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Mexico City, August 10., The. Japanese steamer, Tatewate Marn, is loading 10,- 600 barrels of Government- owned oil at Coatzacoalcos, Vera Cruz, destined for Yoko- hama.

This is the first oll shipment to Japan since the expropria- tion of foreign holdings in Mexico.—(Reuter).

GREEK KING. TO VISIT LONDON

London, August 10. King George of Greece will shortly pay a visit to London, It was reported yesterday by the Evening Standard.

It is believed the visit will be of a purely private character.

No. confrmation or denial of the reported forthcoming visit of King Boris of Bulgaria to London could be obtained from the Foreign Office yesterday.

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INCREASINGLY SERIOUS

VIEW TAKEN OF CHANGKUFENG DISPUTE

First Test Of Strength Of Anti-Comintern Triangle

Moscow, August 10.

Since the fallure to secure an agreement at the second meeting between A. Litvinoff, Soviet Foreign Commissar, and Mr. Shigemitsu. Japanese Ambassador, foreign observers are taking an increasingly. serious view of the Far Eastern conflict.

It is generally agreed that in the beginning," the Soviet believed Japan would never risk a war on account of her commitments in China, but now the conviction is growing that Japan's military extre- mists are determined to force an issue despite the moderates in the Tokyo Government

The Soviet Government, however, clash between Japan and the Sovies is equally determined not ta recede constitutes the first test of strength from the stand it has adopted, even to which the Anti-Comintern trian- to avoid war.

gle has been subjected.

The second session of the Su- preme Soviet Council begins today. and before it concludes it may find Itself confronted with a situation as serious as could be imagined.

“Indignation". resolutions de- manding stern action against Japan continue to pour in from all parts of the country-Reuter).

GERMANY AS ́ALLY

Berlin, August 10.

The result would seem to indicate that Germany's use- fulness as an ally of Japan Is most restricted, and such help as may be forthcoming from the Reich will be rather in the form of dispatch of munitions, especially. In those categories In which Japan is known to be deficient.

There is no thought that Ger- The Evening Standard also The approach which it is under-many would go to the length of a learns that M. Patijn, Dutch For-stood that Japan has made to Ger-Baltic" blockade. eign Minister, will also be in Lon-many to ascertain the extent of

The conversation between Herr don. In the near future. (Trans- the support which the Reich Ribbentrop. German Foreign Min- ocean).

prepared to give in the event of a ister, and the Japanese Ambassa- dor, Mr. Shigenori Togo, is not reported in the German press, and thus the public is ignorant of its nature.

JAPANESE MOVE TROOPS FROM SHANSI, HONAN Large-Scale Withdrawals

Since Border Tension

Large-scale withdrawals of Japanese troops from Shansi and lionan since the outbreak of the Changkofeng incident are reported in Central News messages from Sian and Hankow.

Between 8,000 and 9000 troops from various parts in east Honan are now massed at Kwelteh, on the Lunghal Railway. 131 kilometres east of Kaifeng and 150 kilometres west of Hsuchow, and large quan- titles of military supplies are placed at the station ready to be trana- ported elsewhere.

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Three thousand Japanese Pthsien on the Anhwel-Honan border. "300 Japanese at Tacheng in east Honan and the bulk of the Japanese troops at Luha and Hsiaopa railway stations, respec- tively 34 and 18 kilometres west of Kweiteh, are also making prepara- tions for withdrawal.

The Japanese troops on the Shansi-Honan border west of Tsincheng have mostly been withdrawn to the western section of the Tackou- Chinghua Railway in north Ronan. Japanese troops and military supplies concentrated ut Sinslang, PoAt and Tsin- yang have been sent either eastward or northward in Increasing numbers and 'quan- tities

BARRACKS AND HOSPITALS MOVED

It is estimated that over 6,000 Japanese soldiers had been with- drawn to the Po: At area, in northern Honan, whence to Kuwo in south Shans!, from July 21 to August 1.

Since July 24, more than 20,000. Japanese troops have been moved to Linfen from south Shans! and over 10000 shifted, to the north from Linfen.

The Japanese barracks and dise hospitals in Taiyuan have been moved to Saia- "chiachwang, at the junction of "the Peiping-Hankow Bail- away, and the Chengtai Rail- way. 277 kilometres southwest of Peiping. About 10.000 Japanese troops remain ̧· in Taiyuan.

TROOP CONCENTRATIONS PLANNED

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Hankow, August 16. Fearing a possible Russo- Japanese war, General Terauchi, Commander-in-Chie of the Japanese forces in ) h China, planning to • centrate troops in Suiynen, C. har and Shans on the bordes of inner and Outer Mongolia, according to a-Peiping report just receiv- ed here.

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General Terauchi, the report re- vealed, recently, made a tour to Kalgan and other places in Bul- yuan to Inspect the defence works and the irregulars under Li Shou- hain and Wang Ying-Central News)....

1. It is believed in political circles that the trouble will blow over like previous incidents. (Reuter).

PESSIMISM IN BERLIN

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London, August 10. The Times' Berlin corres- pondent says that while it is earnestly hoped in the Germaan capital that the Russo-Japan- ese border incident will not develop into a serious struggle, there are evident signs of pes- simism.

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sible indication that Stalin has (Nakamura, Deputy War Minister made up his mind to engage Japan and director of military affairs in while she is still heavily committed the War Ministry, members of the General Staf of the Japanese In China-Reuter).

Army were also called to a hasty conference.

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ITALIAN STAND UNKNOWN

Rome, August 10, No Information is available In elther Italian or Japanese circles as to whether Italy has given Japan an assurance of moral support in the event of a Russo-Japanese war. " Omcial' attitude towards the Far East affair continues to be one di complete reserve, though authorit- ative quarters express the desire to see the conflict localised and set- tled peacefully.

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Reports in the Itallan press are markedly anti-Soviet, in conson- ance with Italy's participation in the Anti-Comintern Pact.-(Reu- ter)..

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Four Koreans were killed and ten severly injured, it is stated during the last Soviet air raids.- (Transocean), »

JAPANESE PROTEST

Moscow, August 10. The First Secretary of the Japanese Embassy in Moscow, Mr. Jakawa, called at the Far Eastern Department of the So- viet Commissariate for Foreign Affairs yesterday and handed " in a sharp protest in connec- tion with the clash which oc- curred on Sunday near Lake Hanka, about 200 kilometres north of Changkufeng.

At this point according to the Japanese version, a detachment of Tokyo. August 10, Soviet troops opened are with the Japanese General Seishiro Itagaki, Warmachine-guns on Minister, last night summoned an frontier guards but the attackers. The reported arrival of Marshal urgent conference, of army leaders were beaten off. leaving behind Vassily Bluecher, Commander-in-} which

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amongst them a number of dead and Chlef of the Soviet Far East Army, | others, by General. Elk), Tojo, wounded. There was also a num- at the scene of operations is re Chief of Staff of the Kwantung ber of casualties on the Japanese garded as ominous and as a pos Army., and Major-General Akito side.

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