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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20013, 11 August 1939, Page 7

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TIENTSIN BRITON REFUSAL TO STRIP BELGIAN MALT HE ATEN WANG MAKES APPEAL ANTI-COMINTERN FRONT (hire. TV!. Copyright— United Press Assn.) (Reed, Aug. 10. 2.50 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 0. A message from Tientsin stales that a British architect, Mr. McClure Anderson, refused to strip in front of his wife and another Englishwoman. After an argument the Japanese tenfry allowed the party to enter Inc concession. An Independent Cable Service message slates that Jap:mesa soldier.-; beat, kicked and injured M. Denis Clonings', a Belgian, at Peitalho. a summer resort. A Japanese pushed M. C'onin.'/:; from behind. He protested, v.hereupon the Japanese soldiers set on nm. The Ifong Kong correspondent ot Tiie Times says that the expelled Ci-r-ue ?! emu V an? Our-/-V-'e; at present in Canton broadcasting attacks on Marshal Chiang Kai-Shek and claiming that he can arrange an armistice in the Canton area immediately if the Chinese desire peace on the basis of the anti-Comintern good neighbourship. Federal Government Plan He seeks to establish a Kuomintang Government on the basis of a federal system of live autonomous units, closely co-operating with Japan, but since the plan involves continued Japanese military occupation the prospects of winning reputable adherent,-', arc- poor. Canton report/; state that the Japanese are making sorties around Canton principally for commandeering' food and they are destroying what they are unable to carry off, machinegunning farmers who are hurriedly harvesting rice. The Tokio correspondent of The Times says that the Japanese Ministers are satisfied that a majority of influential persons support the Government belief that Japanese interests would bo best served by an independent foreign policy. There is little change in views, despite the army pressure. it is understood that the Japanese Ministers stressed the economic argunienis, pouiting out that Japan o.enended o;i K;a;la:ul and America for raw materials and markets wniie Italy and Germany were almost valueless by comparison. ( CHINESE DOLLAR FATE (Reed. August 10, 1 p.m.) LONDON, August ff. The Chinese dollar to-day eased to 3 3-Kid. _