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Friday:

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 5, 1940.

LATE NEWS

VLADIVOSTOK

BLOCKADE

LONDON, Apr. 4 (Domel)-While

adhering to the legitimate fights she

Bitter Shanghai Elections

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to

Three Die In Fire

Canton-Hankow Rly. Destruction

SHANGHAI, April 5 (Reuter)— death Three persons were burned and six others were seriously injured SHANGHAI, April 5 (Reuter) when a fire gutted a Chinese restau- pomerses ng a belligerent country, Official support to the five oficial rant in the heart of the International Great Britain intends to give as British candidates in the forthcoming Settlement yesterday. mucii consideration possible to SM.C. elections has been given by Japan's apprehensions over The ae- the American Association commitice, tivities of the British navy In the following a meeting yesterday. Parifle, according to a statement The committee has also decided to made by a British Government take measures to bring out, as far as spokesman to-day.

possible, the whole American vote. Though Britain la determined to American voters will be make the best possible efforts to pre-abstain from voting for any other SHANGHAI, Apr. 5 (Reuter).

fictul vent transportation of goods to Ger- candidate but

seven Train service along the northern many via Siberin, continued the American and British enne

condidinter. section of the Canton-Hankow Rall- spokesman, yet she has in

in mind no Meanwhile, the plea that the 3,350 way between Tushaping, Taolin and thought of extending her blockade to

blockade to British and American voters should Yanglowhh has been interrupted us at least. for the presento

drop all "family quarrels" and unite a result of the destruction of the The Japonese Government has

has not to "keep a Hongkew pattern govern- tracks by Chinese units, according to yet made any formal

arinal representations ment out of the Council is voiced by the "Shun Pao." the British Government on to

on this a prominent member of the American question, added the spokesman, but Association. the Asama Mara incident presented An American sold: "The issue in question of similar character, and this election is to block a totalitarian past negotiations between the Japan-military and confiscatory rute, Uie Cse and British diplomatic authorities sort of rule which obtains in most of have touched upon like points. Japanese-occupied China, from com-

Furthermore, the Japanese authorl-¦ing into the Settlement.” ties have often expressed their wishes that the British

not nay should engage in strategient operations near the Japanese const, the spokesmZON andled.

Viadivostok, at

Attorney General's Statement

The Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, the Attorney General, sald In Legislative Council this afternoon, in presenting the Report of the Standing Law Cammittee

the War Revenue

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The Standing Law Committee, in the appendix, recommended certain amendments to clauses 2, 6, 9, 11, 10, 21, 25,

40, 44, 60 and 61 of the Blil, - "Strice then, certain representations have been made with regard Clause 24. That matter is being considered at the moment,

"I lay it on the table to-day, but I understand that the Report will be gune into by the Committee of the whole Counch at the next meetinst.

Clause 24 of the War Revenue Dil to which the Attorney General re- ferred, refers to the incone of clubs, trade associations, etc.

Pacific Blockade Threatened

PARIS, Apr. 4 (Domel). The French Government will immediately apply belligerent rights over the Pacific Ocean and other Far Eastern Seas, if these waters become supply routes for Germany, à spokesman of the French Foreign. Office declared.

The British Navy is now tightening Its blockade against Germany in the Pacifle as well as in Far Eastern waters zenerally.

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The report adds that the Chinese units engaged in removing the rail- way tracks are attacking Japanese trains.

Man Electrocuted

TIENTSIN, April 5 (Reuter). Another ease of electrocution occurred on Wednesday night when a Chinese- attempted to crawl under the live wire barricade around the forelgri uren,

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