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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1989

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BRITISH PEACE DRIVE REPORT

PURE INVENTION

London, To-day.

A report published in a Japanese newsnader to the effect that after consul- tation with the Soviet Ambassador, the British Ambassador to Chungking urged General Chiang Kai-shek to cease hostilities with puppet regime and hold an in- ternational conference with representatives of third Powers with an agenda ac- ceptable to Japan, is authoritatively denied here as “pure invention.” Reuter.

AMERICA'S CLEAR WARNING TO JAPAN: SHOULD SHAKE OUT OF FOOL'S PARADISE

London, To-day.

THE CHINESE AMBASSADOR to London, Mr. Quo GERMAN

Tai-chi, in an interview with Reuter on the

speech in Tokyo of the American Ambassador THREAT TO to Japan, Mr. Joseph Grew, said:

"In my opinion Mr. Grew performed an act of real NEUTRALS

friendship to the Japanese people. "Like the Germans they are never allowed to know the truth and this speech, backed as it is by Washington's approval, should awaken them from a fool's paradise."

Official circles in London withhold comment-pending an expected re- port from Sir Robert Craigie, the British Ambassador to Tokyo, but admit that if the speech is correctly reported, it is an event of the first importance.

Far Eastern circles generally express the opinion that the Unit. ed States Government wished to

SCOTTISH COAST ALARMS: NO RAID

London, To-day.

It is officially announced that a number of aircraft be lieved to be German attempt, ed to make reconnaissances in the Firth of Forth area yesterday morning and in the early afternoon.

R.A.F..

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give Japan a plain warning of ...Its...... attitude towards Japan's- "Now Order in East Asia” in view of the approaching: negotiations for the renewal of the Japanese- American Trade Agreement,

TENDENTIOUS REPORTS

London, To-day. Germany has informed the neutral countries that if their ships accept convoys from the British or French they will be treated as enemy craft, i.e. sunk at sight.

BUTTER

WRETCHED WEATHER

IN FRANCE

London, To-day.

"The wet and the cold seem set in for the Winter but all is well on the British Western Front, says Reuter's special correspondent with the British Expeditionary Force, "somewhere in France."

He quotes a high staff officer .as declaring cheerfully that such weather is "just what we want."

He said that the belief is apparent- ly held that bad weather and heavy going must be infinitely harder to bear for the Germans than for the field forces of the Allied army.

The correspondent added: ["I have just returned from General H.Q. after driving and walking scores of miles over

zone where there has 6 British

an In- spection of our front line poal- tions.

"It has been wretched weather with heavy rain and: coldswinds in many places. I saw considerable flooding. SPIRITS -HIGH

wonderfully high, many units making their own local arrangements for drying the men's wet clothing and providing the men with hot baths when they come off duty...

"The spirits of the troops, remain

"In the cafes of towns and vll- lages,_light_wine, beer and coffee, but no spirits may be consumed. · This warning is generally consider- "The men are entertained by radio ed somewhat superfluous, as for some programmes from receiving sets weeks past Germany has been treat-specially provided by, the. Provost- ing neutral ships the same as enemy | Marshal-Reuter. craft.

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A message from Oslo states that it sunk in the Atlantic while en route Japanese reports that the British Ambassador to Chungking, Sir Ar is now established that the Norwegin between England and Canada, was chibald Kerr Clarke Kerr is suggest-steamer Lorentz Hansen, which was a torpedoed. Reuter.

ing peace terms to Chungking are scouted by Mr. Quo, who told Reuter that the reports were tendentious and without foundation.

Mr. Quo added: "The Japanese have for a long time thrown out peace feelers but China has never swerved from her position that no peace is possible while Japanese troops remain on Chinese soil.

"China certainly will not modify har decision after her recent successes over the Japanese at- taoka In Hugan and Bhansi.”- Router.

CHINOINe ENTHUSIASTIC

Chungking," To-day..

by the Grow,

The speech made in U.S. Ambassador, Mr.

(Gontinued on Par 20)

fighters, took off to intercept 171.000

them, but they disappeared before

contact was established."

Air raid warnings, sounded" TICKETS ON

Edinburgh shortly after 11 a.m. and

extended to Dundee.

All-clear signals were given about BIG SWEEP

mid-day but a second wa

given in Edinburg

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