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JAPANESE SCORE FIRST DIPLOMATIC SUCCESS FOR LONG PERIOD

LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuter)-By imposing their arbitration on the French in Indo-China and on Thailand, the Japanese have scored the first diplomatie success for a long period, writes THE TIMES Diplomatic correspondent,

They may also have strengthened their military and naval posi- tion in the South Seas-that, vague and elastically defined region which they would like to earmark as under the Japanese sphere in- Axence.

SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL

ELECTION

ON APR. 10-11

CHUNGKING, Feb, 3 Central-

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OFFICERS' TRAINING SCHOOL AT MHOW

BOMBAY, Feb. 3 (Reuter)—Ap plications are being received from all parts of India for entry into the recently established Officers' School at Mhow where an Intensive six months' training course is |given.

It is not in the Japanese charac- During a visit. to the school, ter to arbitrate without hope of says Reuter's Special correspon- remuneration. The price charged dent, "I saw raw recruits learning may give them contro ut naval the rudiments of military know- and air bases in Indo-Chins or ledge and talked with some of the Thailand which would put them ini senior cadets, Bt and self-confi 日 better position to attack or dent, and eagerly looking forward threaten "Singapore or the Dutch to the day they leave me senou. East Indies should their

Axis and receive commissions.

friends invoke their intervention. "Full strength of the school con- (The Government of the Nether-sists of six companies of about 100 A Shanghal message states that lands and the Dutch East Indies jeach. It is planned o turn out 1.- the Shanghal Municipal Council (evidently foresee some such de- 200 cadets annually. has fixed April 10 and 11 for this fnouncement of peace negotiations.

ALL SPORTS

year's election of the Councillors. They instructed their minister to "In addition to milltary training. With the approach of the date inform the Japanese Government great stress is laid by the authorl- of election the Japanese are mak- that they reject any suggestion of ties for physical fitness and exten." ing preparations, to renew their the incorporation of the Dutch sive facilities for all kinds of sports attempt to increase their repre- East Indles in any new order in are provided. sentation on the Council.

Eastern Asta under the leadership of any Powel,

Keen competition in the election is expected but com- petent. observers believe that the British and Americans will still maintain their dominant position.

NOT TOO CLEAR

Mr. Matsuoka's speech was not too clear on this head but experi

CABLE.

Sir Kinsley Wood, Chancellor of the Exchequer. who will shortly request a heavy vote of credit for financing the war expenditure.

Indian Arms Production

Factories Working At Full Blast

"I inspected the comfortable liv- ing quarters and messrooms and also visited the well-equipped gym- nastum and lecture halls.

BOMBAY, Feb. 3 (Reuter) "Later I went out to the camp Black smoke

was belching from Jubbulpore gun- ence of Japanese methods shows where the senior cadets were train all chimneys in the Dutch. Government is well ad-ing. They had just returned from carriage factory as I passed its shown the huge workshops where tactical exercises. All were pictures carefully-guarded gates to be

All carriages of India's guns are con- structed. writes Reuter's special correspondent..

Though the Japanese Ratepay-vised in taking the least favourable of tess and bubbling over with ers Association decided at a spe- interprétation of his utterances. cial meeting yesterday not to at-

As for China, it is possible that enthusiasm for a new life. tend the next meeting of the the Japanese may yet offer direct told me their main ambition was to go to the Middle East and their Shanghai Municipal ratepayers, negotiations with Chungking at fixed for Feb. 5 it is learned that the expense of their puppet Wang only axiety was that they might be their final attitude has not vetching-wel, but despite his recent too late."

been decided upon.

difficulties with Communists, Gen-

Meanwhile, the Shanghai Muni-eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek is not cipal Council is taking strict pre-in the least likely to oblige Japan cautions regarding the next rate by peace that left her in control payers' meeting.

of any part of China' south of the Great Wall.··

Japanese

Incendiarists

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For a long time to come the Jap- anese forces, estimated to be a million strong, will remain`mired in the Chinese swamp.

