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Japan And Defence Of Her Interests

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Shanghai, Oct. 25. Interviewed by Ilons Melchers. Trans-Ocean representative, Japanese Commander-in-Chief Central China, General Rato, sald: "The Japanese anny is prepared to fight a decisive battle et lankow."

he

General Hata added, however, that believed that Marshal Chiong Kni-slick's crack

would divisiona withdraw further into the interior of China and that this would neçes- ritate a continuation of hostilities,

General Hata, on the oilier hand, did not belleve that the Chinese army would later on offer systematle resistance to the Japanese on a large scale. He attributed the relatively achieved by the slow progress Japanese during the past few weeks less to the stiffeness of Chinese re- distance than to the tremendous dlf- ficulties offered by the terrain.

In reply to a question concerning the conclusion of the hostlitics, the that Japanese C. In C. affirmed. Japan only desired that the Chinese Government should adonbon its anti-Japanese attitude.

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The question as to whether Central, or several regional Govern- ments should be established in China, ' was, according to Central Hats, a question to he decided by the Chines alone, and did not concern Japan.

Asked whether Japan was in a position to risk a war with the Soviet Union, General Hata replied that would not hesitate to take Заран

nation, up the gauntlet oppinst any Including the Soviet

Union, if this should be

to necessary

protect Japanese rights and Interests. He added that the Soviet assertions re- garding the strength of the Soviet Far-Eastern army were not to be ne- cented at their face-value.

General Hata concluded by saying conflict that an eventual European could

not have influenced the

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The middle of November may be fixed for the Anglo-Italian agree+

Six military aviators were killed ment to commence if the Ministers to-day when two planes collided in decide on Wednesday that the time mid-air

over Parezzana. -- United ment, says Reuter's diplomatic cor- has arrived to implement the agres- | Press,

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To the Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph.

Prague Starts Jew-Baiting

Disturbances Created In Coffee Houses

Prague, Oct. 24.

An offlelal statement confirms that

(Mr. Eugene Chen has communi- cated the following comment on the a considerable mumber of Czechs leading article which appeared in the officially given at 150 but in fact "Telegraph" yesterday."

larger-invaded a number of coffee obvious that you wish houses in the inner city of Prague Sir- well of China and have no intention last night demonstrating against Jews to Insult the Chinese People, parti- and attempting to eject them from cularly Cantonese, in declaring that the coffee houses. The police restor "the only logical conclusion" enforced ed order and arrested 15 demonstra- the fall of Canten "Is that silver tors who were immediately sentenced by has been used in the greatest betrayal to prison with terms varying from the world has known for nineteen soven to fourteen days.

Anti-Jewish demonstrations centuries". But you do not explain nor do you comfort us when you leval this grave charge at the Chinese au- thorities.

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curred after the police had dissolved

of

meeling of Czech physicians, lawyers and engineers who were discussing the dificult situation these professions due to overcrowding by Czecho-Slovak and foreign Jews.. --Trans-Ocean.

I suggest there are other "logical conclusions to be drawn "in view of all the circumstances." I limit myself to a few of these circumstan- ces. First, a few days ago one of your local Chinese contemporaries, well- known as a semi-official organ of the

That 241,000 that National Government, stated Canton was responsible for insisting Czecho-Slovakia, on resistance before General Chiang raised by the Sokol Federation which Mr. is the Czech National Sports and De- Kai-shek was ready;

DEMAND OUSTING OF JEWS Prague, Oct. 24,

Jows must leave

a tho demand

Wang Ching-wel's nude on fence organisation, in a proclamation

the very day that Canton fell, to de-issued here.

to statistics published by clore to "Reuters" the readiness of According

vernment to accept the Proski Lust, the Czecho-Slovak the National Gove "as a basis of discussion" peace terms state contains 350,000 Jews, of whom to be hamper to per the 204,000 professed themselves "which are not such as

of China as a

nalion" orthodox in the last census.. Added existence thirdly

the decluration of Governor to these are 37,000 who have settled Wu Teh-chen that the provincial au- in the country since 1914-Trans- thorities were ordered to withdraw Ocean.

Canton; and fourthly, the very from "mysterious" silence of the National Government on a major Chinese dis- uster which has moved you to stig- matise it as "the greatest betrayal the

has known for nineteen

centrics"

For the moment, I say no more two remarku. to register except There a vital difference between

Revolutionary

Leaders Make Good Escape

'Athens, Oct, 24,

defeatist criticism, which works for an ignoble peace bottomed on Japan- and con- ese conquest of China,

The ring-leaders of the Venizellat structive criticism which insists on a movement which broke out in the

for the strengthened Leadership

Island of Crete last July, and who better prosecution of the war of have since been hiding in the moun resistance. And there to also a pro-

and

and almost Inaccessible found difference between a lender- tainous

of the island, have, it is on- arcelon ship that is winning a war

nounced, now succeeded in escaping leadership that is losing o war: the from Crete.

former is a factor of notional unity and strength, whereas the latter is a factor of national weakness, and may well be

The whole affair la very mysterl- us. It is not known how the persona a positive national in question made their escape, not is: danger. Such a national danger there apparently any trace of their

whereabouts. Trans-Occan. confronted England during the Great: War, and the Asquith government was replaced by the war-governmeti of Lloyd George.

EUGENE CHEN,

5,000,000 Yen Bonds Issued

Rumrich Says He Was Aiding U.S.

New York, Oct. 24. Under cross-examination to-day. Geunther Rumrich, accused

of cs- plonage work for Germany, but who- turned State's Evidenec, festified that

W Tokyo, Oct. 25. the United States Attorney, Mr. J. Fifty million yen of Government Burke, and Mr. Justice L. G. Turrou, to-day in were aware that he was acting as a bonds are belog issued connection with the China Incident spy in order to aid the United States. according to an announcement made He was hoping for eventual rein- recently by the Ministry of Finance. statement in the army as a result.

This lasue, the announcement However, he refused to include states, will bring the total Issue of this assertion in hla confession.- Government bonds in connection United Press: with the China Incident to Yen 3,800,500,000 out of an expected Issue of Yen 6,882,290,000. Yen 3.001,700,- 000 still remain unissued.-Domet,

Temperature Steady

Temperature in the Colony during the last 24 hours varied by only ten

maximum degrees. The

reading yesterday was 80 and the minimum 70.

At 10 a.m. to-day, the temperature, was 77 and humidity 88 per cent.

The anti-cyclone is stationary over China, and has increased slightly in intensity.

MAGINOT LINE SPIES CAUGHT

Metz, Oct. 24. A large number of people have charged before been arrested and

a military court for spying In the Maginot

been Line. They have sentenced to imprisonment.

Thirty-two others are at present awalling trial.-Reuter,

ĮTANGANYIKA FACES

BIG DEFICIT

Dares Salaams, Oct. 24.

The Governor of Tanganyika, In

The weather forecast is N.E. winds, opening the Legislative Council to- moderate; fine generally.

day, reported a serious and disquiet- ing decline in revenue, foreshadow-

Anancial year Ing a deficit during the

be

SUBMARINE CABLE

£15,000

of £150,000, instead of a surplus of

as budgetted for. The decline is partly owing to the Submarine cable construction will

earried out between Hongkong anxiety in the public mind regarding and Green Island on October 27, the future of the Tanganyika man- according

a falt in 1 Harbour Office date, and partly due to

commodity prices que to unfavour announcement.

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