London, Jan. 31, Japanese economic proposals to the Netherlands East Indies in the cure rent Batavia conference include the Hight to lay a cable from NEL. to Japan and. to establish regular ton service between the two coun terday. {trles, reliable Dutch elrelgs said yes:
'The Japanese insist the economic interdependence of the NE. and Japan includes "these suggestions which, experts believe, would give Japan' a° privileged position with NEI.
Authoritative Dutch opinion here rejects the theory that the NEI. and Japan are economically Interdepend Other proposals contained in the Japanese delegation's memorandum to the Dutch were reported to be for
grants, special ies for prospect freer admission of Japanese min. Ing and mining, extension of Ashing rights and increased import quotes of Japanese industrial products.
The memorandum has not yet de manded increased all exports, but that question may arise, Dutch circles Sald, when last autumn's six-months! United Press. 55 NEt-Japan all accord expires Kulangsu Council Again Japanese Squadron Becomes Inoperative Tokyo, Jan. 30.
The Kulangsu Municipal Counelt lonce again becsine inoperative when {three members, the Chairman, Mr. IL. H. Hitchcock, Mr, J, M, Mothaus, and another "member resigned, Amoy. cording to Japanese reports from
council meeting which was scheduled to be held on January 24 order to discuss the four-point representation handed in on January 21
regarding the shooting of Huang ihe, Japanese Confu-General JChung-kang, Formosan president. of {the Amoy District Court on January 17, ud the Municipal Council's budget iwas unable to meet legally because of insufficient members.
The business of the Council has been taken over by the Consular Body under the Chairmanship of the British Consul-General, Mr. N, Fitzmaurice, Saigon, Jin, 28, 'A Japanese Fleet which' was sighted on Saturday off Cape St, Jacques at the entrance to Saigon' harbour is anchored 75 miles south of the Cape, was reported yesterday, The Fleet was said to consist of three cruisers, three torpedo boat and one aircraft carrier.
Meanwhile, the arrival of 3,200 Japanese troops at Hanoi and Hatphong in the last Ave days brought the number of Japanese soldiers in Tonking to more than 0,000, It was learned, French warplanes yesterday and Sunday bombed 'Thalland's cities of Aranya and Srakeo, while artillery and automatic rifle' fire continued long the Mekong River opposite Thakhet, French artillery answered the That shelling, it was learned officially, and silenced the Thai batteries—United Press, Renewed Tension St. Giles School Aids War Effort Shanghai, Jan, 30, St. Giles British School, Tsingtao, fg including in the curriculum of its senior classes a weekly talk on the war given by thie Headmaster. The boys "are given opportunities engage in war work by collecting stamps, ete, and the girls by knitting and sewing—week-end homework has been abolished and "preps" reduced, giving more time for them to engag fu these activities, 'The frst' bated of 13,000 stamps has recently been sent off, while the girls' efforts needlework have proved a financial Success at a recent Red Cross bazaar.
Tu addition to this. the school has voluntary scheme for contributing sums which the pupils set apart out fof their own pocket money which is to the various ships of the British Navy whose hospitality the school has enjoyed in the past, che, formation of St. Gites into. a i ly company under the Hongkong Ordinances is now under way. The rapid development of the school recently proves. conclusively. the necessity of placing it on a. per manent footing as It fils a great need Chungking, Jan, 28, After a period of lull in Far Bast m developments well-informed Chinese and foreign quarters here seo a possibility of important developments, heavy concentration of Japanese troops in the vicinity of Haiphong in French Indo-China is indicated. by reports reaching Chinese quarters Motives Not Known While the motive of the concentra ton is not yet known, it is believed that the concentration of Japanese troops in northern Indo-China partly to exert pressure on Indo China when the -Indo-China-Japan economic negotiations are going on in Tokyo, and also, at the same time, constitute a threat'to make a drive on Kunming and cut the Burma Road, Private information reaching here from Tokyo and Shanghai indicates quarters in Chungking a1 Keeping a close watch ments inthe
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