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JAPAN TO EXTEND ARMED OPERATIONS

"IMPORTANT Japanese Strike Swiftly at Lunghai Railway

TO WORLD

AT LARGE

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Prince Konoye Makes Startling Prediction

PEACE PROPOSALS FROM MARSHAL CHIANG WILL NEVER BE ACCEPTABLE

London, May 9.

Mr. A. C. Morcing, Conservative Member for Preston, asked in the House of Commons to-night whether the Government was aware of the fact that Japanese authorities were refusing to allow British railway officials to inspect the Shanghal-Nanking line on behalf of British mortgagees of railway revenues, were themselves selling passenger tickets on the line.

The questioner asked what steps were being taken to stop this serious breach of the Loan Agreement.

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Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, replied, that he was aware of the refusal to allow inspection of the line. With regard to the sale of railway tickets. understood that permits to travel on the line were issued by the Japanese. military authorities, and that permit holders had to pay their fares to the Japanese.

The British Ambassador to China, Sir Archibald Kerr Clurk Kerr, has | urged the Japanese authorities to ensure the safeguarding of British Interests in the line. Sir Robert Craigie, the Ambassador to Tokyo, the matter, and has also taken up has asked the Japanese Government to afford an carly opportunity to re- presentatives of British mortgagees to inspect and survey the line, and to take necessary measures to safe- guard the interests of British bond- holders.

Mr. A. V. Alexander, Member for the Hillsborough Division of Shefeld,

was one

the asked if this

of "vested interests" in which Mr. Koki Hirota, the Japanese Foreign Minis- ter, hnd referred. Could Britain, he asked, rely that there would be no for seling of the Chinese people vested interests?

In reply, the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs sald that Mr. Alexander could rest assured that the British Government would consider

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HITLER LEAVING ITALY

To Lay Wreaths On Graves Of Mussolini Family

Rome, May 9. Herr Adolf Hitler left for Flurence

this morning on his way back to Ger-

many,

Signor Mussolini, who had seen the Fuchrer off, followed in another spe

vinl train.

Philippines

and

May Deport Thousands Of

Alien People

Manila, May 9.

The Secretary for Labour has ordered the arrest and possible

deportation of 12,000 Allens residing in the Philippine Islands.

They will be charged with. overstaying their landing per- mila. Seven thousand Chinese are affected by the decision.- United Press.

ETHIOPIA'S

DELEGATES ACCEPTED

AT GENEVA

Decision Taken At Secret Session

CAPTURED BY INSURGENTS-These war-bedraggled soldiers are Loyalists taken prisoner by the Insurgents who recaptured the long fought over Spanish city of Terucl. The Insurgents usserted that Loyalists "in great numbers" were deserting Government trenches in the Teruel sector. Since then many Britons in the Inter- national Brigade have been killed or captured: There may be some in this group.

JAPAN'S LOSSES SET AT 350,000

More Than Million Men Landed In China So Far

Hankow, May 9: Since the beginning of the war in July last year, the Japan- ese have landed 1,100,000 troops in Chinn.

casualties.

BRITISH RAILWAY INTERESTS IN CHINA IN DANGER

Japanese Allegedly Sell Fares on Mortgaged Nanking-Shanghai Line

Kyoto, May 10.

They have suffered 350,000 Declaring that the new war situation in These estimates are made to-day China was "objectively more important than the by a Chinese military spokesman, occupation of Nanking,"

:

CHINESE CONTINUE TO HARASS REAR OF INVADING ARMY

No Hesitation Admitting Enemy's Recent Gains

Hsuchow, May 10. Having failed in their repeated attempts to capture Hsuchow, the Japanese command is reported to have changed its tactics on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway front.

A new southward drive by heavy reinforcements from Lincheng and Tsining, with Kweiteh on the Lunghai Railway as objective, has been launched by the Japanese. Meanwhile, the main Japanese force on the north bank of the Hwai River is advancing vigorously toward north-west of 80 kilometres Mengcheng, about Hwaiyuan, by the Mengcheng-Hwaiyan highway. After reaching Mengcheng, the Japanese expect to push directly northward to close in on Kweiteh..

