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SATURDAY, JULY

31,

1937.

日四廿月六

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Foreign

Intervention

Tientsin

Sought At As Troops Evacuate

DREADFUL BUTCHERY DISCLOSED NEAR PEIPING AND IN TUNGCHOW

Tientsin, July 31 (8.52 a.m.).

The acting Mayor of Tientsin to-day requested the intervention of the Consular Body and the forces at the command of foreign -Governments in the city, in order to restore normal conditions. The

Peace Preservation Corps, the official said, had evacuated Tientsin.

Scattered groups of the Peace Preservation Corps remain in the Chinese city, as a matter of fact, and negotiations await their ejection.

All is quiet at Tangku. Chinese troops have evacuated Taku and shipping is back to normal in the river mouth.

Back in Tientsin, a number of Peace Preservation Corps troops in the former Austrian concession discarded uniforms. The area is at present not policed. A body of 300 of these troops was observed marching out of the city to the southward yesterday.—Reuter.

JAPANES “MOP UP”

Shanghai, July 31 (1.09 a.m.).

Tientsin and its vicinity had a new taste of warfare to-day as Japanese conducted "mopping up" operations and occupied the former Belgian and Russian concessions which the Chinese had seized yesterday.

The bulk of the Chinese forces have now evacuated Tientsin, but looters have appeared, adding terror to the already panicky Chinese areas.

Japanese aircraft attacked Chinese troops concentrated near the city for an hour and a half this morning, while The Japanese artillery was busy most of yesterday and continued its work to-day, shelling buildings in which it Is supposed snipers are sheltering.

British troops were called out as a result of on Incident near the British concession yesterday. Two Japanese cyclists, resenting a signal to dis- mount, drew revolvers and fired into the air, spreading pante in the nigh- bourhood.--#cuter.

BUTCHERY DISCOVERED

Peiping, July 31 (0.35 a.m.). A foreign abserver to-day found the bodies of 11 Chinese policemen and seven civilians in a Beld near Kaitlen village, south of Yenching University, all with the hands tied

the backs. behind

Some had been shot, but the majority were hacked to Two of the civillans had been

Peace

eservation Corps men from! Peace Tungchow, encountered to the cast of Peiping by this observer, declared the entire Japanese population of Tungchow, in addition to all Japanese troops there, had been annihilated during the fighting yesterday. Even- tually the Peace Preservation Corps was compelled to evacuate the elty owing to the activity of Japanese air- craft, but many were now returning. SEVERE CASUALTIES

A motorised Japanese column, ac- companied by a cavalry unit, clashed with Peace Preservation Corps troops botween Feiping and Yenching yester day. The Japanese opened fire with machine-gung and mowed down the Chinese soldiers. It is estimated that several hundreds were killed.

Two thousands Japanese are now encamped at Hslyuan Barracks. Reuter

JAPANESE SUCCESS

Shanghal, July 31 (12.42 a.m.). According to despatches reaching here through Domel News Agency,

have Japanese troops

captured Changhsintien, опе of the well- fortified small towns in the Pelping the area. The Japanese occupied place at 3 p.m. yesterday, the troops of the 29th Army, which had been in garrison there, fleeing to the south. United PreRs.

JAPAN'S PLANS

Shanghal, July 30.

It is reliably reported; hero that the Japanese Cabinet has finally approved military plans to be carried out in China.

Kwangtung Army troops will con- centrate full fighting power to launch a big offensive on Ponting, where Central Government, troops have been reinforced..

Japanese naval forces will be res punsible for attacking South China, particularly Amoy and Swatow thus engaging the attention of the South China military authorities and pre- venting them from sending rein- forcements North-Wah Kiu Yat Pn.

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Gambling On Localisation

Of Conflict

American View Of Japanese Aims

In N. China

New York, July 30. Japan's rejection of the peace pleas of Great Britain and the United

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London, July 30.

Dr. H. H. Kung, Chinese Finance | Minister, has concluded a contruct with the British and Chinese Cor-i poration with which to finance the Corporation of Shanghai Associated

£3,000,000 ve per cent. loan.

The loan proceeds will be devoted to the construction of a rallway from Shektan, on the Canton-Kowloon Railway, to Melhsien in Kwongtung, and will be secured on the revenue of the railway, with the Salt Gabelle us

collateral,

for the purchase

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Chinese

loan

GERMANY

RUSSIA

HOLDS PALESTINE

HOLDS

SPOILS

PEACE SCHEMES

Non-Intervention Plan

Impeded by Lack Of Co-Operation

London, July 30.

