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-PORTUGUESE STEAMER PIRATED

Shanghai, To-day. Pirates from junks boarded the Portuguese steamer, Tejo, near Woosung, yesterday afternoon and decamped after robbing passen- gers of all cash and valuables.- Reuter.

German Steamer Held Up

Shanghai, To-day. THE "China Press"

Serious View In ANGLO-SOVIET

Britain Of

PACT MAY BE

Kulangsu Affair EXTENDED

London, To-day.

TO FAR EAST

PARIS, TO-DAY. THE PROBABILITY THAT

A vigorous British rejoinder to the Japanese block-

ade of the International Settlement at Kulang THE ANGLO-FRENCH-SOVIET su is to be expected within the next few days. TRIPLE ALLIANCE, AT PRE- That is, failing a satisfactory reply to a sharp pro- SENT CONFINED TO AUTO- test delivered by Admiral Sir Percy Noble, says ANCE IN EUROPE, WILL BE MATIC MILITARY. ASSIST- the diplomatic correspondent of the "Sunday EXTENDED TO Times."

Kulangsu, which is suffering on acute food and fuel shortage as the result of the Japanese action in cutting off junk communication with Amoy Is- land, has become, says the "Sunday Times,” a test case of the first importance. Japanese is, in effect, arrogat-, with the re-organising of the S.M.C. learns that a Japan-ing to herself belligerent rights. and the modification of the Land ese warship last Wednes- but not admitting that she is at day stopped a German war. steamer bound for If a state of war does not exist legally, then Japan has no Shanghai, the Sauerland. legal basis to claim belligerent

rights.

The incident occurred shortly after the temporarily holding up If Japanese interference with of the French liner, Aramis. British rights in the International It is understood that a party Settlements were to become seri- went aboard the Sauerland, ous, the imposition of retaliatory which belongs to the Hamburg-penalties on Japanese trade Amerika Line, and examined the would be. Britain's most obvious ship's papers, staying for twen-weapon, which Japan has good ty minutes.

reason to fear as, without her The German Consul-General British, French and American in Shanghai has protested strong- trade, she could not carry on the ly to the Japanese authorities.

war. Reuter.

The "China Press" says that an attempt was made to hush the incident up, but the news leaked out and was positively confirmed following the Sauerland's arrival in Shanghai. Router.

***** Apparently a piece of Japanese persiflage to show how indiscriminate they are.

INCITEMENT TO SABOTAGE

MR. MIURA'S "THREATS”

Shanghai, To-day. Mr. Yoshiaki Miura, Japanese Consul-General, returned to Shanghai on Saturday from Tokyo.

On his arrival he stated that further representations will short- ly be made to the Shanghai Muni- cipal Council and the French Cón- cession authorities, in connection

Rome, To-day. then at the right moment, Signor Farinacci former Se-create confusion and disorder in cretary of the Fascist Party, in the enemy's centre.

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his newspaper "Regime Fascis He adds that a hundred men ta,' advises Italians living in attacking in the rear can obtain France to yield to alleged French greater results than thousands of suggestions that they should en- soldiers fighting from the front.. ter political parties there, and I „Reuter,

Regulations.

The Japanese official added that Japan was determined to restore "peace and order” in Shanghai and

THE FAR EAST IF JAPAN JOINS THE ITALO GERMAN-MILITARY-

PACT WAS ANNOUNCED ON SUNDAY BY THE “PARIS MIDI."

Paris Sunday evening papers

declare that negotiations in Mos-

cow are at present progressing satisfactorily, Sir -William Seeds, the British Ambassador,

M. Emile Naggiar, the French Ambassador, and M. Molotov, the Soviet Foreign Commissar, being in fullest consent.

that all available force and power M. Stalin is personally bent on It is emphasised in Paris that

would be used to carry out her the closest co-operation with determination and against any op- France and Britain in every pos- position.-Our Own Correspondent,sible respect. Trans-Ocean.

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