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GRENADE THROWN IN SHANGHAI

Shanghai, To-day.

Four Chinese, including one woman, were injured when a hand grenade was thrown into a gam- bling den in Ta Tao territory out- side the Settlement last night.

Although the Shanghai Munici- pal Police were not allowed to in- vestigate, the wounded were rush- ed to hospital by Settlement fire brigade ambulances.-Reuter.

LONDON, TO-DAY.

WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS JAPAN IS ES QUAI D'ORSAY

TABLISHING A NEW CHINESE “FEDERAL

GOVERNMENT" AT NANKING, WHICH WANTS

WILL IMMEDIATELY BE RECOGNISED BY

GERMANY, ITALY, JAPAN AND MAN-CUT-AND-DRIED

CHUKUO, SAYS THE DIPLOMATIC COR- RESPONDENT OF THE "DAILY HERALD." The new "government's" programme will be based on an appeal to Chinese nationalism and the old struggle against "Western Imperialism." It will adopt the old slogans of the Kuomintang

AGREEMENT

Paris, To-day.

It is understood that the Quai D'Orsay is doubtful concerning abolition of unequal treaties, withdrawal of Herr Hitler's offer of a Franco- European troops, and abolition of foreign Set- German declaration of peaceful tlements and extrality rights.

intentions, similar to that signed by

Real purpose of Japan's policy in financial, and monopolisation of the Herr Hitler and Mr. Chamberlain China is to drive out all Western Chinese market for Japanese econo-at Munich.

CHINA TRADE CONTROL OFFICE AT KUNMING

Kunming (Yunnan), To-day.

The Government Futien Bank has established a trade control office here with a view to control of import and export exchange.

influence, political, economic and mic expansion will be made quite

DR. SALAZAR EASILY

WINS ELECTIONS

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LISBON, TO-DAY.

HERE YESTERDAY

The foreign Consuls were in- formed some weeks ago by the THE FINAL RESULTS OF THE Foreign Office that trade control ELECTIONS TO THE NATIONAL would only apply to cotton goods, ASSEMBLY WHICH WERE AN- oil and foreign construction .goods, In reality, however, it applies to all SHOW THAT 622,318 PERSONS kinds of goods entering and leav- VOTED FOR THE LIST OF THE ing Yunnan.

NATIONAL PARTY, THAT IS 83.6% OF ALL PERSONS EN- The new trade control measures TITLED TO VOTE, have met strong disapproval by The overwhelming majority of foreigners and Chinese alike, and the Portuguese people thus demon- are reported to have caused a drop of 50 per cent. in trade during the strated by the poll that the Salazar first month.

Government has its full confidence.

The Lisbon press calls the out- NOT SETTLED

come of the elections "the greatest electoral success hitherto scored by During Mr. T. V Soong's recent Premier Salazar." The entire Por- visit to Kunming, an attempt was tuguese people, so the papers de- made to reach a satisfactory set clare, demonstrated that the era of tlement with the trade control disunion when the nation was office, but the, matter has not yet split into numerous small party been nettled.

groups belongs, definitely to the (past.-Trang-Océan.

Importers and exporters, Chinese and foreign alike, are requested to fill up forms regarding goods arriv ing and leaving and to obtain the permission to import and export.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

siderably below the daily rate..

The Bank is reported to be try- ing to gain control over foreign When foreign exchange is re-exchange, instal quired it must be obtained from

Effect of the trade control is to

the Fution Bank at the Bank's own increase the prices and scarcity of rate, which is reported to be con-foreign goods. —Reuter.

clear.

A big effort will be made to enlist the support of the Chinese themselves for a po licy of "East Asia for East Asiatics."

According to sources close to the Foreign Minister, M. Bonnet, the Government is not in favour of a generalisation on the Chamberlain- Hitler model, but would accept a personal declaration by Hitler of peaceful intentions on conditions acceptable to France.

It is further expected that the Japanese Government in the near France appears to be desirous of future will declare the Washington a cut-and-dried agreement. Trans- Treaty null and void. Reuter. Ocean.

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