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CHINA MAIL

FIRST NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST. ESTABLISHED 1845.

No. 91,962

KREMLIN

GERMAN

Shanghai Emerges From the Flood

Conditions are grad- ually returning to normal in Shanghai; the flood waters are disappearing | in sunny weather and schools which were closed for two days have partial- ly re-opened.

JAPANESE

TROOPS ENTER HANOI

According to a de- spatch received in Canton to-day part of the Japanese troops from Haiphong enter- ed the suburbs of Hanoi at 1 o'clock yes- terday afternoon.

The Japanese re- port says the troops

were welcomed by the French and na- tives.--Reuter. are still under!

Many streets water, particularly in the western district outside the Settlement-and in the French Concession.`

The central down-town shop- ping, theatre and Race Course district has emerged from the flood and returned, to normal,” -Bus and tram services have in-. creased, except in the French Concession where only a few

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buses and trams are running. This U.S. LOAN

'is also due to the strike, v_/

Farmers in the western- district fear the complete loss of crops.

It is not expected that the Settlement will be clear of wa: tér till Monday; targe pumps are draining, three million gallons a day Reuter.

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United-

SPECIAL TO "CHINA. MAIL") Official circles in Vichy yester- day expressed the hope, that any credits granted.. by "the States to Thailand will not be used for the purchase of arma- ments which might threaten Indo- China, The comment followed (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"the announcement that a mission Replying to numerous enquiries has left Thailand for America to addressed to the Public Health negotiate a US$10,000,000 loan.

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No Danger

Havas.

ASTOUNDING ASSORTMENT OF FORGED NOTES

COUNTERFEIT banknotes, representing thou- ́ sands of dollars were discovered on the third floor of No. 5, Canal Road East by the Police on Wednes- clay.

Claiming to be a former Chin-Central Bank of China; ese government oficial, Ip Fook 10 forged 10 peso notes of the 59, and his concubine, Lam King, Republica Mexicana; ; ; were charged with possession of two forged U.S.A. $20 notes; the forged, notes before. Mr. H. one Banco. Americano Guate- O. Sheldon, K,C., this morning. - :|mala 1: peso note;

Accused were represented by 139 forged 6-piastre notes of Mr. Alfred 9. K. Laik and were the Banque de l'Indo Chine, remanded for, 72 hours, NUT

one forged one plastre note of

Actused were, alleged to have the Banque de l'Indo China; been in possession of;

41 forged five-tical notes

350 forged $10-banknotes of Thailand; the Chartered Bank of India;,

1974 forged five yuan notès of Javasche Bank, and

the Central Bank of China,

and forged sĩ notes of the fun

tan Municipal Bank; /*

Kwangtung Provincial Banks

360 forged 25-guilder notes of two forged 50-gunder notes of Juvarche Bank

Inspector Portal on Is charge

100/forged $5. notes of the of the Ense.

119 forged "$5. notes: of Gov-

ernments of Straits Sattlements; WEATHER FORECAST NO $4799 forged 910 notes of the Breast winds, fresh" fair)

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CONSPIRACY? Alleged Move For Partition Of China

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL”)

SOVIET RUSSIA HAS REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH NAZIS GERMANY FIXING THEIR RESPECTIVE ZONES OF INFLUENCE IN EUROPE, AND THERE IS NO REASON WHYRUSSIA SHOULD NOT AGREE ALSO WITH JAPAN ON THE SPECIFIC DELIMITATION OF THEIR RESPECTIVE POSITIONS IN THE FAR EAST, DECLARED THE FRENCH NEWSPAPER “LE TEMPS” YESTERDAY, COMMENTING ON THE AXIS-JAPAN PACT.

The paper said the new alliance, contrary EVACUATION

to the Anti-Comintern Pact, contained noth- ing which could cause anxiety to the Soviet. It must be expected that Germany will make every effort to facilitate an agreement be- tween Russia and Japan..

The fact that Ribbentrop, Nazi of good relations would not ex- 'rap- Foreign Minister, has left for clude the possibility of a Moscow to confer with M.-Molo-prochement with Japan, provid- Molotov stated in tov, Soviet Foreign Commissar,ed, as M.

is interesting in this connection, August, there was good will on the paper declares, though there both sides,-Reuter.

is no authoritative confirmation of his arrival in Moscow.

It should be noted that be- fore the tri-partite agreement

BITTER SHANSI FIGHTING.

HEARING

IT IS OFFICIALLY AN NOUNCED THAT A PUBLIC - SESSION: OF THE EVACUA.... TION ADVISORY COMMIT. TEE WILL BE HELD NEXT .: WEDNESDAY, ¿ÎN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER AT 2.30PM;

THE COMMITTEE: WILL: DEAL WITH APPEALS AGAINST ORDERS FOR COMPULSORY: EVACUA- TION OF BRITISH WOMEN.

A.A. GUNS FOR TOKYO

had been officially concluded, It was, stated in Chungking yes- it was announced that parleys terday that in south Shansi the

had already started between

Japanese forces are bitterly con- A campaign launched by the testing control of the Taihang, "Asahi for the purchase-of anti- view to conclusion of a non-Chungtian and Chungtu moun-aircraft guns for Tokyo's defence. aggression pact.

· Moscow and Tokyo with я

in

Such a pact would result the three signatories of the re- cent alliance adopting an iden- tical policy towards Russia,

"Alliance Logical"

tains, on the north bank of the netted 35,000 yen, says the J- Yellow River, because whoever pan Times" to-day. Added to controls the mountains will previous, campaigns, total dominate traffic on the river.tributions now amount to 423,000 Reuter..

ven. Hnvas.

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These ning exclusive features" will give you years of money- health as the result of better saving service in addition to better protection for your food and drink.

"Le Temps" says such an al- liance .between Moscow arid Tokyo would be logical, in view of the policy aiming at the_crea- tion of a new order in Europe and Asia and would give' Japan the same freedom of action in the Far East as Germany ob-

There is no doubt that "Phillco tained in Europe, while Russia's

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German conflict against Britain, !

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- anxiety,“ derive suprana ***The report and commentary tion and soon is that of the French journal, “Le Temps," but the close resem- are in actuhl.

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