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CHINESE STAFF OF CONSULATE RESIGNS

Tsingtao, To-day.

The entire Chinese staff of the British Consulate-General has re- signed.

It is believed that they have been intimidated, though the mem- bers of the staff themselves state that their action is voluntary.— Reuter,

FRENCH RAIDERS TO FLY OVER ENGLAND

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LONDON, TO-DAY. ONE HUNDRED FRENCH BOMBERS ARE TO FLY TO LONDON, THE EAST COAST, LIVERPOOL AND WALES TO MORROW.

The flight is likely to be car- ried out at night without a land- ing in England.

If weather conditions are un- favourable, the flight will be postponed until Wednesday.

In the meantime, 1,000 men of the R.A.F. are ready, in the Mid- lands, for the second long dis- tance flight over France. This will be about 3,250 kilometres or 2,000 miles nonstop. Trans- Ocean.

CABINET TO DISCUSS

Of Success

Sufficient is now known about the trend of Satur- day's conversations between Sir Robert Craigie and Mr. Arita to confirm first impressions that nothing was contributed towards easing the tension.

It is revealed in London that Lord Halifax stayed in London during the week-end, gave close study to Sir Robert Craigie's report on the three-hour talk and, as a result got into touch, with other Ministers and collaborators. The inference has been drawn that special instructions will be telegraphed to Sir Robert Craigie prior to any new meeting with the Japanese Foreign Minister. stated, indeed, that without such instructions, any further meeting would be purposeless.

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It is indicated that the meeting arranged for to-day may not take place.

Trans-Ocean says that the pros- pects of the successful Anglo- Japanese negotiations are discussed with high scepticism in the morn- ing papers.

In view of the tenor of Satur- day's preliminary talk, there is little likelihood of an accept- able solution of differences be tween British and Japan on pro- blems in the Far East.

SHARP LANGUAGE; torial, the "Daily Telegraph" de- In a particularly outspoken edi- clares that at the very beginning gencies had been revealed. It pro- of the conference, substantial diver-

ceeds to comment on what it calls Japan's demand that British should support the Japanese in a war of aggression against China, and dis- misses the demand in sharp langu age:

All papers call attention to con- tinued incidents in China, and are unanimous in emphasising that the continuation of such anti-British

CRAIGIE REPORT fctivities by the Japanese military

London, To-day.

It is expected that Sir Robert Crafgle's report on his long talk

with Mr. Arita will be examined

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SPARRING MATCH

London, Yesterday. The Anglo-Japanese "sparring match" in Tokyo on Saturday gets front page pro- minence in the morning papers which wait a signal that it will lead to a full-dress debate, with close attention. "A long and unfruitful meeting" is how Ver- non-Bartlett, ·the ̈· "News Chronicle" diplomatic, corres- pondent describes: Craigie's first talk with Arita. He adds that if the Japanese insist, as they almost certainly will, on de- manding British cooperation in a ""new policy" in China the -British Government probably

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MANCHURIAN RLY STATION

Mukden, To-day.

A new serious incident is report- ed from the Manchoukuo frontier.

ments of the Soviet Russian Outer Mongolian air force raided the station of Pulaercue, on the railway line from Harbin to Manchuli.

At 3.30 am on Sunday, detach-

Four bombs were dropped, which wounded seven civilians and des- troyed one house,

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The Manchoukuo Foreign Office has lodged a protest with the Soviet Russian Consul in Harbin, who is to communicate it to the Outer Trans- Mongolian Government. Ocean.

will refer the question to the American, French and other signatories of the Nine-Power Treaty of 1922 to - guarantee the political and territorial in- tegrity of China,

NO DETAILS

In an editorial, the "Daily Tele- graph" -recognises that no detailed information has hitherto been divulged, as to the course of Satur- (Continued on Page 28)

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