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When in Canton recently, Sir Geoffry Northcote had an opportunity of visiting and chatting with General Wu Teh-chen, Governor of Kwangtung. They are pictured here in General Wu's home, together with the British Consul-General in Canton, Mr. A. P. Blunt (left)..

STOP PRESS NEWS

TERRORIST MENACE

IN S'HAI

The most

Shanghai, July 26. extensive precautions

STARACE WARNS JEWS

Rome, July 25,

JAPAN CONSERVES PETROL

Reducing Consumption By 60 Per Cent.

Tokyo, July 25. General consumption of gasoline is to be reduced up to 60 per cent.. starting August 1.

Economy of gasoline consumption already effected amounts to 47 per cent, but another 13 per cent. is to be enforced on and after August 1 as

Signor Achille Starate, Secretary a result of which private cars will ever taken in Shanghai against trou- of the Fascist Party, in the course of each be allotted 31 gallons monthly. ble within the confines of the foreign a speech to-day on the subject of and taxients each 155 gallons.

anti- The compulsory mixture of 50 per areas are now being formulated by racialism, hluted that Jewish the military authorities of the Inter-Fascist sympathies might lead to the cent alcohol in petrol has been en- forced since July 1, but the percent- national Settlement and French Con-persecution of Jews in Italy.

"It ja

Buld cessiun, in preparati

Signor age of alcohol is to be increased by paration for the out- break of terrorism which may occur Starace, that, despite the tolerant 10 per cent, starting on September 1. policy of the Fascist regine, Jews and their money have constituted General Staff of anti-Fascisin."

on August 13, anniversary of the outbreak of hos

hostilities In Shanghai, It is learned that an officer of the

Volunteer Corps has been

notorious."

The Fascist Secretary was address

Meanwhile, the drive for the popu the lariantion of charcoal-burning motor motor buses, has been curs,

especially

that the Ministry of so successful Commerce and Industry, which is granting a subsidy of yen 300 on each charcoal burning motor car construct- ed, had received applications for the subsidy on the construction of 6,131 matur ears up to July 24.-Doniel

Italis

to the task of working outing a group of University professors plan for the co-ordination of vo-who declared recently that lunteers and police, while the Bri-were Aryans-Reuter. tish, American and

niso

Italian forces are

making adequate

preparations.

It is believed that among the mea- sures already approved is the mo- bilisation of the entire Volunteers Corps for patrol duty in the streets of the Settlement between August 9 and August 16, thus providing a mea- sure of security against any intensi- fication of terrorist activities prior

and immediately after the anni-) to and versary.

mr.

It is believed

ITALIAN SCHOONER STOPPED

outside

.....

R.A.F. CHANGES ANNOUNCED

London, July 25.

It is reported in Hongkong that an

The Air Ministry announced that with loaded also that the au- Italian schooner,

Air Vice-Marstal P. C. Multby has thorities intend to cordon off certain kerosene, was stopped by Japanese been appointed to the command of spots with barbed-wire barricades, destroyer No 17 four miles and will search all entering and leav- Hongkong's eastern boundary yeater-No. 24 (Training) Group of the Royal

Air Force as from next month. ing the cordoned areas.

chity

Air Vice-Marsha Maltby relieves Barrington, Air Vice-Marshal J, T. who succeeds Air Vice-Marshal A, W. Tedder to the command of the Royal Air Force in the Far East.- Reuter,

rumour

that

the

Meanwhile, the number of Japan- Apparently the schooner was de- ese warships in Shanghai has been layed only briefly.

A

schooner, Increased and strict searcher of al

was Chinese entering and leaving the thought to be the Cormoran,

by

three unidentified Japanese-controlled areas are already attacked being carried out, following reports motorboats cannot be confirmed. that guerilla activities will be in- tensified on the occasion of the annt- versary-Renler.

KIUKIANG CAPTURED

Shanghai. July 26. According to a Japanese communique just released Kiukiang has been captured. -United Press.

LION HILL FORTS EVACUATED

Shanghai, July 26.

Chinese military despatches admit that the Lion Hill forts are being evacuated to avoid en- circlement.-United Press.

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