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20 July 1038 
FOREIGN HEWS 
Manila 
President Jjanuel Quezon said today Tuesday in a radio sneech 
tha J . the PhilliDine Coirroonv.'Ml th wa a 
s preparing 
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or national 
own protection 
-be Fhillipine Commonwealth was 
defense as a primary function to insure 
Quezon made it clear that the defense problem was not caused 
by^fear^of any other nation. In a braodcast to America the 
jr hi 11 ip ine President said Japan was in favor of neutralizing 
the islands when they received their independence. He 
pointed out however, that Japan was not interested in assist- 
ing in the neutralization. Quezon said that such negotiations 
were up to the United States. 
Hankow : 
A powerful fleet of Japanese air bombers raided the Hankow 
area today in an effort to destroy the Chinese Air Fleet that 
has been harassing Nipponese warships and troops along the 
Yangtze. ^Morethan a score of Japanese bombers hurled tons 
<cf explosives into Hankow and the neighboring cities of 
Hue hang and Hanyang. The Nipponese planes also bombed 
civilian sections of the three cities, killing and wounding 
hundreds. The victims were reported to include 500 persons 
who were in a motion picture theater in Hankow when a bomb 
hit the building. 
Chinese officials said that the bombing raid had inflicted 
little damage on the airport or the Chinese fleet of warplanes, 
Paris: 
A state. celebration was held in Paris 
LeBrun for the British Monarch and Qu 
was proclaimed a holiday, with Brit Is 
decorating buildings in the capital, 
and crowds danced in the streets to p 
Twenty -five thousand foreigners were 
“Surete” during the morning in precau 
safetjr of the visitors. 
at the Home of President 
een Elizabeth. The day 
h and French flags 
while fireworks blazed 
ublic orchestras, 
questioned by the French 
t ionary measures for the 
AutOj.'iociles carrying the ICing and Queen and the LeBruns were 
surrounded by cavalry. Halifax rode with Daladier and the two 
statesmen appeared in earnest conversation as the nrocession 
started. 
Toronto ; 
demands for an early election will be made at the annual *. . • 
meeting of the Ontario Conservation Association on July 21st, 
it was learned touay. It was learned that Earle Rowe may 
resign as provincial conservative leader. Col. George Drew 
and Hon. Leopold MacCauley have been mentioned as contenders 
for the leadership. The namas of Joseph Sedgwick and Cecil 
Frost are being suggested as organizers for the Association. 
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