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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST

BUTTER

SEVEN DEMANDS ON TIENTSIN

-THE PEARL-

RIVER BLOCKADE

The Japanese blockade of the Pearl River is to com- mence on Friday.

According to an announce- ment issued this morning in the name of the South China Expeditionary Force, the river will be closed to all shipping for "one or two weeks."

The ban applies to foreign warships and foreign commer- cial shipping and also to Japanese merchant vessels plying between Hong Kong and Canton and Macao and Canton.

Three Months Asleep

Riga, To-day.

Committee's

JAPANESE

Proposals Not ARMY TO WAIT

Disclosed

Tokyo, To-day.

The third session of the Anglo-Japanese round table conference this morning discussed the committee's report in connection with seven Japanese demands.

These demands are reported to be:

Firstly, transfer of the assassins of Cheng Shi

kang in Tientsin;

Secondly, thorough control of elements resist-

ing and opposing Japan;

UPON RESULTS

PEIPING, ́TO-DAY.

IN AN INTERVIEW, THE COM- MANDER OF THE JAPANESE GARRISON IN TIENTSIN DE-

CLARED THAT THE IMPEND- ING NEGOTIATIONS WOULD SERVE TO REVEAL WHETHER.

LO JAPA

MENT: SIGNED IN TOKYO HAD

ANY REAL VALUE OR NOT

Until then there could

bà no

Thirdly, immediate dismissal Municipal Council and the Japan- just cause for optimism. The Ja of anti-Japanese officials in the ese military for search and ar-panese military authorities were British Concession;

rest of anti-Japanese terrorists. not contemplating any modifica

tion of the blockade measures in Fourthly, strict prohibition of -Reuter. anti-Japanese literature;

“JOINT SUPERVISION”

newspapers and Nothing has been authorita- Tientsin.

tively disclosed of the nature of A similar stand is adopted by Fifthly, suppression of political the Committee's proposals on the Tientsin newspaper "Yung Páo” which states that it would be activities against the new Chin-these points. ese regime;

an act of irresponsibility to in- Sixthly, employment of Japan- A statement, issued by a Jap-dulge in any form of optimism re- ese for police and for judicial anese news agency, regarding the garding the outcome of the Tokyo work by the Municipal Council; results achieved at the commit-conference, since Britain could not and

teee's discussions on the settle- be trusted to keep her word.

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Seventhly, establishment of a co-operative organ between the

ANIMATED

THE three months sleep ANGLO-U.S.

of a girl patient is

puzzling physicians at DISCUSSION

Dorpat University Hos-

pital.

Washington, To-day,

The girl, previously quite According to well informed.

healthy, suddenly fell into a deep cles

sleep, from which......all efforts to

awaken her falled for three

months, during which time she was fed artificially.

Waking up at last, the patient

so quickly

heɑwa

sen

HAVE AN H.B.-

HOR

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