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BRITAIN PREPARES FOR COMPLICATIONS

DEEP CONCERN "They Must Have Seen American Flags OVER THREAT

TO

CANTON

Many Disappointed At Mild Tone of Notes Despatched to Tokyo.

London, Dec. 16.

The mildness of the British and American notes to Tokyo, apparently demanding a mere apology, has dis- appointed many who believe that a stern stand is neces-

sary,

British officials were cautious in wording their note as a result of the United States' refusal to take joint action, it is believed, since Washington apparently chooses to take a parallel course rather than unified action. It is felt that Washington has failed to foresee that by this attitude crises are likely to arise in the event of additional incidents.

Meanwhile, British diplomats are not awaiting the Japanese reply to their note but are preparing themselves for graver complications as the Japanese military apparently prepares to drive towards Canton, and comes closer to Hongkong.-United Press.

Notes Delivered

Takyo, Dec. 18.

The British and American notes of protest over the Yangtse bomb- ings were delivered here this morn ing.

Meanwhile, the Japanese press, commenting on the situation, voices the opinion that Washington oppre- elates the steps-which-the-Japanese Government has taken and that negotiations for an amicable settle- ment are making rapid progress.

The Nichi-Nicht remarks: inconceivable that these incidents will impair Japanese relations with Great Britain or the United States

slightest way."-Reuter.

"It

is

in the

Defining Attitude

London, Dec. 15.

INVADERS PENETRATE NEW AREAS

Three Columns Operating In Yangtse Zone

Yangchow's Fall Not Confirmed

S'HAI FACES VAST REPAIR BILL

More than $18,000,000 and two years of work will be required to repair the streets of the International Settlement in Shanghal, ripped by shellare and hombing in the Sino-Japanese war. In the picture above a Joponese consular official qurveys fallen pediments of a bullding in Shanghai,

after Japanese forces occupied the Chinese city,

SHARP WORK BY REVENUE OFFICER DISCLOSES SECRET

NARCOTICS FOUND HIDDEN IN FLAT FURNITURE; ALLEGED OWNER CAUGHT

Charged with possession of narcotics and attempted brib- ery, Chau Tak-fong, northern Chinese, went on trial before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl McGregor, at the Criminal Session this morning. He is said to have had seven and one-tenth ounces of heroin, and one ounce of cocaine hydrochloride. He is also charged with offering abribe of $85 to Senior Revenue Officer A. W. Grimmitt.

The British Goverment to-day Is

Hankow, Dec. 18. sending a communication to the Chinese reports state that Japanese Japanese Government defining its troops, after the occupation of Nan- attitude towards the whole series of king, are advancing to the north incidents in North Chine,. and em- along three routes.

Japanese A

Mr. J. Whyatt, Assistant Attorney- phasising the seriousness of the column which crossed the Yangtse at General, conducted the case for the situation thus created and the re-

Pukow advanced northward along Crown, while the Hon. Mr. Leo quirements which, in the judgment the Tientsin-Pukow railway, captur- D'Almada, Jr., Instructed by Mr. C. of His Majesty's Government, flowed Pukow and Pucheng and at present y. Kwan, appeared for the defence. from it. This announcement was has reached Wuyi, south of Chuchow. made by Mr. Anthony Eden, Foreign Another Japanese column which A. Murdoch (foreman), R. Kulp, J.O. The Jury empanelled was Messrs. Secretary, in the House of Commens crossed the Yangise at Chinklang is King, A. R. F. Raven, B. R. Iranec. J:0. to-day, after reading the terms of the advancing towards Kwaiyang vla 1. G. Morules and Chin Kin-cho. Japanese nole to Britain in connee Yangehow. A report of the Japanese with the recent Yangtse in- occupation of Yangchow is not yet tion wi cidents.

confirmed. Yangtse at Hohsien in the Anhui pro A third column which crossed the

the other columns-leuter. vince is at present converging towards

The British Government is further drawing attention to the aspects of the further grave incidents not cover ed by the Japanese note, he said. Particularly His Majesty's Govern- ment wished to be assured that there would be no repetition of these in- cidents, which, as the Japanese themselves realised, must impair re- iations between the two countries.

Triumph March.

