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U.S. ENVOY SEES M. BONNET

PARIS, TO-DAY. THE FRENCH FOREIGN MIN- ISTER M. GEORGES BONNET, RECEIVED THE AMERICAN AM- BASSADOR, MR. WILLIAM C. BULLITT, AND THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR, SIR ERIC 'PHIPPS, YESTERDAY AFTER-

NOON.

Too Early To Assume Questions Will Be Settled

London, To-day.

ANOTHER

BORDER INCIDENT

Moscow, To-day.

A new incident on the frontier between Manchoukuo and Outer

It is far too early to assume that the questions re- |·

lating to Tientsin will be settled easily, says "The Times" in a leading article this morning. Mongolia took place yesterday However, the agreement to negotiate marks a suc-evening, an official Soviet communi-

cess for the diplomacy patiently pursued by the que stated last night. British Ambassador in Tokyo.

FIRM AMERICAN NOTE TO JAPAN

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Fifteen Japanese bombers, companied by several pursuit planes, it is declared, appeared over the region of Lake Bairnor and dropped a few bomba.~~

Soviet anti-aircraft artillery opened fire and Soviet chasers rose to meet the enemy.

The Japanese squadron, how- ever, declined to give battle and turned to regain Manchuria tory.

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The differences between the two Governments can The visit of the American diplo now be discussed in the Japanese capital, where mat was the first since his return

the atmosphere of militarism is less oppressive from the United States, where Mr. Bullitt conferred personally with

than in the conquered provinces of China. President Roosevelt on the aims of Whatever form the Japanese American foreign policy in Europe. demands may take and some Well-informed circles believe may well be as unacceptable as that Mr. Bullitt explained at length others which have already been to the French Foreign Minister rejected the change in the the American discussion on Wash venue from Tientsin to Tokyo is ington's neutrality policy, and in-evidence that the statesmen in formed him of the impression made charge of the foreign policy of

The United States Ambassador. in Washington by M. Bonnet's re- Japan desire a peaceful and ra- cent pronouncement on more sari-tional settlement.-

in Tokyo yesterday handed the

comment, the Secretary of State ous participation by the United POSTPONE THE DANGER

Japanese Government a note mak-declined to give any information States in the policy of the Western

Negotiations in the superheat- powers.

ed atmosphere of Tientsin would ing Japan responsible for all dam- and stated that the Commander-in- have been doomed to failure, age done to American citizens and Chief of the American Asiatic which would have made it impos- American property by the occupa-been given far-reaching powers, to Squadron, Admiral Yarnell, had sible to prevent an extremely tion of Foochow and Wenchow. act as affairs demanded. Trans- serious development.

Asked at a press conference for Ocean.

The visit of the British Ambas- sador, Sir Eric Phipps, was con- nected with discussion of the new British proposals to Moscow,

It is learned that these proposals were. sent simultaneously to Mos- cow and Paris so that Sir Eric was able to learn what impression the document had made at the Quai d'Orsay and to report to the

At the worst the conversations will postpone, and to that ex- tent, reduce, the danger. Reu-

ter.

British Government thereon last WU PEI-FU

night. Trans-Ocean.

NEW YORK FOREIGN STAYING IN EXCHANGE MARKET RETIREMENT

New York, To-day. On the foreign exchange market attention is focused on the legislat tion

over the President's

Peiping, To-day.

Wang Ching wel, exiled Kuo mintang leader, has returned to Shanghal after his interview with Wang Keh-min, head of the Pelping "provincial government” and General Sugiyama, the Jap qufet, anese commander,

Ching-wel did not see

Washington, To-day.

The Soviet chasers, the report oncludes, were able to shoot down two Japanese machines on the way home-Trans-Oceani

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