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UP DUTCH STEAMER Three Hours' Investigation In River Delta

ANGLO-ITALIAN Patrol Launch

NEGOTIATIONS

QUERIED

2...

year London, To-day.

The

Officer Makes

A Rendezvous

(Special To "China Mail””)

Comp. Philip Noel-Baker The presence of a Japanese submarine in the Can-

SATU

1938 our) put several

MA

stions on the Anglo-

lks to the Prime

at question time ise of Commons

ton River delta, engaged in blockade duties in the near vicinity of Bocca Tigris was revealed this morning following the arrival in Hong Kong of the captain of the Dutch steamer, Reinier, which was detained by officers from the submarine for nearly three hours, while her papers were being scrutinised.

Chamberlain had de First Dutch ship to be stopped and boarded by

alks were making pro- Noel-Baker asked whe ogress also concerned if foreign volunteers

for. Chamberlain replied with a 1937. ter-question, asking "Would T-t be better to asked the non- BooTvention committee?”

28: sive.

AUSTRIA OUT OF LEAGUE

Geneva, To-day.

The League of Nations Secre- tariat was officially informed by the German Government yester

day of the Austro-German re- union:

As a consequence of the maion, said the Geman Note, Austrian membership

the League is now null and

•

Trans-Ocean.

JAPANESE SHIP ON FIRE

Tientsin, To-day. A Japanese ship of about 1,850 blockading craft, the Reinier was on her way fire this morning at about 4 am tons, not yet identified, caught to Bocca Tigris with coal from Hong Kong. when near Tangku. She was first stopped and boarded by an officer The ship is reported to be burn- from an armed launch, who, dissatisfied, ordering furiously. ed the master to take the ship to a point where they met the Japanese submarine.

The manager of the Nether- Noel-Baker said that the lands Harbour Works, agents for Minister had said that an the Reinier, told the "China Bint to that effect would be Mail" this morning that the fal condition of any gener-steamer left Hong Kong at 2 a.m ment with the Italian on Thursday last week with 4,000

tons of coal for Bocca Tigris.

Hong

t. -mberlain replied that no

had yet been reached, At 9.30 am. an armed motor over, conclusion of the patrol boat called her to a halt ian economic agreement (about two miles from Sai Island, THE, be regarded as the out- and an officer, two marines, and INSUthe Rome negotiations.an interpreter boarded her.

NOTICE

The

20.

WIRELESS INSTRUCTIONS

After a study of the ship's officer gave orders

VALUATION papers, theted in the arrival of

RUMOUR DENIED

Paris, To-day

which resulted

a submarine, with which signals were exchanged. Three officers from the submarine, including the commander, then boarded! the Reinier.

Rumours that the French Govern- ment intends to revalue the gold Further signals were sent to stock held by the Bank of France, the Reinier and it appeared that in accordance with the new rate of the submarine was in wireless exchange of the French franc, were communication with the com-1 denied yesterday by Mimstry of mander-in-chief of the ships en- Finance officials.

gaged in the South China block-

Although such revalnation would ade patrol put the French Treasury in

sion of several milli

declared t

was not even contemp

Shortly after noon, after a fur-

appeare

It is not yet known whether

casualties have occurred. Own Correspondent.

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