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Six Puppet BRITISH NAVAL Leaders STEPS ANNOY

Shot Dead GERMANY

PEIPING, TO-DAY.

Berlin, To-day.

SIX POLITICAL LEADERS The British naval concentration in the Mediterranean is criticised by the German press.

OF THE NEW PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT AND MEM BERS OF THE PEIPING COM- MITTEE OF PACIFICATION, WERE KILLED IN KAIFENG, CAPITAL OF THE PROVINCE OF HONAN ON EASTER SUN- DAY, WHEN UNKNOWN AS SAILANTS INVADED A MEET- ING OF THE COMMITTEE AND SHOT ALL SIX MEMBERS.

The seventh member escaped death owing to his absence from the meeting.

Japanese claim that the assas- sins were Chinese, who had man- aged to slip into the ranks of the Japanese troops in Kaifeng. None of them had been hended by this evening.

appre-

Those murdered included the chairman of the committee, General Hu Yun-kun, and a former high officer in the Manchurian General Fu Chuang-ying.

army,

The Committee of Pacification was formed at the beginning of this year for the purpose of looking after Chinese soldiers who had decided to join the ranks of the new North- China Government.-Trans-Ocean.

London, To-day.

of

England continues to assume the The Lokal Anzeigner says that

authority of Prosecuting At Judge of the world. torney, Police Inspector and

The "Berliner Boersen Zei- tung" says that whenever Bri- tain perceives a change in the order. of things which might. lead to a shifting of the balance of power, she declares that hu- man rights are violated and de- mands a crusade against the cul- prit. Barefaced egoism lies be- hind British indignation over the Italian action. Trans-Ocean,

ITALO-HUNGARIAN CONFERENCE

Rome, To-day.

The Hungarian Premier, Count Teleky, and the Foreign Minister, Count Csaky, will arrive' in Rome on April 17 and will stay for three days. They will have important conferences with Signor Mussolini and Count Ciano.-Trans-Ocean.

The Governor of the Bank England, Mr. Montagu Norman, re-where he has been on vacation.- turned yesterday

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NEW MEASURES BY HOLLAND

Amsterdam, To-day. The military measures under- taken by the Dutch Government! have made a deep impression on the population.

The "Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant" states that the frontier) fortifications recently decided upon by Parliament are being hastily carried out.

Although nothing is known yet as to what the newly decided mili- tary measures will be, it is believ- ed that they will include lengthen- ing of the time of military service, strengthening of the Navy, as well as increasing the number of con- crete shelters on. the frontier. Trans-Ocean.

FUGITIVES POURING TO MACAO

Macao, To-day. Accommodation here is taxed and boarding-houses are packed to the limit. All hotels, hostels

are pouring in by the hundred to capacity with refugees who

from Chung-Shan and Shek-ki. - Buses are running all day in spite

of the frequent appearance of Ja-

panese aircraft,

that Japanese warships started This morning it was reported

shelling small villages north-east of Shek-ki, but no. landing was report- ed. Our Own Correspondent,

Miss L. Erihenroum, of No. Cameron Road, has reported that at about 8.50 a.m. yesterday, some person entered her bed room through an open window and stole a cigarette case valued at $40.

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Tokyo, To-day. Japanese despatches report that about 2,000 Chinese troops yesterday attacked Kaifeng, in Honan, but claim they were repulsed by the Japanese gar- rison.

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