More Local Successes For Greeks

When entered the workshops the roar

of powerful machinery was almost deafening.

Amid the fierce glow of numer ous furnaces skilled Indian work- men were manipulating red-not

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ABYSSINIA

I saw one of the latest guns (complete with "a new carriage. ATHENS, Feb. 3 (Reuter)-More The old wooden spekewheels are expelling the Italian invaders from CAIRO, "Feb. 3 (Reuter)-After local successes and the capture of abolished. The formidable wea- prisoners are announced in a pon that i saw was The MANCHESTER GUARDIAN

all parts of Kenya, South African fitted with Greek communique issued last writes: Japan is now bent on

heavy pneumatic tyres. All the troops have entered enemy terri- acquiring power throughout the night.

guns fitted with carriages in the tory for the first time, writes The whole mountain Western Pacific. The Japanese

factory are made in India.

Reuter's Special correspondent with SHANGHAI, Feb. 3 (Reuter) must release themsleves from the north of Klisura, nine miles long.

the South African Forces inside While the city was soundly asleep, Chinese, War, as from possible is now in Greek hands after suc-

Abyssinia.

Active

a party, alleged to be Japanese. Russian action, if they are to push

commandeered .a

5.

burn

British-owned forward with an easy mind. taxi at 3 am, today, threw out the

JAPAN'S TOOL Chinese driver, drove, to the race

"They go on hoping the Chung- course and attempted down the matshed where the rate-jking Government will collaborate payers will be re-meeting on Feb. or come to terms with Japan's tool

lat Nanking. They are now encour However, the Fire Brigade pur aged by the unhappy quarrel be- out the fire before serious damage tween Generalissimo Chiang and was done although the taxi, which the Communist Fourth Army which was first set ablaze to light up the is the worst breach made in Chi- nese unity in nearly four years of matshed, is a total loss

The party fred several shots war."

into the matshed before leaving.

"The Chinese must do their ut-

range

cessful Schting in the last few days which took place principally between Klisura and Berat guard- ing the approaches to Valona and Elbasan.

The initiative remains in Greek

hands despite the recent desperate Italian counter-attacks.

TRIBUTE TO GREEKS

The American Help for Greece A Shangha Municipal Council most to restore unity. Germany Organisation has sent a message to spokesman, reveals that two Jap- will try to push Generalissimo the Greek Premier. M. Koryzis, ese were involved and that they Chiang along the anti-Comintern paying tribute to the glorious way escaped to the badlands in an-road while at the same time they in which the Greek people were other commandeered British-own. tell Russia that Japan no longer fighting for independence, states a ed taxi after an exchange of shots follows on her frontiers her strong-London message. with White Russian sentries.

SINGLE GERMAN RAIDERS OVER BRITAIN

Single German raiders flew over Britain yesterday, states a London message.

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In the London district one child was killed and several houses dam- aged.

1 anti-Comintern policy.

OUTPUT TREBLED

Since the outbreak of war, the output of the factory is two o These lenn. brown warriors. three times the pre-war production hardened to sweltering heat, have while the number of workmen is reached the country which for six

months has been their goal. more than doubled.

Production is almost continuous, They comprise from Cape ham- ranging from 20 hours a day in lets, the Transvaal high veld, the some shops to nearly 24 in others. Natal coast and the Free State

While the main work is the pro-plains. duction of gun carriages, the fac- With tory also makes a wide variety of spray the elusive Itallan native other articles, including field irregulars, armoured cars in the cookers for the Indian Army. desert, east of Lake Rudolf, trundl.. These cookers are now being pro-ed acrosss the trackless wastes duced in thousands.

into Abyssinia.

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LORD LLOYD WEAKER LONDON, Feb. 3 (Reuter)-Lord It is added that Mrs. Roosevelt Lloyd, Secretary for the Colonies, "For each. It is a likely bait."" has become a member of the Na- who is in a nursing home in

PEACE DELEGATES

tional Citizens' Committee to deal London; had a fair night but is a BANGKOK," Feb. 3 (Reuter) with the drive for $10,000,000 for little weaker, according to a Co- Prince Voranvarn and other peace war relief för Greece.

