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TREATY EXPIRY

ZERO HOUR HARDLY NOTICED

Washington, To-day. As zero hour for the ex- piration of the Japanese- American Trade Treaty neared, the idea of giving the State Department dis- cretionary authority to restrict or ban trade with Japan gained support in some Senate quarters.

•(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

SHANGHAI, TO-DAY. DRAMATIC WIRELESS MESSAGES PICKED UP IN SHANGHAI LAST NIGHT ANNOUNCED THAT, IN RUSHING TO THE ASSISTANCE OF A SMALL CHINESE STEAMER SINKING SOUTH OF JAPAN, THE BIG TRANS-PACIFIC · LINER, PRESIDENT QUEZON, OF 14,800 TONS, HAS HERSELF MET WITH DISASTER.

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President Quezon is better known on the China Coast as the President - Madison, of the defunct America Mail Line. She was only recently bought by Filipino owners and was making her first trip under the Filipino flag.

AMERICANS

Senator Hatch stated he WHO

thought such a step advis-

able, while a member of the VOLUNTEER

Senate foreign relations com- mittee, who prefers to re- main unidentified, also en- dorsed the idea.

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He pointed out that it would give the State Department powerful weapon to bring into use at any moment if develop. ments In Japanese-American re- Intions necesaltated.

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JUST DIED NATURAL-LIKE

The treaty's death occurred midnight last night (Eastern Standard Time), according to official Washing- ton calculations, though Tokyo con- sidered that the pact had expired on Thursday at 3 am. (G.M.T.).

No ceremony, no official pro- olamation and no instructions to Government departments marked . its and.

President Roosevelt declined to dis- cuss it at his press conference, while Mr. Cordell Hüll (Secretary of State) was at home ill with a cold. — Reuter.

SWEDEN TAKES NEW PRECAUTIONS

London, To-day. According to the Copenhagen radio the Swedish Government has establishe ed a committee to arrange for the evacuation" of civilians from danger, zones should an emergency : -arisé, Reuter.

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Washington, To-day. No foreign nation can legally maintain an enlist- ment service in the United States, declared President Roosevelt at his press con- ference yesterday.

He added that no American en- listing in a foreign armed service, however, would lose his citizenship unless he took an oath of allegiance to the foreign government.

The question was raised by reporter who said he had recently vlalted the Finnish Legation In Washington and noticed an Ameri- can aviator offering to enlist in Finland's service.

President Roosevelt replied that if the American was merely asking for Information where he might enlist that was all right, but if the Legation was inviting Americans to enlist, that was a different story.-Reuter.

ALL: JAPANESE SHIPS TO CHECK ON GERMAN PASSENGERS

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S.OS. calls picked up in Shanghai failed to give clearly the exact posi- tion of the President Quezon, but it is believed she is on the rocks of an island almost 200 miles dûe south Yokohama.

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London, To-day.

The registration for service of all Britone between the ages of 20: and 24 will ́Increase the British. Army by 250,000, bringing the to- tal to about 900,000.

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By the end of March Britain should have an army of 1,750,000.

It is expected that all man over. 24 will be called in April,-Havas

INCREASE

She is in no immediate danger, but IN BACON

her No. 1 hold and engine room are filling.

According to the local agents, she has a crew of About 120 and is carry- ing 12 passengers.

JAPANESE-SHIP_TO-AİD.

RATION

London, To-day.

The Ministry of Food.... announces. that the weekly bacon ration will be Increased from four to eight ounces from Monday.

The local agents have received a re- port that a Japanese steamer is pro- ceeding to her assistance and expects to reach the stranded liner in

The Minister states that the increasD of this morning —Our Own is due to the Improvement in stooks. Correspondent,

-Reuter.

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