Shanghal, Dec. 10. According to General Matsui will personally lead Japanese reports, "thousands of Japanese troops in a As the British note was not yet in triumphant entry of China's aban- the hands of the Japanese Gavern-doned capital" to-morrow. ment, he said, It would not be

morrow morning, he added.—Reuter.

British Note Delivered

Mr. Whyatt said the Crown alleged Opening the case for the Crown,

bribe S. R. O. Grimmitt. The sug- that accused was in possession of dangerous drugs and that he tried to gestion of the Crown was that accus- ed, being caught, and knowing he was caught, offered a bribe to the officer to témpt him to release him from what he knew to be serious consequences of the offence.

TENANT OF MEANS

Shortly after 8 aan, on October 30, continued Mr. Whyntt, 5. I. O. Grim-

BOMBERS STILL OPERATE

Dropped Hundred Missiles Sunday

Japanese bombers are believed to have attacked the Kowloon- Canton railway again this morn- ing. The Hongkong-Canton tele- phone service was disrupted, about 10.30 a.m.

the

The reports say that a galaxy of mitt went to Jaffe Road, accompanied released for publication until to military officers, including Prince by Mr. H. A. Taylor, the Government Early in the afternoon no reports

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Monopoly Analyst, and three Chinese of any bombing had been received by revenus officers. They arrived at a the Kowloon offices of the railway. house about 8.40 a.m. and S. R. O. but it was pointed out that Grimmitt rang the bell. The door Japanese had been bombing the line was opened by a youth, Chung Lam. With fair regularity during the past and S. R. O. Grimmitt told him he few days, had come to inspect the water taps, -1

The British note to Japan with "Provisional

regard to the Japanese attacks on British warships and merchantmen at Wuhu and near Nanking.on December 12 states these incidents clearly raise grove issues.

After detailing the attacks, the note says Ilia Majesty's Government bus glad to receive the Japanese been note of December 14 offering the Japanese

Government's profound apologies for the attacks on Hla Majesty's ships and stating that mežzures, were being immediately taken to prevent recurrence of such Incidents. The Japanese note added that the authorities would deal aullably with those responsible and pay all necessary compensation,

Attack Not Intentional

·His Majesty'e Government observes that the Japanese had no intention

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Government"

Needs Revenue

Tokyo, Dec. 10.

The Provisional Government of China, which was established In Peiping on December 14, Is reported to be planning to open negotiations shortly with the Commissioner of the Chinese Maritime

Customs, and the Mayor of Tientsin, with a view to taking over

Customs stations in North China, accord- ing to despatches received here from Tientsin.

The revenge from Customs in North China is slated to ba approximately $44,000,000.ari- nally Reuter,

MILLIONS TO JOIN BOYCOTT

Movement Directed Against Japan

London, Dec. 13.

A world-wide boycott of Japanese goods is to be launched In the New Your by the International Peace Campaign, covering 43 countries and affecting 400,000,000 members.

The decision was taken at a meet- ing of the international executive presided over by Viscount Cecil. Techinleal plans are to be worked out immediately for co-operation by 39 International organisations.

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BOMB VICTIM TELLS STORY OF AIR RAID

Cannot Bear To Think Of Yangtse Nightmare

BATTERED

GUNBOAT ON

HER WAY TO SHANGHAI

Shanghai, Dec. 16. "I can still hear the roar of the planes power-driving and loosing hell with their bombs, and can see the horri- ble sights I am trying to forget," said Mr. C. C. Vines, of the B.A.T., one of the survivors of the Yangtse bomb- ings, when interviewed by Reuter in the Shanghai Country Hospital, where Mr. James Marshall of Colliers and Flag-Captain G. E. M. O'Donnell of H.M.S. Ladybird, 'are also patients.

"I can't bear now to think of what we went through," said Mr. Vines. "I can hardly remember what happened, except that it was a terrifying nightmare.

