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THURSDAY, AUGUST

RUSSIAN

Must ATTITUDE

Cease, Japanese Warn,

ADAMANT

No Modification Of Views Upon Belligerency

Or War Is Inevitable Foreigners Must

CHINESE CONTINUE TO PUSH NORTH

DESPITE OCCASIONAL CLASHES

Action Centres Along Railroads;

Evacuation Considered Foreign

Nanking, Aug. 5.

The United States Embassy has been advised that the Japanese military authorities at Tientsin have warned the foreign Consular the body that unless the Chinese cease concentrating forces along Peiping-Hankow and Tientsin-Nanking railways the resumption of hostilities is inevitable.

Accordingly, it is now considered that the question of whether or not to evacuate foreign nationals from danger areas depends entirely upon whether the Chinese continue to concentrate or withdraw their troops southward.

Meanwhile, Marshal Chiang Kai-shek continues to meet the various provincial commanders, from north and south.

Last night Shansi's

he was in close conference with General Yen Hsi-shan, powerful military chief. They discussed defence measures for the northern provinces.

40,000 NEW ARRIVALS

Tientsin, August 4, It is officially learned here to-day that no less than 40,000 Japanese troops arrived yesterday and to-day from Manchuria and from Japan. More are expected.

It is reported that fighting between Japanese troops

At

Warships Amoy Cause

and Chinese forces was resumed yesterday on the Apprehension

The

Tientsin-Pukow Railway front, near Tuliuchen. fighting lasted about three hours, when the Chinese were able to repulse the Japanese advance.

The Japanese then ordered heavy reinforcement to

this point, and more fighting is likely.

Later it was reported that Japanese troops at Yangliutsing had evacuated.-Wah Kiu Yat Po.

CHINESE ADVANCE Japanese in North China are gradu- ally concentrating attention on the Nanking, Aug. 4. | Peiping-Sulyuan Railway, which will According to latest official reports, help much towards occupation of Chinese troops re-occupied Yang-Charhar and Suiyuan. lfulaing after a counter-attack on the An air raid was carried by a num- Japanese lines Tust night.

ber of machines along the Peiping- Heavy reinforcements of Central Sul-yuan Railway. Today Japanese Government troops are reported to planes are again scouting over Non- have been moved up to Liang-jkow, Hsiafoyuan and other places wangchwang and the Chinese advance along the line. along the Tientsin-Pukow Hallway is

now considered to be running smooth

ty-Wah Kiu Yet Po.

BOMBERS ACTIVE

Tientsin, Aug. 4.

A squadron of Japanese bombera renewed attacks north of Peiping

early this morning.

and

LULL NOT SIGNIFICANT

A Japanese report states that quiet

the Pelping-Suiyuan Railway--Wah Kiu Yat Po

Foochow, Aur. 4. Tension at Amoy is reported to have increased to-day, with the-arrival of two more Japanese warships and the demand for permission Ca Jand Japanese marines.

The demand, however, has been rejected by the local garrison commander.-Wah Khu Yat Po.

Quit Spain

London, Aug. 4

Contrary to what was expert- ed earlier in the afternoon, M. Ivan Maisky. the Soviet Am- bassador, when he saw Lord Plymouth, chairman of the Non- Intervention Committee, did not convey to him the modification of Russia's views regarding non- intervention in Spain.

M. Maisky to-night declared that the statement circulated In London alleging modifleation of the Soviet's position regarding belligerent rights, lucked foundation.

Besides M. Maisky, Lord Plymouth to-day saw the French Ambassador, 3t. Charles Corbin, and the Italian Ambassador, Count Dino Graudi, To- ΜΠΟΓΙΟΥ he will see the German chief delegate, to the Non-Intervention Committee. Herr Joachim

Ribbentrop.

von

The chairman's sub-committee will probably meet on Friday-Reuter.

It is the Russian contention that ali foreign volunteers must be with- drawn from Spain before belligerent rights are granted either side. In this the Soviet is diametrically opposed to Italy and Germany. Britain and France, while favouring the withdrawal before the granting of belligerent rights, appear open to compromise. Not so Moscow.

London's Population Going Up

Londen. Aug. 4. Landon is still growing. Census reparts just completed give the population of Greater London a H,200,000,

Morcover, the population is still increasing, especially in the outer circles of the capital whose area is constantly expanding.— Reuter,

Authorises Two More Battleships

U.S. Has Programme Of Replacement Well In Hand

Washington, Aug. 4. It is officially announced that the Navy Department ask Con.

