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NO DESIGNS ON THEY SHOOT AT BIRDS OF DEATH

HAINAN

Japan Explains

Recent Landing

Tokyo, Jan 28.

Japanese action in respect of Hainan Island, it was stated by: the official spokesman of the Navy Ministry, WILS naturally lanted by treaties affecting the

arta.

He declared the Japanese naval party visited Yulin to inspect Chinese junks suspected of mug- gang war supplies. The Japanese Navy had no intention of landing forces at Yalin or elsewhere on the island nor had it attempted this.

The spokesman

added that

aerial reconnaissance showed the Island to be strongly fortified. AMBASSADOR SATISFIED

Tokyo, Jan. 28.

In connexion with the recent Japanese naval Activities in

Sainan, the spokesman of the Navy Ministry declared the ac- tions of the Japanese navy were naturally limited by treaties affecting that area.

The visit of the Japanese naval party to Yulin on Jan. 19, had formed the subject f conversa- tions lately between the French Ambassador and the Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs. It is under- stood the French Ambassador expressed apprehension regarding the security of Hainan.

Giving An explanation, the Vice-Minister said the visit of the Japanese naval party was for the purpose of ensuring effective in- terruption of Chinese maritime traffic and for no other purpose.

The Ambassador, it is stated. expressed satisfaction with the

explanation.-(Reuter).

DEAD DUMPED

ON ROADS

Bodies All Over Settlement

The

Shanghai, Jan. 28. number of abandoned böcles of dead Chinese in Shang- hai increases by leaps and bounds, Many are dally picked up by the Public Health Department. Bodies are being dumped in the streets. alleyways, vacant grounds, com- pounds and gardens by those con- nected with the deceased.

Although, normally. several hundred corpses are abandoned each month within' Settlement limits, the number is now out of all proportion. Fortunately, owing. to the cold weather, they are not presenting a serious health pro- blem."

The dead are refugees, beggars and poor people generally. A large proportion are children- victims of measles, 'dysentery and other infectious diseases. Most of the dead are discovered in a de- composed state. (Reuter),

Chinese Government Meeting Loan Obligations

Shanghai, Jan. 28. The Chinese Government is meeting the half-yearly service. of the Consolidated Domestic Loari commencing on January 29, total ling $1.175,000,

Activity by Japanese planes over Southern China during the past few days has been met with resistance by Chinese machine-

gunners.

AND TRUE IS THEIR AIM

JAPANESE ARMY'S COMPLETE ABOUT FACE!

ACTS OF SAVAGERY ARE NOW TO BE PUNISHED

Shanghal, Jan. 28. Threatening to punish all in- fractions "without mercy." Japan- authorities ese military, naval and diplomatic today appealed to Japanese nationals to take no action tending to "besmirch the good name of Japan and her armed forces."

Recounting the various crimes committed by Japanese "civilians masquerading as military, civilian ufficials, or even newspaper-

613

Principle and interest payment will be made in Welwah (transfer men, the statement emphasises money), which is at present eadly that these offensive actions tended cashable in the market at a small to defeat the objectives of Japan's discount. Reuter)

tional policy in China. It is

Japan's Five Thousand

Million Yen War Budget

Tokyo, Jan. 28.

Since the hostilities, started last

The Japanese Navy's "China July, Japan has appropriated ap- Incident" supplementary budget proximately 2,500,000,000 for mili- for the coming financial year has tary operations, and the amount not yet been fixed, according to a will be exhausted by the end of spokesman of the Navy Ministry. the Anancial year which is March He declined to comfrin the fore-31, according to the "Yomiuri cast of the "Hochi Schimbun" thất Shimbun.”

ap-

the budget, total would be Y.1,500,- The new appropriations 000,000 which, with the army's parently cover the whole of the budget, reported to be fixed at military and naval operations for ¥3,500,000,000, made the extraor- the coming financial year, and dinary "China Incident budget will be based on exceptional war- total Y5,000,000,000.

fare over a long period.-Reuter.

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BRITISH CARS FOR THE WORLD would like to own them (says "The

Autocar)."

Naturally, manufacturers of the agures.zor Bentley and Rolls-Royce Nevertheless, the 1937 export larger and more expensive cars, show an increase of just over 10 such as the Rolls-Royce and Bent-

per cent. over 1936, and cars have ley, find that conditions abroad are

been exported to 23 countries, in- of ever-increasing dimculty, as cluding USA, Canada, the Argen- high tariffs place high-priced cars tine, Cuba, Bolivia, Brazil and out of the reach of many, who Slam

stated that these activities "arousing

Chinese.

were

the

the enmity of Such actions on the part of a few Japanese react un- favourably. on Japans good name, hamper the peaceful and legal activities of Japanese residents here and tend to defeat the great objective of the Japanese expedi- tionary force."

The declaration emphasises that this goal is the overthrow of the former Nanking Government. It is added that the Japanese" army desires to assure the Chinese people as a whole" of peace, and not to regard it as China's enemy.

(Reuter).

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