With the publication of Mr. Lan-don's telegram to the President, the newspapers are adopting a sterner, tone in regard to the Far Eastern Nehru referred to an appeal for help he had received from Gen, Chu Teh, the former Chinese Communist leader and now commander-in-chief of the Rishth Route Army.—Neuter, Serious Damage Done to New Battleship Strasbourg St. Nazaire, Dee. 23.
A fire broke out to-day in the nearly-completed—26,000-ton battle ship Strasbourg. which is on the slocks at the Penhoet shipyards. 'The fire was finally' controlled after serious damage had been done.
An immediate enquiry was instituted to investigate: the possibility of, sabotage.
The fire started in a tunnel shaft the centre of the ship, through which pass all the main electric Heads, particularly those for guns. Jand ihe outbreak was mainly con ned to the tunnel—Reuter. situation The "Washington Times." in big headlines proclaims "United States Break with Japan "Threatens." a leading article, the "Washing ton News" declares that "peace may depend upon an nltempt to gauge American opinion by a few Japanese warlords on the rampage in China." While no American" wants" war, it states, there is reason to fear that it-may just be one Panay too many.
Nippon's mad expansionists force the issue," the newspaper adds, "she may find five nations—instead of tone against her, but no doubt Mr. Hiroshi Saito (the Japanese Ambas-[sador in Washington) has already told this to Tokyo. We hope way. for the sake of us all.
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