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Political Parties In More Lenient Mood

NO HOPE FOR MISSING IN YOLANDE WRECK

No hope now is, entertained for the nine Chinese missing in the Yolande disaster, according to wireless messages received from H.M.S. Capetown in Hong Kong this morning.

Hirota Says No

SUBMARINE

Peace Discussions JUNK MASSACRE

Are In Progress

Tokyo, To-day.

The Japanese Parliament has now passed the law for the State control of all electrical works and has taken favourable action on the China War budget of 4,850,000,000 Yen so that its approval to-day is assured.

They were reported missing be- These steps are interpreted as indicating a slight fore the Capetown's splendid relief in the tension between the Government rescue feat started.

-and the two strong political parties, but even optimists hesitate to declare that an internal crisis has been avoided.

Fifty-six survivors, including Mlle. Yolande Bertin, daughter of the master, proceeded across coun- try for a distance of four miles, and were safely taken aboard the Capetown at Yung Ching Bay at seven o'clock last night. All are well and uninjured.

NO PEACE MOVES

Whether the Konoye Cabinet will be forced to resign depends entirely on whether the parties Mr. Hirota declared that no alter their attitude towards the peace negotiations with China are National Mobilisation Bill, since in progress. He stated that there It is revealed that the Yolande the Cabinet has made its further would be no possibility of third was under charter to the co-operation with Parliament power intervention in the future, Kailin Mining Administration. She conditional upon the Bill being since Japan has declined to recog- grounded in Betley Cove at 1 am.accepted in its entirety.. on Saturday, declined assistance. offered by HM:S. · Sandwich, but þegan to break up on the following day and Capetown was sent to her assistance.

FOREPART DISAPPEARS

-MORE LENIENT

Informed circies regard the atti- tude of the parties as somewhat more lenient yesterday afternoon, when it was intimated that they had become convinced that for reasons of All efforts to pass a line on Sun-international prestige z Govern- day night failed, but on Monday anment crisis must be avoided at all improvised breeches buoy was con-costs. nected, and rescue proceeded with- out hitch, Chinese villagers and Customs officials rendering every possible assistance.

The Foreign Minister and the War Minister both reiterated be- fore the Budget Committee in ti House of Representatives that Ja The wreck is breaking up rapid-pan is determined to bring the and the forepart has already campaign in China to a successful disappeared.

conclusion.

nise or enter into negotiations with Marshal Chiang Kai-shek Trans-Ocean.

QUESTIONS

Failure to publish the Report on the submarine junk sinking episode is to be challenged in Legislative Council to-morrow by the Hon. Mr. Lo Man-kam, who will ask the following ques

tions:-

With reference to the Commis sion appointed by His Excellency the Oncer Administering the

Government on the 7th day of October, 1937, for the purpose of enquiring into and establishing the facts in relation to the al- ged sinking of certain fishing junks the survivors of which were brought into Hong Kong on board the s.s. Schamborst and s.s. Kaying.”-

1. What is the date of the Com

missioners Report?

2. Is it the intention of Gov- ernment to publish the Re- port for the information of the public, and if so, when? 3. If it is not the intention of Government to publish the Report, will Government state the reasons for not publishing the same?

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DANGER OF LOCAL PETROL INSTALLATIONS

At to-morrow's meeting of that these tanks are potential Legislative Council, the Hon. Dr. sources of danger to the locali- Li Shu-fap will ask the follow-es, either from accidental fire or from destructive missiles in ing questions:-

time of war? 1- Will Government state3-If the answer to question what is the number of liquid fuel (2) is in the affirmative, will storage tanks in the immediate Government consider the desir- vicinity of residential dis

both Hong Kong and

giving the number

and their

2 Does Gove

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