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CHINA OFFERS WOMAN IN WAR

REDRESS

Promptness Of

Apology Appreciated

Washington, Sept. 1.

The Chinese Government's pro found regret for the bombing of the s.s. President Hoover was ex- pressed to Mr, Cordell Hull by the Chinese Ambassador, Dr. C. T Wang who said that the Chinese Government assumed full respon- sibility for the accident and was ready to make Immediate redress.

CHINA'S ACTION APPRECIATED"

COUNCIL TABLE

Madame Chiang Kai-shek

IS SECRETARY FOR

AERONAUTICAL

AFFAIRS

Nanking, (By Mall), For the first time in history, a woman has taken a place in the War Council table-she is Madame Chiang Kai-shek who often at- tends conferences by command of the Central Government

Neglecting personal risks, Ma- dame Chiang, who is Secretary of the Committee for Aeronautical Affairs, of which her husband is the Head, watches every Japanese air raid on Nanking and goes out afterwards to survey the damage.

Asked by the Press Conference whether China's apology is satis- factory to the United States Gov- ernment: Mr. Hull declined to make any comment but added that the United States deeply appreciated the promptness with which China the accepted responsibility for bombing of the liner. The head of the Chinese government took a special interest in all matters con- Madame Chiang's "Workshop" nected with the incident. pro- where she often is busy from sun- mising that the pilot of the Chin-

rise until midnight, is a simple ese aeroplane which attacked the

госд with several inexpensive "Pres'dent Hoover" would be court-

desks. She uses a portable type- martialled and severely punished, writer and her desk bears a sombre according to Mr. Hull who des-

pastel of Christ. The feminine crped the bombing as "unlawful, touch is provided by a tin of Bri- inexcusable and negligent." Mr. tish chocolates; this is in grim Hull added that the Chinese Gov-contrast to the two Lewis guns ernment had proposed every sort taken from

of financial redress.

Japanese bounders. which were shot down near Nan

war A

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The First Lady of the Land has established

in museum Nanking, which already houses wrecks of planes. She handles all executive work relating to aero- nautical problems. She also finds time to continue as directing Head of the New Life Movement; super- vise

Mr. Cordell Hull indicated that | king. the action of Admira} Yarnell. Commander-in-Chief of the US. Asiatic Fleet in ordering American vessels not to call at Shanghal could only be considered as a tem- porary precaution and observers interpret this to mean that the State Department does not ad- vocate the withdrawal of Ameri- can interests from Shanghai for *he moment.

Mr. Robert Bingham, U.S. Am- bassador in Londóh, conferred with Mr. Cordell Hull on general world affairs, it being understood that the Far Eastern situation was also discussed. Mr. Bingham reiterated that he is not retiring from the London post-Reuter.

BELGIAN TENSION ON THE VANE

Paris, Aug. 31. According to reports received to- day from Brussels from the "Temps" signs are evident that the tension of the political situa- tion in Belgium is easing.

According to the reports the Belgian Cabinet met this noon, and in this preliminary meeting the Ministers agreed upon

After-

the attitude to be adopted towards the varicus points at issue.

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CHENGTINGFUL

CHAOCHOW

EXPLAINS

evacuation of women and children and care for Chinese re- | AMBASSADOR fugees. Madame is in close touch with world affairs and, reads. all coples of Reuter despatches re- ceived in Nanking- Reuters

WOOSUNG TOWN CAPTURED

SOVIET PACT

Berlin, Aug. 31. Dr. Chen Tien Fang. Chinese Ambassador to Germany, yester- day called on the head of the Foreign Office Judicial Depart- cient, Dr. Gauss, to communicate and explain the text of the Sino- Sovlet Pact.

Shanghai, Sept. 1. Bomb-proof dug-outs, well pre- pared against any misdirected bombs,

cir- are being built on the

In respect to a message culated in foreign circles of a visit grounds of the British Embassy at Nanking. The Chinese population of the Ambassador to the Secretary of Nanking are "steadily leaving | of State. Herr von Mackensen, it and it is estimated that seven hun- is stated in informed quarters that dred thousand out of the capital's von Mackensen is not in Berlin at million inhabitants bave already all at the moment.

departed.

Another message from Shanghai states that the Chinese admit the capture of Woosung town by the

Japanese.- Reuter.

JAPANESE CLAIMS

Transocean News Service.

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ANTI-JAPANESE BOYCOTT

London, Aug. 31.

Parliament was convened for a special meeting on Tuesday next, and when Premier van Zeeland Finance Minister de Man will ex- plain the Government's policy regarding the Belgian National Bank, after which Parliament will -be-asked-to-give its verdict. Upon this verdict will depend the fur-and that the Woosung forts fell-ceived by importers of British

into their hands, ther attitude of the Belgian Gov- ernment.