At the meeting of the Non-Intervention Committee States, says the New York Times in equipment for the building of the this afternoon, which was to consider the replies to the CIVILIANS FLEE

an editorial, Indicates that "Japan line. It is expected that evidently hopes soon to present the will in due course bo tered unn British proposals for the continuation of the control world with another fait accompli public in London. Tientsin, July, 30. After heavy bombing by Japanese main

scheme in Spain, Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, the two more provinces freed from the

Dr. Kung has concluded a further body of planes yesterday, over a

China,"

loan contract with the British and German Ambassador, declared that Soviet Russia. in Chinese refugees evacuated

China's the

military preparations are

Corporation for £4,000,000, still far Chinese City. They at first intended continues. The opportunism which

from complete, the paper for the construction of arullway

refusing to grant the Spanish warring factions to take shelter in the tum ion lead Marshal Chiang Kai-shek to Hupeh. The terms are

from Pulcow to siangyang, belligerent rights, had destroyed the British plan. cession but were refused admission by the Italian guards. The refugees acquiesce in earlier concessions to

It was useless to discuss the details of the answers remained in the open-air in the 2nd. Japan muy ugain dictate if play for began to move this morning to Special District for the night and time, but now China's generalissimo

£7.000,009 with British financiers to the British proposals, he went on, in the circumstances. the

has to take Into- account outraged French Concession, where they were Chinese nationalism and the demands allowed to take shelter.

The German Government would reserve its attitude of the implacably anti-Japanese com- munists of the north-west.

towards this new situation in all respects, Herr von Ribbentrop declared.

Early this morning, many dead and wounded could be seen inside

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STOP PRESS

CLIPPER DELAYED Owing to bad weather, the de- parture of the Hongkong Clipper has been delayed again for 24 hours.

R.A.F. MAN FOUND HANGED AT KAI TAK

The Japanese apparently assume that Marshal Chlang, for all his bold words, will remain aloof from the struggle, the Tinies goes on.

of the

with the other loan.

Identical

The two pans make a total of

for two important Reuter,

railways.—

Cubs Defeat Giants

"We Germans have known for a long time that but for Sovici Russia there would have been no Spanish civil war," the Ambassador told the Commlilce.

The national sentiment Chinese masses, however passionately innamed, can do ittle more than in- effectively sabotage Japan's occupa

hours. The menting lasted three tion

of Hope and Charhar. Thus

At its conclusion New York, July 30.

it was officially Japan

gambling upon localising the conflict,

Chicago Cubs profied by New stated that a comparison made of the the Times concludes-York's four errors

swer received on the British plan Reuter.

and scored. five answer runs on eight hits to-day, while the [showed considerabic measure of Glunts were only able to muster agreement. But there were import- three talles. They also had eight lant divergencies, In view of which hits. Chicago thus stepped further general discussion was probable. ahead of the field in the National The Committee adjourned at 7.30 League.

p.m. to enable the Governments to Pittsburgh hold Boston to two consider the position arising out of hits, Brandt pitching, the Pirates the discussion. securing one ruit on seven hits.

YUGO-SLAVIA

CHURCH DISPUTE

Belgrade, July 30, There were further demonstrations against the Government by members

GERMANY INSISTENT

Eden Removes Dangerous Impressions

Insists On Koeping,

Mediterranean

Soa Routes Open

In the American League New York had an easy victory against St. Louis,

London, July 30. Herr von Ribbentrop inalsted on eight to two, 12 hits to seven. Gehrig the granting of belligerent rights as criticisms of the Government's foreign Mr. Anthony Eden, replying to the of the Orthodox Church to-day, owing hit a homer for the Yankees.

a condition to all non-intervention polley in the pre-adjournment debate, to the Cabinet's approval of the Con- After

General

agreed it would be very dangerous Church.

never to create the impression that what- Eleven

He ten innings Philadelphia measures. declared

would Franco of Detroit, though outhit. Francisco

PROPOSALS

DEFENDED

Partitioning Plan Being Discussed. At Geneva

Geneva, July 30.

His Majesty's Government has not committed itself in detail to the particular scheme of partition out- lined in the Palestine Royal Commis- slon's report, stated Mr. Willam Ormsby-Gore, Secretary for the Colonies, when advocating adopti of the Commission's auggestio day. He WIS speaking at the Mandate Commission session here.

