London, May 31.
According to the "Daily Telegraph," the Japanese Ambassador in Washington, Mr. N. Saito, will succeed Mr. S. Yoshida, Japanese Ambassador. in London, whose recall has been announced, Mr. K. Horinouchi, Japanese Under-Minister for Foreign Affairs, has been. named for the Washington post, according to the same source.—Trans-Ocean.
Tokyo, May 31.
All parliamentary vice-ministers and councillors, including Mr. Tadao Matsumoto, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Seishó Haruna, Parliamentary Cow oiller for Foreign' Affairs, will remain in office, according to a decision reached at a conference of the newly appointed ministers, and Mr. Akirs Kazami, Chief Secretary of the Cabi^ net, this morning.—Reuter. gagement.
One pilot came down in his paras chute, which, floated slowly towards the earth, and two Chinese, planes landed at the Hankow aerodrome during the fight, either because their pilots were wounded, or because their machines were disabled by Japanese machine-guns bullets, Gradually: the Japanese aircraft drew further and further away, while the Chinese planes were seen return-to their bases, squadron after squadron roaring back over the city, many still cruising above Hankow on the look out for further Japanese raiding planes, and the remainder landing at the Hankow aerodrome.
A desperate engagement took place over the north-western suburbs when Chinese aircraft intercepted the Japanese planes, The air raid alarm was sounded at 1130 am, when the Japanese planes could be seen flying straight.for Hankow.
The recent terrific bombings of Canton, Hsuchowfu, Chengchow and Kaifeng, in. which the residential areas were among those to suffer, also bad their effect in producing an electrical atmosphere among the. Hankow: populace.
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