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MILITARY

ACTIVITY ON BORDER

Russia And Japan Prepare For "Emergencies" -TORPEDO Farmers Ordered Out JAPAN'S NAVAL

Of Danger Zone

ATTACK ON BRITISH SHIP

Barcelona, To-day. The British steamer "Clonlara” reported on arrival at Sagunto, near Valencia, yesterday, that she had been attacked by an unknowa submarine which fired a torpedo at the vessel ten miles from Sagunto.--Reuter,

JAPANESE NAVY BOMBED OUT OF UPPER YANGTSE

Shanghai. To-day.

ACTIVITY

Tokyo, To-day. ROUND MACAO

Macao, To-day.

Feverish military activity along the Soviet-Manchu- kuo, and the Mongolian borders, in the last few days, including steps for the evacuation of The presence of Japanese war- farmers within a three-mile range of the bor-ships in the vicinity of the der, has been proceeding, according to persist-Ladrones was evidenced by search- ent reports here, credited to military intelli- light beams lighting up the south- ern horizon early last night, The gence sources.

powerful lights were clearly per-

NEUTRALITY ACT

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It is learned from a reliable

camp of Japanese

of small naval

It is stated that preparations are being made for ceptible in Macao.

emergencies, on both sides of the borders, and private source that a foreigner that Japanese concentrations in the north of who visited Tai Wong Cam last Manchukuo have been considerably increased. Sunday reported evidences of a The report states that the Red Ambassador in Tokyo, Mr. Hsu, vessels were at rest near it.

island. A number marines on the Army has constructed numerous leaves for Hankow, members of

while the

At 12.45 p.m. yesterday local frontier the Embassy staff will not be residents were startled by two pill-boxes posts are being manned at dou-

treated or recognised as repre- quick ground shocks which were ble strength.

sentatives of the Chinese Gov-immediately followed by audible They will lose their sounds of explosion in the distance. It is also predicted in Tokyo ernment. that the United States will soon diplomatic immunity and be Nothing as yet can be ascertained

the enforce

Neutrality Act treated on exactly the same foot-but it is believed that the Japanese It is ing as ordinary Chinese residents have been active somewhere in the against Japan and China. held in Congress quarters, ac-in Japan.-Our Own Correspon- neighbourhood. Our Own Corres- cording to the Domei correspondent. dent, that the withdrawal of Am- bassadors is tantamount to a de- About a dozen destroyers and claration of war and a move is expected by the "Neutrality small river guntuats have return-Group" in the House to compel ed to Wuhu-am Nanking in the the President to invoke the Act. past few days, most of them

CHINESE OFFICIALS Tokyo official, meanwhile, an-

It is learned from a very reliable foreign military source that the Chinese air force operating from aerodromes at end near Hankow. have made matters too hot for Japanese warships on the Yangtse above Wuhu.

bearing the scars of well-directed nounce that when the Chinese bombs from Chinese planes.

The foreign officer, who has

just returned from a visit to CHINESE MOB

Nanking, confma Chinese re-

ports, previously scoffed at in ATTACKS

some quarters, of the sinking by their planes of several Japanese

gunboats in the Yangtse.

EASY VICTIMS

S'PORE SCHOOL

Singapore, To-day. Another anti-Japanese inci-

The officer says that river gun-dent occurred yesterday after-

noon when a Chinese mob sur- boats, with an almost complete

rounded the Japanese Public absence of AA guns, as in the School and pelted the windows case of the Paray, are easy vie with bricks and stones. tims for raiding planes, and that Practically every window in the place was broken and one for the sake of safety, many Japanese student was badly hurt small Japanese warships have when struck over the head by a come down riw: to Nanking and rock.

Wuhu, where 2.4, guns on shore The mob received prior warn- are able to keep off raiding ing of the impending arrival of pisnes. Our Own Correspon- the police and quickly dispersed.

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