Paris, July 9.
That the recent developments in the Far East have greatly increased the French general public's interest in the problems of French Indo-China, is evidence by a lengthy report telegrüphed to the "Paris Soir" by that paper's correspondent in Hanoi, capital of Tónking.
The report points out that the danger of eventual Japanese occupation of Hainan Island has caused considerable anxiety not only among the Chinese who transferred their minis-Preparing to make Yunnanfu capital tries and arsenals to Yunnan and are of China, but also among the foreigners living in the Far East, accord ing to statements made by American, British and Netherlands personages who arrived at Hanoi from Hongkong, Java and Manila during the past week.
In Indo-China, where the developments were hitherto watched with complete calm, certain anxiety is also beginning to be felt, since it is realized that the Occupation of Hainan by Japan would threaten the Philippines, Borneo, the Gulf of Tonking, the French' naval base at Kwangchow, and also Hongkong. According to a report, Japanese cruisers and aircraft carriers left the waters around Hainan when French warships arrived there, but Japanese toi D-boats have remained and are tinuing to control the navigation the channel between Hainan and the Chinese mainland. cials of the Ministry of Justice äre completing exhaustive investiga-lions to carry out ihe amnesty Chiiiesé Burns Hand and Foot at Car Fire A Chinese suffered burns of the left hand aiid left foot tite on Friday night when he failed to get away with süflclent speed from motor-tar on fire. The accident occurred in Avenue Edward VII at Kiwáhgse Rodd. The injured man was sent to Lester Hospital in Fire Brigade ambulance. the scheme relátes.
Tt includes the making of arrangements by which the Ministry will issue tò Workers holiday payments due under the scheme.
Where this Bower is used, both the sums issued by the Ministry and the expenses attributable to the working. of the scheme will be recoverable from the parties—Reuter.
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