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5, 1938.

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French Doubts Kidnappers'

TOKYO, Oct. 5.

SCEPTICISM is voiced by the French public

regarding the British Premier, Mr. Neville Chamborlain's policy of conciliation and concas- sion towards Gormany, according to the Paris correspondent of the Asahi Shimbun.

The correspondent points out that Mr. Chamberlain contemplates firstly, to compromise' with Germany regarding

Mediterranean question; secondly, economic co-operation with Germany; thirdly settlement of the colonial question; fourthly, conclusion of a lasting agreement with Germany, and fifthly, conclusion of disarmament and non-aggression pacts with Germany.

The correspondent says that! the French newspapers both

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lightist and Leftist, voice di Britain Lashed

By Gales

London, Oct. 4.

Victim In Hongkong

Released After $20,000 Paid

SHANGHAI, Oct. 5. After 43 days confinement and torture, a rich Chinese land- ford escaped from Shanghai re- cently on payment of $20,000 ransom and fled to Hongkong for a chance to recuperate,

He is still in the Colony, though yesterday afternoon two men charged here with negoliating payment of the ransom.

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The victim was Zee Zung-wek, and according to the evidence given here Re- satisfaction over Mr. Chamber-

he was abducted by the Asia habilitation, or Yellow Way Society, ain's new policy, expressing the

a Pro-Japanese terrorist group, which fear that his impatience over

for his demanded a huge sum reaching a compromise with

lease.

Two former Chinese detectives of Germany may possibly result in

Gales of great severity, sometimes British submission to Germany. reaching 70 miles an hour, lashed the Shanghai Municipal Police, Sung the const all night and this morning. Hal-sung, 37, and Shen Ching-wen, The correspondent, however, pre-disrupting shipping, halting Channel were charged with negotiating with diets that France, who now has been air services, and resulting in several the Departmental Chief of the Society compelled to abandon her twenty-casualties. years-old policy of encircling Get- many has no course left open to her

the British.loud. but to follow,

The correspondent also predicts that the mutual assistance pact be- tween France and the Soviet Union will surely be cancelled.

The British ship Wentworth is in for Zee's release and finally handing distress about 350 miles west of the over $20,000 after Zee had suffered Irish coast and has asked other more than six weeks' confinement.-

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To-day is the anniversary of the

LØST JEWELLERY founding of the Republle of Portugal,

and a dance is arranged for to-night

San Francisco, Oct. 4. at the Club Lusitano by the local

The Federal Bureau of Investiga-Portuguese community.

tion has announced that a messboy

$20,000

that on the Uner Monteroy, Mayer Sopher, A message states

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is still missing.-Unlied Press.

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BURGLARS ACTIVE DURING NIGHT

Burglars

DUTCH SHIP AGROUND

London, Oct. 4.

the wind Early this afternoon Referring to Mr. Litvinov, who on reached a velocity of 00 miles an damage continues October touched Paris en route to

were again active Moscow and Geneva, the correspon-to mount und serious floods are re-

night, but while money, dent says the alienation of France and ported from the north of England.

Nearly a mile of illuminations and lost the Soviet Union is testified by the failure of Mr. Litvinov to visit the tableaux at Blackpool have been jewellery and clothing were taken by

Channel

services one thief who entered the home of Quai d'Orsay before leaving Moscow. wrecked. Cross

disorganised. The Mr. Lau Shu-hing at 28 Carnarvon completely ~Dame).

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steamer Regina, 421 tons, is Road, a would-be intruder attempt- aground on the South Wales coasting to enter the home of Mrs. J. J. with nine men and a woman aboard, Ferguson in Tregunter Mansions was and rescue efforts have been surprised while climbing through the

the seas, abandoned owing to the height of Telephone Company officials said that from the point of view of dam- age to wires the storm is the worst for many years.-British Wireless,

WAR RISK RATES DECLINE

London, Oct. 1.

A revised list of minimum war risk rates for merchandise was published to-night and shows considerable re- ductions from the rates ruling during the crisis.

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AUSTRALIA ADDS TO DEFENCES

Canberra, Oct. 4. Mr. T. V. Thorby. Australian Minister for Defence, announced to- day that the Australian Militia Forces would be increased from 35,000 to 42,000 within a few weeks.

The Australian permanent Army is also to be substantially Increased

French Defences In S'hai Bring Japanese Protest

SHANGHAI, Oct. 5.

A check-up on the property stolen yesterday from the home of Mr. L. Dunbar in May Road has revealed that the thief made a more valuable haul than at first thought and so far goods valued at over $1,000 have been fuund to be missing.

fanlight and escaped.

LOSS IN TAXI Money and private papers In a wallet were lost yesterday by Mrs. H. Murray, of Tak Shing Street, while she was travelling in a taxi, accord- Ing to a report made to the Police,

is re- The loss of a wallet containing $114 under, similar circumstances ported by Mr. Y. K. Chan, a tourist, who suspects that the wallet may have been stolen or lost while riding in a taxi from the King's Theatre to King's College yesterday.

Another "stolen or lost" case, re- ported the Police involved a scaled envelope containing $100 note and a cheque for $50 which was being taken by an office boy from Tapo Road to the Star Ferry,

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Reformed Goy- STOP PRESS

ernment at Nanking has protes ted strongly to the French Ambassador, M. Paul Naggiar, at the alleged construction of French defences beyond the boundary of the French Concession in Shanghal, according to Japanese reports.

to be

The Note is reported to have French authorities are said

"acting abnormally" and turning the referred specifically to the erec- Concession into an asylum for the tion of breastworks in the harbouring of Marshal Chiang Kal- Siccawei and Hungjao Road shek's agents,

It is expected that the French will areas, and demands the cessa-ignore Nanking's protest, since the tion of such activities and the Nanking regime is not recognised.- restoration of the status quo United Press. when the. Chinese administered

the area.

STATE OF EMERGENCY

Hankow, Oct. 5.

The Japanese reports here recall A state of emergency is once more that the French troops extended their in existence in the western section jurisdiction over the lungino Road in of Shanghal, following the discovery November during the fighting along of posters denouncing Chinese trai- the Concession's borders. It is re- tors.

ported that Japanese officials are The posters had been presumably nlanning to protest at any strengthen- put up by Chinese guerillas, accord-

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