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BEFORE FINAL

IN SHANTUNG

Gathering Forces For The Decisive Clash

CARDINAL INNITZER IN ROME

Rome, To-day. Cardinal Innitzer, Archbishop of Vienna, arrived in Rome yes- terday and is expected to see the Pope to explain his motives in ad- vising Austrian Catholics to vote for the anschluss.

Catholic circles state that the Cardinal has come on his own ini- tiative and was not summoned by the Pope-Reuter.

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"DAY OF GAEAT GERMANY"

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BERLIN, TO-DAY.

THE ENTIRE GERMAN NA- TION WILL CELEBRATE THE “DAY OF GREAT GERMANY” Ox SATURDAY, THE EVE OF THE

PLEBISCITE.

Japanese Army

Being Put To Final Test

Shanghai, To-day.

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RICKETT OIL

DEAL IN MEXICO

ふ

Mexico City, To-day.

Mr. F. W. Rickett, the inter-

national financier, has come here

tion

The terms cannot be disclosed

With troops on both sides near exhaustion, the bat-with, it is understood, the purpose tle at Taierchwang has somewhat abated. of closing an oil deal involving the Gunfire and constant action has not ceased for major portion of Mexico's produc- a moment for over two weeks. Both sides ap- pear to-day to be consolidating their positions, according to the latest reports from the front. The decisive encounter for the town is, however, expected within the next twenty-four hours, as both the Chinese and Japanese are moving fresh buyers. reinforcements into position as rapidly as pos-with the Mexican

sible.

It is predicted that the re- sumption of the battle will be the signal for the bloodiest fighting yet experienced in China, accord- ing to well-informed foreign military experts, who believe that Japan's claim to superiority on the battle-field is to receive a

severe test.

The Propaganda Minister, Dr Joseph Goebbels, has worked ou an elaborate programme. At noor

Fresh Chinese troops have been the order to host flags will be pouring into the sector with given over the radio to all Ger- plentiful supplies of ammunition, and war implements of foreign manufacture, while Japanese mechanised units. have now reached the zone.

mans.

Then the entire nation will stand to attention for two minutes.

The silence will be broken onl by the droning of aeroplanes and the howling of sirens in all factor ies and locomotives throughou Germany.

According to Japanese reports, the Chinese are, in addition. massing a strong army across the Grand Canal, where on the neighbouring hill-sides they have In all factories and offices, em located artillery batteries and ployers and employees will gather machine-gun nests overlooking for a short ceremony. Bands wil the Canal.

play in public squares in the after-pondent. noon and millions will parade th

streets at night. Trans-Ocean.

DANUBE ISSUES

London, To-day.

The British Government will take

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Our Own Corres-

"EVENING POST" INCIDENT

Shanghai, To-day.

The United States Consul no initiative in calling a Danubian minority conference, declared the General, Mr. Clarence Gausa, has Under Secretary for Foreign Af made representations to the Jap fairs, Mr. R. A Butler, in the anese authorities requesting in House of Commons yesterday investigat regarding thei reply to a Labour question.

ed banning of the Mr. Butler declared that 21-cwned newspaper "Evening Post though the Government realised and Mercury."

American

the importance of the extremely Mr. Gauss previously had taken complicated minority problem, it the position that the United States did not recognise the Jap

doubted whether the airing of

ous questions.

rence would help the

tion Trans-Ocean.

terferen

with

REFUGEES CROSS INTO FRANCE

Paris, To-day.

More groups of several hundred refugees from Spain crossed the Pyrenees and arrived in French territory yesterday.

but are stated to involve a cash advance which might well clear

British and American Interests are reported to

the chaotic exchange situation.

Mr. Rickett is now conferring

ter Reuter

GOVERNER OF BANK OF ENGLAND

London, To-day.

Mr. Montagu Norman, who for many years has been Governor of the Bank of England, was yester- day re-elected for another year.

The Deputy Governor was also Trans re-elected for another year. Trans-

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The refugees are being accom- i modated in a special camp

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