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RED-INK BONDS FOR JAPAN'S WAR COSTS

TOKYO, Feb. 15.

The Finance Ministry announced that the Government was shortly lasuing 100,000,000 yen in bonds in connection with the China Incident and another 100,000,000 yen in bonds to cover the deficit in the Revenue.

The China Incident bonds will bo underwritten by the Bank of Japan, while the deficit covering bonds will be undertaken by the Postal Savings Bank. Bearing 3.5 per cent, interest, the new bonds will be redeemed In 17 years.

Part of the bonds under- written by the lank of Japan will be offered for public subscription through post offices throughout the country.

FORMER U.S. ENVOY

Death Of American Ex-Minister To China

LONDON, Feb. 15.

THE DEATH is announced of Mr. Charles Richard Crane, former United States Minister to China. He was in his 81st year. Reuter,

U.S.A. contidest Fadmitting 91,000 from GERMANY

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REFUGEE PARLEYS WILL CONTINUE

LONDON, Feb. 15.. AGREEMENT IS STATED to have been Mr. Crane was Minister to China reached by the London committee of the Evian

from May 1920 to June, 1921.

Prior to that he served in a dipto-conference. matic capacity on several important missions.

As a result the conversations

with It is stressed, in connection

JAPANESE ADMIT MORE RESISTANCE

TOKYO, Feb. 15.

THE JAPANESE naval landing forces which advanced along the coastline westward from Samah on Tuesday, occupied Aihsien, important town on the southern coast of Hainan Island about 20 miles west of Samah, at midnight, a wireless dispatch from south Hainan Island says.

The dispatch adds that the Chinese defence forces for some time maintained their headquarters in southern Hainan Island at Aihsien.

BRITISH SHIPS IN TSINGTAO

With the northern plain of Hainan Island including Klung- chow and Hoihow, the two most important cities on the island. definitely placed under the con- trol of Japanese military forces, the occupation of Samah and Yulin in the southern part of the Island by marines marks virtun) com- the appolniment of Sir Herbert pletion of the Japanese occupation opened by the former director, missioner for Refugees, as successor Mr. George Rublec, will be con- to Mr. George Rublee, that negotla-

Referring to the allegedly rapid tinued in Berlin by the assistant tions with the German Government director, Mr. Robert Pell of the will also in future be carried on by ogress in the arrangements for forming pence maintenance societies

LONDON, Feb; 15. the Evian organisation, and not by United States.

In Kiungchow and Hothow, the same the

League

MR. ALAN GRAHAM asked Commission-Trans-eireles assert that the aborigines are

Chinese residents on Hainan Island in the House of Commons to-day REFUGEES IN FRANCE

present a striking contrast to the whether British ships were now The total number of Loyalist refu-Chinese residents in other Japanese allowed free access to the port gees now in France was estimated coupled areas in China, the former of Tsingtao by the Japanese at roughly 340,000 by the President "manifesting friendly sentiments to-

authorities.

He was the American commentator with the German authorities Emerson, the League of Nations Com- of Hainan Island, Japanese military New Representations

on mandates in Turkey in 1919, and was a member of the President's special diplomatic mission to Russia

In 1017,

In 1919, he was vice-chairman of the finance committee of the Wilson Carapalin, although, before he as sumed State duties, he rose to he- come head of the firm of Crane Company of Chicago, manufacturers of valves, Attings, etc.

Jamaica Strikes

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Kingston, Jatnalca, Feb. 15. Seven ships are held Up Jamaican ports, unable to discharge their cargo as a result of

strike called yesterday,

lightning

The. Iabour tender is touring the

istand, demanding that the strike should spread throughout the island.

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BLANKS FIKED AT STRIKERS

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Paris, Feb. 15.

observers

of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Wards the Japanese."--Domel.

FRESH DRIVE

To Japanese

Apart from the stoppage on the the Chamber to-day.

Mr. R. A. Butler replied in the waterfront.

and on some sugar M. Jean Misller declared that this

negative, and added that fresh repre- estates, there has not been much gure included 68,000 children, 63-

Holhow, Feb. 16. response for a general strike.

