1938-08-03 — Page 24

BIG SECTION OF JAPANESE ARMY IN READINESS

LONDON, TO-DAY.

INCREASE IN MOBILE GUARD

Paris, To-day.

The Republican Mobile Guard, which constitutes a. kind of French Security Police and may be employ- ed, both in peace and war for the "NEITHER RUSSIA NOR maintaining of-order in the interior JAPAN APPEARS TO BE AN of the country, is to be almost dou- XIOUS TO TREAT THE SKIR-bled in strength, states a report in MISHES AT CHANGKUFENG|the "Matin". AS A QUARREL THAT CAN-

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NOT BE RESOLVED EXCEPT raised from 18 to 22 Legions. Two BY WAR” SAYS THE “DAILY years ago, the republican Guard TELEGRAPH LEADER, "BUT was strengthened by, several new THE SITUATION MAY PRO- Legions, one new legion being sta- VOKE, AT ALMOST ANY MO- tioned in Toulouse and one in Al- MENT, WAR ON A GRAND giers. The now increase in strength SCALE."

is in accord with Premier Daladier's

"The difference in view," the policy of raising the French war po- "Telegraph" continues, “should be tential.-Trans-Ocean. capable of arbitral settlement.

Until some settlement is reached,

a big section of the Japanese the Japanese trade interests. Army in China must be held in COULD MAKE BEGINNING readiness to meet what is re- "If the Japanese Government garded as the Russian threat, and is as anxious as it professes to the operations elsewhere will be be, for better relations with Bri- conducted with increasing dif- tain, it could make a beginning ficulties.

by checking the actions of its subordinates," states the "Tele graph."

'Some check may be placed on the Japanese disposition to treat as permissable whatever may suit its purpose in the punish- ment of China.”-

Hitherto great patience has been shown and full regard given to the strain upon the people con- Referring to the losses of the ducting the war, but the Japan- British interests in Shanghai, ese Government must give full China, the "Telegraph" points weight to the declaration of the out that the damage is only par- Prime Minister, Mr. Chamber- tially consequential upon the hos-lain, and Lord Halifax in Parlia tilities. Much of it arises from ment "that we have the right to wanton interference by the mili- expect it to recognise that we too tary authorities with legitimate have interests to protect." activities considered inimical to Reuter.

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LORD PERTH ON VACATION

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