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“SAFETY ZONE" [PUPPET GROUPS IN STAMPEDE

GOVERNMENT IN HANKOW

One of the tragedies of the According to flash messages re- stampede this afternoon was donceived here late to-night" a new nected with British efforts to per- Japanese sponsored "gövériment suade refugees to go to Shumelun. has been formed in Hankow."

For days past refugees have been General Kin Lung Chang, well- entering the New Territories at known former ledder under Gener the rate of one to five thousand à al' Wu Pei Fu delivered the inau- day. The majority had been per-gural address. It will be recalled, suaded by the Police Border patrol in this connection that rumours to proceed to Shumchun, with the have in some quarters been current assurance that the British Govern- récently to the effect that Genetal ment were negotiating for the Wu Pei Fu would himself head a establishment of a safety zone. "Reformed" Government.

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At two p.m. this afternoon, Shum- All streets leading to the inau- chun presented a busy but peace-guration building wete Heavily ful scene. People were building guarded by machineguns and little humpies, lighting fires, round- one was allowed to enter the zone ing up stray cattle, washing clothes, except after strict examination. searching for lost relatives, and generally trying to re-adjust their lives.

There was no thought of danger the English policemen had assured them that shumchun was safe,

Various 'speeches, drawing atten- tion to the significence of the beca- sion were held by both Chinese and Japanese personalities, the meeting taking place with an attendance of 160' persons, in the building of the former Commercial Bank of Han- How

Two hours later, the rifle fire shat- tered the calm. At once all was confusion. Hastily gathering their Only three foreigners witnessed little bundles, families commenced the inauguration, all three being the great exodus, that developed into foreign press correspondents.

Trans-Oceaň. a mad rush; '

Leaping ditches, scrambling up the bare brown hillsides, men, women and children breasted the Hörder: Seen from & Killside about & mile away, it was as though''à cloud of locusts had settled on thé lánů.

PUSHING COMIC NOTES INTO SHANGHAI?

Shanghai, To-day: According to a Jápáñéšé té- port from Tokyo, Féplacement of the Chiang Kai-shek "^ig gime's national currency with new banknotes being

sued by the Federal Reserve Bank at Peiping, is advocated to-day by Mr. Yoshida, chairman of the Shanghai Japaneke ”Fön

Chamber of Commerce, at the second session of the tri-partite eco- nomic conférencé Heré.

Foreign co-operation should be sought m connexion with the circulation of the new notes, Mr. Yoshida stated. Reuter.

Tokyo Fails To Confirm Safety Zone

“Although Japanese troops are advancing towards Shumchun and the Canton-Kowloon Line and will probably be within reach of the proposed Safety Zones

to-mor-

row, no reply has yet been re ceived by the Hong Kong authori tion from Tokyo regarding the establishment of Safety Zones at Po On, Namtau and Shumchun,

This afternoon at 3.45 p.m., Mr. T. Nakamura, Japanese Consul General, informed the "China Mail" that Tokyo, where the Safety Zone proposals were sub- "mitted, has not replied;"

Printed and Published for the Pro- prietors, The Newspaper Enterprise Ltd., by GORDON CADI, BURNETT, at BA, Wyndham Stt Vitoria Hong Loan.

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HEAVY FIGHTING ONLY A MILE FROM THE BORDER

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their uniforms before trossing the

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river.

*It is not clear whether the Japanest troops Engaged in thề operations have come from the north or from

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(Shatau) east of Shatfukef,

· Having suirted the Britisli Bór« der if the castern end.

MILE OVER BORDER

fresh arrival from Lontong, with whom f'talked a few moments |age (at 6.30 p.m.) stated that sharp. fighting was in progress at Lin¬ tổng nhawat between Shafaphon and Shumchun and only a mile or so over the Britisk bördēt,

The numbers engaged in thèse operations were not large, Thé estr mate of the Japanese Strength was about 400, but opposed to them are only members of the Peace Pre- servation Corps, equipped with

Mausers.

"They were, however, putting up a staunch light.

AMBASSADOR IN SHANGHAI

Shanghai, To-day:

Sir Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr, the British Ambassa- dor to China, arrived on board the Conte Verde yes- terday afternoon.

The same line brought 164 Jewish refugees mostly, it is believed, from Vienna. They were met at the wharf in Shanghai by the Hebrew Relief Committee which prepared to take the refu gees for a few months until work can be found for them.

-Reuter.

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