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BRITISH MEDIATION

RUMOURS

IN

TOKYO

Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr's Alleged Instructions

AUSTRALIA

INCREASES

DEFENCE VOTE

Melbourne, To-day.

It is believed that the Austra-

lian Defence Council, at its meet-

Tokyo Apparently

Anxious To Believe Reports To Be True

Tokyo, To-day.

ing yesterday, decided to increase Despite denials, the story persists in political quar-

the 1938/39 estimates to between £14,000,000 and £15,000,000,

The Council meets again on March 18 to draw up a programme for dis- cussion when the Ministers go to London.

The proposals are expected to in-

ters here that Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr, the new British Ambassador to China, carries spe- cific instructions for an attempt to mediate be- tween Japan and the Chiang Kai-shek Govern- ment.

clude a new light cruiser, a sub- The suggestion is that Sir Archibald will make cer

naval aviation base at Darwin, and an increase in Australian munition making.

The Admiralty may be asked to provide a capital ship for Austra- lian waters.-Reuter.

SPANISH PRIESTS

REPORTED KIDNAPPED

Shanghai, To-day.

The Japanese army spokesman reported to-day that Chinese gue- rillas had kidnapped three Span- ish priests at Suitung, and are alleged to be holding them pri- soners at Luchow-Reuter.

tain proposals to the Tokyo Government, FOUR JAPANESE volve Japanese recognition of the Generalis- PLANES LOST

through officials in Shanghai, which will in-

simo.

ABDUCTED GIRLS SET

FREE ON REPRESENTATIONS BY BRITISH CONSUL

Circles close to the Cabinet de- clare that the policy of the Jap anese Government is settled and that no direct negotiations be- tween Tokyo and Chiang are now possible.

IN KWANGTUNG

Shanghai, To-day.

The Japanese naval spokesmanTM There is, however, a belief that admitted to-day that four Japan- definite undertakings regardingese planes failed to return from the territory now in Japanese yesterday's bombing raid on control would bring about a

Canton, change of attitude.

The spokesman, however,

·SOUTH CHINA SAFE

made the claim that eight Chin- The two Chinese girl students from the Peiping

ese planes were shot down and Union Medical College, who were "arrested"

Meanwhile, everything points seven more on the ground des- to abandonment of all steps to-troyed. Reuter. by the Japanese authorities at Tangku on awards invasion of South China, charge of being in possession of seditious li-and to confirmation of previous terature and taken ashore from the British S.Sed, if permitted, to cease hosti- intimations that Japan is prepar- Yochow owned by Messrs. Butterfield and lities and to "stay put" in ter Swire, were released within 24 hours of the in- ritory already occupied. cident, according to cable advices received by fed the biggest of Shougat hot were brought down near

the local office of B. and S.

at Tangku

An official of Messrs. Butterfield anese Customs people and Swire told the "China Mail" take the law into their own hands this morning that the matter was and do board our vessels. In taken up very strongly almost im every such case we take the matter mediately, and, on strong represen-up very strongly through our tations being made by the British Consul at Tientsin, the release was effected almost immediately.

sular representatives and protests are lodged almost immediately.

JEALOUS OF RIGHTS: “We are very jealous of our

“The question - of whether sedi- tious literature was actually found rights in this connection--we have within the possession of the two i to be, We cannot allow through passengers, does not enter into the laxity, a precedent to be sef wifich matter" the "China Mail""" was in- might lead to unpleasant conse formed in reply to a query.

quences later on. BOARDING ILLEGAL

Although definit

We have gone into the matter, hein received- before with the Japanese authori-[believed probable that

· understood involved in this incident the boarding and archi of taken back to Tientsin British ships, being in cont en- | road or by rail and it is tion of International

would likely that they will co not be tolerated.

VOYA

80 rudely another B and 8.

ANON Aes and it is clearly

"Occasionally, howev the Ja

CHINESE REPORT

Canton, To-day. Chinese official quarters state that five Japanese planes were issue recognis-shot down

Informed foreign quarters here Namkung, one made a forced state that this still carries pos- landing at Chengtien, and two sibilities of international fric- others were brought down in the tion. Our Own Correspondent, same area by anti-aircraft fire. tish Ambassador, questioned by

· It will be recalled that the Bri- Our Own Correspondent. the China Mail" in Hong Kong stated categorically that he did not carry peace mediation propo- sals, though he would be willing the parties expressed a desire for at any time to act as mediator if

his offices...

NAGASAKI “AIR RAID"

Shanghai, To-day. Enquiries regarding the sup- posed raid of a Chinese air squa- dron on Kyushu Prefecture,

MR. TV. SOONG Japan, yesterday, elicited from

Own

the Japanese naval

ere that the "All Clear was given in Nagasaki at 1 yesterday.

thing was seen of any raid- ing, planes, though a large force. of fighters was sent up to inter- cept them. Our Own Corres- pondent.