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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST. 2, 1989.

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LARGE-SCALE JAPANESE WITHDRAWAL FROM YANGTSE New Troop Movement Arousing Speculation

HEAVY SOUTH

CHINA REINFORCEMENT

Chungking, To-day.

MINISTER GIVES UP

19-YEAR-OLD GIRL AMONG IRA

London, To-day.

DIRECTORSHIPS EXPULSIONS

London, To-day.

Lord Runciman, Lord President SIX more expulsions against I.R.A. sus-

The large-scale withdrawal of Japanese troops of the Council, has been obliged from Central China, and particularly the Yang-to resign his posts as director of tse Valley, which is stated to be confirmed by six companies as a result of Mr. pects have been signed foreign quarters, is causing speculation in Chamberlain's declaration in the by the Home Secretary, House of Commons on Monday Sir Samuel Hoare, bring- Chinese circles.

that no Cabinet member is per The Chinese military spokesman declared yester-mitted to hold posts in business, ing the total to 25.

A 19-year-old girl was among day that the Japanese are making a drive in trade, industry or finance.

Actually this rule was in force six suspects arrested yesterday, south-west Honan, probably as a move to cover before the Premier's pronounce-after Sir Samuel had signed a the withdrawal in Central China.

ment, but had been evaded by the batch of 10 orders. acceptance by Cabinet members of director's posts.

Two Japanese divisions were re-

cently transported down the Yang- PADRE M.P.

tse and were landed at Pukow, op- posite Nanking.

They entrained for the north with heavy artillery units, and "were definitely proceeding to Manchukuo."

The spokesman stated that considerable Japanese troop movements towards South China were also reported.

the tense international situation.

Reuter.

NORTHWARD PUSH

Macao, To-day.

AND BOMB HORRORS

London, To-day.

Exceptions to the rule will in future only be allowed where the enterprise in question is a family

concern.

The other five were taken into custody following several hours of intense activity by Special Branch men assisted by women

officers.

in

The action of the British police in rounding up a large number of suspected members of the Irish

Meanwhile Sir Samuel Hoare, in a House of Commons. reply, Lord Runciman, who draws £5,000 a year as Lord President, said that Sir Walter Monckton, has resigned his directorships of K.C., had agreed to place his ser the L.M.S. and various shipping vices at the disposal of the Home Secretary for the purpose of ex- companies. Trans-Ocean. · ETHICAL QUESTION

amining objections to expulsion orders. Reuter. Mr. Sorensen (Labour) asked

The original pronouncement,

CORK AS LR.A. H.Q.? in the House of Commons yes- (adds British Wireless) which has He believed these to be due to terday whether, in view of the become part of British constitu-

London, To-day. The Irish Republican waste and suffering involved in tional ethics, was

Army, made by Sir aerial warfare, the Prime Minis-Henry

whose movements during the last Campbell-Bannerman .in

few weeks have completely mystifi- ter would make an immediate 1906. He ruled that on becoming direct appeal to the German Gov-members of the Government, Minised Scotland Yard, is reported by ernment and people to consider ters must resign all directorships the "News Chronicle" to be issuing Plans for a northward push means by which the incidence of "except in the case of honorary its instructions from a place

the neighbourhood of Cork, in along the Canton-Hankow Line aerial bombing in the event of directorships, directorships in con-

Eire. have been completed by the Jap- war might be minimised or eli-nexion with philanthropic under- anese command in Canton, state minated.

takings and directorships in private reliable reports.

Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secre- companies." An important conference lasting tary for Foreign Affairs, who re-

Yesterday Mr. Chamberlain ex- several days was held last week in plied, said: "The views of His Ma-plained that the significance of the Canton by Japanese naval and mili-jesty's Government regarding the term private company had changed tary officials, to discuss the situa-principles which should form the in the intervening years, and he basis of restriction of aerial war intimated that after consultation

were made known at TRANSPORTS FROM FORMOSA fare

with his colleagues he proposed to League of Nations Assembly in interpret the term in future Japanese

movements September, 1938, and have been re-applying only to concerns dealing troop from Canton along the Canton-stated from time to time, for ex-

wholly or mainly with family affairs Hankow Line continue, according ample in this House on March 8

or interests and not primarily en- to reliable sources.

last. Three Japanese transports with

"In present circumstances I do gaged in trading.

Companies from the boards of troops on board passed up the Pearl not think any useful purpose would

which Lord Runciman resigned River yesterday, having apparently be served by any further initiative.

the "His Majesty's come from Formosa.

Government yesterday, and which included Several additional Japanese gun- would, however, be prepared to con- London, Midland and Scottish. Rail- way and several shipping companies, boats have arrived off the north-sider sympathetically any sugges

the east coast of Chungshan.

tions which may be made to them are not public companies in The Japanese who gained a foot on the subject."--British Wireless.statutory sense of the term. hold at Matse, some 13 miles east of Shek-ki at the weekend have

tion.

withdrawn.

SOUTH RHODESIA REPORT

London, To-day.

REFUGEES BUILDING

DEFENCE LINE

the

Paris, To-day. Twenty thousand Spanish refu- gees in French concentration camps are engaged in the construction of fortifications near the Franco-Span-

The Dominions Secretary yester day stated in a Commons reply: "The Colonial Secretary and I have had conversations with the Prime Minister of Southern. Rhodesia on ish border,

Republican Army for deportation from England led to the arrest of a nineteen-year-old-Irish-girl, it is now learned.

has

So far the name of the girl and the charge under which she as

have been been taken into custody, unavailable for the public-Trans-

re-inter- The Prime Minister's pretation of his predecessor's ruling was made as result of representa- tions by Mr. D. N. Pritt, K.C., Labour member for North Ham- mersmith.

PRINCE PAUL INDISPOSED

London, To-day. Prince Paul of Yugo-Slavia who,

in Britain, entered a dental clinic, left the clinic yesterday and is ex- pected to leave England to-day, provided that his condition is satisfactory.

Ocean.

JUNK PIRATED

Junk-pirates made a haul of some $120 worth of salt last month when they attacked a trading junk on its way from Hong Kong to Ma Chung in Tung Kun District..

On July 9, jun No. T1415H, owned by Li Yau, was stopped by a smaller boat, on board of which were seven pirates armed with rifles and re- volvers...!

The men were set ashore off Sze Sai Hau near Bocca Tigris by the pirate who sailed away with the cargo of salt, and reached the Colony yesterday.

WANGHAI GAP ROAD ROBBERY

A robbery occurred in Wanchai Gap Road shortly before midnight. Wong Po-ming, 25-year-old house coolie was returning home at about 11.80 p.m. when he was stopped above the reservoir by a man armed

the subject of the recommendations In addition to the strengthening following his political conferences of the Report of the Rhodesia, of the fortifications and garrisons Nyassaland Royal Commission con- on the Franco-Italian border, new cerning the relations of Northern fortification works, aerodromes, and and Southern Rhodesia. These garrisons have been established discussions are still in progress near the Spanish frontier. Prince Paul and Princess. Olga with an iron bar.

French authorities-utilized the opposition of the refugees to General Franco's regime In Spain

[them for the work. to eng

Ocean.

and His Majesty's Government In The the United Kingdom are therefore not yet in a position to make statement as to their outcome, British Wireless,

will return to their country estate near Bled, where they will meet the Yugo-Slav Premier, Zwet vitch-Trans-Ocean.

A struggle ensued but the robber managed to es with over $80 in money,

from the