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AMERICA FULLY ALIVE RESTRICTIONS ON

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TO NATIONAL DEFENCE

Naval Building Programme To Be Broadened

Washington, January 25. President Roosevelt, had a conference this afternoon with members of the House of Representatives, Naval and Milltary Appropriations Committee, which has given rise to reports that the President is considering broadening the naval building pro- gramme as well as expansion of the Army,

Mr. May, a member of the House Military Committee, earlier stated that" "the whole defence layout” would be under discus- alon.

Mr. Vinson, Member of the Naval Committee, said he expect- ed the President's message to Congress would embrace the entire national defence-Reuter.

A later message states that after the conference leaders stated that Mr. Roosevelt would be sending a special message to Congress in a few days, dealing, in broad phrases, with national defence.

Mr. May declared that the conference had considered all sec- tions of defence including aircraft.es. Reuter.

100 Casualties Huge Japanese

In Ichang

Hankow, Jan. 26.

Losses

Shanghai, Jan. 26.

A reliable foreign source states -Cable service between Tsingtao, that approximately 100 persons | Sasebo and Kyushu was restored were killed and injured in the air raid in Ichang on January 24,

The port, it is stated, was taken by surprise when the Japanese alders appeared. Being the first raid that Ichang had experienced. the populace did hot pay much at-

tention when the air raid alarm was

sounded, since that was a daily routine, until the raiders uppeared overhead.

HMS. Tern, under Lt.-Com. G.G. Hugh-Cook is at present stationed at 'Tchang. Beuter.

BOYCOTT MOVE

GROWING

America And S. Africa May Join

London, Jan. 26. The Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, today received a de- putation from the National Conn- el of Labour, representing the Trade Union Congress, and the National Executive Committees of the Labour Party and the Parlia mentary Labour Party.

The deputation was headed by Mr. Clement Attlee, M.P., who stated the views of organised Bri- tish labour regarding the course the Government should take in relation to Japan's aggression in China

A communique will probably be

issued later.

itester.

U.S. TOO

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yesterday, according to Japanese despatches from.Tsingtao,

Parts of the tracks and some bridges on the Bhangtung Railway i were destroyed by the Chinese near Welhdwei These are now being repaired by a Japanese Engineers' Corps and are expected to be com- pleted early in February.

Despatches state that the dam- age suffered by Japanese residents. as the result of Chinese looting, is estimated to exceed E00,000,000 yen. including the destruction of sine cotton mills in Tsingtao and the Shantung railway on which a Japanese loan of 40,000.000 yen has been secured.- Reuter

ANXIETY OVER

THREE BRITONS

Left Hankow By

Train For Canton

Hankow, Jan. 26.

No word has been received here since they left Hankow early on Saturday morning for Canton by

Kendrew. Of rall, of three Britons, Mr. J. A. R. Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., who has been in Hankow for the past three years as agent of the firm's insur- ance department. Mr. F. R. Berger, Accountant of Harrisons, King and Irwin, Ltd.. and a Jardine Mathe-

son engineer named Bound.

A phone call from Hong Kong, yesterday, inquired to the whereabouts of Mr. Kendrew, but Miami. Jan. 25.

the local office of Jardine Mathe- The Executive Council of the American Federation of Labour, formation. In view of the inten

sons was unable to give any in- during a session here, rejected & sive bombing of the Canton-Han- proposal to join the labour groups kow railway during the week-end, of Great Britalia, France, Switzer-it is thought that the party is land, Sweden, Russia, the Nether-probably held up en route. landa in an economic alliance The Hong Kong telephone mes- against Japan although it deplored

sage stated that "the railway hed on Saturday and

the "aggressive, indefensible and beer bombed uncivilised warfare being carried

section of the track from Canton,

on by Japan," and expressed will-Sunday over the hundred kilometre ingness to employ the anti-Japan- and it is not known when the re- ese boycott voted last year at the Federation Conference.-

Reuter.

SOUTH AFRICA TO JOIN?

Cape Town, Jan. 25. Propaganda work to achieve the boycott of Japanese goods in the Union is benig actively carried on by the Federation of Labour Unions.

Repeated representations have been made to to the Government by the South Africa Trades Labour Council with a view to preventing the sale of Japanese goods bearing no indication of the country of argin

Renter.

HAINAN ABORIGINES TO FIGHT JAPAN ·

pairs will enable the train service

to be resumed.- Reuter.

ANOTHER

REFUGEE TRAIN

Missionaries Want To Evacuate

Hankow, Jan. 26 Efforts are being made to ar- range for another refugee train to leave for the south in the first week of February. The train will carry some 70 inhabitants, mostly mis- Canton, Jan. 28. "

sionaries of Kikunshan, a popular The Canton Gazeito publishes a mountain resort 125 miles up the report froin Hainan that 10,000 Peiping-Hankow Rallway from Miao and Liao aborigines of the Hankow. The railway authorities southern part of the island "are are trying to allocate three coaches undergoing an intensive course of which are all available at present. military training as home guarda, An enquiry was received in Hankow The report adds that these yesterday evening from Tchang aborigines, show much enthusiasm asking for accommodation on this to fight the Japanese and when train for an unstated number ‚of" they have completed their training persons desiring to evacuate the. they will be drafted to the front river port.-

Henter.

Reuter.

SPEECH

Advice Given To Japan Ministers

Tokyo, Jan. 26."

Effective stepa to control capital were demanded in the Diet today by a representative of the Untre- Rightist Tobokai Party.

The interpellator, who took up cudgels for the defence of the under-privileged classes, was Mr. Torao Miura, who is virtually un- known outside the Lower Chamber.

Mir. Miura suggested that the alleged severlly displayed by the Government in putting down labour and tenant disputes should also be shown in the treatment of the rich. He further urged the Gov- ernment to relax the restrictions an "speech and organisation, de- claring that no country had ever been developed without some dis- senting voices within her boundaries.

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