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THE CHINA MAIL CEMBER 30, 1937.

SELF-GUARANTEES FOR

JAPAN'S BEHAVIOUR

Interpretation Of U.S. Naval Expansion Decision

"We Don't Want To

Fight But By Jingo If We Do!"

Washington, To-day.

GERMAN CONSULATE

FIRE REPORT

Peiping, To-day.

The Japanese forces advancing on Tsingtao have apparently split into two columns, one attacking

along the railway from Tsinanfu

and the other striking out in a

southerly direction

Welcoming President Roosevelt's initiation of speedier naval rearmament, the influential Wash ington "Star" says that the nation will interpret the move as a reply to the "intolerable affront" regard-] been razed by fire-Trans-Ocean. ing the Panay affair.

The journal adds The United States thus in-

stitutes her own guarantees for Japan's good be-

haviour. It is exactly the kind of moral suasion

that a force worshipping nation and a like-minded

people west of Suez will understand."

JAPANESE RESTING ON LAURELS

Representative Edward Taylor, Chairman of the House Appropria- tions Committee, to whom the Pre- sident's letter on naval rearmament was addressed, declared yesterday: "We want peace but must be pared to lick hell out of thera if they tramp on our toes.”-

Representat e Taylor added was sure the Congress would prove.

·MIXED RECEPTION

There has been no confirmation of previous reports that the Germ INFECT Consulate in Tsinan has.

ELECTION TURNED INTO

FASCIST COUP

Vienna, To-day.

NANKING

FALL CASUALTY ESTIMATE

Shanghai, To-day.

Chinese killed totalled 84,000, while an unknown number, believ ed to be great, were wounded, in the defence of Nanking, according to a communique from General Matson's headquarters.

The communique places Jap- anese casualties in capturing the city at 800 killed and 4,000 wounded.

It is stated that the Japanese forces took 10,500 prisoners and the war booty included -120,000 rifles 3,200 machine-guns, 290 trench mortars and howitzers, 40′′ field and mountain guns, 40 anti- The situation in Rumania began aircraft guns, 110 heavy guns, ten pre to look more and more like a railway cars. Reuter.

tanks, three focomotives and 60

Fascist coup when a series of he energetic Government measures was announced, together with can- cellation of the recent elections on technical grounds.

ap-

Opposition has been announced to

Hankow, To-day. Following the capture of Nan- king the Japanese apparently are not making senous attempts to the scheme by Senator Borah, Sena tor Johnson and Senator Wheeler, as continue their westward advance, well as by Peace Societies, and thus according to Chinese reports re-the proposals are likely to geta

mixed reception in Congress

next ceived yesterday.

week-Reuter

On the Hangchow front, where the Chinese troops are holding their positions on the southern shore of Chientang River, only

past few days.

ABANDON ISOLATION

Consequently, it is understood that the new Parliament will form- ally be dissolved shortly..

ADMIRAL'S PURGE IN TOKYO

New measures include replace- ment of all provincial administra- tions by National Christian Party members, dissolution of all munici- pal, councils, creation of a Propa | Admiral ganda Ministry, and mation of new ultra-n

To-day

Tokyo, 1 Suetsugu, Japan. onalist Home M

an army of 290,000 Storm Troop-ister, has ordered all dance halls ers for which the

tary or in Japan to close from April as

the part of the "crusade to o will be the nahout

Reuter

Washington, To-day. skirmishes have occurred in the Mr. SD. McReynolds, Chairman ganisation alread of the Foreign Affairs Committee National Christia

expanded It is not believed in Chinese cir- of the House of Representatives, an appeal yesterday broadcast cles that the Japanese forces even- tually will advance into Kiangsi inrging the United States to lead in the search for peace by abandon- order to cut the Chekiang-Kiangsi Railway, which would precipitateing its "confusion and isolation."

Mr. McReynolds said that while

a major conflict, as Chinese troops Japan's apology ends the Panay are massed in great numbers on the Chekiang-Kiangsi border to stem any Japanese advance.

Meanwhile, General Chiang Kai- shek has issued an order strictly forbidding all Government military and Kuomintang, officials to leave their posts without authorisation

-Reuter

STOPPANI'S SEAPLANE FLIGHT RECORD

Bania, To-day.

The Italian airman, Stoppani, landed at 3.04 yesterday afternoon at Caravellas, Brazil, after covering. about 7,100 kilometres in 26 hours 24 minutes.

Incident, it does not end Eastern affairs.

Far

LAW OR VIOLENCE

Apart from destruction or life and property, there is the equally large question of whether international re- lations shall be governed by law or violence. The United States must insist on the sanctify of treaties.

The policy of isolation and with- drawal, while undertaken in the name of peace, is a policy that en- courages war-Reuter.

DEPARTURE FROM WONGCUM

Macau, To-day.

Stoppani beat the long-distance It is reliably learned here that the seaplane record of 5,771 kilometres 200 Japanese marines who landed established by the giant French sea-on Wongcum Island a few days ago, plane, Lieutena de Vaisseau Paris, left the Island yesterday.Our Own only a few wee

Beuter

rrespondent.

PORT AU PRINCE MINISTER

London, To-day-

The Minister regards dance halls as a "baneful influence on the public mind, a definite thre to good morals and a menace to manners peculiarly Japan's own. Our Own Correspondent.

Minister Resident

Port

her

The King has approved the ap- Prince, succeeding pointment of Mr. William Robert herd who is shortly relinquishing Mackness, of His Majesty's Con- the appointment. sular Service to be his Majesty's less.

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