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Evidence Of Monopoly In North China

Questions Asked In House Of Commons

THURSDAY JUNE

Invaders Beaten Off At Yiuping

Canton, Juno 28.

of

1938.

PEACE RUMOURS IN JAPAN

Foreign. Intervention Should Be Rejected

By 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon the last of the invaders had left Yiuping County in East Kwangtung near Fukten, the withdrawal being under London, June 20.

pressure from large body Sir John Wardinw-Milne, Conser- regulur troops. In regaining

Tokyo, June 28. the Newspapers here are paying scri- vative Member for the Kidderminster Yiuping-Chrochow highway onous attention to the possibility of Division of Worcater, asked the Saturday armoured cars had been foreign intervention in the Sino- Prime

Minister in the House of brought up, and from then on it was Japanese conditet which has entered | Commons to-day whether he had re- | only a question of hours before the the third and final stage. the

celved a full report from the Am- enemy would have to leave. Hilly Asahi Shimbun has pointed out. bassador in China on the Japanese as Yiuping is, with several regiments wool

There is no doubt, the paper says, to the 2,000 Japanese

opposed

10

serious

monopoly in Norih China. The Under-Secretary for Foreign marines, and aeroplanes constantly of the fall of Hankow before Afairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, replying on attacking from overhend, when day Japanese onslaught in the near fu behalf of the Prime Minister, said light came on Sunday the retreat, turo. that the Foreign Secretary{bald |

Meanwhile, speculation is rife re-. Lord though slow, was steady." Halifax, had Instructed Sir

It was when the regulars fought garding the fate of the Chiong Kat- Kerr Clark Kerr to keep him fully the Japanese for possession of the loss of Honkow, but more important ght hek administration following the informed regarding developments. Yiuping-Chaochow highway. that

Meanwhile, the British Ambas- the greatest losees were sustained. Powers, according to the Arahi Shim

still will be the attitude of foreign sador, who arrives in Hongkong to Casualties then ran up to 200 a side bun which believes that the attitude morrow morning, has reported that with a few occurring before and of foreign Powers will take on while there appeared to be a tendency subsequent to the highway sicirmishi, towards a Japanese monopolistic. Eight of the 13 warships that stood more important and more practice in North China, there was by at the south-eastern corner of third and final stage of the hostill- aspect with the development of the yet little evidence of damage to Kwangtung while the Japanese British tracte un this account. marines were on the mainland took lies between China and Japan.

their departure two hours after the been attempted by foreign Powers Joint Interference so far has not landing party was again on the ships, but, the paper points out, foreign They sailed in the direction of economie pressure is steadily tight- Swalow.

Identification badges of the deadw

ening.

Warning the nation against pos were mostly those Formosans, and Judging from that

nible

foreign intervention, the Asahi fact practically every marine who

Shimbun declares that Japan wil! took part in this engagement

never accept joint peace proposals Waunfairly favourable to China, as may from this Japanese colony. None of be seen from Japan's aitude to the wounded was left behind, and no words the Brussels Conference and prisoners were taken. Our On the League of Nations discussions. Correspondent.

Reuter.

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Cordelia Arrives

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Calcutta, June 29. The Imperial Airways dying boat Cordella, which in inaugurating the "all-up" air-mall service between Englund and Australia, arrived in Calcutta fo-day I tour before schedule.

The Cordelia passed

મ

through the

tail of a monsoon und experienced

favourable wind and no rain on the

flight from Karachi.

marines

SHANGHAI OFFICIAL MURDERED

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Referring to the five interviews between the Foreign Minister, Gen- crni Kazushige Ugaki, and the Bri-

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tist: Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie LAST 4 TIMES TO-DAY-

since his assumption of the portfollo of Foreign Affairs, the Nicht Nicht Shun, another leading Tokyo Jolly, expresses the opinion that General Ugaki has now obtained de- Onite Indications of foreign polley In the Far Eastern situation.

BRITISH POLICY ANALYSED Analysing the British policy, the puper says it has a dual aspect, rap pruchement on the one hand and

Shanghai-June 29. The flying boat hes now covered a

Another murder, belleved to be of total of 6.177 miles in the flying time morning in Yu Ya Ching Road, Incluser friendly, reiations with Chiang a political character, took place this

of 39 hours, 23 minutes.

She will depart to-morrow for Bangkok.-Router,

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SPECIALISTS IN SIGNALS

the International Settlement.

The

Kai-shek on the other.

Great Britain, however,

is now latest victim is Zang Tuan- quite noticeably sceptical regarding ming, who is alleged to have re- the future of the Hankow Govern- cently been connected with the Tament. Tao Municipality In Postung, and was collecting “taxes” from boats joint nellen by England and America plying on the Whangpoo.

He was shot as he was proceeding down the street in a ricksha The ricksha coolie was injured in addi- Hor to a passing pedestrian

The police state that they are hot on the track of those responsible the crime.Router.

STOP PRESS

for

Refugee Train Due To-day

The international refugee train Squadron Leader G. H. Randle, from Hankow, with some 250 persons who has been in the Directorate of aboard, is at Canton, Technical Development for three It is due in Hongkong at 12.30 p.m. years, is appointed for signals duties to-day, but at 9 am. had not left the at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Kwangtung capital. Farnborough, and is succeeded at the The line between Canton

Air Ministry by Squadron Leader C. Kowloon is clear, it is reported.

Bell.

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hese officers have

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signals spe-

cialists

after courses at Cambridge University. Squadron Leader Ran- die entered as

cadet at Cranwell in 1921, and served up to 1020 with Fleet Air Arm units at home and in China: Squadron Leader Bell enter- ed with a short-servico commission. in 1025, and served with Army co- operation squadrons in Indian up to 1028.

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The paper does not believe that

Ogainst Japan will ever be attempted, because America is not likely to ac- cept British proposals in this direc tlon, but it points out the probability of an attempt at Interference by Great Britain whose ideas would be readily welcomed by France so that these two countries would form union of sympathisers with China. Referring to discussions in the Bri- tish, House of Commons, which, the paper declares, indicate British In- terest in the peace movement, tho Nicht Nicht observes thni British pulley in the Far East is dual in

in nu- ture as has been mentioned already and is calculated to safeguard her own Interests in the Far East and enhance her international standing."

Accordingly, the paper declares, Japan must absolutely reject joint foreign mediation of the nature of Interference if the experiment is at- tempted by Great Britain together with other countries.

The Nichi Nicht further says that the Five Minister Conference has not yet decided on Japan's attitude to- wards Great Britain, but that it be- Heves the decision will be taken along the above mentioned lines. Domici

Trade Codfish For Planes

Oslo, June 29. Norway wants an air force Italy wants codfish.

and

So the two countries have reached barter agreement. For Codfish to the value of 1.800,000 Norwegian crowns, Italy will deliver four light Comproni bombers to Norway. For good measure, Italy is throwing in a licence for Norwegian manufacturers construct this type of Italian bomber in Norway--Trans-Ocean.

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