1938-01-28 — Page 8

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 28, 1938.

T JAPANESE ACCUSATIONSO

AGAINST EMBASSY OFFICIAL "Insolent Attitude" In Allison Case At Nanking

MOUNTAINEERS REFUSED

KASHMIR PERMIT

New Delhi, To-day.

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The Kashmir Government has rë- fused permission for a - German mountaineering expedition, led Paul Bauer, which had planned attempt to scale Nanga Parbat, to pass through Kashmir.

Reason is that Kashmir only al- lows one expedition yearly and permission has already been grant- ed to an American expedition to climb Karakoram. Reuter.

BY-ELECTION STATE DEPARTMENT

RESULT .

London, To-day.

Result of the polling in the Farnworth division of Lanca- shire, in the by-election caused by the death of the Labour M.P., Mr. Guy Rowson, was declared last night, revealing* an easy victory for the Labour candi- date.

The result was:

G. Tomlinson (Láb.)~24,298 H.F. Ryan (Cons.) 16,835 Mr. Tomlinson increased the Labour poll by more than 2,000 The Conservative vote was practically the same as at the general election. Reuter.

votes.

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AWAITING AN OFFICIAL REPORT

Shanghai, To-day.

In connection with the incident in which Mr. John B. Allison, Third Secretary of the United States Embassy at Nanking, was assaulted on Wed- nesday by a Japanese sentry, a Japanese army spokesman stated last night that Mr. Allison was slapped on the face by the sentry when he failed to comply with repeated requests to leave the grounds of a Chinese house which was oc- cupied by Japanese soldiers.

Mr. Allison visited the premises with Japanese gen-

darmes in order to conduct an investigation.

GOVERNMENT FINANCE DEPT REORGANISED

Reorganisation of the financial departments of the Hong Kong Government has been completed with the

Another American, whose iden- tity is not disclosed, was also hit by a sentry. Subsequently the Ja- panese authorities apologised to Mr. Allison.

that

The spokesman added the case arose from the "inso- lent attitude" adopted by Mr. Allison, who sought to deal with the Japanese soldiers "as a policeman would deal with a law breaker?

OUTSPOKEN CRITICISM

The incident must also be attri-

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buted to Mr. Allison's attitude, which the spokesman said was appointments announced characterised by his outspoken cri- in the "Government Gazette" of ticism of the Japanese army.

The incident, however, was re- January 21. The step has been grettable, and steps have been tak- taken in common with all Colonial en to prevent a recurrencé.

Governments as the result ofter. Colonial Office proposals made. public last year.

WASHINGTON DELAYS

COMMENT

-Reu-

Washington, To-day. These proposals involved the The State Department declines substitution of a post of Finan- to comment on the assault on Mr. cial Secretary for that of Colonial Treasurer and the devolution to. other officers, under his general

John B. Allison, Third Secretary of the United States Embassy in Nanking, until the official report supervision, of the detailed con- on the matter is received from Mr.

trol of various departments for which the Colonial Treasurer was formerly responsible.

Full and final control of all financial matters now rests with the Financial Secretary, the Hon. Mr. Sydney Caine, who is an ex- officio member of both the Execu- tive and Legislative Councils.

Allison himself.

Except for the Hearst papers, the American press gives the inci- dent comparatively little attention.

-Reuter.

IMPORTANT FACTS

ABOUT FEVER.

THREE DEPARTMENTS

The reason why your stomach re- The Colonial Treasury has now jects solid foods when you have fever been divided into three separate is because your wasted body tissues Departments. Direct charge of are crying out for moisture. This the Accountant-General, a newly makes you desperately thirsty. created post to which Mr. Thomas Black, formerly Treasury account- ant, has been appointed.

But very

often your weakened stomach cannot retain even the OT- dinary fluid foods. Yet you must have nourishment to rebuild your ex- hausted body quickly.

The Assessor's Office, previously a Treasury sub-department under Doctors find that Horlicks can not the Colonial Treasurer who was only be easily digested, but gives your also Government Assessor, has its weakened state. Horlicks quickly body all the nourishment it needs in now been constituted into an in- builds up strength to resist renewed dependent department. The first attacks. It is invaluable during ill-- Assessor is Mr. Julius Ring, who ness and convalescence, if taken re

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Assessor.

The other important change is the placing of control of Estate APPETISING DIGESTIVE &• NOURISHING Duty, Stamps and various minor.

sources of revenue under a Super intendent of Inland Revenue, to which post Mr. D. Kelvin-Stark, Cadet officer, has been appointed.

In these difficult times of anxiety and worry, the task of carrying on and doing work which must be done is a doubly difficult one which must tend to exhaust one's nervous energy..

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