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AGITATION FOR RESIGNATION TURKISH ENVOY

OF JAPANESE GOVERNMENT

GROWS IN TOKYO

Storm In Diet Bound

To Break Out:

TOKYO, Dec. 27 (Reuter)-Agitation, for the resigna- tion of the Government has been started by political parties.

Japanese

At a private conference yesterday 250 members of the Lower House passed a resolution that the Cabinet should consider the question of resigning before the resumption of the Dict session on January 21.

Members of five political

parties attended the meeting BIG BATTLE

which was played up in most newspapers this morning,

MANY BLUNDERS

The Kokumin Shimbun bluntly! declared that sentiment among political parties is that the Cabinet has forfelted the confidence of the nation because of its many blund- ers. This sentiment. it adds, will Intensify.

The Yomiuri Shimbun says: "A storm is bound to break out In the Diet, Opposition to the Government may reach fever pitch at which the Government. may find itself, stricken"

ACTUAL VISITS

NEAR LUNGCHOW

JAPANESE DRIVE

FAILURE

CHUNGKING, Dec. 27 (Reater? -The Japanese "attempt to reach the French Indo-China border by occupying Lungchow and Cheng- nankwan ended in disaster,, ac- cording to Chinese reports re- ceived hero.

'These claim that in a big battle. in the vicinity of Yashultang, on the highway to Indo-China bor-

Unpleasant

Shock For Germany

PARIS, Dec. 27 (Reu- ter)-It is reliably learnt that German" diplomats in Moscow received most unpleasant shock when the Russians re- cently requested them to deliver to the Red Army the new model of an au- tomatic weapon recently completed in Germany and as yet shrouded in the deepest secrecy.

The request indicated that the Russian Intel- ligence Service is in pos- "session of sources of in- formation in the highest German ." military

and political spheres.

SWEDEN TO ENTER SOVIET - FINNISH

CONFLICT?

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 27 (Reuter -It is being freely rumoured.

The movement, according to the Asahi Shimbun, is not engineered by political schemers, but has au- tomatically grown out of actual der, south of Lungchow, Chinese visits pald by Diet members, to forces, after twenty-four hours though no official sanction for the their constituencies when they saw desperate fighting, have driven report is forthcoming, that Sweden "actual conditions.

Is likely soon to enter the Soviet- Finnish war on the side of Finland.

Food Control In Shanghai

the Japanese back

HEAVY LOSSES

The Japanese are reported to have lost over 1.000 dead and many more wounded.

'The same despatches reveal that Japanese infantry; artillery SHANGHAI, Dec. 27 (Reuter) and cavalry units moved to the A Peoples Food Re-adjustment south-west from Nanning over a Federation has been established Week ago along the highway in by the civic leaders, supported by the direction of Chengnankwan, bankers, cope with the lee via the towns of Sulla, Szeloh and shortage and profiteering and Minklang. elected many prominent Shanghai- landers to various committee posts. THE COMMITTEÈ Twenty members, including Mr.

to

After reaching Minklang, a Jap- antse column is said to have headed straight to the Indo-China border, south of Lungchow.

OBJECT OF DRIVE

Mannerheim

"PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

CHUNGKING, Dec. 27 (Central) M. Eminali Sipahi. Turkish Minister to China, presented his letters of credence to Mr. Lin 'Sen. Chairman of the National Govern- ment, at the National Governmenta Headquarters here this morning,

The Turkish envoy was escorted from his residence, to the National Government Headquarters by Mr. Liu Ti-fan, Chief of Protacol of« the Foreign Office. A M. Sipahl stepped out from his car, a band of the National Government play- ed the Turkish national anthem.

M. Sipahi presented his creden- tials in the presence of Dr. Wang; Chung-hol. Minister of Foreign Affairs. and. General Lu Chao. Chief of the Military Affairs De- partment, and Mr. Wel Hual, Chief of the Civil Affairs Department, of the National Government.

In receiving M. Sipahi's creden- tais. Chairman Lin expressed pleasure and inquired after the health of the Turkish President, General Ismet Inonu.

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After the ceremony, tea was served in the reception hall.

COLD WEATHER

IN CHINA

KUNMING, Dec. 27 (Central) --Kunming is experiencing the coldest weather in the last few years, The temperature has dropped to 43 degrees of frost. Snow has been falling since Sunday night.

According to a dispatch from Kwelyang severe weather has set in there too, Snow and rain fell yesterday.

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TO FOREIGN PLANES BERLIN, Dec. 37 (Reuter)- According to general staff notice. foreign planes flying over Swiss territory are liable to be fired on without special. warning.