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The steady march of warlike developments to a crisis in North China has had the effect of in- creasing the flow of Chinese residenis inin, the International Settlement in Shanghai from Chapel and Hongkew. There has been a steady stream of trucks, riekstas and handraris saded with household equipment and attended by the frightened owners. Our pictures show some of the scenes along

Homan and Poashan Road,

RANGER

CRACKS

RECORD TO WIN THIRD CONTEST

Endeavour Again Badly Out-Distanced In Race For America's Cup

Newport, R. I., Aug. 4.

Mr. Harold S. Vanderbilt's Ranger outpaced the British challenger for the America's Cup in the third

Iraq Fights Partitioning Of Palestine

Jews Must Accept Position Of Minority

Geneva, Aug. 4. The Iraq Government has ad- dressed a strong protest to the League of Nations with regard to the Royal Commission's proposals for the parti- tioning of Palestine. ·

· frag` declares that such a scheme would be an injustice to the people of Palestine which

could not be viewed without the gravest alarm.

The proposal. It is argued, is not pendence of the country. It holds

compatible with the integral inde-

Such a hope depends upon recogni-

race of the series to-day, thus making victory almost a no hope of a permanent settlement. certainty. Ranger is definitely the superior craft, under her present rig and handling, and Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith's graceful Endeavour II cannot match her.

Naval vessels and yachts were decorated to-day in honour of Queen Elizabeth's birthday, but British spirits were not exactly soaring. Odds of ten to one were being offered against Endeavour and there were no takers.

The race was over a 30 mile windward and leeward course, and a ten-mile-an-hour wind was blowing.

tion of the integral independence of Falestine, in which the Jews must minorily.

finally

accept the position of a

As far as control of immigration can secure it, the proportion of the Jewish population to the population of the whole of Palestine should be Axed as it is at present, It is sug- gested.

gress at the next session for anger crossed the line a length ahead of the challenger League of Nations, containing more STOP PRESS funds with which to build two and immediately sailed through Endeavour's lee.

battleships and two light cruisers with the object of build- ing up to the limit of the old London Naval Treaty.

An interesting duel of split tacking then developed, the Endeavour try-

to escape Ranger's backwind. En- |deavour, probably as a result of rid-

that she carries less canvas area in ding herself of much ballast, was the valler boat, and she held her own on the long port tack despite the fact

her fore-triangle,

Ranger was apparently having

now prevails along the whole line of out in Chapel and Hongkew last night replacement as its vessels become Shanghal, Aug. 5.. From that time on, the United Rumours that fighting would break States will follow a programme of precipitated the biggest exodus to the over age or obsolete. Settlement since the 1032 hostilities. The stream

The new battleships, as well as of traffic from the those two whose construction was trouble with her big quadrilateral, northern areas became a veritable authorised this torrent as thousands joined in the four of the oldest of the seven now move.

classified as "aver Brent

"over nue" It is conservatively estimated that 23,000 were

PREDICTION OF

ATTACK

the

of seanion, aro replacing but

for

Was

Russians To Make Polar

The Iraq Government further has also made a further proposal to the

details of a plan for final solution of the Palestine 'problem.--Reuter.

ZIONIST CONGRESS

Zurich, Aug. 4. .

Third quent and stormy applause. Dr.

Flight

San Francisco, Aug. 4.

A third flight from Moscow to San Francisco by way of the North Fola

shortly, bo

Consul-General

The

Soviet here stated to-day that prepara- tians have been completed and the plane is now awaiting favour- able weather conditions,

footing faster and pointing Hiuchow, Aug. 4.

higher, she gradually went into the ascendancy and rounded the half- Several towns, including Halfa- It is learned that a Chinese coun- alone. Meanwhile, North Station re- ment programme is envisaged, but

The Navy Department has not in-way buoy half a mile ahead in the yuan, Yungning and Shahochien were ter-offensive: along

evacuated yesterday dicated whether a completo replace- approximate time of two hours three bombed. It is understood that the Fukow Line will be launched within sembles a live with thousands it is officially stated that the fleet will

Tientsin-

attempted. minutes 30 seconds. Endeavour's time Japanese planes have infileted heavy a week, as this basic line of opera- that 40,000 arrived and departed by battleships, allow

|leaving and arriving. It is believed H.

distance the

bours losses among Chinese troops

two tion has been much strengthened by rall yesterday.

