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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 23, 1939.

NEW . SHANGHAI JAPAN

SPANISH. WAR

French Haste To Recognise Franco

HORHEO

PREPARES

QUEENSLE

AUSTRALIA

USTRALIA is to have its

own

fortress

PARIS, Feb. 22.

A Gibraltar. and Commonwealth THE FRENCH GOVERN- Defence luister Street is about to MENT'S haste to recognise visit it to draw up plans for a strong General Franco under almost naval and air base there.

The site of the proposed any conditions acceptable' to the is Port Moresby, Papua. Admirably Insurgents is warmly applauded situated for Australian defence,

controls the westward entrance t by the right-wing newspapers, the Torres Stralls, and is two hours which, at the same time, launch right from Queensland. with renewed venom a campaigu | of vilification against the Spanish Excent for the narrow entrance, it Loyalists, forgetting they are is completely landlocked by steep

There is a fine harbour, with 12

miles of square

good anchorage,

SHOOTINGS

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ACTION

FULL TEXT OF PROTEST TO MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

SHANGHAI, Feb. 22.

GUNS CONTINUED to bark to-night in Shanghai, following a wild

morning.

group of terrorists, apparently attempting to stage a demonstration at Siccawei, off French Concession, shot down a Tatao policeman who attempted to interfere.

Municipal police raided a gambling den in the heart of the city, and a British policeman opened fire when someone yelled "Robber," wounding.a man who was attempting to escape the police cordon.-United Press. JAPANESE PROTEST TO MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

SHANGHAI, Feb. 22. CLIMAXING THE series of emergency conferences

UNION OF WORLD

still the legal Government with hills that come down to the water's in Shanghai and Tokyo, the Japanese military, Raval and DEMOCRACY

whom the Quai d'Orsay is still edge. linked.

As if pursuing a policy of kicking a friend when he is down, time of these newspapers provide a spectacle of abjeet mid-raking: same taunt President Axani with onwardice. others scoff at the in litary value of the beaten Catalan armies which are now disarmed and interned, while other reference, are made to the de-i manda of the Spanish Tourist oflier to conse muking it known to Parisians from fire windows and buulevards Negan's the men of Premier peace points.

"Le dour" reaches the pinnacle of anti-Layalet propogandiain when it alleges that the Elk tund for infant

Existing facilities for aircraft are

to be improved, military roads bullt, and stores, workshops, forts and bar- racks established.

Japan's Reply To Powers Delayed

diplomatic authorities at 3 o'clock this afternoon lodged

a joint protest with Mr. C. S. Franklin, Chairman of Noted Writer Urges the Municipal Council, regarding the recent terroristic] outrages in the International Settlement.

A communique issued by the Japanese authorities simul taneously with the presentation of the protest, reads:

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When Mother Nature Singa Her Lullaby. Waltz. So Blue The Skies.

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Love Makes The World Go Round. SF.T. You Made A Heaven.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22. GREAT INTEREST has been 9456. Joseph, Joseph. Q.S. aroused in the United States by "In view of the recurrent Chinese constable were shot dead by a new book by one of America's terroristic outrages in Shanghai, terrorists.-Domei,

In request for the assent of the Shanghai Municipal Council to of effective adoption the measures to cope with the present situation, was made in writing to Mr. thefore the replies the utes from. Franklin, Chairman of the Britain, France and America on the

Tokyo, Feb. 22.

delay There will be considerable

GENDARMERIE PROTEST

best-known foreign correspon- dents, Clarence Streit, stating the case for the union of world Shanghai, Feb. 22. Astrong protest was filed by the democracies.

with the In the book, "Union Now," which Japanese Gendarmerie

here, and will Municipal Counen Pullee this mom-has just appeared ing with regard to the "preposterous shortly be published in England, the

from Spain is really diverted to the pen door policy are answered, re- † Municipal Council, by the Japanese i statement made by a spokesman of author suggests as a solution of worki

cash-lux of the "Fronte Popular "

1 this campaign.

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General Franco it hes apparently

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Flares the Nichi Neli to-day.

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Offer

5453. Says My Heart. ("Coconut Grove") Q.S.

Moon Please Help Me To-Night,

9445.

MAXWELL STEWART'S BALLROOM ORCH. Cinderella. (Stay In My Arms.) Penny Serenade.

0447.

I've Got A Pocket Full of Dreams. Goodnight Little Skipper.

BRIAN LAWRANCE & HIS ORCHESTRA, There's A Moon On The Mountains. FT. Any Broken iftarts to Mend.