Tonial Office. announcement. delegates expect to fly to Tokyo to-

morrow.

ARMY PARLEY IN TOKYO

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The WING ON

NORTH OF BORDER, Infantrymen who had already tasted excitement at the Battle of

Galra

El Yiko went bucketing across MILITARY INEFFICIENCY

rough country in three-ton troop carriers with songs on their lips, realising that at last they were north of the border and inside Abyssinia.

OF ITALIAN ARMY IN

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AFRICAN CAMPAIGN

The South Africans had to force their way across extremely difficult LONDON, Feb. 3 (Reuter)-News of the capture of Agordat and of country, their course lying across a further advance on several fronts in Abyssinia is notable proof, if deserts and areas where volcanos such indeed is required, of British military power and the tenacity now extinct, had once poured out of British military leadership against the Italian East African Em- millions of tons of lava, into a pire, writes Reuter's Military correspondent.

In exact proportion it is also a very clear commentary on the military ineficiency of the Italian army. The selection of British Probably to the astonishment of lines of advance against so vast a territory as that of Abyssinia die- the Italians, who thought this an plays a very high level of strategical judgment. Impossible military feat, they are For instance, the line of advance The British second line advance

& WATCHFUL ATTITUDE

ATTITUDE region rarely visited by the white

Yunnan is taking an alert and watchful attitude towards the Japanese mediation in the Thal-French Indo-China dispute. Strict vigilance is maintained on the Yunnan-French Indo-China border against a possible Japanese invasion.

man,

TOKYO, Feb, 2 (Retuter)-A two-day extraordinary conference Other aircraft appeared over of Japanese Army chiefs of staf

Interviewed by the TA KUNG She will make the French Indo-now not only knocking at the door from Kassala strikes by the short from Galabat is directed on the of Abyssinia but have crossed its est route at the most decisive important, administrative centre of East Anglia and the South-East. summoned by the Minister of War. PAO correspondent, General Lung Chinese authorities accede to her stronghold and are nearer Addis point in Italian possessions in East Gondar,

A raider which dived out of the Lieut.-Gen. Hideki Tolo, to discuss Yun, Chairman of the Yunnan wishes by force or other means."

Ababa than Nairobi. clouds on a South-East town was improving army efficiency, opened Provincial Government declared: General Lung, added, "The Jap- at the War Office this morning. "The ulterior motive of Japan's anese may still harbour the ambi-

hit by A. A. fire.

. There was no enemy air activity Improving quality of effectives, mediation, is apparently to bring tion of invading. Yunnan, But ob- over Britain, on Sunday night and tightening discipline and improve-the entire Tonkin area under her servers agree that before they this was the 13th raid free nightment of army morals are also on control and to enlarge her sphere have properly consolidated their out of 14

the agenda to be discussed..

of inquence in French Indo-China, position in French Indo-China and

may not dare to plunge into the adventure,"

JALAVA MASSACRE:

IRON GUARD REBELS. TO FACE MILITARY COURT

ROME, Feb. 3 (Reuter) The band of rebel Iron Guards who massacred. 92 people in the Forest of Jalava near Bucharest on Jan. 21 have been arrested, says a Bucharest despatch.

An official com- They will appear before a military tribunal. munique Issued in Bucharest yesterday states that all was quiet in the country.

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S'HAI EDITOR MURDERED

MILITARY BASE General Lung explained that in the event of an invasion of Yun-

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VAGUE REPORTS

Africa → the great port of Mag- sawa.

As far as can be gathered from For nearly 60 years Massawa has been the centre of their Govern- the somewhat vague reports of ment and might have been called operations in Somaliland, the port their base if such a term has any tive there.

of Mogadisu is the British objec-

• By sinia, cut off as they are by sea centre of Italian resistance round from all communication with the Addis Ababa will be almost com

pletely isolated and deprived of many sources of supply.

meaning for the Italians in Abys- these three advances the

outside world.