LEAGUE MUST BE PREPARED FOR WAR

Churchill Urges "Covenant Army” Be Mobilised

Temporarily the Japanese troops on both the north and south sectors of Tientsin-Pukow Railway and east of the railway line are taking the de fensive,

The Japanese from Tsining have been halted at Klasiang. A Chinese mobile unit is attacting their rear to harass their advance..

Sanguinary fighting has been raging along the Mengcheng-Hwalyuan high- way since May 6. Lungkang has teen taken by the Japanese. The are holding their lines about Chinese are four miles east of

of Mengcheng.

Large units of Chinese querillas west of the Hwal River have. now swung info action to menace the rear of the Japanese attacking Mengcheng. -Central News.

Denies Chinese Claims, Shanghal, May D. A Japanese spokesman to-night

London, May 9, Mr. Winston Churchill, in a speech at Manchester to-night, outlined proposals for making emphatically denied Chinese reports. the League of Nations an all- of the re-occupation of Nantungchow, Japanese planes, he said, continued powerful weapon against aggres-heavy air raids on the Langhai and

(Continued on Page 4.) Premier Princesion and aggressors, remaining Japanese forces in China Ayamaro Konoye yesterday predicted major military developments within the course of the lengthen this line, for the longer it current month. becomes, the more scallered and

who expressed the beliet that the

were to hold lines in Shantung.

the

long

"We are doing our utmost to

forces trying to maintain it."

disorganised will be the Japanese Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, the Japanese The spokesman expressed the Prime Minister told newspapermen on his arrival opinion that the Tientsin-Pukow

way would continuo here from Tokyo to attend memorial services "Should the Japanese decide; how-for Emperor Komei, great grand-father of the ever, to concentrale their main push present monarch, who ruled from 1848 to 1867, in, let us say, Shansi, then Shansi will become a second Shantung, and may "sue for peace" as a sequel to Japan's new

main front for some time.

the Tientsin-Pukow area will become

a second Shansi, where the Japanese military action:

troops will be forced to give back

few isolated points." all but

"They have had to do this already

railway

withdraw all available forces from other provinces."-United Press.

The apparent deadlock in the Sino-Japanese

In Shanul, because the long battle-hostilities, Prince Konoye asserted, had been front on the Tientsin-Putem reported in an "exaggerated" manner abroad. As a result, he continued, the new Japanese operations would have "important significance” in the world at large.

Anticipates Recovery

Of Business

Geneva, May 0. After a secret session Insting three hours, the League Council decided that the Ethiopian dele- gation would be allowed to be present at the table of the Council when the Ethiopian question was being discussed, on condition that the presence of

Basle, May 1. the delegation would be without

An interesting economic analysis prejudice to the question of of the present meeting of the principle, and subject to the Administrative Council of the Bank of International Settlements, made validity of their credentials.

to-day by the Vice President, Dr. J. For

He said the plan envisaged would ward off the devastation and horror of war. It lay in a single sentence: "Arm and stand by the Covenant of the

League of Nations."

Mr. Churchill suggested that Great smaller, menaced States: "We are

Britain and France should say to the

not

going to help you if you are not prepared to take special service in

going to help yourselves. Are you

the defence of the Covenant?"

"If we could rally ten well-armed States who were bound to resist

aggression we would be so strong

could be mapped up one by one, but together they enormous strength."

Churchill

STOP PRESS

BRITISH CONSUL HIDES IN RICEFIELD

Met Roland and the Baltic Conex central at Hankow, Mr. G

Mr.

and

Should the regime under Gen.pared to extend to and share 17.35 a.m., delayed by ţ

that all danger would be warded off," declared Mr. Churchili.

"The Danubian and Balkan States

Canton, May 10. would display an Although the British flag was prominently displayed on the roof of mentioned the express in British Scandinavian .countries as 6. Moss, and Mrs. Moss were travell possible supporters of such a plan.

"I do not mean that we shoulding, the party had to leave the train a few miles outside Canton, and take: encircle Germany, with a ring of to the fields, when an air raid alarm hostile Powers. We ask no security was sounded at 6 o'clock this morn- for ourselves that we are not pre-ing.

