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TAYLOR POWELL Broadway Melody of 1938

George MURPHY • Biunie BARKES • Buddy EBSEN » Sophie TUCKER

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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 29, 1938.

Attack On Birth

Control In Tokyo

House Of Peers

Tokyo, To-day.

Baron Asada's attack on Malthusianism and birth control in his interpellation on national defence on Thursday in the House of Peers, elicited favourable response from the Premier, the Foreign Minister and the Minister for Public Welfare at yesterday morning's session. The Premier said that he subscribed to the view of Baron Asada, and realised the necessity of in- creasing the population for national develop ment.

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Turning to the autonomous government of Inner Mongolia, the Premier pledged support of the said government for joint defence against the Comintern.

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The Foreign Minister replied in

ARMS EXPANSION similar vein, but said that the Gov-} “The troop settlement question, ernment was minimising frictions following termination of military with foreign powers by refraining operations, will depend on develop- from sending emigrants to those ment of the future situation, but countries which did not welcome it is easily imaginable that a con- Japanese settlers.

siderable force of troops must be. Marquis Kido, Minister for P-stationed - for a considerably long blic Welfare, heartily endorsed Ba period of time...

! [ron Asada's view, and assured him "In order to meet the situation, of enhancement of the physical plans are being formulated by leav- standard of the nation by various measures.

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A story of thrills and glory, laughter and heartbreak, battle and ad-

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SHIRLEY TEMPLE VICTOR McLAGLEN 20

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LARGE FORCES

ing nothing to be desired.

"Consequently, I think some ex- pansion of armaments will be neces- sary.

The War Minister said:

"I am

"In the circumstances, the nation going to reply to Baron Asada's must be urged to redouble its efforts questions whether the army author-fand to be prepared not only in na- ities have the intention to carry tional defence but in national re- out drastic reorganisation of the sources, both personal and material, army, and whether it is extremely in order to attain the objective of necessary to station considerably the present affair and prevent re- large forces in China.

currence of such an unfortunate în- In the light of experience in the cident like the present one, as sug- present Incident, and in order to gested by Baron Asada. cope with the new situation arising. out of the present affair, the army thinks it necessary to make prehensive reorganisation,

UNITED NATION

"Now that Japan is launched on com-the great task of securing a funda-

"Now that the Incident has developed into long-term hosti- lities, the army believe it must “operate with a considerably

large force of troops.

mental solution. of Sino-Japanese questions and establishing lasting peace in East Asia, both Government and people must solidly unite and bend all energies to attainment of the obiective.”—Reuter.

Built Up Areas In Hankow May Now Be Bombed

Shanghai, To-day.

Bombs may be dropped in the built-up sections of Hankow by Japanese naval aircraft seeking to destroy anti-aircraft batteries recently scatter- ed throughout the residential and business sec- tions of the city, declared. a Japanese naval spokesman yesterday.

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In the attack on Hankow military aerodrome on Thursday morning, the spokesman alleged that Japanese riders were subjected to intensive fire from A. A. gung and machine- guns located in built-up sections of Hankow.

He stated that hitherto the Chin- ese batteries were located near mili- tary

establishments outside the

town.

Reuter