1938-07-21 — Page 24

SYRIA DECLINES IYOYANG GIVEN TO ADHERE TO BAPTISM OF SANJAK TREATY BOMBING

Damascus, To-day.

Changsha, To-day.

In a speech delivered at a poli- Yoyang, 140 kilometres north of tical meeting here, the Syrian Changsha on the Canton-Hankow Prime Minister, Mardam Bey, Railway, received its baptism of stressed that the Syrian Govern-fire in the present hostilities yes-

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ment would not sign the Sanjak terday when 18 Japanese bombers STOP PRESS

treaty since the treaty was con-rained missiles of death and de- cluded without consulting Syria.struction all over the city.

The Syrian Government, the More than 50 civilians were kill- Prime Minister emphasised, insisted ed and 30 others wounded," while on the binding nature of the rows of houses were levelled. Franco-Syrian treaty, which recog- The Catholic Church was bomb, nises Syrian liberty and indepen-ed. Three small launches and a dence, and will maintain this atti- number of sampana on the Yang- tude no matter whether the Franco-tze River were hit and sunk. Syrian treaty is ratified by France The raiders broke into the peace "We shall know how to defend terday morning.-Central News.

of Yoyang around 11.20 o'clock yes- our independence" said the ́ Pre- mier.

or not.

The Commander-in-Chief of the French Levant troops, General Huntzinger, will shortly leave Syria.

The Syrian Premier will give a banquet in General Huntzinger's honour on Wednesday. On this oc- casion the Syrian Order of Merit will be conferred upon the General.

SWATOW COAST SHELLED

Canton, To-day.

Four Japanese warships shelled The French High-Commissioner, the mainland at Tenghai, northeast Count Martel, who will likewise of Swatow, on Tuesday, apparently leave for Paris at the end of this to test the Chinese strength there. week, will according to a semi-of- Chinese shore batteries did not

ficial statement issued here return reply.

to Syria in four weeks. It will be Japanese warships off Chungshan recalled that the rumours had per-fired seven shells into. Tungku. sisted here for some time that the There are about 26 Japanese war High Commissioner would offer his vessels scattered along the Kwang- resignation.Trans-Ocean.

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