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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 1988.

EMERGENCY

CONFERENCE OF

JAPANESE ARMY CHIEFS

To Meet Situation "Firmly" If Further Provoked

To Pursue Policy Of Non-Aggravation

GENERAL ITAGAKI HAS -

AUDIENCE OF EMPEROR CRACK AMERICAN

Tokyo, To-day.

That the Japanese Government is taking a serious view of the recent incidents on the Manchurian frontier is indicated by t the fact that the War Minister, General Itagaki, was received by the Em-

Before proceeding to the Palace,

TRAIN IN SMASH

Toledo, Ohio, To-day.

In the neighbourhood of 38 Tokyo, To-day. peror- yesterday for a lengthy A decision to meet the situation firmly “if Soviet conference dealing with the situs persons were injured in a railway.

crash at Rocky Ridge, Ohio, in- Russia continues its provocation," is re-tion.

volving the “Commodore Vander- ported to have been reached at the Emergency General Itagaki conferred at length bilt," crack flyer of the New Conference attended by Lt.-General Seishiro with the Premier, Prince Konoye, York Central Railroad, Itagaki, the Japanese War Minister, and other the Foreign Minister, General crashed into the rear of the Ugaki, as well as various repre-streamlined "Mercury" train run- Army chiefs.

ning between Detroit and Cleve Trans-Ocean.

land, Ohio.

sentatives of the General Staff.

JAPANESE REPORTS

which

The "Commodore Vanderbilt! skid Shanghai, To-day,

on rails which were ren- is reported to dered slippery by rain.

Later in the day, the "Vander- bilt" continued on its run to New

Reuter.

in successive have taken thể mountain-

It has been decided, in the meanwhile, keep a close watch on developments in the situation and to pursue a policy of non-aggravation. Reuter.

Hsinking, To-day, The developments have been Heavy Although the military authori- given prominence ties here give evidence of an- editions of the newspapers, but xiety regarding the frontier in- such editorials that have so far cidents, informed Japanese quar-appeared, decline to be alarmed offensive for the relief of the ters believe that there is no rea- son to fear further serious de- velopments in the situation.

WAR MIGHT NOT BE LOCALISED

ous region near Taihu.

The Chinese launched a counter-York.

ROME AND MANCHUKUO

Rome, Tolday.

Fourth Army, but the Japanese claim to have succeeded

in bring- ing this offensive to a standstill The re-capture by the Japanese The "News Chronicle" conso-after several days of violent fight-| of the debated positions on the lingly remarked yesterday: "Na-ing. frontier, it is stated, will re- tions only go to war about such The Japanese explain lack of establish frontier conditions as incidents when they have decided progress by reporting that since the they were before, and further de-to go to war anyway."

northern wing of the Japanese Army velopments are considered to be The "Daily Telegraph" says: has not yet concluded its operations, Authoritative circles here most unlikely.' Reuter.

"Japan has the strongest reasons troops of the southern wing have press the hope that a peaceful LONDON CALM

for not wishing the adding of temporarily interrupted in their ad- solution may be reached on the London, To-day. any military commitments, while vance.

Changkufeng incident, although The Changkufeng affair is not Russia cannot wish for a war The Japanese claim, however to the reports hitherto available are causing particular anxiety in that might not be confined to the have occupied the town of Teian on stated to be too vague and conflict- London where it is generally re-borders of Manchukuo.” Reu- the railway line between Klukiang ing to be the subject of comment. garded as a purely local incident. ter.

and Nanchang.—Trans-Ocean.

YOUNG Bank Assistant Promoted

Reuter

CASHI

when he got rid of NIGHT STARVATION

HAD EARLY TEA HALF AN HOUR AGO, I MUST GET UP WISH I DIDN'T. FEEL SO DONE UP IN THE MORNINGS I'M GOOD FOR NOTHING

ALL DAY.

LOOK HERE YOUNG MAN, YOU'RE LATE AGAIN THIS MORNING, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU LATELY? YOU - WERE ONE OF OUR PROMISING

YOUNG MEN ONCE!

SORRY, SIR, BUT I'M NOT FEELING WELL. I'M ALWAYS

TIRED AND... LI SUPPOSE D-BETTER SEE THE

DOCTOR

[AT THE DOCTORS: TIRED, WHEN YOU WAKE UP NO ENERGY ALL DAY-LOOKS LIKE A CASE OF NIGHT STARVATION ENERGY 15 STILL USED UP DURING SLEE YOU MUST REGAIN IT STRONGLY RECOMMEND HORLICKS, REGULARY LAST THING AT NIGHT

M-M-MA TASTES DELICIOUS! 'GLAD I BOUGHT.

THE MIXER

HORLICKS

2 MONTHS LATER

THEY HAVE. PROMOTED HIM I KNOW BECAUSE I SAW A LETTER FROM HEAD OFFICE ON

THE BOSS'S DESK

I WISH I KNEW HIS SECRET SINCE HE WENT TO SEE HIS DOCTOR HE'S BEEN FULL OF VITALITY:

you wake tired, you suffer from nerves enervation and that dreadful:: feeling of exhaus- tion GUARD AGAINST NIGHT STARVATION

TAKE

HORLICKS

YOUSLEEP SOUNDLY” WAKE REFRESHED AND HAVE EXTRA ENERGY ALL DAY: