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Absence May Create Bad Impression

Chargo D'Affaires Going Home

Shanghai, Dec. 13:

It is learned that the British Charge d'Affaires. Mr. R. G. Howe, and the Chinese Secretary of the Em- bassy, Mr. A. D. Blackburn, are to go home at the end of the year.

The consensus of opinion umong leading British residents here is that the absence of the Charge d'Affaires, as well as Admiral Sir Charles Little, Commander-in-Chief of the China Ficet, is inconsistent with the proper representation of British interests and Is Hikely to convey the impression to Chinese and Japanese that Britain is Indifferent to this greatest crisis the Far East ins known.-Reuter.

Red Russia Votes As Directed

Seven Years' Gaol For Anti-Soviet Agitation

Moscow, Dec. 13.

At feust 05 per cent. of the electorate went to the polis yesterday, and the great majority voted for the approved list of candidates, according to the preliminary election figures.

The voting began us early as o'clock. Moscow was in holiday garb and music was provided at the poil- ing booths.

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The only untoward incident occurred when a man was sentenced at Leningrad to seven years' im- prisonment for trying to break up an anti-Soviet électoral meeting with shouls.

enthusiasm Unprecedented aroused by the elections.-Reuter.

NO MEDIATION BY GERMANY

was

TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY,

DECEMBER 14, 1937.

Missionaries

: Believed

Murdered

Telping, Dec. 14. Three American missionaries, Mr. and Mrs, ifarah and Miss Alcher, who disappeared on December from the Japanese- occupied town of Shouyang on a night-time errand of mercy, are believed to have been murdered,

-Reuter.

STOP PRESS

DORADO DELAYED

The Imperial Airway announces that R.M.A. Dorado las been delayed at Penang, owing to the hold-up of the eastbound mail plane, probably owing to weather,

a.m. Dorndo left Penang at 2.40 Hongkong time to-day, however, and should reach here between 4 and 5 o'clock, weather permitting.

SUPPORT READY

Parls, Dec. 13.

M. de Tessan, French Foreign Under-Secretary received the United States Ambassador, Mr. William Bul- litt to-day and it is understood they discussed the Yangtse Incidents.

Political circles believe that France and Britain will support America, but at present are waiting to see definitely what she intends to do. Reuter.

JAPAN'S NEW MINISTER

Tokyo, Dec. 14.

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It is offelally stated that the Home Minister, Dr. Elichi Baba has resigned owing to B-health, and that the Cabinet Councillor, Admiral Nobu-

has been Suetsugu masi London, Dec. 13.

pointed Home Minister.-Reuter, In the House of Commons to-day Mr. Anthony Eden. replying to a question, sald he understood from the German and Japanese Govern- ments, that the German Ambassador In Nanking had not been charged to offer his services as peace mediator between the Chinese and Japonese Governments,--Reuter.

Japanese Buy Much Oil From Borneo

Not All Facts Are Availablo

London, Dec. 13. Japanese Imports of petroleum were the subject of a'question in the House of Commons by Col. H. W. Burton (Cons.), and in a written reply Cap- tain Euan Wallace, Parliamentary of Trade, Secretary to the Board stated that according to Juponese ofletul trade statistics, Japanese im- ports of crude and relined petroleum for 12 months ended July 1937 totalled 1,102,500,000 gallons of which 62,800,000 were recorded as imported from British Borneo.

Imports, if any, from other British countries were relatively unimportant.

Direct purchases of petroleum on the State account by service depart- ments-were not included in these statistics. Separate particulurs of Im- ports of petroleum had not appeared In the Japanese monthly trade returns since last July.-Reuter,

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STORMS SWEEP BRITAIN

Troopship Fights Biscay Blow

London, Dec. 13.

The worst storms for many years are raging over the British Isles and Scotland.

The liner Normandie was forced to anchor wille battling a gaie off the Isle of Wight.

The troopship Dunera, with troops from Egypt and Malta, is fighting high seas in the Bay of Biscay.

Many parts in the north of England and Scotland are isolated.

A small vessel bound for London was driven ashore, in a gale of the Irlah coast. The crew was regued by rocket apparatus.-Reuter,

MORE TROUBLE AT NAZARETH

Halfa, Dec. 13.

Eight persons were Injured, four very seriously, when a Jewish bus was heavily fired on near Nazareth to-day-Reuter,

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