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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 11, 1938.

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EUROPEAN JOURNALISTS

Shanghai, To-day.

The attacks on the "Hwa Mei Pao" and the "Wen Wei Pao" confirm the suspected existence of a pro-Japanese gang of terrorists as brutal and ruthless in their methods as their anti-Ja- panese opposites.

Anyone considered responsible for publishing any- thing in the slightest nature of anti-Japanese, appears to be liable to victimisation.

Besides Mr. Hal P. Mills,

American publisher of the form CRAIGAVON'S

er paper, and Mr. H. M. Cumine, British owner of the latter publi- cation, a number of Chinese

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writers. have also

threatening letters.

Among them is Mr.

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received TRIUMPH:

writer of a column of Chinoiserie MR. DE VALERA'S

in the American owned "Evening Post and Mercury," and Mr. Sammy Chang, editor of the Chinese edition of this news- paper and one time Director of Publicity at Nanking.

IDENTICAL THREAT

COMMENT

Dublin, To-day, Commenting on the result of the North Ireland elections, the Irish The authors of these anonymous Free State Premier, Mr. de Valera, communications style themselves the said that they were not surprised “Association of Truth" or the that the gerrymandering of the "Corps of Righteousness."

constituences designed to stereo-

The letters received by Mr. Mills, type misrepresentation should pre- Mr. Cumine, Mr. Yuan and Mr. serve the unassailable position of Chang are couched in identical terms the dictatorship of the Craigavon and says "the decapitated head of sectarian party.

.

the published of the Social Evening Lord Craigavon, he said, makes News was found in the French a mistake. As long as the nation Concession."

endures, recovery of that part-of Attached to the head was a note Ulster which was wrongfully torn of explanation which said "This away, will be the first item in every shows what happens to persons Anglo-Irish conference, until it is working against the Japanese."

finally wiped out.-Reuter.

"This is known to all-newspapers of Shanghai. We think that those who understand the situation

will regard those responsible for the death of the publisher of the Social Evening News as heroes..

"OR ELSE"

"You are hereby warned to exer- cise special care in articles and

STATE OF PARTIES

The state of the parties as the result of the Ulster General Elec- tion at seven o'clock last evening

were :---

Unionists 33, Nationalists 8,. Labour 2, Independent 1.

The net losses were for the na- editorials published in your news-tionalists one, the republicans, one, paper, and if any anti-Japanese ma Fianna Fail, one. British Wire- terial is published, we shall be comless, pelled to mete to you the punishment we meted out to Tsai,"

same Mr.

SWEEPING VICTORY

London, To-day. Returns in the Northern Ireland A bomb intended for Mr. election received by last evening Cumine was thrown into the indicate a sweeping victory

for business offices of the "Wei Wen the Union Party which favours al-

Pao.

Police who arrived on the scene within a few minutes found funiture wrecked, the floor littered with glass and a Chinese who had been seri- ously injured, lying on the floor in a pool of blood..

liance with England.

Although the final returns have not yet been received, the Unionists thus far have gained 34 seats, the I and the Independent Unionists Nationalists and Labour Party 2.

Seven seats still remain to be decided,

NO POLITICS Two other Chinese who were pre- The election is generally held to sent at the time were injured, but have eliminated the last hope of their condition is not serious. understanding between England

Mr. Cumine, who at one time was and the Lrish Free State, since Mr. published of the now defunct de Valera has stressed union be- "Shanghai Mercury" started pub-tween Ulster and the South as con- lishing the Chinese paper only last dition for any understanding with

month.

London.

NO SURPRISE

Both Mr. Mills and Mr. Cumine The election could not have emphasise that they have no poli- caused surprise in Dublin, since tical affiliations and are publishing | two-thirds of Ulster are opposed to newspapers purely as a commercial

union with the Free State, and it venture..

is believed that if a referendun ALL POTENTIAL TARGETS

were held, not more than 37 per The terrorists at first confined cent. would vote in favour of such their attentions to Chinese, and ex-

a "Proposal, Trans-Ocean. tension of the field to Europeans and Americans makes practically have issued a proclamation offering every journalist here a potential ter- rewards for information leading to the arrest of the terrorists or their The French concession authorities accomplices.-Reuter.

get.