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JAPANESE RECALL ADMIRAL

“I was aboard the Met An when the Japanese planes attacked a clust- er of ships with American flags By- ing overywhere, and even painted on the decks. The “Japanese "planes roared overhead, then lined up for the bombing. I ran inside and dived under a table. This broke the force of the shrapnel when the -bombs came and probably saved my life. The Japanese planes attacked ro- peatedly and they must have seen the American flags and known wo were American ships"

Allegedly Blamed For Sinking Of

"I Was Afraid" U.S.S. Panay

"Marshall, Hodge and I walked 20 ed, urges the governments of peace- A resolution, unanimously approv-

miles and spent Sunday night in a Chinese farmer's town house at Tal- laving Powers, to take all necessary

Shanghai, Dec. 16. ping. He treated us royally. We economic measures to end Japanese Acting swiftly in accordance slept Monday night in the quarters of aggression, and calls on all industrial with the pledge to punish the truck in which we went to Wahu.

Japanese officer, who provided and commercial organizations and officers responsible for the bomb- We spent Tuesday night in the Wubu individual producers and consumers

action is taken.

ti

a

to assist even if no governmental ing and ainking of the U.S.S. General Hospital, but I was afraid Panay, the Japanese Navy has all the while that the roaring guna would tum their blazing muzzles our A world-wide publicity service will recalled Rear-Admiral Teizo Mit-way," continued Mr. Vines. be organised for displaying thousands sunami, chief of the aerial "On Wednesday moming a Japan- of posters, and world-wide distribu- operations, says a semi-official se flying boat landed at Wuhu, I tion of millions of handbills, explain- Japanese statement, which adds ing how to identify Japanese goods. that the officer will be relieved

Valted Press.

POLITICAL FLURRY

IN JAPAN

Disbanding Of Old

Parties Advocated

Tokyo, Dec. 16. Political circles are flurried by the manifesto which Mitsuru The raiders flow close to the New Toyama, Prince Sanetaka Ichijo

of his post-Reuter.

German View On

Panay Affair

Berlin, Dec. 15. The newspaper

Voelklaher Beo- bachter, iconfeally commenting on the bombing and sinking of the USS. Panay says: "If a gunboat is sud- denly hit by shells amidat

A wild turmoll it is most regrettable, but not astonishing. It would be much stranger if the gunboat sailed amidat the shells raining from above with- out being hit. It is ridiculous to ex- pect a bottle suddenly to be inter- rupted where a neutral ship turns up."-United Press.

S. R. O. Grimmitt and the others Territories frontier yesterday after and Admiral Usuke Yamamoto FILM STAR then entered the floor, and found it noon, swept over Shumchun

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Italy's Bigger

War Budget Is Approved

Romo, Dec. 15. The Cabinet" has approved of ska 1038:39, war. budget. which kinonblata about $289,980,347, which is 513,358,450' Larger; ihan last year/miniited Press.

and

caused a panic there. Actually they have jointly issued to the nation, dropped no bombs on the but a

few

miles beyond. The the immediate organisation of a detonations and the excitement in National Party by disbanding Shumchun caused the report

village, urging the vital necessity for DENIES

to

spread that that border settlement the existing political parties, ROMANCE

had actually been attacked,

Mitsuru Toyama is a patron of the Actually the raiders pounded the Black Dragon Society, and the Cheungmukiau area, and the vicinity] "mystery man" in political circles of Pukut. They dropped over who has been active behind Important bombs there, apparently trying to development during the past half destroy the railway, bildges. They century, folled.

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Incidentally a movement in afoot On Sunday the Japanese bombers among members of both the Minneito dropped no less than 100 bomba along and Selyukal, the two major poll- the Kowloon-Canton railway line tical parties, for liquidating their without causing périojis damage, it is | parties in favour of a Totalitarian disclosed

Siste Router...

Funchal, Madeira, Des. 15. Ruth Challerton, noted nim star, has denied that she is engaged to Carlos Frelias Mar- tins, Portuguese scion of one of Madeira's most distinguished families. Ruth Chattertoni formerly the wife of George Brent tho filma, motor, who rei cenlly married – agaínálk/nited Press

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STOP PRESS

GUARANTEES

EXTEND

TO PEARL RIVER

Stanghal, Dec. 16. Questioned regarding the reported Japanese naval activity in South China, a Japanese navy spokesman Kald he had no knowledge on the subject.

Asked whether he could give assurances concerning the enfety of foreign

ships In the Pearl River," the spokesman said the assurance given In respect to shipping in the Yangise extended to the whole of Ching- Reuter.

(Further Stop-Press, News `on Page 13.)