543 women, 9,029 old men, as well To clean up Chinese troops in the sentations had recently been nude to While strike breakers were loading as 11,416 militiamen in various dis- interior, Japanese troops on Wednes the Japanese Government, and H.M. Consul-General and the focal British Phip at Port Antonio, strikerstricts, 180,000 militiamen in concen-day started a fresh drive south east naval authorities were continuing to demonstrated at the duck gate, and trations camps, and roughly 10,000 ward from Kiungchow along the

for the re-opening of the port. the police opened fire with blank serlously and slightly wounded men highway to Mancheong, about 40 press

Heplying to Mr. A. E. L. Chorlton, cartridges-Reuter,

in French hospitals.--Trans-Ocean. miles south-east of Kiungshan on the

Mr. Baller said that reports received eastern coast of the Island.

had not indicated

that any conüsch- Reinforced by a mobile column, the tion of lighter transport at Japanese- Japanese Infantry forces crossed the occupied ports in China had occurred, Pakchungkong River midway be- but British shipping met with delays tween Fiungchow and Mencheong and and other difficulties in connection were steadily pushing through the with lighterage at Tsingtao and guerilla infested area, latest Beld Chefoo. dispatches say.-Domel.

Representations had been made to the Japanese authorities both locally and in Tokyo.→→Reuter,

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SEVERE FIGHTING

Kwellin, Fet, 16. The Japanese driving inland from Holhow met unexpected stiff Chinese resistance at Kiungelow city, which

RIVER TRANSPORT

London, Feb. 15. Speaking in the House of Com-

was evacuated by the Chinese aftermons to-day, Sir John Wardlaw-

severe fighting, according to a mes- sige from Hainan Island.

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Milne drew attention to the present position in councetion. with, passenger transport between Hankow The Chinese defenders entrenched Shanghai, in which, he said, only on the banks of the small takes out- Japanese transport was available, sub- side the city repulsed the first attack and that allocation to British of the Japanese. Later, the Japanese | jects of necessary passages was brought up heavy reinforcements und insigniñcant, although German assaulted the city from several direc-subject experienced little difficulty. tions. Japanese bombers flew over He asked what netion the Govern- the city and dumped over 100 demoil- ment was taking about this, and tion bombs, shuttering the Chinese whether it would inaugurate a gun- defences.

boat-passenger service as in the case The Japanese troops who broke in- of the Pearl River, or would ullise to the city by the north gate were be- (merchantmen under the White Jenguered by Chinese entrenched in- Ensign. side and outside the city, suffering Mr. R. A. Butler replied that he heavy casualties.

thought reports received did not With their position rendered un-indicate discrimination in favour of tenable after the complete destrue-Germans. As he stated on February tion of their defences the Chinese 6. further representations had been abandoned the city und with-made to the Japanese Government on drew to a new line of defence January 14. The proposals mention- ed by Sir John Wardlaw-Milne, as well as other suggestions, were rc- ceiving consideration.-Renter.

Central News.

KONDO COMMENTS

Aboard a Worship, Feb. 16.

[~ Declaring that the full of various

strategle points on alan Island in-statement, the Japanese

could not

to Japanese honds would constitute reasonably object to such an action. another great menace to the Gen- Mr. Butler said he required notice cralissimo Chiang Kai-shek, Vice of the question. Admiral Nobutako Konodo. Com- Sir Archibald Sinclair asked if the mander-in-Chlef of the Japanese Government accepted the Japanese| navy forces in South China, said reply, and whether It proposed to that Chiang would still continue re- acquiesce in the occupation of Hi- sistance against taking advan-nan for the duration of the war.

Mr. Butler replied that he would answer the question on paper. Under the existing circumstances, Sir John Wardlaw-Milne asked if the Japanese commander continued, the American Government had al- it was dificult to foretel: how the ready sent a warship to Hainan, and military operations would develop Mr. Butler said he was unable to hereafter.

answerleuter.

take of the contentions in the In-

ternational situation..

He confirmed that following the fall of Klungshan and Hothow in the northern part of the Island, occupa- the

tion of Important towns in

southern part of the Island was prae- tically completed by Wednesday.

Concluding, the Naval Commander asked for "firm support and co-opera- tion by the Japanese people at home |in the "vigorous conduct” of the pro- gramme for constructing a new order in East Asia."--Domel.

MOTIVES QUESTIONED IN COMMONS

London, Feb. 15. The occupation of Hainan was the subject of questions in the House of Commons to-day, when Mr. R. A. Butler, replying, said that Japan had not previously notified, such an in- tention. They have stated that they have no territorial designs, and the occupation will not last longer than is militarily necessary.

Sle John Wardlaw-Milne asked whether, in the circumstances, the Government considered, sanding a British warship or of landing British forces, considering, in view of their

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