Berlin, Feb. 5.
"February 4 has brought to National Socialism the most rapid growth in power that we have hitherto experienced and in importance is exceeded only by January 30, 1983" says the "Deutsche Allgememo Zeitung" this morning in commenting on the changes. The entire German press adopts a similar tone in lengthy. commentaries, "Berliner Lokalanzeiger" says "February 4 does not represent a turning point in the development of the Reich since nothing is more constant that the leadership of Germany's destiny. A concentration of all forces is anything but a crisis or a preparation for unforeseen eventualities, A nation such as the German which is in the process of historical recovery must have now and then such concentrations of leading forces.—Trans-
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Hongkong, Feb. 5.
Ode American and five British gunboats and eight British and one Portuguese merchantmen are still in Canton, it was learned here to-day.
The American warship is USS. Mindanao. The British gunboats are, H.M.S. Tarantula, Cicala, Robin, Moth and Seamew.
The foreign merchantmen in Canton include the British river steamers Saigon, Kwongsai, Taishan, Ting-san, Kongning, Kongso, Tailee and Fookon. The Portuguese steamer Shingcheong sailed for Macao yesterday but was forced to turn back to this city last night from Bocca Tigris where Japanese planes were heavily bombing the fortified area.
According to reports reaching here by telephone from Canton, the city was quiet this morning after persistent rumours yesterday that Japanese agents had been planning to stage an uprising there—United Press.
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