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GERMANY AND

NATIONAL LIBERTIES

Berlin, To-day.

The German nation certainly respects every nation which stands up

for its rights and liberties, says the "Diplomatische Korrespon- denz," replying to a speech made by M. Milan Hodza, the Czecho Slovakian Premier.

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 5, 1938.

American Plans For New Fortifications

Perturb Mr. Hirota

Tokyo, To-day.

We shall greatly regret if the United States finds it necessary to strengthen her defences on the Pacific Coast, because of relations with Japan, Mr. Koki Hirota, the Foreign Minister, told the Diet yesterday.

He added that if America and Japan understood each other's positions, there would be no chance of a clash between them.

The paper says, however, that Germany regards it as a matter of course that this respect bel

Asked to comment on press re-the current conflict with China was also shown to such groups of na-ports regarding the United maintenance of Japan's position in tionals as have been condemned States plans to strengthen the the Far East and establishment of by the Treaty of Versailles to, fortifications of Hawaii and Ala-peace and order in East Asia.

Japan, therefore, would make all share the road of other nations.ska, Mr. Hirota replied that

“MUTUAL ASSISTANCE"

It would be senseless and un-Japan was seeking promotion of efforts to preserve peace in the ter- natural to ask Germany to show relations with the United States ritories under military occupation. itself disinterested therein.

on the basis of messages which he had exchanged with Mr. Cor- ell Hull on the latter's assump tion of the post of Secretary of State.

GENUINE HUMANENESS

No Czecho-Slovakian statesmen would deny that bad treatment of the national minorities had con-

It was necessary to recognise the principle of Sino-Japanese mutual of assistance during the progress the current conflict, and also when Mr. Hirota declined to comment the dispute terminated, and in or- Ch reports that Britain might der to achieve this goal, it would modify her China policy follow be necessary for Japanese to ing the resignation of Mr. An-operate with the Chinese economi-

cally.

tributed considerably towards the pre-War tension, and disregard of a demand of genuine humaneness-hony Eden. must lead also to-day to dangerous disturbances.-Reuter.

SOVIET DELICACY

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Concluding, he asserted that the Relations between Japan and the Japanese Government was determin- Soviet, Mr. Hirota admitted, wereed to respect the principle of equal Mr. Claude Bramall Burgess has delicate. The Japanese Government, opportunities in China and would been appointed to be Superinten-however, was making efforts to nor-not close the Chinese door to for- dent of Inland Revenue, Estate Duty malise the situation as a prerequisite eign interests.-Reuter. Commissioner and Collector of to establishment of friendly inter-

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Miss Phyllis Harrop is to be Lady Assistant to the Secretary for ese Affairs, with effect from March, 1938.

Los Angeles, To-day. Eighty-five people have perished and 117 are re- ported to be missing in the flood disaster

The havoc extends along a 176 Chin-mile front but the waters are now 1st receding rapidly, leaving a panor- ama of wrecked houses covered with mud, broken bridges, torn

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with 1938.

The authorities estimate that 20,000 people are temporarily homeless, while preliminary es-

It is notified that at the expira-timates give the total damage at tion three months the name of roughly £5,000,000— Beater, the Tn Cher Banking Company,