Chinese Armies Change Paoshan Hands Twice in 48 Hours
Paoshan city changed hands twice within 48 hours as the Do or Die battalion retook the walled site. Eight Chinese battalions defended Lotein for four days before being overwhelmed with no survivors. Tokyo said it is impossible to determine responsibility for the ambassador's shooting but offered regret and safeguards for civilians.
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Shanghai
Kiang-wan
Yangtse-poo
Pootung
Paoshan
Lotein
London
Tokyo
British Note Non-Commital Reply Amid Sino Japanese Talks
The British note response to Japan remains noncommittal as diplomats with Sir Hugh Knatchbull-Hugessen await disclosed details. Hirota dodges questions on views, denying a secret pact and stating no Japanese air attack evidence while predicting North China could become a bright zone for Japan, China, and Manchukuo only after hostilities end.
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Turylo
Hin i
Sir Hugh Knatenbull-Hugessen
Cerails
Hirota
Wis
Amoassador
Riutista
Mor
Mirota Inlet
Hirein
Acatel
Ulom Ampacese
Manet Ouincbamt
Ilies
Wenabe
Ce House of Representative
Takeshi Azuma
Sulil Waa
Tn al Sult
Ele
Foreign Office
Knatchbull-Hugeswen Wile
Mir
Pratas Islands Seized by Japan Reported by Telegraph
London dispatch says British fear Japan has seized Pratas Island to establish a base that could threaten Singapore and Hong Kong. Japanese warships patrol Walters Strait area as wielder of threats and pressure on local merchants, with reports of radio wreckage and imprisoned crews on the island.
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London
Hongkong
Daily Telegraph
Japan
Imatas Islands
Mratas
Singapore
Ani
Walters
Wong Kone
Mao Chusine
China
Prata
Timn
Linting Island
Hong Kong
Rift in Late Country Party Sets Stage for Election
The article reports a rift between the Federal and Victorian State Country Parties ahead of the upcoming overlapping election. A. G. Cameron criticizes Premier Dunstan during Supply debate, claiming major policy disagreements with Labour and calling for decisive action.
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Mr. Dunstan
A. G. Cameron
Barker
Supply
House of Representatives
Labour
Cameron
Country Party
Labour Party
Gander
DLB
Dunstan
Stanley Argyle
Alenself
Unemployment in Britain Rises Slightly in August
The Ministry of Labour reports 1,510,020 insured workers in Great Britain as of August 2, up 45,000 from July and 490,000 from the previous year. Registered unemployed total 1,555,621, with 1,054,889 wholly unemployed and 206,371 temporarily out of work, down 255,319 from August 24, 1936.
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London
Ministry of Labour
Great Britain
Britain’s Rabbits Debate in London Meeting
At a British Association gathering Captain W. Huse urged scientific study of Britain’s rabbit problem. He warned against cruel gin traps and argued for humane methods, noting 36 million rabbits trapped yearly and a 20 million skin industry.
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London
Maunty
Britain
British Association
W. Huse
London University Animal Welfare
Crwelly
Linn
Desperado Kidnaps Two Patrolmen Near Corland New York
A fugitive gunman abducted two patrolmen in a police car at pistol point for 14 hours. The captors were driven 35 miles to a remote farmhouse where the suspect kept a gun trained on them until nightfall. The pair were released with flashlights to find their way home.
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Corland
New York
Johnson City
Pearl divers lost at sea in Japanese lugger disaster
Darwin reports three Japanese pearl divers are presumed lost after the Dai Nippon Maru air compressor exploded causing a fire onboard the lugger. Local rescue efforts halted as authorities confirm the vessel wreck and missing crew.
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Darwin
British Planes To Be Made In Australia
Wing Commander Wackett, head of the Commonwealth Aircraft Company, says British places will be produced under licence in Australia for defence and civil use. Production is to start within six months at Fishermen’s Bend, Mulhouse. Engineers from England and America will arrive to support the program and the Civil Aviation Board’s airworthiness actions about the Gannett monoplane are under discussion.
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Sydney
Tuesdy
Wachelt
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation Pty, Ltd
Wackett
United States
Kungland
Australia
Commonwealth Aircraft Company
Fishermen's Send
Mulbourne
England
America
Civil Aviation Board
Gannett
Sakic
Argentina election violence unsettles Buenos Aires amid clashes
Widespread violence during the presidential vote left at least three dead and many injured. In Tres Arroyos 200 Radicals clashed with police, one officer killed and five wounded. Lincoln saw another officer killed during an attempted arrest. In the capital bombs exploded and a policeman was wounded as riotous Radicals were dispersed by tear gas and arrests followed. Roberto Ortiz’s government coalition appeared assured.
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Buenos Ayres
Tres Arroyos
Lincoln
Roberto Ortiz
Labor Party will not endorse against retiring Country Party MPs
Melbourne reports the Central Executive of the Australian Labor Party will not alter its decision not to endorse candidates to oppose retiring Country Party members. J Egan Mildurat remains endorsed. Unofficial guidance on preferences from the UAP is expected after nominations close.
