at 10.00 p.m.

kassar.

Lee Chuen, aged 16, was

to the Kowloon Hospital suffering from injuries when

ed down by car No. 2314 driven by Mr. G. James, near Mody Rand.