About 20 Japanese, engaged in mining and the gathering of seaweed, were residing on that island, it was reported. The Annamite police had not interfered with the activities of these Japanese, according to information available here, The situation, a Foreign Office spokesman said, was "not serious," but admitted that the Japanese Government was watching developments "with concern," of Island Near Hainan Stirs Wichita, July 3. Tokyo;. Gaimusho May Lodge Protest with France Mr. Howard Hughes, millionaire aviation enthusiast, landed: here today in his twin-motor Lockheed mono-It was freely predicted that the plane on the first leg of an air trip Japanese Navy would land marines round the world in behalf of the New to disarm the Annamite police should York World's Fair. the latter interfere with the activ The famous motion picture pro-ties of the Japanese residents. ducer will leave for New York where Domei, within the next few days he will take "French Protectorate" off for Paris on a non-stop flight. London, July 4, Mr. Hughes and his crew: of five French circles here confirm the men left Los Angeles at 11.29 am. occupation by the French of, the Only one-fourth of the powerful Paracel Islands, situated to the south-plane's petrol tanks were filled when east of Hainan Island, which was it left for Wichita. In landing here, reported yesterday, Mr. Hughes filed reports that he was These circles point out that the planning to make a trans-continental dash in an-effort to. break the exist-islands "are intimately connected with Hainan, which the French ing speed record.
Lieut. Thomas Thurlow, navigator; generally, consider to be a French Protectorate."
Mr. Glenn Odedkirk, flight engineer; Mr. Dick Stoddart, radio operator; The Paracel Islands, it is consider-Mr. Harry Connor, navigator, and Mr. ed, might be used as seaplane bases, Dale Power, engineer, formed the although at present there is stated crew. Three groundman, however, to be no permanent settlement there, left for New York from Los Angeles The reason for the French occupa-on board an American Airlines pastion of the islands, French circles senger plane—United Press. here point out, is owing to reports of Japanese activity in the region of Hainan.
As the islands are within easy flying reach of the coast of Indó- Franco-Turkish Pact China, it is considered to be a matter
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