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Terrific

Bombardment From Soviet Big Guns:

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Shells Of Heavy Calibre Used

The opinion is expressed here Planes & Tanks Co-operate

G. E Mitchell, Mr. W. J. Keswick, Mr. Chen Tsun-yi and Sir Calder Marshall, were" elected members of that the Japanese made a des- the Standing Committee, while perate drive towards Lungchow, thirty-four others, including Mr. almed partly to reach Chengnan- Yuan Lee-tung and Mr. Tien Tst Lkwan, important, terminus railway ling were appointed to the Ad- to Hanoi, and also partly to draw isory Committee. Yu Ya-ching, the Chinese forces away from the Wang Yu-ching, Hsu Chi-ching attack on Nanning, In a state-: were, elected members of the Pur-ment, state after “a crushing de- chasing Committee.

feat" at Yashultang, the Japanese

with The Shanghai Rice Guild has retreating castward; pledged full co-operation... Chinese in hot pursuit.

the

In Attack

HELSINKI, Dec. 27 (Reuter)--The terrific bombard- ment of the Mannerheim Line with huge guns," shelling from a range of probably 25 miles, has introduced a new factor into the fighting in Finland.

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The violence of the explosions at first gave the im pression that bombers high in clouds were dropping thou- sand-pound bombs, but when two or three of missiles fail- ed to explode and were examined, they proved to be shells of heavy calibre, fired, experts estimated, from at least 25 miles.

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Spending 31 Billion Marks Monthly

On The War

BERN, Dec. 27 (Havas)—Germany is spending three- and-a-half billion marks monthly for the war, the Berlin correspondent of the Neue Zuercher Zeitung reports, pointing out that in the world war Germany spent only two-billion marks monthly.

German

Owing to the disruption of com- munication on the Peiping-Hankow Rallway caused by Chinese sabo- tage work, the Japanese are utiliz- ing the Sinyang-Yingshan highway for transportation. More than 30 Japanese trucks heavily loaded with supplies moving southwards on the highway on Christmas Day were wrecked by the Chinese. in a lightning raid near 'Bishangho.

IMPORTANT POINTS FANCHENG, HUPEH, Dec. " 27 "Central)—Chinese forces have re- captured.

Despite its assurances to the contrary, the more strategic poirits north-west of Yingshan, in North

Government is compelled to meet the deficit by taxation. Hapeh, including Yuchistien, Tien-

Since the beginning of the the near future that the German shihkang, Tsinglungtien, Hinging-hostilities, the tax on cor- salaried man will have only enough: centrated on the Central Sec-credence, in the absence of any They are rapidly converging on 200 per cent and Income Tax expenses,

porations has been increased money to cover his rent and food while all the ather tor of the Mannerheim Line. oficial deninis or detalls of what Maping, Staochlatten and other 50 per cent. Further-more, transformed into taxes and com-..

money he is able to get will be It started on the evening of is taking place in Finland, stated points south-east of Suinsten. The the tax has been extended to pulsory loans. Christmas Day and was con- the Moscow correspondent of The Japanese have suffered huge losses. tinued all day yesterday at Times.

It is reported that a number of corporations and incomes so These reports from abroad put Japanese officers and privates in

far exempted. the rate of about forty shells per hour, suggesting that the Red Army casualties at between Tsienklang, on the south bank of Financial needs, but also by Nazi-Five British mercantile marine

High fiscality is justified by MONTEVIDEO, Dec. 27. (Reuter 25,000 to 30,000 dead, and between the Han River 95.miles above Han- Soviets have placed in post- 30,000 to 40,000 wounded, frost kow, have been placed under arrest people's buying capacity as no freed from the German pocket bat- policy, tending to decrease the captains and 55 men, who were tion a battery of heavy guns, bitten ill, captured or deserted. in front of the Mannerheim

for plotting a mutiny on Dec. 29. goods are available in the Reich..tleship Graf Spee, left in a British Figures of that kind do not re- Line.

Four Rcers are said to have present a calamity for an army so been executed' and the rest escorted

The correspondent foresees in steamer. FINNISH COMMUNIQUE large as the Red Army but they back to Japan for trial. tack was launched with artillery, rebound to the credit of the re- At the same time, a heavy at-lead to much talk which does not

tanks and planes co-operating on gime.

JAPAN'S FISHERIES AND The bombardment was con- circulate in Moscow and to gain tler and Kwantimiso.

TRADE DIFFICULTIES

Futile Explanations And "Misunderstandings"

TOKYO, Dec. 27 (Heuter)-Japan and Soviet Russia are reported to have agreed to extend the present tempor- ary Fisheries Pact for one year.

According to the Yomiuri Shimbun, the Foreign Minis- ter informed the Cabinet that "as a result of an exchange of views, the Japanese Ambassador in Moscow and the Soviet Foreign Commissar "have been aproaching each other's viewpoints, but as a measure for the immediate present they have reached a basic understanding for ex- tension of the present temporary Fisheries Pact for one year."