JY WILBUR & HIS ORCHESTRA. 9-146. I'm Singing A Song For the Old Folks. F.T.

Hear All, See All. Say Now. F.T.

BILLY COTTON & HIS ORCHESTRA.

The military, naval and consular the Municipal Council to foreign problems, that the democracies should common government Morities at 3 welock this afternoon.newspaper reporters following the unite under n

for matters affecting toreng relations, terrorist attack on Mr. Koyanagi of

own govern- For in Office, it ays, is cautiously

foreign policy, Representing the Army were studying American

the Japanese Army's Press Section while maintaining their 31769 Sakurai, whic

ments for internal affairs. debates in order to determine

Major-General'

the on Nanting Road on Sunday.

Whether to risk peace or freedom 0444. ther the isolationists or advocates of General

commanding! Area, Colonel

The spokesman of the Municipal is the problem chaitentingly posed in falled in advance, as he is quit,d m a statement from Burges as aging, operation with France and Britain Shanghai

of will predominate,

The Navy was represent-Coned alleged that Mr. Koyanagi the book, which is the result of 201 Rear-Adiniral Yoshinobat the "press, of to spiercing

jota and his companions including two years of pondering on cause and cure, While the Foreig cffice spokes ghboring countries" that their

to Say only that the Shishido, Commandant of the Shang-women were attacked by a Japanese of the threatened breakdown in

The statement civilisation." aculations of to-day offends men continues me that their suits of yesterday, replies are still under consideration Trai Special Naval Landing Party, over a love intrigue.

URGES SPEEDY UNION this press which dares to give the Kokimin Shimbun criticises Janet Commander Toye Mitanobu. was published by the North-China

Consul General while

Yoshink! Daily News on Monday. apanes diplomacy and predicts fur-

The author concludes that an order result of use ther complications as a

Miurn and Consuls Shintaro Sato and It advocates Yuzzo Isono represented the Consular

Calling at the Municipal Council of hoppiness can come only through occupation of Hainan.

and says authorities.

Police Headquarters at 11 o'clock is the speedy union of the democracies. more forceful diplomacy

morning a representative of the points out that unlon has been an that commitments denying territorial

Japanese Gendarmerie demanded an unexampled success wherever are premature-United

have tried it-in expirnation as to on what grounds democracies

me counsel and wiselom.

vlle as its proteges."

NO GUARANTEES

This scents hardly happy and design auspicious for the establishment of Prean,

relations cordial diplomatie Burgos,

with

M. Berard in interviews, talks with surprise about the reports of France! accking to obtain guarantees from Spain, and asserts that this

notį

the way to go about the diplomatie!

recognition of a Government

457 Foreigners In Chungking

Chungking, Feb. 22. February statistics reveal that the Chungking This does not make clear whether foreign community in General Franco was over asked to numbers 457, of whom 209 are male refrain from 11

of and 188 female, massacre Loyalists, or whether talk of such Classified recording to nationality

include demands was simply employed to they calvage the conseichces and opinion Britons, 63 Americans, 55 Russians. of the French and Britsh public to French, 42 Germanos, 7 Spaniards, enable their respective governments 6 Greaks 5 Belgians, 4 Dutch. to key_maste

and recognise the Danes, 3 Italians, 2 Swedes, 2 Swiss, Insurgents unconditionally, - United Indians 1 Brazilian, i Portuguese

and Estonian--Central News. Press.

108,

TAP-DANCE DEVOTEE

Hitler's Interest in Terpsichore

Herr Hitler had diverted his interest from the prancing goose-step, which has made German infantry famous the world- over, to the fascination of tap-Jancing. So keen a devotee has he become, says a "United Press" despatch from Munich, that the Fuehrer requested tap-dancer Marion Daniels, a Californian. to fly from Cannes to Munich to appear before him.

Marlon made the trip by plane to; 11tler's special request, she danced repeat her tap-dance performance of at the Mardi Gras perfanaumecs- a fortnight, earlier.

again before an enthusiastic Fuehrer. Marion had not title role, but she went into a tap dance during the secund part of the operetta.

Nineteen years of age, the Call- fornian actress played the title role in the "Merry Widow a fortnight ago, when Herr Hitler was one of

the most appreciative members of the the show when Hitler vigorously

audience.

To her amazement, she received n telegram from the Fuehrer inviting She said: her to give an encore.

The Californian girl almost stopped applauded her dancing.

After the show, the cast went to a large Munich night club, where Hitler-who seems to be becoming a "This is a great surprise. Hiller's tap-dance devotee for a second time

praise is very generous,"

REQUEST PERFORMANCE Hitler saw Marlon dance twice on Tuesday night In Munich.

