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Japanese Ultimatum to Nearby Townships

MASS TERRORISM

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VILLAGE ELDERS

NZ

THREAT:

WARNED

A Union Jack was

CRATER TORN IN permanent way at Lowa Station. Damaged train is shown on right. In the background is a station building, with British Hags hanging promluènly from sides. also displayed on the roof,

SHANGHAI CRISIS GROWING

Japan Decides On Grave Action In International Settlement

SHANGHAI, Feb. 22,

·

MPORTANT DECISIONS regarding the future of the International and French Settlements in Shanghai are believed to have been .de- cided upon in a three-hour conference aboard the Japanese flagship Idżumo last night.

The conference was attended by military, naval and diplomatic officials. “Domei" understands that the Japanese authorities have decided upon an important line of action to cope with "possible contingencies."

"Firm and positive" steps will, it is believed. be taken.

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LONDON NEWSPAPER COMMENT

LONDON, Feb, 22.

"It is believed, says "Domei," that the Japanese authorities agreed to "wipe out anti-Japanese subversive elements with the object of securing peace and order in the International Settlement."

Shumchun Air Raid Seen In New Light

by

MASS TERRORISM, similar to that employ- ed in Shum Chun yes- terday, is to be adopted by

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ALL THAT REMAINED of the military post at Lowu afler I had been struck by Japanese bimb. It was in this post that the Indian constable, Surdah Singh, was killed. The carriages in the background, which were also damaged, were occupied by police. as temporary, accommodation.

the Japanese GERMAN SUPREMACY

military authorities in South China in an effort to force Chinese civi- lians to forswear allegiance to the

IN AIR QUESTIONED

LONDON, Feb. 21.

MR. CHAMBERLAIN was questioned in the House Chinese Government. of Commons to-day as to whether he was aware that The "Telegraph" learns figures compiled by experts in the United States War this afternoon that pam-Department showed that the average monthly output in phlets have been dropped at the latter part of last year of military aeroplanes was all hsiens between Hong-500 in Germany and 250 in Great Britain. kong and the East River.

The pamphlets contain the

following demands:

1-All existing magistrates of hslens will immediately resign unless

notified Lite

they have

Japanese authorities that they are prepared to re-form their adminis- irations in conformity with the Japanese demands.

svilf immediate. 2.-Village clders ly appoint delegates, who will proceed to the Japanese headquar-

out.

Duke Of Sutherland

Aboard Wreck

F

Yacht Ashore 1,000 Miles From San Diego

Was

The Premier

asked whether he was satisfied that the disparity between Great Britain and Germany was being made up to

the advantage of Britain.

The Premier replied: "I have seen certain reports in the press, though I am unable to accept them as giving a correct indication of the present

position.

"I think the House

sers at Talping in order to inform

"The Government has always de- the Japanese authorities that

precated, in public interest, drawing instructions for the appointment of

SAN DIEGO, Feb, 22.

such comparisons. new magistrates have been carried

is perfectly The new magistrates will be

A SALVAGE TUG is leaving aware that the monthly. output in required to report periodically to San Pedro to-day to rescue the this country has more than doubled the Japanese authorities that all Duke of Sutherland's yacht the past year, and is continuing anti-Japanese activities have cenaed in their districts and that Sanspeur, which struck a rock to show an upward trend."Reuter

Special. sympathies with the Chungking re- in the Gulf of California yester- gime have been totally suppressed, day morning.

SUBMARINE MENACE 3. Newly appointed magistrates The Duke and Duchess, who have

London, Feb. 21. and the village elders will be a party of friends aboard the yacht In the course of the House of jointly held responsible for anti-with thein, are reported to be safe. Commons debate to-day, Admiral Japanese activities in their areas, The tug is leaving on the instruc- Sir Murray Sueter declared that

4-FaBing compliance with these tions of the British Consul in demands before Friday, February Pedro.

San Britain wanted alrships and more It will take five days to tanks. 24, eltics and villages in recalcitrant reach the spot where the yacht has listens will be ruthlessly bombed. been beached. NAMTAU "DISAPPEARANCE”

Diego

ile considered the Government was dangerously under-estimating the submarine menace, partice brly since The yacht's position is given AS

Germany was building to parity with The Telegraph" understands that about 1,000 miles from San

Britain. the new Japanese demands were firstand about 65 miles north of Cape San

Two hundred small alrships during Lucas. disclosed when Japanese force

the Great War had proved an effec- invaded Namtau Inst werk.

