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Anti-British Meetings In Japanese Cities, As London Explanation · Called “Unsatisfactory”
SEARCH FOR HAPPY SOLUTION OF IMPASSE
LONDON, AUG. 5 (REUTER).—SATORU MAKIHARA, ONE OF THE TWO JAPANESE BUSINESS-MEN ARRESTED IN LONDON ON FRIDAY, WAS RELEASED From BrixtoN PRISON TO-NIGHT. HE HAS RETURNED TO HIS LONDON HOME.
Earlier, a Japanese Embassy spokesman declared that Lord Halifax's explanation of the London arrests was considered unsatisfactory by the Japanese Ambassador.
Nevertheless, he added, it was hoped that a happy solution would still be found and cordial relations be restored.
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
LONDON, Aug. 5 (UP).—Before Mr. Makihara was released the British authorities issued the following statement: "The case, has been further considered and the evidence has not been
deemed sufficient to warrant further detention."
It is understood that Mr. Tanabe is remaining in custody,
The deportation of Takayuki Eguchi and Mrs. Yoshii, who were arrested earlier in the month
has been ordered on the grounds that they were FATSHAN'S engaged in pro-Fascist activities.
DETENTION
British Reprisal ' Reported
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
THE ALLEGATION that the
NO TOKYO DECISION
Broadcast
TOKYO, Aug. 5 (Reuter). The Foreign By New Office spokesman said that no decision has been reached regarding Japan's attitude towards the Governor
arrests by Britain at to-day's conference of the War, Navy and Foreign Office chiefs.
British authorities have threat- ened to deny entry of Japanese ships into Hongkong as a repri-ed. sal for the detention of the B.
He added that fuller information was await-
& S. steamer Fatshan was made JAPANESE Public StirrED
in a "Domel" message from
Canton this morning,
TOKYO, Aug. 6 (Domei).-Japanese public bodies
"Dome states that the Briare stirred by reports of the detention of Japanese
lish authorities have protested!
to the Japanese at the continued į nationals in British Empire.
- detention of the Fatshun.
Violation Of Agreement
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Kobe on Monday morning unanimously adopted a resolution de. The detention, it is claimed, is u violation of the agrement reached manding a reconsideration by Great Britain of her between Mr. K. Okazaki and Mt, attitude towards Japan and urging the War, Navy,
Blunt, the former Hirlish Consul General in Canton, in July, 1939.
Stoppage of the Fatalmas is tanta
mount to a cheairs of the Pearl River,
His Governor,
Excellency the Lieut-General
E. F. Norton, will broad- cast from ZBW at 9.45 p.m. to-night:
The Governor's broad- cast will immediately follow the relay of the News and Topical Talk from Daventry. It will be for only a few minutes" duration.
FAR EAST
Foreign, and Commerce and Industry Ministries to "go WAR RISK
ahend with the execution of their fixed policies."
the British authorities, are reported! The resolution has been wired to Government RATES UP
to have stated,
Pending settlement of the dispute, authorities concerned and the British Embassy.
the Japanese steumer Kaishu Mayu, which
was scheduled to sal for
• Hongkong on Sunday, has postponed]
its departure from Canton,
FRANCE TO RESIST
Indo-China Defences Ordered Ready
A conference of all parties in the Osaka Munici- pal Assembly on Monday decided to hold an anti- British mass meeting at Osaka and adopted resolu- tions stressing their firm determination to establish a Great East Asiatic sphere of common prosperity and to combat the British influence.
The resolutions have been wired to the War, Navy and Foreign Ministries and the British Embassy.
Negotiations To Start Japanese residents in the Brush
Empire will cominence within a few
Latest Action By
British Govt.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
TOKYO, Aug. 6, (Doinei). The British Government has suspended war-time State in |surance on cargoes destined for Japan, the Philippines, China and other Far Eastern ports, according to a message reaching Tokyo to day.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" days. LONDON, Aug. 6 (Reuter),
LONDON, Aug. 5 (Domel)-It is Lord Halifax is stated to have re-i
The war-risk rate has been raised France is determined to resist earned on good authority that formal ported to the War Cabinet the out-by 33 per cent, to 50 per cent., ne- any Japanese attack on Indo. negotiations for a settlement of the came of his conversations with the cording to the report, China, according to a report from situation created by the detention of Japanese Ambassador. Vichy, cabled by the "Daily Mail" correspondent on thei Franco-Spanish frontier.
Demobilisation of all nativel regiments has been cancelled, all coastal defence ports have been- manned, and zll French warships in the Far East have been order- ed to Indo-China.
BURMA ROAD
STILL OPEN
· SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH
"Blitzkrieg
Blackout"
For H.K. on August 27
27.
Japanese insurance offices have de- cided to increase the Japanese war risk rates, which have been. kept at
Hongkong's new acting Governor, Lieut.-General E, F. Norton, arrived this morning to assume office. Here we see Lieut.-General Norton in civilian clothes, taking the salute at Queen's Pier immediately after he had landed from a British liner. The reception cere- mony was brief, but marked with extreme cordiality.-Ming Yuen.
TOTALITARIANS NOW THE NEW
EXPECT LONG WAR
By J. W. T. MASON
UNITED PRESS MILITARY CORRESPONDENT
NEW YORK, Aug. 5 (UP),-Further indications that the Totalitarians have abandoned plans for a quick blitzkrieg against the British Isles this summer are contained in reports from Rome that Italy is preparing for a long-term war.
LATEST
a low level in keeping with the SPY RING REPORT
British Government rate, immediate- ly the British measure becomes operative.
