THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 22, 1940.
DELICATE SHANGHAI SITUATION
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EIGHTH ROUTE ARMY ACCUSED
IN CHUNGKING
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Chungking, To-day. Strong action against the Shanghai, To-day. Eighth Route Army is de- "Japan is ready to take ap-manded by the "Sao Tang propriate measures to pre-Pao" in connexion with the vent the spread of the Euro- Hopei famine.
pean hostilities to the Far East while at the same time continuing her policy of non- involvement in the conflict.”
This statement was made by Rear- Admiral Seji Takeda, Commander-in- Chief of the Japanese special landing party, during a meeting with the com- manders of the British, French, Italian and American garrisons here, accord- ing to the local Japanese paper “Tair- ku Shimpo."
Rear-Admiral Takeda called the meeting in hla capacity of senior commander of the foreign defence forces here in anticipation of the delicate situation likely to arise in Shanghai In case Italy enters the war against Britain and France. Rear-Admiral Takeda proposed joint defence action by the garrisons to prevent any outbreak of disturbances in the Shanghal area.--Havas.
JAPANESE
SILK SHIPMENTS
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TOKYO, TO-DAY. PARADOXICALLY ENOUGH JA- PANESE SHIPMENTS OF SILK TO EUROPE WERE ROUGHLY DOUBLE DURING APRIL COMPARED WITH THE SAME MONTH IN 1939, REACH- ING 5,453 BALES, THOUGH THEY DECLINED COMPARED WITH THE FIGURES FOR MARCH.
Value of Japan's exports of raw silk to all parts of the world during April amounted to almost 31,000,000 yen, re- presenting a 14 per cent, increase over April, 1939.
In volume, total exports of raw silk amounted roughly to 18,000 bales, 29 per cent. less than in April, 1939. Havas.
“BRIDE" SCHOOL · CLOSES DOWN
(SPECIAL TO?“CHINA-MAIL") Tokyo, To-day.
The "bride school," which instructed prospective brides on how to run a household on the slim income of 50 yen a month, has been forced to close owing to the mounting cost of living, Mrs. Honda, president and originator of the movement, told the press yes- terday.
The school was established in 1936 and trained young brides to get alông with 50 yen.
The school is to re-open with a new slogan "Live on whatever one has and live temperately"--which the promoters think is well in keeping with the times,-Havas.
WELFARE OF THE WEST INDIES
London, To-day.'
Mr. A. J. Wakefield, › Director of Agriculture in Tanganyika Territory, has been selected for appointment as Inspector-General of Agriculture in the West Indies,
the
He will be a member of the organi-. sation to be established under Comptroller for the planning, supervi- sion and execution of schemes of de- velopment welfare in West Indies. British Wireless,
WEATHER REPORT
The Royal Observatory reports that a weak anticyclone persists over south Japan and the Pacific to the eastward. The depression remains over Indo- China and the northern China Sea.
The paper alleges the famine was brought about by the activities of the Communist army as well as "the Japanesc.
The Eighth Army, the paper claims, in started to commandeer foodstuffs November, 1937, when they entered the province. More than 600,000 piculs of wheat were, taken from the people in that year and 1,500,000 piculs in 1938.
Last year, the paper alleges, more than half the crops were expropriated by the Red Army.
The paper further charges that rellef work was prevented by the Reds and reports the following in- stance:
"The Central Government did not neglect the hunger-stricken Hopei peo- ple and appropriated $200,000 for emergency relief and a further $1,500,- 000 for ordinary relief. The Relief Commission collected $300,000.
Interference Alleged
"However relief work could not be carried out owing to interference by the Eighth Army.
"Relief staffs sent to Hopei by the Government were prevented from ac- |complishing their mission. Twenty out of 21 members of the staffs were mur- dered by the Communist 'Army."
The paper urges the Government to instruct the Eighth Army immediately to release the foodstuffs.--Havas.
A.A. FIRE OFF DOVER
London, To-day. Intense anti-aircraft fire occurred twice yesterday afternoon off the south-east coast.
Before and after the firing the drone of aircraft engines was heard high overhead.
The sound seemed to come from the Channel south of the Straits of Dover and it appeared it was anti-aircraft guns at that point which had been in| action.-Reuter.
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