maximum of 15 civiliana-Wah Kiu Yat Po,

three minutes 47 seconds which com- battleships, allowed under the old active participation of the Shantung

pares with Rainbow's previous record military authorities. Ampic

While large crowds are flocking treaty, and that It Is of present in-

of two hours four minutes 25 seconds, pre from Nanking, the working classes, ended to retire the old battleships as paration has been made in the direc-after evacualing Chepel, are return and when new ones are constructed

established in 1034. Nanking, Aug. 5. tion of army co-ordination, which Ing to the country, because rent and

Breaking out to take their places. The lull in the fighting, it is makes the transport of reinforce-living expenses are too high In other

a parachute spin- naker, which barely The same programme applies to maintained her lead home, although Alled, Ranger considered here, cannot be interpret-ments, war materials, and food sup- parts of the Settlement. Numerous cruisers.-Reuter. ed as signifying any easing of the plies work smoothly.-Da Dao,

special trains have been added to the

Endeavour's smaller parachute was tension in North China,

normal services to accommodate the HUNAN EVACUATION huge crowds-Reuter,

|sometimes completely filled.

Ranger WON by approximately three-quarters of mile, in the time of three hours 54 minutes 30 seconds, with Endeavour a little over four minutes behind, her time three hours 50 minutes 57 seconds.-Reuter,

Changsha, Hunan, Aug. 4. All Japanese nationals in Hunan

Manila, Aug. 5.

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CONQUERS CHANNEL

According to omclat circles, how- ever, the door to peace has not beeni finally closed, and much Interest is attached to the forthcoming visit of the Japanese Ambassador. Mr.Province, 73 in all, have been com Flying back to China to assist in Shigeru Kawagoe, who has been pletely evacuated. They boarded a their country's defence, two Chinese instructed by Tokyo to proceed to Japanese warship for Shanghal under generals who crossed the Paclac Thomas Blower, to-day swam the

Nanking from Tientsin.-Reuter.

SEEK RAILWAY

CONTROL

London, Aur. 4.

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by A 23-year-old Britisła swimmer, direct supervision of the Japanese Pan-American Airways Consul-General at Changsho.

ellpper hopped off this morning for Hong- English Channel from Cape Gris Nex Prior

kong.

REGENOPRE-ELECTED to their departure the Hsiang-wen and General Cheng Ying- and suff currents for 18 hours 21 They are Major Generol Ying to Dover, bucking the intense cold Japanese Consul-General called on hising. They were entertained last minnies. the Provincial Government to in-night to

Dangkok, Aug. 5. form it that they were leaving this Consul-General-Reuter,

dinner by the Chinese Blower

been dubbed the

After accepting the resignation of Tientsin, Aug. 4. afternoon and asked for full protec-

"human torpedo" an socount of the Regency Counell on August 1, Having gained full control oftion during their evacuation. The

[...] siyio of swimming. XIe fonts high in

the Slam Assembly yesterday after dhe Tientsin-Paiping Railway, the

the water, cutting the surface at great noon decided to re-elect the Regency speed..--Rauter,

en blocReuter,

(Continued on Page 12.)

The Consulate added that after August 16 conditions were no longer favourable for flying over the

North

Polar distriold- Reuter,

IMPROVED N, Z. FINANCES

In a speech punctuated with fre- Chaim Welsmann, the Zionist leader, gave a clear load to the Zionist Con- gress here to-day.

for

to

Dr. Welsmann said the plan the partition of Palestine, as recom- mended by the Commission, was not entirely unacceptable, and announced that a resolution would be introduced empowering the Executive negotiate with the British Govern- nient on the question of partiilon, only if the project satisfied fund- amental principles. These princip- Ica were.. firstly, that Jews In Palestine would be enabled to live their own independent life, as Jews understand the term, and, secondly, that partition would contribute the solution of the Jewish problem in different countries,

to

At the morning session, the Con- greu elected

President M. Ussishkin, a veteran Zionist, who is one of the principal opponents partition.

of

tha

Wellington, Aug. 4. New Zealand's finances for the

Dr. Welsmann appealed to current fiscal year have begun well, British Government to give the Jews the first quarter showing increase square deal, but emphasised "that' in ravenue of £1,200,000, with ex- he was not identifying the Palestine benditure rising only £88,000, it was administration with the British peo announced to-day

ple. There was another England. namely, that whidt spoke in Parila. ment. England lo-day, he said, was the only country trying to solve the Jewish problem.-Anger Speciale

For the first time the Budget for the year is expected to be balanced, leaving a surplus of £700,000, Reuter.