1939-01-30 — Page 28

·BRITISH- ARMAMENT SPURT

Paris, To-day.

The British Cabinet reshuffle has aroused considerable interest hero, particularly the appointment of Admiral Lord Chatfield, the new Minister for the Co-Ordina- tion of Defence, whose mission, says "Excelsior" will be to "pre- pare the way for now sacrifices to be asked for from the country for the acceleration of rearmament in all spheres.-Reuter.

JAPANESE MAKE ANOTHER ERROR OVER WU PEI-FU

Peiping, To-day.

FIRE SWEEPS KOWLOON SHANTY-TOWN

A blaze that could be seen for some distance around occurred as the result of a fire which broke out among the Refugee huts in Canton Road shortly after 3.15 this morning.

Though the whole centre block was soon burning and there was a delay of 15 minutes before water was obtained, the Fire Brigade, consisting of three engines, Boon had the fire under control.

Some 100 to 150 huts were de- stroyed but fortunately there were no casualties.

Some two hundred women and children from among those rendered homeless by the blaze are being

Tau Chung.

Informed Chinese circles declare sent to the Refugee Camp at Ma that Marshal Wu Pei-fu has refused the Japanese overtures.

Japanese authorities last night| warned foreign correspondents to expect an important statement at any moment.

Unofficial Japanese sources stat- ed that this would be an official statement about Wu Pei-fu's posi- tion.

$2,000 DAMAGE

Damage, estimated to be over $2,000, was suffered by the inmates of the huts when their shelters and belongings were destroyed by the

fire.

The fire is believed to have been The statement, however, was not caused by a spark from a furnace måde and to-day the Japanese au-used by one of the inmates, a soap thorities said

that it would be hawker, who was mixing soap ma- "delayed some days."

―

Reuter.

terial.

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