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THE CHINA MAH - MARCH 28, 1938.

PRINCE KONDYE'Sonebitno PLENARY POWERS UNDER NEW LEGISLATION

Tokyo, Yesterday.

The Diet adjourned yesterday after both Houses had passed the National Mobilisation Bill with- out changes.

POLITICAL CIRCLES HERE ARE OF THE VIEW THAT BY THE PASSING OF THE MOBILISATION BILL AND THE EN- TIRE BUDGET TOTALLING 8,000,000,000 YEN THE DIET HAS GIVEN THE PREMIER, PRINCE KONOYE, PLENARY POWERS CORRESPONDING TO THOSE OF AN AU- THORITARIAN GOVERNMENT

AUSTRIAN JEWS FOR SOVIET JEWISH STATE?

Moscow, Yesterday. The Austrian section of the Comintern has asked the Soviet Government to permit the set- thing of Jewish emigrants from Austria in the autonomous Jew- ish territory of Birobidshan, in Eastern Siberia, says an an nouncement.

Regarding the conflict in China, it is declared in political circles that after attainment of the mili- tary aims the Government will im- mediately have to prepare for the development of the occupied terri- tories.

For this purpose, the Diet has already authorised the establishment of a Chinese department in the Cabinet. It is thought that reor ganisation of the Foreign Office will also be necessary. --

NO EXTENSION

The army of occupation, it is de- cared, would be left in China until the new regime is firmly establish ed.

In view of the strong concentra- tians in the North China and Nan- The necessary funds are ex-king zones, it is believed that mili- pected to be obtained from the tary action will not be extended fur- United States. Trans-Ocean.

NEUTRALITY OF SWITZERLAND

Rome, Yesterday.

The importance which Italy at- taches to the neutrality of Switzerland is stressed in an arti- cle in "Popolo d'Italia”: "to-day.

The paper goes on to criticise Swiss membership of the League of Nations, and recalls the period of Sanctions against Italy

Swiss participation in Sanctions and other League activities, it says, is incompatible with her neutrality-Trans-Ocean.

Lam Oi, aged 8, knocked down by a taxi in Canal Road yesterday, was admitted to the Queen Mary Hospital.

there

It is thought that additional un- dertakings in South China would be equivalent to dissipation of forces which might influence unfavourably the arms of the China policy. Trans-Ocean. 9

ATROCITIES AT TERUEL

Sir, A correspondent, A.D.G. called attention in last Friday's paper to the Renter report of the Pope's appeal concerning serial warfare in Spain. He referred to the sentences: "The Pope also pointed out the atrocities suffered by Catholic priests and churches. It is stated that twenty-six priests were killed when the Insurgents

entered Teruel

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these sentences came immediately after the account of the Pope's ap peal to General Franco's he } queried the implication that it was

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There was no ambiguity in the will agree with A.D.C. that an im- Papal message, but of course all

partial news agency would not de liberately word the report

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