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LORD HALIFAX CANCELS VACATION PLANS IN VIEW OF DANZIG DEVELOPMENTS
TOKYO TALKS
HONG KONG MAY HOLD THE KEY
Tol, To-day.
The Anglo-Japanese nego- tiations are to-day practical- ly dormant.
Nothing important seems likely to develop in the next few days, especi- ally on economic, issues, pending the receipt of further instructions from London.
These, it is intimated, may be delayed Until the outcome ia known of
the consultations in Hong Kong 'between Mr. Cyril Rogers, on the subject of men. Bures to cope with the deprecia. tion of the Chinese dollar. The "Asahi Shimbun" says that Japanese Government experts
con- sider it impossible to continue to ac- cept. Customs duties in Chinese legal tender in view of the enormous losses.
They have agreed in future to de- mand commercial bank notes. Reuter.
MR. HSU
K'AN LEAVES
Mr. H'su Kan,
Vice-Minister of Finance for China, left for Chungking yesterday afternoon, following a final conference, in the morning, with Mr. Cyril Rogers, finance expert of the Bank of England.
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London, To-day.
LORD HALIFAX, FOREIGN Secretary, who inter- rupted his vacation yesterday for the second time, may remain in London for another few days. Such a decision would occasion no sur- prise, as the report of Dr. Burckhardt, League Commissioner for Danzig, on his conversation with Hitler is expected.
This is according to the "Daily Telegraph," which adds that Dr. Burckhardt's report had not been received of the Foreign Office up to last night. If the report is received, it would, of course, be treated confidentially.
The paper bases its bellef that Dr. Burckhardt will inform the British Government on his talk with Hitler on the fact that Lord Halifax is chair- man of the League's "Committee of Three for Danzig."
As earlier reported, rumours of the forthcoming visit of Dr. Burckhardt to London. were current in London yesterday.
TO ACT AS MEDIATOR? The "Daily Mail", says this morning that such rumours were still circulat- ing in political circles.
Dr. Burckhardt, the "Daily Ex- press" says, will use his knowledge of the situation to act as mediator in Danzig and Warsaw.
These developments, which are described as "mysterious" by some
PARIS READY FOR RAIDS
Paris, To-day. The conference was held in the
and Shanghai Bank. Paris should be evacuated in The question of whether Hong Kong Members of the Anglo-Chinese Stabil- isation Fund Committee, attended, case of war is answered by including Mr. T. V. Soong, China's "Le Matin” this morning:- finance expert.
"Who wants to stay, may stay. Ade- quate defence measures have been taken."
EXPULSION OF BRITONS THREATENED
PEIPING, TO-DAY.
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The paper says that the Spanish war proved that modern air defence had made even greater progress than air attack. Modern anti-aircraft bat- teries forced the attackers to fly al- ways at a very great altitude.
Moreover, the use of balloon, bar- rages, guarded by anti-aircraft guns THE VIRTUAL BREAKDOWN OF and fighting planes, had shown that THE ANGLO-JAPANESE, NEGOTIA® one could construct real. Maginol TIONS IN TOKYO, OWING TO THE: Eines in the air in a comparatively DEPARTURE OF THE JAPANESE short time-Trans Ocean. MILITARY
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all British
papers, provide the headlines of this morning's papers and are comment-” ed upon in a number of editorials.
INVITED BY HITLER
Dr. Burckhardt arrived in Berchtes- The "Daily Telegraph" reveals that gaden by Friday evening. He had confidentially informed the
British Government that he had been invited to see the Fuehrer.
AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST
BUTTER
-JAPANESE-
TRANSPORT SUNK BY RIVER MINE
From a rollable foreign source the "China Mail" learned this afternoon that a large armed Ja- panese transport, of at least 8,000 tons, struck a Chinese mine off Wangmoon a few nights ago, and sank in a few moments.
Many Japanese are befloved to have lost their lives in the fierce current; no survivors have come ashore. At the moment, only the masts are showing above water, and any Japanese attempts at salvage will come under the con- centrated fire of Chinese defences at that point.
PRINCE UMBERTO IN TRIPOLI
Rome, To-day. Crown Prince Umberto of Italy ar- rived at Tripoli yesterday in
the
Marshal Balbo, who had been in company of the Governor of Libya,
Italy to attend the military man- oeuvres.
During his visit, the Crown Prince will inspect troops in Tripoli and Missrata. Trans-Ocean.
British official quarters gave no in- formation to the press, apparently, for yesterday's papers believed that the visit had-not taken place and voiced tation had actually been issued.- doubts as to whether or not the învi- Trans-Ocean.
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