After her performance here, for which sho

jew

that evening led the applause for her performance.

Miss Daniels, slim, shapely, and melodious, was accompanied from Cannes by another woman, and they returned to Cannes early ints morn- from Cannes at ing-United Press.

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FOREIGN FORCES NOTIFIED "Following a call upon Chairman Fraud of the Municipal Council, the Japaneer Army and Navy repte sentatives called on the commanding the British and Italian officers of forces in Shanghai informing the

Municipal of the request to Council."

Mewwhile, it is revealed that the Japanese Naval Landing Party dis patched a number of inen" to the Italian Defence Sector following the shop at detetive und "one two Chinese

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as 1 was told-

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the 1787, among the statement at stake was made. United States where the union system itallans in was true, the Japanese oflletai ask-was invented

Germans, French, and for evidence.

Switzerland, and among the Dutch I was found groundless, the and British in South Africa.

asked furi authorities Japanese

15 NATIONS IN UJION punishment of the official responsible Streit

that 15 democracies proposes t and issue an feial dental of the the United States, Britain, France; Belgium. Netherlands, Canada, the whole statement, it was authorita- Lively

Australia, Sweden. Switzerland, Den- revented. Meanwhile, the officials the mark, Finland, Eire, Norway, and Municipal Council made, a declara New Zealand-should now constitute don, which he is of the opinion, tion regarding the assassination of the union, Mr. Li Kuo-chief, grandson of the would be so powerful that no other

altack it. late Marshall Hung-chang, nation or group Gordon Road on Tuesday, that it union would have

common eltizen- was not connected with any political ship, defence forces, customs, moncy,

and communication systems, mutive-Domei,

would guarantee each democracy the right to govern its home affairs, ac- cording to its customs.

but

TOKYO INSTRUCTS MIURA

Tokyo, Feb. 22.

The door would be left open for Following a Joint conference be tween the Foreign, War and Navy other States to join If they were of Ministries, the Foreign Minister, Mr. the type to do so. States which were Hachiro Arita, to-day cabled im- republican, could remain so, as could portant instructions to Mr. Yoshiaki those with monarchics.

n.

in Streit argues that such a

union

Miara, Japanese Consul-General Shanghai, to start negotiations with would have more than 80 per cent. the Municipal Council of the inter-control of nearly every war necessity, tional Settlement regarding the It could reduce its armaments, and it was still be stronger than any possible terroristic demonstrations, authoritatively revealed.

combination of aggressors, and could save its citizens billion of unnecessary taxes and customs duties.-Reuter.

Informed quarters understand that

the Japanese authorities will stress the Importance of realizing the plans, for increasing the number of Japanese police and strengthening their power

whicit the Japanese proposed last American Drowned

year.

This morning's conference between the three Ministries followed receipt of reports on the outcome of the con- ference between the military, naval and diplomatic officials "on the apot" which took place on Tuesday aboard H.L.J.M.S. Izumio, flagship of the Japanese Fleet in China Waters, in Shanghal-Domel.

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$2.00 ** Bound for Cyprus from Athens, they were blown off their course by $1.00 In gale,

The two injured men, Charles King Mr. Itsuki Saitoh, former Police and Robert Bralgdon, aged 20 and 21 Commissioner In Tokyo and Adviser

They met to the Japanese Special Naval Land-respectively, left Daltimore on

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Tokyo, Feb. 22.

and bought a motor launch.-Neuter.

Replying to questions from foreign Credit Guarantees

To-China

correspondents, the spokesman of the Foreign Office to-day said that every- thing would be settled on the spot.

Asked by a foreign correspondent whether the authorities of the Inter-

In the House of Commons to-day, national Settlement were "lacapable," Major H. A. Proctor asked whether the spokesman said, "The fact speaks

London, Feb. 22.

for itself." He pointed out that 10 any appeal from China for credit cases of terroristle demonstrations "uarantees had been received, and occurred in the International Settle whether such credits were connect- ed with the League of Nations' re- ment since January 1, this year, but solution in favour of granting all that not a single perpetrator had been ol arrested.

Adiniling that Instructions woulmeasures possible of nasistance to

be sent to the Japanese authorities

MR. A. Butler in a written reply that certain propomis for

In Shanghat regarding the line of satd nction to be taken by them vis-a-vis runrantees in relation to exports to the threatening situation, the spokes China were being considered, and in man added that forinal protests would his connection, all the various cir- be filled with the Municipal Council cumstances governing the situation against the frequent outbreaks of were naturally being examined.

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