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BREAKDOWN IF JAPAN FOLLOWS MILITARISTS

London, To-day.

"The Times" diplomatic correspondent writes that if the Japanese Cabinet bring forward at the Tokyo talks issues wider than those of the Tientsin blockade, the nego tiations cannot succeed.

"The British Government,” the correspondent says, "have heither the desire on their own account nor the authority

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CONTACT CANTON

Canton, To-day.

Reuter learns that negotiations are proceeding be- MR. ARITA'S

tween the Hong Kong Government and the

Japanese authorities in Canton for direct wire-PROMISE IN

less communication between the two ports.

An agreement is expected to be signed to-day, after SPEAR CASE

which arrangements are being made for the Chinese Telegraph Administration's office on Shameen to close down.

It is understood that the Chin- ese. Telegraph is closing · down voluntarily, as it had the option of co-operating with the Japanese wireless.

It is further, learned that the Japanese are exercising censorship rights when the new arrangement. is enforced. Reuter.

News that Hong Kong and Can-

Churchill

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London, To-day.

tons, wireless communications were PROPAGANDA in fa-

to be restored was published ex- clusively in the "China Mail" several weeks ago,

of the other Powers to discuss TYPHOON

the wider demands raised by Japanese generals for co- operation in the invasion of China. Reuter.

CHINA TAKES ACTION AGAINST PROFITEERS

Chungking, To-day. Drastic Government action against food profiteers is under way.

The continued rise in the price rice and other commodities has

RE-CURVES

AWAY FROM H.K.

BARRING

vour of Mr. Winston

Churchill's return to the Cabinet has now adopted new methods.

London, To-day.

It is reliably stated here that the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Arita has informed the British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, that he will exert all his influence to obtain the release of the British military attache in China, Cofonel Spear-Trans-Ocean.

MILITIA CAMP STRIKE

London, To-day.

Some 10,000,000 badges bearing Mr. Churchill's name have been Three hundred workers engaged ordered.

in construction of a militia camp All those interested in Mr. Chur-at Yeovil, Somerset, struck Jast chill's inclusion in the Cabinet will night. be asked to wear the badge in their buttonhole.

The first badges were handed to FURTHER members of all parties in the CHANGE IN COURSE THE House of Commons yesterday. TYPHOON WHICH YESTER Trans-Ocean. DAY APPEARED TO BE HEADING FOR HONG KONG NOW PRESENTS NO MENACE TO THIS PART OF THE COAST.

The Royal Observatory-an- nounces that the typhoon has re- curved north-eastward and is now Channel, moving north-north in the western part of the Bashi eat or north-east.

Another typhoon about 100 miles east of Shanghal-

made the Municipal authorities take north-west, and a

drastic measures and strict control.. expected in the fi

The

the

*1,000,000 has been

Shanghal.

situated

rep

and

Government pur, Another depression

will be sold to over Tongking

tage China, which has

slightly in intensity

country

difficult

NO BREAK IN WEATHER?

The decision followed a dispute between the camp administration and the trade union, during which the camp police were ordered to expel the union representative from the camp-Trans-Ocean.

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