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JAPAN GIVES BROAD HINT OF CHINA PLANS State-Controlled Enterprises To Dominate Trade ACTIVITY IN SHANGHAI

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-JAPANESE TAKE OVER CHEFOO

Shanghai, To-day. Japanese troops from Tsingtao bloodlessly occupied Chefoo this morning.

Representatives of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce met Ja- panese officials and arranged the removal of armed police concen- trated in the southern suburbs.

Japanese planes dropped hand- bills advising non-resistance, and posters to the same effect were placarded all over the city.Reu- ter.

DESTROYERS AND PLANES ATTACK SINGAPORE

Singapore, To-day.

Four destroyers participating in the manoeuvres raided the eastern defences at midnight, but were forced to withdraw under heavy fire from the shore batteries.

Later, defending aircraft on dawn patrol located a large fleet of enemy planes heading for RA.Faerodromes, apparently intending to destroy aircraft in the hangars.

Eventually To Be Included Within Scheme's Scope

Tokyo, To-day.

EYES OF TOKYO

Yokohama, To-day.

The stronger will the Japanese merge from the current conflict. the weaker will be anti-Nipponism in Britain," was the opinion ex- pressed by Mr. Ichiro Haoyama,

In view of the Japanese Government's desire to leading member of the Seiyukai prevent undesirable complications with the Party, on his return to-day from a foreign governed areas in Shanghai, Japanese [prolonged visit to Europe and the State controlled enterprises will first make United States. their bow in other parts of China,

Mr. Haoyama said that British diplomacy was elastic, and Britain Therefore, private Japanese concerns already would never attack the strong. He operating in Shanghai are urged to engage in added that he had paid two visits economic rehabilitation and development of to London during the past.

months. the Shanghai area on their own initiative.

two

During his second visit, which

from Shanghai, British · opinion

These statements were made in the Lower Cham-coincided with Chinese withdrawal ber yesterday by Government officials in reply already had greatly softened. to questions regarding establishment of State controlled firms in China and the scope of their activities.

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BRITISH ATTITUDE

He proudly recalled that in a re- port to the Premier, he "correctly" predicted that Britain would not take an adamant stand against Ja-

The officials, however, emphasis-| foreigners EMNERE not Japan at the Brussels Conference.

ed that State-controlled concerns panese explanations but their policy He said that Japanese propaganda would eventually be established in in dealing with China. -Reuter. abroad was very poor, adding that the Shanghai area.

Development of Tsingtao, the of ficials said, requires "careful con- sideration," and the matter "will be

studied anew without reference to the past."

JAPAN'S PROGRAMME Dealing with the question, .the The defences were forewarned officials said that Japan would not by wireless, and met the at- have to "pay excessive attention" to tacking planes with fire from the attitude of foreign powers.

State-controlled firms will be

:: anti-aircraft batteries on shore

and afloat, while defending fight placed in charge of communications, er aircraft joined in the fight, the electric power industry,

pro- ATTACK FAILS

[duction of salt and heavy Industries Some bombs were dropped, in North China. Other enterprises but the umpires ruled that the would be left to private initiative.

· attack was unsuccessful.

COTTON CULTIVATION

In spite of earlier rain making Special attention would be paid conditions far from pleasant, no- by the Government to the question thing could diminish the vigilance of cultivation of cotton, in view of of the garrison through the long its bearing on Japan's "cotton cul- hours of darkness, and though tivation policy" and the livelihood hampered by local mist, men on of the masses in North China. duty in observation posts stared Government officials said

they all night out to sea.

will devoté: special attention. to Others listened intently with river conservancy and protection of sound locators for the hum of ap-the interests of various, groups proaching aircraft, while search-vitally concerned in production of lights swept the sky and troops cotton:

in batteries along the beaches No decision, the officials said, had stood on the alert.c

yet been made by the Government The Singapore R.N.V.R. on the question of exploitation watched the Straits and the ap- North China's mineral resource proaches. Reuter.

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