Bullets from Japanese machine-guns put a stop to the endeavour on the part of the crews of two junks to load a large quantity of rice on to the German-registered river-steamer Ta Lien in Fohsan harbour at about noon yesterday. Fortunately no one was injured but the Ta Lien had to return to Shanghai without her cargo as the junkmen refused to return to her side in view of the threat of more hot lead from the Japanese soldiers.
Evidently information had reached Japanese troops stationed at Hsupoo, to the effect that the shipment of rice was to have left on the German steamer, so 45 soldiers, fully armed and carrying one machine gun, SR Wardha, Oct. 31.
mr. M. K. Gandhi and Mr. Rajendra Prasad, President of the Indian National Congress, are leaving for New Delhi today to be received by the Viceroy on the following day.
Mr. Jinnah, President of the Moslem League, is also meeting the Viceroy on Wednesday.
t is understood that the meeting between the three Indian leaders and the Viceroy will take the form of a joint discussion—Reuter.
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