The Master of the Sanspaur hastive means of countering submarines. The magistrate at Namtau escaped wirelessed the Consulate in

Admiral Sueter asked the Govern- Sam before the Japanese entered the city Pedro, guaranteeing the $5,000 neces-ments to provide ships for training and the Japanese appointed a new sary before the tug could be sent out. crews and to expand airship con- magistrate. The latter, however, has The radio message addis: Astruction in the event of war. "disappeared".

Inboard sufe."

It has been slated that Britain had only 600 tanks, compared with The Duke and Duchess have been France's 4,500, and Italy's 11,000. I January, when the Sanspeur passed overseas, they wanted many cruising the Pacifle since early they were going to send an through the Panama Canal en route tanks.-Reuter Special.

Following the disappearance of the Japanese-appointed magistrate, the Japanese authorities delivered an ultimatum to the village

elders in Namtou.

to Los Angeles.

and

They were required to appoint a new magistrate and to conform with It is reported that the guests in- the new Japanese demands before elude Miss Audrey Sloane-Stanley, upon yesterday. Submission to the Miss Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, Japanese demands were to be noti-Mr. W. D. Ward-Reuter. fed to the Japanese authorfiles in Taiping before noon, to-day.

At a meeting of the villago clders | yesterday, it was agrees), according | to Information reaching the "Tele-| graply this morning, to Ignore the Japaneno ultimatum.

Britain's New Battleships

Brmy more

Italo-Japan Alliance Plea

The

The conference began at 2 p.m. and continued for three hours. The following representatives attended:

Army-Colonels Kanaya and Ku-_be in collusion with the Chlong, Kal- sumoto, Colonel Ilamada, staff-shick regime." officer of the Central China Army; Koyama demanded that force and Licut.-Colonel Mabuchi, member should be resorted to in the Inter- It is not yet known what reply of the Army Press Section.

if it was im- mutional Settlement

the question

Rome, Feb. 21. Navy, Vice - Admiral was given to Sir Robert Craigie's

Koshiro possible to settle

Japanese Ambassador to Rome, Mr. Shiratori, addressing the protest over the bombing of Oikawa, Commander of the Jean diplomatic methods.

"MOP UP CUERILLAS"

Friends of Japan Association to-dny, Hongkong territory, says the es Fleet In Chinn Waters, Vice-

Admiral Naokun Nomura, chief of The Premier promised to give;

London, Feb. 22. stated that "in the face of the Inter- Diplomatic Correspondent of the'

consideration" Navy's Special Service Organ, "fundamental

Lion and Temeraire,_two national political situation, more "Daily Telegraph.”

and Reor-Admiral Yoshinobu Shi-Koyamu's demands that a compaign

battleships in the 1938 programme, particularly taking account of hido,

Commander of the Japanese should be instituled in the Inter-

contracts for which have just been position of Italy and Jupan with re- He adds that the view persists in

national Settlement for the purpose In view of the above-mentioned awarded, will be

40,000-tonners, gard to It, our two nations must not British ministerial circles that Japan, Special Naval Landing Forces.

Mr. Morito Morishims, Counsellor of "mopping-up the guerllas" there. information, the following message carrying 18-inch guns, reports the be satisfied with simple friendship; for the present, does not want to go

The Foreign Minister, Mr. Arita, from the "Demei" News Agency uns "Daily Express" naval correspondent, we must endeavour to arrive at u out of her way to challenge British of the Japanese Embassy, and Mr.

CONTRACTS AWARDED

moro sold and more durable basis "With the object of defending their It is learned that the contracts for such friendship."-Reuter in Shanghai to take effective and ap-native towns and villages from the for the two new battleships Special. propriate steps.

ravages of Chinese guerillas who are have been awarded to Vickers-Arm- "In view of continuous terrorist turning bandits, the Chinese citizens strong at Newcastle, and Cammell demonstrations, It may be neces- in a number of districts are preparing Laird nt Birkenhead. mary to reconsider fundamentally to set up peace maintenance docielita,

The

to

"DOMEI'S" SIGNIFICANT

MESSAGE

or United States interests in the Far Yoshiaki Maura, Japanese Consul-revealed that cabled instructions hud particular significance:

General iz Shanghal, werd also been sent the Japanese authorities:

East

aware

He writes: "She is thought to be) weli

hands are! thnt her already well filled in China, and to have misgivings lest Soviet-Russia) may be contemplating an attack In The spring."--Router.

INDIAN VICTIM'S FUNERAL

mong the conferees.-Domet,

"EFFECTIVE STEPS ·

INEVITABLE"

Tokyo, Feb. 22. Asserting that the only way to end the assassinations of pro-Jupnacce{ bificials and sympathisers in Shang-| hat was to take a firm attitude, the

The

the methods of preserving_nesov' field privices received in Canton in- The contracts are subject to the

and order in Shangliaf," the Foreign dicute. Minister declared.

