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February 23, 1939.

LATE NEWS

SITUATION | Many T.B. Deaths

IN S'HAI

dysentery.

£750,000 Order For Lancashire

Forty-Ave new cases of tubercu- loals were reported during the last 24 hours, making the total since

London, Feb. 22. Japanese Foreign Minister told registration of this disease become Cloth contracts totalling 20,000,000 House of Peers this morning that law in January last up to 620. İyards, and valued at between' £500,- Japan han decided to start negotia During yesterday, 13 new cases of 000 and £160,000, are the subject tions with 8.M.C. In Shanghal for measles were reported, together with of negotiations between Lancashire effective settlement of situation there, six cases of chicken-pox, three of cotton interests, and a leading Man- This afternoon the Dowakal Party, enteric fever, and two each of small-chester firm of Far Eastern shippers leading group in the House of Peers, pox, diphtheria, meningitis,

and and merchants, acting on behalf of Is to urge this Government to "elimin

the Chinese Government, ate lawless and subversive elements:

During the week-ending February An announcement to this effect from the International port once and 18, there were 140 cases of tubercu- appears in the "Times", which says for all."

losis, including 30 deaths, 63 caves that it is understood that the order Mr. M. Morishima. Counsellor of of measles, of which 30 proved fatal,will be in drills and other similar Japanese Embassy in Shanghal. ar. 27 СПЕС of meningitis with 15 fabrics for army purposes, and when rived at Tokyo by plane yesterday fatalities, seven notifications of small- the contracts are fully placed, the and has made a detailed report to pox (5 deaths), 10 cases of chicken-total amount will actually be larger the Foreign Office.

pox (one fatal), 13 caser of enteric than the whole of Lancashire's cloth Taking with him "important In-fever (four deaths), and eight cases exports to Ching during the last four structions," Morishima will return to of diphtherin (three deaths), -years-Reuter. Slinghal this week to participate in negotiations for seillement of tho altuation.

The following memorandum front Bear Admiral Shishido, Commander of the Japanese Special Landing Party In Shanghat, to Mr. C. S. Franklin. Chairman of the B.M.C., and despatch- ed on February 15, has been made pubile:

"The Commander of the Special Landing Party of the Japanese Navy regrets that scarcely a day has pass- ed since the latter part of January without a terrorist outrage in the In- ternational Bettlement south of 800- chow Creet, and none of tho per- petrators have been caught on 110 spol.

"Although it is outside the Japan- ese sector, the Japanese naval thorities, In view of their defensive duties, cannot remain indifferent to the disquietude prevailing in the above-mentioned part of the Inter- national Settlement, which that ultimately affect the precautionary measures they will have to take in future.

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Tientsin, Too

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city

The step has been taken "In view

of the threatening situation in Shang- hal arising from frequent occurrence

of anti-Japanese terrorist outrages."

Totalitarian Move Fails

Attempts to formi Totalitarian Party in Japan have been temporarily abondoned.

Social Mass Party and the Tohokai, which were sponsoring the movement, have issued joint statement, saying that formation of new political party! at present was premature.

Reich Reactions To Speech

Berlin, Feb, 22. The antithesis between Britain's pacific words and her re-armament programme is criticised in Derlin with increasing dissatisfaction.

Even Mr. Chamberlain, whe been represented since Munich as welcome element in British policy, is regarded with auspicion in to-night's

papers.

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'The "Diplomatische pondenz" on the other hund, warmly praises Mr. Chamberlain's references to the defensive nature of the British armaments,

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negotiations is so clear to Mr. Cham- berlain's speeches that it probably means, that amidst the ever impressive ranks of guns lined along his path, [15] intention to negotiate with intimidation.--Reuter Special.

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Anglo-Italian Assurances

London, Feb. 22. Asked in the House of Commons

Muncheong, Important town about to-day whether, during the recent 30 miles southeast of Klungshan, exchange of military information be- capital of Hainan Island, in thetween Britain and

the Govern- castern part of Hainan Island, was ment had received astrances captured by a flying column of regarding nerodromes established on Japanese troops at 7.30 o'clock on the Mediterranean coast, Mr. R. A. Wednesday afternoon, a field die Butler said that certain information patch ways.

{was exchanged on January 10, but there was no question of an exchange The Japanese column moved from of general assurances for which the the eastern coast of the Island ond reaching the eastern outskirts of the Anglo-italian agreement mode no elty at 8.30 p.m. Wednesday drove provision."

Brilleh Government under- The stood that the official establishment of troops in Italian-Africa was 09,654, The actual number stationed there

a small force of Chinese troops away

in a westerly direction.

Immediately smashing into the city, the Japanese troops completed would naturally vary periodically. occupation of the city at 7,30 o'clock and it seemed there had been an in the evening, the field advices fur-increate in the past few months- ther indicato. Doinel..

Reuler Special,