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BALLOONS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING

London, To-day.

Two balloons were struck by. lightning and destroyed during a balloon barrage manoeuvre. in England yesterday.

Shanghai, To-day.

An atmosphere exceedingly tense has followed Jap-

POST OFFICE TO

anese announcement that the S.M.C. reply to DOUBLE LOCAL the recent Japanese “ultimatum" is unsatisfac- DELIVERIES

tory, and the extraordinary threat issued in the name of the "Nanking Reformed Government.”

BEGINNING ON WEDNES

One balloon of a barrage of 6 Officials of the S.M.C. decline to disclose the exact DAY, LOCAL DELIVERIES OF

crashed in flames at Stanmore in

Middlesex and the other in Essex.

Trans-Ocean.

SHIGEMITSU ADMITS TO GREAT SURPRISE

London, To-day.

Mr. Shigemitsu, the Japanese Ambassador in London, expressed astonishment when the terms of

"Nanking Reformed Govern-

Ereat to the International

Settlement were shown to him..

Mr. Shigemitsu said he had not received an intimation of such a threat from Japan.

nature of the Japanese demands or the text of their reply, but it is known that it was drafted only after a long exchange of telegrams be- tween Shanghai and Washington and London,

It is believed that both Britain and the United States are pre-

pared to support the Shanghat Municipal Council in resisting the

Japanese ultimatum, though it is intimated that assurances were given of special measures to prevent terrorism,

LACK OF LIAISON

GUARDIAN"

LETTERS ARE TO BE

DOUBLED EXCEPT IN THE

CASE OF RURAL DISTRICTS.

The last delivery will start at

6. p.m. but no registered matter will be sent out by this delivery.

Business houses are requested. by the Post Office to make ar- rangements for the reception of letters at this time, which will otherwise have to be brought

REPORT ON LIBYA back to the Post Office and kept

Berlin, To-day.

It was the "Manchester Guar dian which carried reports alleg- ing the transport of German troops to Libya.

until next morning..

It is hoped that, in most cases, these additional deliveries will enable Air Mail to be delivered on the night of arrival.

German quarters deny the re- RACE RESULTS WILL BE FOUND Report also has it that the ports and describe them as

IN PAGE TWELVE S.M.C. again requested co-opera-chievous" and "silly tion between the police of the Ocean. Settlement and the gendarmerie în the Japanese-controlled area, pointing out that the lack of lial- son, the responsibility of the Japanese, had assisted to break down efforts at suppression of terrorism.

It was possible that the "threat” had been given a more serious appearance than was in tended in the original document by reason of faulty translation.

In any case, Mr. Shigemitsu Precautions taken on Saturday pointed out, the "Nanking Re: are being maintained without re formed Government" is an int

laxation of any kind and all mem- dependent government! Japan bers of the police forces in the could hardly be held responsible Settlement and French Concea for such a threat!

sion are under stand-by orders.

-Our Own Correspondent.

GERMAN EMBASSY AGAIN STONED

Warsaw, To-day,

After windows in the German Embassy, had been smashed.

tudent demonstrat apology had been

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