The Foreign Minister is also parently already existed concert stated to have reported to the ing whether Mr. Grew gave the Cabinet that the negotiations assurance that the no treaty situa- with the United States con- tion would not arise, which Reuter cerning steps to be taken understands to be very doubtful

NEW REGIME after expiration of the Japan-

Asked whether the new Chinese America Trade Pact were pro-regime was likely to be inaugurat- gressing in an amicable at-

ed before the re-opening of Lower mosphere.

Yangise and whether, if such was

coast.

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GUERILLA ACTIVITY CHEENKIANG, KIANGSI, Dec. 27j (Central)-Chinese guerilla activity

the Mannerheim Line nearer the Reports from Finnish war sec-on the Nanning-Yamchow highway' tors must have done considerable shows no relaxatim. The highway An official Finnish communique damage to the prestige of the Bo-north and south of Stutung has states that all attacks were repuls- viet Union as a military power, been completely cut. ed, some sixty machine-guna cap- The Soviet Government's polley

DRIVE CHECKED tured and numerous tanka im- of secrecy also prevents it from mobilised. Seven-hundred Russian refuting most of the recent re- The Japanese

YINGTAK, Dec, 27 (Central)~-~~~- dead were counted after the en- ports of serious reverzes in Central Wanglik on the Chinese section of driving toward

gagement,

and Northern Finland the only the Canton-Kowloon Railway, 15 The Eastern Front is quiet, with parts at which their troops had miles east of Canton "and 10 miles patrol activity, but further north made any progress.

southeast of Sheklung, have been twenty-six Soviet tanks were dis- abled in a Red Army attack.

The latest reports from Finland repulsed. suggest that the Red Army may be Charges and counter-charges are unable to re-open the offensive taking place in the Taungfa sector. Helsinki was bombed, as were with any hope of victory until the Japanese, aircraft are active. the case, Washington was expected nearly all coastal ports in the Gulf spring by which time much may The attitude of the United States to negotiate the re-opening with of Finland and Gulf of Bothnia. have happened to improve Fiz- towards Japan, he is said to have the regime, the spokesman said! It is estimated that at least 400 land's position. added, was gradually improving. that he was hopeful that the re-j Soviet planes took part in yester- It cannot be doubted that the Mr. Joseph C. Grew, the United glme would be inaugurated arst,day's ralds spread over a wide Soviet Government would be ex- States Ambassador, is reported to but we are already formulating area and between 28 and 32 were pected to have liquidated Finland's notified Japan that the measures regarding the re-opening shot, dowri by finnish anti-aircraft resistance before the weather be- United States does not destre, a at the river. These will be decid-fire. state of no treaty.

ed very soon solely by Japan."

The spokesman however,

have

U.S. ATTITUDE

TOO PREMATURE?

27 TOKYO, Dec. (Reuter)-A Foreign Office spokeman declared that the Foreign Minister knew nothing bearing out the Yomiuri Shimbun's statements regarding the Asheries and the United States negotiations.

foresaw a possible necessity of the United States negotiating certain minor issues with the new regime."

MISQUOTED!

BOMBING RAIDS

came severe and their failure may The effect of the Soviet ralds have internal political repercus- was negligible, as they were con- stons. centrated on towns which had"! been almost completely evacuated.

FINNISH CLAIM

DRIVEN BACK

Japanese troops moving out from Samshul on the West River d1 Mon- day were driven back

Japanese and puppet troops in a number of motor boats attempted to land at Samkong, southeast of Sunwal, but were driven back.

"MOPPING UP" HINOTSI, SHENSI, Dec 27 (Cen- tral) Continuing their "mopping up operations: the Chinese are ROVAMEMI (FINLAND), Dec. 27 attacking Henglingkwan, in South (Router)--The Russians have been hans. Some 500 Japanese there HELSINKI, Dec, 27 (Reuter)-A driven back on the northern front have been annihilated, Bu Finnish communique claims that and lost over 5,000 men taken pri- Fighting is also raging north of He also thought that the United during Christmas Day, Finland's soner while the forests are filled Hahsien. Press misquoted the Japanese Am-Naval and Air Forces destroyed at, with Russian wounded." The spokesman considered the bassador in Washington when least 23 Soviet planes, possibly 26. Yokturi Shimbun premature, but quoting Mr. Horlouch! as saying Finnish aircraft suffered no loss. declined further, discussion, be- that Tokyo's concessions, with

TIMES ON RED ARMY Heving that it will merely lead to effect to the new Japanese-Amerl- further misunderstanding, though can trade treaty," are subject to LONDON, Dec. 27 (Reuter) the correspondent, pointed out approval by the Japanese military Alarming and, doubtless, exagger

ap-authorities in China.

that

a

misunderstanding

Arrival of Russian reinforce, be the objective of the Russian

al-men. ments are reported.

A number of Finnish towns were Viborg has been the target for again bombed by the Russians, repeated air attacks and mang according to Helsink! messages, houses were destroyed and set on ated reports, are now beginning to and the railway lines continue to fire,

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