"I firmly believe that nobody can

"Ilepresentatives of 22 villages in

settlement of certain details.

Reuter.

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The funeral of Sarta Singh, the Trader of the Miuscito Party, M. prevent Japan from un invocation of the Lunglow district have held meet inland towards the Chinese section ings and have decided to establish the of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, ac- Indian Constable who was killed as Kuyama, launched a bitter attack on the right of self-defence."

The War Minister, General Hagaki, Lungkow Peace Maintenance Society, cording to information received in International settle- the result of Javanese bombings on the Shanghai

"A similar regime will be set up at Hongkong this morning. the border, will take place to-day, ment authorities in a dente in the declared during the debute:

Sunkal. where the delegates of 14 "We cannot rely on the policing villages have met in conference.

A small detachunent of Japanese the cortege passing the Monument Diel to-day.

power of the Munteipal Counelis " at 3 p.m. The

remning will be

"Similar arrangements are reported troops remains in Namtau, "Frequent occurrences of incidents Shanchal unless the security of cremated at the Crematorium

in Stanghal show that the Municipal Jananese and Chinese, lives there is the Lluchihshui River."

in districts along the north bank of state). Sookunpoo.

iCouncil has not the ability to secure guaranteed. Deceased was 35 years of age and pe.ce and order in the Settlement," "If the present siate of affairs Arst joined the locsi Police Force in Koyama declared,

dontinae 14 will bn innvllahla that July, 1928. Before then he was a

Japan will take effective and ado- (Continued on Page 4.).

quale steps in self-defence."

The lack of sincerity points to the fact that the Municipal Council may

PUSHING INLAND

The Japanese troops who landed at Namlau lost werk are now driving

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the

More Shanghai Terrorism

Shanghal, Feb. 22.

A band of gunmen entered the western district of the International Ave Chinese policemen, one of whom Settlement this morning, and attacked

has since died.

the

A passer-by belonging 10 Large numbery of Japanese rein-Japanese-controlled Chinese police forcements are being sent down lo was also fatally wounded. the Hongkong border Aren from The gunmen ran back into the Canton, according to "Central Japanese controlled arén and escaped, News" message.

1-Reuter.

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JAPAN'S AMAZING CENSOR DECREE

All Statistics Suppressed

SUPPRESSION OF prac- tically all statistical information regarding Japan is aimed at in a Bill which the Tokyo Govern- ment is to introduce in the Diet shortly, according to # "Domei" message from Tokyo.

The Bill will provide for penal servitude not exceeding ten years for any person, of what | ever nationality, who collects in- formation on behalf of foreign Powers on the following aub- jects:

1. The production and movement of war supplies from Japan to the Kwantung Leared Territory and the Japanese mandated islands in the Pacilic;

The production of arms and ummunitions;

3. The productive capacity production in facturies which manu- facture any military supplies other than arms and ammunition;

4.-Information relating to storage of war supplies;

5. Information relating to the im-

portation of war supplies;

Any reference to technical or skilled labour engaged in munitions or other industries; 7-Information

the

regarding capacity of railways, airfields, or animals usable tor military pur- poses;

8-Any reference to the carrying capacity of railways, airfields, or to Japanese systems of communica- tions:

9-The equipment of shipping for nitary purposes;

10-Research work conducted at the request of the naval or military, authorilles;

11.-Meteorological information.

Haimen Blockade

Shanghai, Feb. 22, Shanghul

Japanese naval headquarters In to-day anncunced the completion of the blockade of Hai- men, the important senport on the Cheklang coast,

Blockading operations commenced on February 10-Domel,

LATEST

British Protest In Tokyo

Tokyo, Feb. 22.

A spokesman of the Foreign Omee revealed to-day that the British Counsellor, Mr. J. L. Dodds, called så the Foreign Office yesterday evenin and lodged an informal

protest against yesterday morning's bombing by Japanese planes of British terri- tory in Hongkong.

Mr. Podds informed the Japanese authorities that a formal protest would be lodged as soon as Instruo tions had been received from London The Japanese spokesman acknow- ledged that the Japanese Government' had received information on the Incident, but declined to give parlicy- lars pending further investigation Reuter.

Sea Back Pago For Further Late Nows

British Polo

Player Is Killed

Pamdena, Calif., Feb. 21. Captain C. T. 1. Roark, veteran British polo player, dled to-day as a result of a head injury zuluined in a polo match on Sunday,

Captain Ronrk was Intured when his pony crushed him. He remained for a long time in a state of comma, and surgeons stated that his chances of recovery were "deubtful.".

An operation to his head revealed that his brain had been dislocated.- United Press:

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