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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 12, 1940

JAPANESE

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FLOUNDER

Badly Outmanoeuvred In Shanghai Election

Rumourings Of Trouble To Come

(From Our Own Correspondent)

Shanghai, To-day. THE ATTEMPTED Japanese "blitzkrieg" through the local polls yesterday floundered without ap- proaching its objective-the election of five Ja- panese for the Shanghai Municipal Council, The "Anglo-Saxon" front turned out to the polls en

GERMAN CLAIMS

Berlin, To-day.

.The official news agency claims two more British destroyers were sunk in the naval action west of

Narvik Fjord.

It also claims that strong Ger- man reinforcements have been landed at Oslo, Bergen' and Sta- vanger-Reuter.

NORWEGIAN

bloc and elected the seven approved British and SHIPS TO American candidates by majorities of between "CARRY ON"

2,800 and 2,600; the Japanese thus obtain only

their usual two seats. Final results, which were released during the night, are as follows:-

N. F. Allman (American)

J. W. Carney (American)

W. J. Keswick (British)

G. A. Haley (British)

T. 8. Powell: (British)

Roderick MacDonald (British)

G. E. Mitchell (British)

Y. Hanawa (Japanese)

M. Den (Japanese)

The defeated candidates

8,000

7,998

7,883

7,869

7,860

SHANGHAI, TO-DAY. PENDING INSTRUCTIONS FROM CONSULATE-

WILL

The entire Japanese press alleged |THE NORWEGIAN

ALL NORWEGIAN that insufficient accommodation was GENERAL provided by the Council for voters OCEAN-GOING STEAMERS NOW IN but wisely forgot to add that, pro- | SHANGHAI

CONTINUE vided the allegations were well THEIR SERVICES ACCORDING TO founded, this state of affairs had SCHEDULE, SAYS THE "SIN WAH similar detrimental results for for- PAO." eign voters.

The Norwegian steamer Anchi will leave Shanghai for Hong Kong on

and other ... Saturday,

Norwegian coastal steamers will continue their usual routes, the report adds.

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CHUNGKING BUILDING JUNK FLEET

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Chungking, To-day.

One of the oldest known craft, the Chinese junk, is undergoing a modernisation.

process of

Hundreds of these vessels of an improved type are being built by a number of Szechuen river shipyards under the auspices of the Ministry (of Communications, with a view to sub- stituting in all possible ways water for overland transportation.

"Ons drop of gasoline is equiva¬ lent to one drop of blood," as Mr. Chiang Tai-ngau, Minister of Com- munications, put it, summing up China's main transportation pro- blem.

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capable The new type junks are of a speed 30 per cent, greater than the old type; they are suitable the transport of military supplies and motor can easily be converted into craft. Furthermore they have greater cargo capacity.

vessels were In 1939, 219 such were

will be completed, and 422 more built this year. All will be put into service on the upper Yangtse.-Havas.

7,831

The results of the elections 7.830 only known shortly after 3 o'clock this 5,211 morning, and hundreds of telephone 5,205 calls were received in newspaper were offices throughout the night.

I. Okamoto (5,203), J. Kuroda (5,188), O. Okamoto (5,187) and the "dark Horse," Ranald G. MacDonald, who stood as independent candidate, at the tail of the list with 325 votes, showing the degree of his unpopularity in all quarters.

Shanghai Smiling...

Since the detention of Norwegian steamers by the Hong Kong Govern- ment authorities, who have refused to Norwegian shipping firms from the

papers, no fresh in- Consulate, the report concludes.

This indicated the tremendous in-issue clearance terest focused on the elections in all structions have been received by local1Reuter. quarters, and everyone this morning went to office with a smile on their Total vote polled during the two faces, partly due to the European war days constitutes the largest in the his- news and partly to the election re-. sults which were not entirely unex- tory of Shanghai, vivid evidence the concerted efforts made by all ex-pected by people conversant with the cept Japanese quarters to prevent in-local state of affairs. creased Japanese influence in Council affairs. **

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Total ballots cast were 13,098, and 08 votes were invalid.

Japanese Charge

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How the Japanese will take this though beating is still · unknown,

other judging from precedents in matters, it la not believed unlikely that some action from them will be forthcoming.

Rumours Spread

Rumours in the last few days have

Since Wednesday the general feel- ing in all quarters was that the Japan- ese would be unable to increase their representation on the Council, and al-indicated that a blockade was likely ready yesterday the Japanese press in the event of a Japanese defeat, was charging that "the action of Bri- while others believed the Japanese tish residents in trying to suppress were likely to claim irregularity in Japanese ratepayers at the elections the voting. by taking advantage of the authority of the S.M.C. has given rise to much indignation in various circles."

None of these rumours have yet Our Own Cor- been. substantiated. respondent.

JAPANESE PLANNING TO BUILD UP NEW CHINESE NAVY

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Shanghai, To-day.

WHILE CHUNGKING'S NAVY is now restricted to gunboats on the upper Yangtse, the Japanese are building a new Chinese navy for the occupied areas.

This is shown by the recent launching of the new gunboat “Nanking" and the announcement of the "central naval

academy of the republic of China."

The academy is located in Nantao, foral and physical examinations, writ- the Shanghai suburb. Future admirals ten papers on Chinese history and will start as "cadets and will receive literature, the geograp of East Asia, training for two years during which mathematics, physics Japanese and they will get a monthly salary of Eriglish.

Upon graduation they will be sent on board training ships/sa mid- ahipmen, zetting. $60 a month, after which they will be promoted to the rank of ensign.?

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VISITOR VICTIMISED Mr. FT. Rogers of the "Philippine Free Press," in Pedder Street yester day, was robbed 'of a intain pen The entrance tests include, besides I valued at $40.

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