It was his opinion, he said, that the constitution of a boundary com mission was essential to enable the

formation of a definite scheme.

Mr. Ormsby-Gore pointed out that the proposals involved negotia tions with the Jews and Arabe, it they are willing to negotiate, and the preparation of a definite scheme for submission -10 the Mandates Commission, Mor

- Morcover, a reteron- dur duin was proposed, and a subsidiary financial and military agreement to follow the treaties.

modified form of mandate for parts of Palestine was contemplated In the British plan, the British Gov- It was ernment continuing to ect. foolish to imagine this was going to be an easy task, he said, but in the view of the British Government, the dimculties must be overcome, for it is held that this scheme is the beat solution of the deadlock:-Reuter.

Awards For Volunteers

Efficiency Medals For Nine Men

H. E. the Officer Administering the Government has authorised the award of the Emclency Medal to the follow- Ing members of the Volunteer Detence Согра

Piper George Nisbet.

Sergeant James Alexander Lindsay. Sergeant Claude Sleeman Coom. Private Alfred Leonard Eastman. Lance-Corporal

Ernest Joseph

Second Class Alrerafisman B. G. cordat with the Roman Catholic was on vielded six runs to the accede to the proposals with regard } ever happened Britain would take no James Spradbery. Chilhotin-Ellans, 22, attached to the R.A.F, establishment at Kal Tok, was the funeral of the Patriarch of the Athletics, Detroit's 13

last

founded hanged in quarters night. Police are investigating on a theory that the man took his own life,

ven hils

hits counting to the withdrawal of volunteers with action. The Government had never out getting the right recognition of said anything of the kind, he declared. hil belligerency in exchange.

to

No members of the Cabinet attend- -

tallies. only Orthodox

Live Church, who died on Washington continued Tuesday, as nil the members have vigorously, scoring 13 runs on been excommunicated by the Church,

safeties, including a home run -Router Bulletin.

Travis, against Cleveland,' whose six hits yielded a patr.-Reuter,

The

PARLIAMENT ADJOURNS.

London, July 30. Parliament has adjourned and will re-assemble on October 21, Houses may assemble earlier in case of emergency. His Majesty the King will open the new session in state on October 20.-Neuter Bulletin.

NEW BRIDGE

COAL EXPORTS RESTRICTED

10 The Chairman's sub-commitles will meet again early next week.

by

Pretoria, July 30, In a Government Gazette publish ed to-day notification is given of the prohibition of coat exports for two

LORD PLYMOUTH'S PLEA Lord Plymouth, chairman of the Committee, urged the necessity for all Governments represented on the Non-Intervention Committee to ap- prove the British plan. Otherwise the parties in Spain were unlikely to agree to the suggestions.

Mr. Eden emphasised that the im- portance the Government attached to the preservation of the Mediterranean sen-way was explained by the fact that it was an arterial rond of the British Commonwealth.

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Britain only asked that there should be a right of way for all in the Mediterranean.

of

Sergeant John George Hooper. Company Quartermaster Sergeant Henry James Millington, M.M. Sergeant Archibald Nissim. Private James Choa.

CONTROVERSY ENDED

"We intend to maintala our right. and we will willingly admit way M. Corbin, the French delegate, that others have equal rights," sold

London, July 30. strongly supported the British the Foreign Secretary.

Count

The Prime Minister, Mr. Chamber- spokesman.

Dino Grandi, Italian representative, entirely agreed intervention scheme, Mr. Eden said day that the Government had decided Referring to the Government's non- lain, told the House of Commons to- with the German

representative, M. Ivan Malaky, the Russian

stood or fell as a whole. Great that ship-borne aircraft should be Tenders are being invited for the months, from to-day, except under presentative, declared that Herr von

Britain could not agree to any major placed under operational administra- construction of a bridge 220 feet long Government permill. This order is Ribbentrop's

modification which would upset the five control of the Admiralty. at Tai Lam Chung, N.T., diverting made owing to the apparent scarcity Soviet view was grossly unfair. All Government's intention to go on wing-boats, would, however remain

of the balance of the plan. It was the presentation

Shore based aircraft, including dy the road and streamcourse and de- of coal for consumption in the Union the Germans and Italians wanted, he molishing the existing bridge, to- Itself...

non-intervention. AB long as

the under the Alf Mimistry 31 gether with all, nocemary contingent Cost for bunkering is not affected, asserted, was to get General Franco nations of Europe wished to do somons and on fir dag

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Reuter,