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Melbourne
The
A.L.P
Country Party
Hogan
J. Egan Mildurat
U.A.P
Java Discovery Of Ape Man Skull Found In Batavia
Doctor von Goenigwals head of the geological service of the Netherlands Indies unearths a complete skull of Pithecontomus erectus an ape like ancestor of man. The 1891 skull fragment had already caused global sensation among scientists.
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Batavia
von Goenigwals
Geological Service of the
Netherlands Indies
North Sea Thrill Flying Boat Drifts to Scarborough
An FLA.F. flying boat forced landed in the North Sea and drifted for hours before reaching Scarborough. Dutch fishing boat rescued the crew after engine failure and fuel pipe rupture left the craft at risk. Crew wore clothes and wooden clogs from locals during the perilous rescue.
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London
Fla.f
North Sea
Scarborough
Dageer
Nazi Congress dazzles as Hitler arrives in Nuremberg
Monday crowds line streets as Hitler lands by air and attends a gala Meister singers performance. Guards shield a massive rally urging German labour while the city tightens controls, cost estimates reach a million marks and a grand arch and parade ground are planned for 1043.
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Nuremberg
Rollnn
Hitler
Fuhrer
Rathaus
Dietrich
Congress
Infantic Paralysis Not Spreading To New South Wales
Metropolitan Health Officer Dr W Drew said there was no indication of spread to New South Wales amid the Victorian epidemic. He noted only fourteen NSW cases this year, the same as last year, and that about 80 per cent of sufferers were not paralysed.
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Sydney
W. Drew
New South Wales
Mutinous Crew Aboard Sherard Osborn Returns to England
In Antwerp the schooner Sherard Osborn faced mutiny reports after a prior incident. Police escorted the vessel back to English waters amid unrest. sailors damaged provisions and a Cambridge student aboard planned to travel to London after paying off.
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Antwerp
Sherard Osborn
England
W. Gore Graham
Cambridge
London
New Zealand to push national health scheme in coming session
Wellington reports Prime Minister Mr Savage says the government will press a national health and superannuation scheme through Parliament in the forthcoming session despite opposition.
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N.Z
Wellington
Mr. Savage
Soviet protests demand Italian reparations over sunken ships
London reports a Soviet note to Rome accusing Italian warships Timiryazov and Blagov of sinking Soviet vessels and seeking immediate compensation and punishment. Italy rejects responsibility and may boycott the Mediterranean piracy conference. Britain readies a technical expert panel if no consensus is reached.
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London
Rome
Timiryazov
Blagov
Count Ciano
Temania
Italy
Moscow
I the
Geneva
Nyon
Greece
Germany
Russia
Mediterranean
Tt Ia
M. Litvineft
Talk of Diplomatic Rupture With Russia
Rome reports suggest a possible diplomatic severance with Russia after Mussolini's Berlin visit if the anti-Communist pact is concluded. Italian press is cautioned not to overstate the crisis, with some noting Fussin would initiate any move. Observers doubt the piracy congress outcome and question the conference's likelihood.
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Rome
Russia
Mussolini
Berlin
British Note Protests Seizure of Oil Tanker Burlington
The British Charge d Affaires at Hendaye protested rebel authorities over the seizure of the British oil tanker Burlington. It was bound from Batum to Cartagena under royalist charter and carried 7700 tons of oil. The vessel, Greek-owned, bears the Woodford name and was sunk by an unknown submarine off the Spanish coast on September 2.
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London
Hendaye
Burlington
Batum
Cartagena
Woodford
Normandie Strikes Log During New York Departure
The French liner Normandie damaged a propeller after hitting a submerged log while leaving New York. A diver found the central propeller on the port side missing. The ship will not dock and will depart for New York, arriving a day late.
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LE Havre
New York
Normandie
Riots Rattle Fez as Moroccan Military Moves In
Reports from Fez indicate ongoing violence in Morocco with the military deployed. Authorities round up foreign agitators believed behind the unrest and damage to diplomatic relations while Italy declines to attend the Aediter ranean Conference in an accusatory context.
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Fez
Morocco
Italy
Paris notes surprise in Soviet Italy dispute
Soviet note to Italy, though alleged, was expected in diplomatic circles. Russia reportedly has evidence to support charges and even names of submarines blamed for the attacks.
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Paris
Italy
Russia
Chamberlain to Attend Cabinet Meeting After Scotland Break
Prime Minister Mr Chamberlain leaves the North of Seen and plans to preside at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. He aims to return to Scotland to finish his holiday before September 14 and will address a mass meeting on the second day of the Conservative Conference at Scarborough starting October 7.
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London
Nowa
New Chamberlain
Masa
Scarborough
German Attitude in Doubt Raises Question in London
The German attendance is doubtful while mass worker reaction to Signor Mussolini's visits remains surprisingly unenthusiastic as reported by The Times correspondent in London.
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London
Tursday
Gerlin
Thea Times
Germany
Signor Mussoliefi
More Rain Likely Foreseen for New South Wales
State Meteorologist Mr Mares warned that current fine conditions in New South Wales may fade within days. He said a low pressure system moving east from Western Australia will bring cloudy, unsettled weather and scattered showers to the north coast and parts of the tableland, with clearer spells followed by more rain later in the week.
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Sydney
Mares
New South Wales
Western Australia
Tablelanda
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