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FRANCO- OFFSETTING BRITAIN?

Berlin, To-day.

The German press, commenting upon recent revelations of Bri- tain's rearmament progress, dis- cusses the political situation in the light of events in Spain.

The view is expressed that Gen- eral Franco's foreign policy will 80 influence the balance of power as to offset Britain's increased arm- ed strength.--Trans-Ocean.

MYSTERY ADDED TO MYSTERY PLANES

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Planes Keep SOVIET WARNS Their Distance JAPAN AGAINST According to authoritative sources, there appears RASH STEPS

Tokyo, To-day.

to be no truth in rumours that the Japanese military authorities have set fire to Namtau. Investigation made by the police, on receipt of simi- Deliberations between the Ja- lar rumours, failed to furnish confirmation. panese Ambassador in Moscow, No signs of any conflagration can be observed and M. Litvinoff, concerning. Ja- in Namtau from the hills overlooking the area, panese fishery rights, have led to which seems, through glasses, to be normally no result, reports the Tokyo “Asani quiet.

JAPAN TRYING TO KEEP IN NAVAL RACE

Tokyo, To-day.

The Japanese Navy Minister, Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai, re

Shimbun."

Japanese planes have, however, In consequence, nothing in- been bombing the zone north and dicates that a peaceable solution, east of Namtau.

on which numerous circles in A squadron of nine machines, Tokyo counted, will be reached. which is probably the squadron The "Asahi Shimbun” also re- responsible for the attack on Hong ports that. M. Litvinoff, in reply to Kong territory on Tuesday, appear-the observation of the Ambassador

I pro ed over Chinese territory at about to the effect that Japan would 10 a.m. to-day and began methodi-tect her fishery rights, said that cally bombing villages to the north an "armed conflict over fishory of Shumchun, in the railway zone, rights in Soviet waters could

As far as could be judged, how scarcely be localised.". ever, the planes did not approach Yesterday, the Japanese Foreign

A ne

new complexion is placed yesterday's report of the appear- ance over Kowloon of eight mys- tery planes on Wednesday morn- ing, at about 3 a.m., by reports from Kowloon residents that this was not the first such visitation. vealed at, a meeting of the bud-within seven miles of the Hong Minister, Mr. Arita, and the War

According to these reports, a getary sub-committee of the Kong bordet.

and Navy Ministers, were received in audience by the Emperor to re- flight of machines, without navi House of Representatives that a

Ting Kong, Wai was subjected to port on political and military ques- gation lights, circled the Kowloon new naval building programme, area once on Tuesday morning, intended to meet the building a particularly severe raid, as was tions, presumably not only in con- also at about 3 a.m.

programmes of the United States, another larger centre farther north nection with Shanghai, but also While official confirmation, as Great Britain, Russia and other along the west of the railway those that might arise with regard A number of fires can be seen into the fishery, rights. Trans- in the case of yesterday's reports, powers, would shortly be present-

this district.

Ocean. is not obtainable, Kowloon resied to the Diet.

Admiral Yonai declared that dents who were awakened by the planes express complete convic-American naval building "cannot tion that commercial planes using be ignored by responsible authori- Kai Tack had nothing to do with ties." the incident.

TERRORISTS ALLEGED GUIDED

BY CHUNGKING

No disclosure has been made as to the new building pro gramme, as Japan is no longer bound by any naval treaty to re veal her plans, except possibly to Italy and Germany..

FOUR BATTLESHIPS

It is believed, however, that the new programme will supple Tokyo, To-day. ment the replenishment pro The instigators of the recent gramme decided upon in 1987. acts of terrorism in Shanghai This programme called for an ex- are members of the "Young penditure of £70,000,000, includ- Chinese Iron and Blood Fratering £47,000,000 for new con- nity," reports the semi-official struction.

Japanese news agency, Domel, Among the new construction adding that this organisation is were thought to be four 40,000- under the personal control o

of ton battleships, armed with 16- Marshal. Chiang Kal-sheki and Inch guns, two aircraft-carriers was composed of guerillas of the and a number of cruisers, des- Blue Shirt group, ***

troyers and submarines, in addi-| All such organisations, how. tion to a large increase, in the ever, were under the direction of naval air, force, →→ Reuter.

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the "Committe the Wider War marines to the western distriót of|| Zone'l supervinded by Chiang Kai- Shanghai to protect Japanese shek but mai alnet by the Kuo- spinning mills and the lives of mintang Gov ent, which sent Japanese there? agents to various parts of the The Italian authorities are res

sponsible for this sector of the de- The Japanese naval landing, fence zone of the International perty had sent a detachment of Settlement. Trans-Ocean.

War Zone.

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