It is reported from Bingapore to- day that the total boycott of Ja- Shanghai, Aug. 31. Japanese military quarters state panese goods carried out by Chi- that the Japanese took possession nese nationals in Malacca has re- in a food of orders re- Woosung

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According to the "Temps," how- ever, political circles are of opinion that even should the Cabinet get the Parlamentary verdict in its favour, the political situation will be thus as to make a resignation of the Cabinet as a whole to he expected for one week later.—" France Your Service.

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Paris, Aug. 31. The French Cabinet held session to-day to discuss the Gov- ernment's plan to form a National Railway Company to take the place of the various private rail- way concerns.

It was decided to form a "Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer" with the state as the main share- holder and having the majority

of

village yesterday'sulted

textlies

The Japanese loss of trade since Another report state that the

to-day, to the outbreak of hostilities in China Japanese succeeded, capture a strategically important is estimated at several thousand part of the Whangpoo and, assisted pounds-Fransocean News Service. by heavy artillery barrage, suc- ceeded in crossing the Whangpoo- river.

The Chinese forces, the Japanese allege, were forced to retreat, while the the Japanese advanced to north and west.- Transocean News Service.

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BRITISH DEMANDS

London, Ang. S1.

It is reported by the Tokyo cor- respondent of the "Evening |Standard" that Japan will reject the British demands made in cor- nection with the wounding of the British Ambassador to China, Bir Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull- Hugessen

Japan, according to this corres-, pondent, merely intends to offer a formal apology, and will decline to give any assurances that there will be no repetition of such in- cidents in the war zone.

Japan will finally demand that the British in future will inform Japan of the journeys of British diplomats in China.~~ Transocean News Nermen

FINISH MINISTER TO VISIT LATVIA

13/1

RUSSIAN PLATINUM.

FOR ENGLAND

Stockholm, Aug. 31.

A consignment of Russian platinum, weighing 324 pounds, passed through Stockholm to-day on Its way to London. The platinum. which was packed in steel boxes, arrived here by air, and will be deposited in the vaults of the Bank of England.— Insurgia Neur Service.

NATIONAL DEFENCE AND CARBIDE

The two major schemes for the

of production

carbide without State aid that have been sub- mitted to the Carbide. Committee of the Committee of Imperial De- fence, and in regard to which evidence from local authorities Riga, Aug. 31. has been heard, may be the basis The Finish Foreign Minister of the final conclusions of the in- Holati will shortly visit here onquiry, writes a Home correspon- the

Latvian dent. I gather that oficially there

the invitation of Government. Transocean Newr Service.

POLISH PAPERS PROHIBITED

Dahzig, Aug. 31. Three issues of Polleh papers to- day have been confiscated here be- Alglers, Sept. 1. cause they published unjustified The two-thousand ton Russian atacks upon the educational policy in vessel, Timit Yazev was torpedoed of the Danzig Government, and sunk. last night by an un-transferring German children from Swatow, Sept. 1-A telephone known submarine when sixty miles Polish to Danzig schools. call from Chaochow. ten miles cast of Algiers. It is belleved the north of this city, or the Han vessel was en route to Port Said River, reports that two Japanese from

JAPANESE PLANES BOMB CHIAOLING

It is stated that the fathers of these children, mostly employed Gibraltar, The crew of in the Polish Railway Company, planes bombed Chiaoling yesterday twenty-six men and three women had merely their children in Polish fear of losing their morning, after which the bombers were rescued by an Algerian Ash-schools for

job8- conducted extensive reconnoitering ing boat.--

Transocean News Service. Han Reuter.. operations throughout the River valley north of here.

Tapo, Meihsien, Fenghsun and Yaoping reported seeing these two planes flying their respective dis-

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GERMAN AIR ACE

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JAPANESE PLANE SHOT DOWN AT TUNGKUAN Canton, Sept: 1-A lone Japa- nese bombing plane which was fly- Berlin, Aug. 31. ing over Tungkuan district south The German air ace, Captala. of Sheklung along the Kowloon- Schwabe, who was well-known for Canton Railway yesterday mor- his fights over the African Conning, was shot down by Chinese tinent. met his death to-day.planes, according to a report re when his plane, with" which he ceived here. The planie fell in was making a trial flight as officer flames at a spot about 40 11 east. of the German Air Force, fell into, of the Tungkuan d'strict capital,

the the Baltic Sea west of Stralsund. "The Japanese plane bore

Captain Schwabe will be re- number 1905. All five numbers of membered for his chivalry_in_com-_the_crew were killed in the crash ing to the aid of Captain Robson, that followed its being shot down. one of the English oasis. Rally filers who had come down in the middle of the desert- Transocean News Service.

A Japanese flag, maps, and a diary were found scattered around the wreckage flentral News'

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