The new rates will be declded upon shortly,
HITLER'S BAN ON DIPLOMATS
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" VICHY, Aug. U (Domel)-Hitler has denied permission to members of the foreign diplomatic corps to re- turn to Faris.
HONGKONG is to have a "blitzkrieg blackout" on August
Unlike previous blackouts, actual war-time conditions will be observed during the experiment.
No air raid warning will be sound- In previous exercises shrick-Į ing sirens have been the sign fored at this hour. It will, however, be sounded at some period during the dark hours to indicate the imminence .Among those on whom the bun of an imaginary air attack.
has been Imposed is the Papal Lighting control regulations will be Nuncia, the Rumanian military at- strictly enforced from sunset until the tache and a member of the Egyption
Embassy termination of the exercise.
At 6.45 p.m. external lights
They have been informed by the every description both on the land German military authorities that and in ships (except navigation and they are neeredited to France ind has been no interference, said the So, on August 27, the blackout will riding lights) must be extinguisher not to Germany. omekil, with the exportalion of automatically commence at sunset-ed by shutters, dark blinds, dark cur. All internal lights must be screen- Chinese products,
6.45 p.m.
CHUNGKING, Aug. 6 (UP)-A the "blackout.' high offent of the Ministry of Com-
But in war-time the real and munications declared to-day that the Burma Road continues to carry traf- primary meaning of the air raid fic, despite the fact that the carriage warning signal is that "an air of certain item has been stopped by raid may be expected at any the British Government.
The inflow of articles such as moment." chemical supplies continues and there
Automatic Blackout
MORE THAN 15 DIE IN MUNITIONS EXPLOSION
SPECIAL TO
THE "TELEGRAPH";
GRENOBLE, Aug. 5, (UP)-Reports from Marseilles state that a trainload of munitions which was being shunted into the freight yards at Milamas, near Marseilles, exploded to-day,
It is reported that between 15 and 20 people were killed. No official communique has been issued by the French mili tary authorltles.
lains or otherwise.
of
Lights on all types of road trans-
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RIDICULED
GOVERNOR ARRIVES
Welcoming Ceremony At Queen's Pier
The sun shone brightly this morning for the first time for Italian commentators say that several days, providing a happy Italy intends to invade Palestine Governor of the Colony, Licut- nugury for the new acting next year. They likewise assert General E. F. Norton, C.B., D.S. that major Italian operations O., M.C., who arrived in a British will not begin in Africa until the liner, and WAS welcomed in cool weather season begins and traditional manner at Queen's the rains end.
Pier by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Goy- crament; the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith.
Gormans Porplexed Mussolini is now preparing the Hallan people for a continuation of
The ship which brought the SHANGHAI, Aug. 6 (Reuter)untmportant minor activities Instend new Governor to the Colony en- Japanese press reports of a "vast push which, the Italian and German a.m., escorted by a destroyer and of the combined German and Italian, tered the harbour about 9.30 British spy ring operating in Shang-people had been promised, was to a motor torpedo boat. A launch hal" are ridiculed by, all responsible annihilate Britain before circles here.
anniversary of the outbreak of war.
rst carrying Capt. S. H. Batty-
Even certain highly-placed Japan- ese officials expressed to "Reuter" the view that the reports were "too crude to be convincing."
the
Smith, A.D.C., and Cdr. G. H. There are also reports from Berlin Hole, Harbour Master, wont out of the perplexity of the German to meet Lt-Gen. Norton as the people at the apparent stalemate Into ship tied up to a buoy in mids- which the war is drifting.
The Totalitarian leaders must in-
tream,
The Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith was Turn to Page 2, Fourth Column Turn to Page 2, Fourth Column
Last Night's Raids evitably face this questioning attitude excorted to the Pier from Government
On England
LONDON, Aug. 0 (Reuter).~~A communique issued by the Air and
Home Security Ministries says that during the night enemy aircraft dropped small number of bombs in n fow districts in southeast England. No damage was caused and there were no casunities.
Yesterday afternoon, fighter air- craft shot down an enemy fighter] over the English Channel, making a
port must be obscured with two FROM DROWNING total of four enemy fighters destroy-
thicknesses of ordinary blue cloth or paint.
A timely rescue was effected in the Forchty or naked lights will be harbour early this afternoon by prohibited, unless suitably screened. members of the VRC., when they saved a Young Chinese boy from drowning
Harbour To Close
During the
The lar apparently got into difficul- exercise Hongkong ties will the tide after swimming harbour will be closed to the entry from the Fraya wall. His cries at- for egress of all shipping.
In addition, lighthouses and cerbers several of whom dived in to tracted the attention of V.R.C., mem- taln aids to navigation will not be pull the Bay out. available,
Ships navigation and riding lights house and revived by means of arti
Tho, Ind was taken into the club- Turn to Page 2, Fifth Column ncial respiration.
ed in yesterday's engagements.
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· Further Late News -
ANOTHER MURDER
IN SHANGHAI
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”, SHANGHAI, Aug. 6 (UP)—-An unidentified gunman shot and killed Paul Yankovski, a Russian-born naturalised French- man, as he was leaving his home for his office to-day.
one shot. It killed
Yankovak! was a senior detective He fired only
in the French Concession police force. Yankuvaki Instantaneously, He has been handling the Japanese The murdered man was 50 years affairs section at police headquarters. of age and joined the French police
Tho assassin was a Chinese,
L 1000. He was a linguistic Yankovski was preparing to leave During the past month
terrorism has included four attempted assassinations, two kidnappings, tight attempted bombings, and two success- ful bombings, in one of which one As the detective opened the door person was killed and nineteen in- the Chinese fired through the screen. Jured,
his house when the Chinese appeared and rang the doorbell.
Fired Through Screen
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