The capture of Massawa will be a tremendous moral blow to the Italians in Abyssinia, for Eritrea is by far the most loyal part of their hold in East Africa.

VALUE TO NAVY

With the natives of the whole country rising in revolt which, be it noted, has been carefully pre- pared and is being well equipped,“ the Italians will be almost forced to concentrate round Addis Ababa for a final stanti

Their situation in Abyssinia 15 indeed becoming desperate.

U.S. COURT TO replenished their manpower, they HEAR WIDLER'S

CASE FEB. 11 CHUNGKING, Feb. 3 (Central) In connexion with the grand nan the Japanese would have to larceny case in Shanghal in which COWARDLY ATTACK: use French Indo-China as a malli-Elly Widler, a Swiss, removed ap- tary base Owing to the moun- proximately 500 tons of copper in SHOT FROM BEHIND tainous terrain in Tunnan. they coins and ingots estimated to be SHANGHAI, Feb. ▸ (Reuter)→ would be compelled to leave the worth $20,000,000 from the Com- In addition the capture of Mas- Ching Hua-ting, editor of the highways and railway and depend mercial Express and Storage Com-sawe will be of considerable value Shunpao, was shot dead at 4.30 largdy upon manpower for mill-pany and fled into the Japanese to the British Navy and will fac!- a.m. today while passing the Am-tary transport, if they should try controlled Hongkew area. a Shang-tate, if necessary, the supply of bassador Ballroom with friends. to penetrate deep into the pro-hai dispatch states that, the Ame-arms and equipment which the The authorities, it adds, are still defending the honour, rights and

He was hit by three bullets, one vinës.

rican Trading Company. Federal Abyssinians may require for the seeking out and arresting "those (peace of Rumanians."

In the head and two in the chest. Pointing out that the rainy sea- Incorporated USA., owner of the redemption of their country from responsible for the trouble" and a

Addressing Rumanian' youths he There are no arrests yet... son in Yunnan was approaching, copper stolen, has filed a civil auft the Italian grasp. large quantity of materials and

examine their Ching Hua-ting was one of 83 General Lung doubted if the Jap with the US Court in Shanghai The success at Agordat and the asked them "to merchandise stolen by the rebels consciences and give up thoughts black listed by the Nanking regime anese could complete preparations against the Commercial Express British pursuit of the Italians as have been seized.

of violence against the State and last year. He was armed with two for an offensive before its arrival and Storage Company.

far as Keren, points to an early "In future, I will be implacable collaborate in the reconstruction automatica at the time but had no Concluding, General Lung de-

Over 100 British fighters took The American Trading Company attack on Asmara itself, which is and will not tolerate, any disorder."

chance to use them, being shot at clared that before the Japanese demands US. $155,077.69 as com- very important Italian hill sta-part in sweeps over the Channel declared General Antonescu, Ru..of the country."

abandoned their design to "dispose pensation for damage.

tion from which the British can on Sunday, states a London mes- manian Dictator-Premier, at a He concluded by asking ali Ru-close range from behind.

He was 40 years of age and has of the China Incident" the Chi-

descend upon Massawa.

sage. "press interview yesterday.

manians to take as their example been with the Shunpao for 10 years. nese would not relax their vigi-It is learned that the US. Court

The retreat of the defenders of Barge concentrations at Bon- "Nobody would dare repeat the "the great struggles

The Shunpao Le published by Mr. lance and if they should attempt will hear the case on Feb. 11.

Barenta la now gravely imperiiled logne were attacked after which magnificent sacrifices of the N. F. Altman, American member of an recent attempt to overthrow the

invaston Yunnan, they It may be recalled that Wilhelm and they will probably be able to offensive patrols were carried out established order."

Fuehrer and the Duce, and the the Municipal Council, and regle would meet with the full strength Bendler, a German alleged to be escape only by the abandonment off the north French coast, He added: "I swear nobody in national Socialist and Fascist re-tered with the American authori-of Yunnan's resistance-Central the accomplice of Widler, was arof their wheeled and mechanised Three Messerschmitts were shot the world will hinder me

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