Germany.

Tho train

cain arrived at Canton at

the Chiang Kai-shek sue for peace, the "Let her Join the

sir raid. Prime Minister said, Japan would its privileges and safeguards.

Four, planes flew over Tungshan, not be able to accept any proposals The alternative to adoption of but it is believed that no bombs were because of her declaration of January the course suggested is to give Ger- dropped: Chinese reports that heavy 10 not to deal with the Hankow many her colonies, with a free hand anti-aircraft are brought down one to spread the Nazi system in central of the raiders are not yet confirmed, government leader,

Marshal Chiang, Premier Kouaye Ebrone,

Delay in the arrival of the train “After an interval we would be caused Mr. Moss to miss the B ́am. went on, may "reconsider" and attempt to establish friendly relations drawn into war as an antagonist of river steamer for Hongkong, and he with the new Chinese government. an overwhelmingly powerful com-

Under such circumstances, the bination of Nazi states, We would | steamer.· Prime Minister believed there would find ourselves without a friend."— bo no alternative left for the Kuo- Reuter, mintang regime than to be merged Into the new Chinese government, with which Japan has announced her the intentions to co-operate under anti-Comtntern banner.

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lake to-morrow's probably Two Japanese

wamori. and on

one.. Japanese child who were also passen

In the train made a hectic dash more the station to the wharf, and· from

INCIDENTS CANNOT BE AVOIDED

Shanghai Conditions To Blame. A statement at 11.30 m. by Lord W. Beyen (famous Dutch financial Halifax, the British Foreign Minister expert), examines the reasons

managed to scramble aboard just as who is leading the Empire delega-the economic and business revival in

London, May 0.

the ship was casting off. They looked tan, will be followed by a long the first half of 1937 and the reces.

Mr. Arthur Henderson, Labour

pale and workled, but stated that they of slon in the second half of the same speech by Dr. Wellington Koo

Member for the Kingswinford divi-

had a plansant journey from Hankow China on the general situation in the year...

tho Chinese strain officinis showing Dr. Boyen's analysis compares the sion of Staffordshire, asked in the The splendour of medinoval Italy Far East,

them every kindnénsia military lived again in honour of the German

guard was placed on the wharf- The League Council has decided crisis of 1929-32 with present world House of Commons to-night what

Now York, May.... Carlow to assure that no liarm cans dictator. Florence was in its gayest that the Chinese appeal will be conditions, and expresses the view stops were being taken to prevent that today thore is much more hope' repetitions of recent Insidents In colours, which were enhanced by heard in public to-morrow,

of a quick recovery,

| Shanghal between Japanese troops always liable to occur in the condi- The New York Stock Exchange has to the refugees bright, spring sunaline.ja

It was also decided that there' The analysis concludes by alluding and officers and men of the Britial tions ruling in the Shanghai ares, formally elected Mr. Wiam Martin Mosnwhic, the ale alarmsis sillo

The British Government was doing Jr., who is only 31-years old, a throughout Canton Reuter, Before leaving Italy, Herr Hitler should be no resolution or rocom to the fact that currencies of an Services

on the subject of increasing number of countries are in expected to visit Mussolini's birth- mendation

Mr. It. A. Bulter, Under-Secretary its utmost by nogotiation, and remon- Chairman of the Board. place, where he will lay wreaths on Abyssinia, but only declarations by adjusting themselves to levels which the graves of Il Duce's ancestors Individual members of the League may be maintained on a permanent for Foreign Affairs, replied that in stration to avoid a recurrence of such

cidents of the nature mentioned were lcidents-Reuter. (Continued on 'Page: 4.) {basis-Reutor;

11 Duce's train having overtaken that in which the German Chancellor was travelling, Signor Mussolini was able to welcome Herr Hitler when he arrived in Florence.

The Prime Minister further fore shadowed the fusion of the "Nanking

(Continued on Page 4.). and Pelping regimes early next month

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31-Year-Old Financier Heads

Stock Exchange

Twenty-seven Governors were also alected unoppower United Press,

(surther, Stop Press News On Page: 12)