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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST

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GERMAN BACKING FOR JAPANESE

Soviet

Army

Chief

Invited

New Note Struck In Goebbels' Journal

Germany is prepared to support the Japanese de- mands for extension of Japanese sovereignty over the International Settlements ! least this seems to be the conclusion to be drawn from an article appearing yesterday in the central organ of the Nazi Party, the "Voelkis- cher Beobachter," and cabled from Berlin by Trans-Ocean.

London, To-day. THE Soviet Defence

At Commissar, Marshal Voroshiloff, has been in- vited to attend the Bri- tish Army manoeuvres in Yorkshire in Septem- ber, says the "Evening Standard."

The Secretary for War, Mr. Hore-Belisha, has already sent the invitation to Moscow, adds

the paper.

Mr. Hore-Belisha, continues the report, will probably visit Moscow should the European situation permit him to leave Britain, and will attend the So- viet army manoeuvres, also in September.

Military conferences between the General Staffs of Britain, France and the Soviet, which are expected to follow conclusion of the Triple Alliance, will prob- ably begin during June. -

Trans- Ocean.

COLONY'S RECORD CREDIT BALANCE

·EARLY TRIPLE

ALLIANCE EXPECTED

Paris, To-day. French Foreign Office circles say the hope is justified that an agreement will speedily be reach- ed by Britain, France and Russia.

Much satisfaction, has been caused here by reports from Lon- don that General Staff talks be- tween the Soviet and Britain and France will start at an early date. -Trans-Ocean.

FRANCE AND TURKEY AGREE

PARIS, TO-DAY.

AN AGREEMENT IN PRIN- CIPLE HAS BEEN REACHED

The remarkable buoyancy of BETWEEN FRANCE AND TUR- KEY OVER THE SANJAK OF Hong Kong revenue is such that, | ALEXANDRETTA, SAYS "LE. in the first four months of 1939, | JOURNAL."' Government receipts exceeded the total for the same period of last year by nearly $2,500,000.

There only remain a few minor points to be cleared up, says the paper.

Col. Collet, French representative in the Sanjak, has left for Angora April's figures alone were $8 to negotiate with the Turkish 530,650, some $200,000 better than in 1988 in spite of a fall of $180,000 Government regarding incorpora- in duties, and of $100,000 in rail- tion of the district into Turkeys —

Trans-Ocean. way receipts. Increases are shown under the heading of licences, and

internal revenue ($100,000) Misceling the high level to be maintained, laneous Receipts, ($280,000) and will mean

land sales ($460,000).

The Colony's excess of

assets Co

Und

over liabilities is now $18,258,310,

not

Revenu substantial stores..

since the beginning the year totals $14,649: diture $11,953,542)

$40,000,000 will be first time in the

the head of charitable ser- has already been 18 year against $189,910 and against an estimate for the whole year of 8458,264,

The writer of the article talks of "measures recently taken against Japan by Britain, France and the United States," which he calls direct or indirect backing of the Chiang Kai-shek regime,·

The writer of the article, who appears to be a trifle naive, says that Japan's new order in East

Asia does not mean the exclusion

of the foreign Powers from eco- nomic activity in the Far East.

He concludes by advising Lon- don, Paris and Washington to ac- cept the Japanese standpoint "in- stead of trying to place obstacles in the way of the Japanese wher- ever they see a chance of doing do."

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AMERICAN

AMBASSADOR'S ASSURANCE

Shanghai, To-day.

In the course of a discussion

the American Ambassador

to

with foreign residents yesterday, China, Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, indicated that the Powers will not accept the Japanese demands for reorganising the Shanghai Municipal Council and modifica- tion of the Land Regulations..

The United States official hint- ed that America will give every support in dealing with the Our Own Shanghai situation. Correspondent.

BOMBER SHOT DOWN

Yuanku, Shansi, To-day. A heavy Japanese bomber shot down at Changtsun, about three of Yicheng in south miles east Shansi, was totally wrecked. Central News.

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