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JAPAN'S ONLY HOPE IS

TO COME TO TERMS WITH GENERAL CHIANG KAI-SHEK

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Amsterdam, To-day.

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FRENCH MISSION IN FINLAND

Helsinki, To-day.

A French military ad- viser from the French Army arrived in Finland yesterday, while Finnish aircraft were carrying out extensive raids on Soviet positions.

He is a special envoy from General Gamelin, and while the exact nature of his mission has not been revealed, It is assumed that it is in connection with the French pledge to give Finland all possible aid short of military inter-" vention.

Ho le carrying a special message from General Gamelin to Field- Marshal Mannerheim, who la at his "headquarters somewhere at the front," directing operations. Simultaneously with his arrival, quite large fleets of Finnish bombers carried out attacks against railways. roads and concentration centres im- mediately behind the isolated points where the Soviets have dented the Mannerheim Line, Reuter

NORWAY APPEALS TO PUBLIC OPINION

Oslo, To-day. The Norwegian Foreign Minister, in saying that Norway might appeal

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Japan to settle the China Incident unless Tokyo in the Derby Sweep was won by a agrees to come to terms with Chiang Kai-shek, declares the "Stuttgarter Neue Tageblatt" in an editorial-story which breaks the usual silence the ticket of the German Press on Far East affairs. "Japanese public opinion is tired of war, but would

never accept a solution equivalent to an aban- doning of the policy of a 'New Order in the Far East.'

"To desist from building a new China would mean that 100,000 Japanese had sacrificed their lives vainly.

"The new Wang Ching-wel Gov- young, revolutionary Japan Is im- ernment and Yonai's Cabinet are un-patiently awaiting..

certain and purely transitional at- "In any case, the present year will tempts at a solution. The day will bring to Japan the most important come when a more permanent set-up events. is required and it is that time that

RUSSIA AND GERMANY IN NEW PLOT?

New York, To-day, Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, said yesterday that on the banks. of reports he had received from. sorrespondenta abroad. "Russia and: Germany-may join forces and * gatupy,” and “partition, the Baikana in the next few weak):

He was not certain what Italy's sotion: would be if this happeni

U.S. PRESSURE

"The United States ja bringing very strong pressure upon, Tokyo and has put as a prerequisite to a renewal of the commercial treaty conditions, such as the complete evacuation of Japan- ese troops from China and even Man- choukuo's restitution to China.

The United States is also at- tempting to impose, on Japan the obligation not to ally horgolf with Russia, which would be tanta. maunt to în 'allanation of Japan=" ass liberty,

serioumess of the situation is

·known in Tokyo but the Japanese still hope that a sudden change in “American”ppinion or another miracla

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