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AIM OF JAPAN,
ACTION BROUGHT BY MR. S. M. EDWARDS.
IMPORTANT, ISSUES.
Shanghai, January 11.
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Tokyo, Yesterday. It was learnt yesterday that the Baron Shidehura, as the head of Court of Consuls will try at an the Administration in the absence early date, probably within of Mr. Hamaguchi, the Premier, month, the action instituted against reviewed the general politica! the Shanghai Municipal Council by situation at the opening of the its suspended Secretary, Mr. S. M. Diet this morning. Edwards, Shortly before noon yes- He said an event which exer- terday Mr. G. H. Wright, of cleed a moat decisive influence on Messrs. Hansons, legal representa-Japan's foreign relations was the tives of the Council, filed defen-London Naval Treaty, adding that Wire dant's reply to the petition of Mr.it was impossible to over-estimate On demand Edwards, who is represented by the significance of the part which On Calcutta- Messrs. White-Cooper and Co. In this Treaty played in stabilising Wire cidentally yesterday was the last the international situation, putting On demand day in which the Council had to an end, as it did, to the possibility send in their reply.
Mr. Edwards' claim is for salary at Tis. 1,500 a month up to September 1932, on which day his contract with the Council expires; first-clasa
passages for himself and his family to England, super- annuation fund, in addition to £5,000 for alleged damage to his reputation following the announce- ment of the Council that they would not renow his contract. He is also asking for costs of action. In his petition Mr. Edwards states that in a recant letter the Council Intimated to him that his contract would not be renewed on the ground of "inefficiency."
The petition dong not give any figures for the passages claimed
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of competition between the three | On demand great Naval Fowers.
On Shanghai- On demand Dollar
On Manila- Dealing it length with Sino- On demand ....... Japanese relations, Baron Shide hara referred to the civil war of last year, and said the events which paved the way for peace and unity were a welcome change, both in the interests of China and the general situation in the Far East.
Japan was not unmindful of the manifold difficultles lying ahead for China, which was now turning its attention to a line of policy designed to consolidate the founda- tions of the Republic and to secure for China a due position in the comity of nations.
Good Wishes for China,
If this inference were justified.
or the amount of the superannua-China was following a trail once tion fund.
blazed by Japan and "for China's success
we offer
sincore good wishes and are willing to render co-operation."
Consuls' Unprecedented Action.
The importance of the case is evidenced from the fact that a special meeting of the Consular "When China seriously proceed- Body was held on Thursday after-ed with, constructive reforms and the office of Mr. J. afforded due protection to persons noon in Van Haute. Consul-General for and property, and when her inter- Belgium and concurrently the national obligations are satisfac Senior Consul, at which five, in-torily discharged, then would the stead of the usual three, members so-called unequal treaties were elected to serve on the bench their foundations of the Court for the coming year.
This increase is unprecedented in the history of the Court. Since 1882 when the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Consuls came into operation only three Consuls were elected every year as judges of the Court,
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New York, Yesterday. Mr. William Wesley Peter sails in February in response invitation of the Chinese Govern ment to organise a hygiene pro- paganda service.-Reuter's Ameri- lose
can Service and
the Powers cheerfully agree to the rehealth educator. linquishmont of the existing ex- ceptional regime."
Medical Journal. Baron Shidehara went on to say that in Sino-Japanese problems, any
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[Mr. W. W. Peter is an American He was for many years the editor of the department of preventive medicina of the China During the Gront War he served Uabour Corps in France and later be- with the Chinese
resort to propaganda OF came a member
of the Chinese and threats would only serve to make Foreign Famine Sanitation Board and fresh complications. Only by mutual Education of China. He is a member
Director
of the Council of Health It is understood that the addition co-operation and A sympathetic the China Medical Missionary As- of two members--Mr. Van Haute, understanding of each other's view-sociation.] the Belgian Consul-General, and points could all issues satisfactorily
| Mr. F. E. H. Groeman, Consul-be solved.
General for the Netherlands-was Referring to the Hankow and thought fit in view of the pending Nanking incidents of 1927, he said action of Mr. Edwards against the that these virtually had boon settled Council. It was thought that it and the subject of cables ́linking would be advisable to have a China and Japan had also been larger representation of consuls of settled. foreign nations
the Court bench.
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JAVA 'QUAKE.
HUNDREDS OF HOUSES DEMOLISHED.
Batavia, Yesterday. The death roll in yesterday's Stanchurian Railways. Regarding the railways in Man-earthquake shocks in Central Java The election of members of the churia there were still some un is now eighteen, while over forty court usually takes place at the solved questions, but he proposed were injured, fifteen seriously. ...5 p.m. first meeting of the Consular Body to exert every endeavour to settle Hundreds of native houses were
each year in January under the them
upon the lines indicated. demolished, Jan. 26, 5 p.m. Land Regulations. In addition to "We seek nothing like unfair or Further shocks were felt last
.....6 p.m. the two new
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members the Court selfish terms," he declared, "nor do night, and all these tremors are be- lleved to be tectonic, not volcanic. will also be composed this year of we believe that China harbours any the following three consuls who design to ruin the South Man-Reuter. were re-elected: Mesars. J. F.churian Railway.”
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Brenan, C.M.G., H.M. Consul On the subject of Soviet-Japanese ANTI-FASCIST PAMPHLETS. General: Douglas Jenkins, Consul- | relations Baron Shldehara was
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General for the United States and happy to observe that the volume Prison For Airmen Who Dropped H. K. Ropes... Kuramatsu Murai, Consul-General | of trade had trebled since 1924,
for Japan.
and regarding other matters still under discussion, he said: "We are persuaded that the Soviet Govern- ment are as ready as we are to com- pose them in the light of the larger interests of mutual friendship."
Important Issues. It was stated in an authoritative quarter yesterday that important issues will be presented in the forthcoming case of Edwards v. S.M.C. irrespective of the amount
Baron Shidehara concluded by involved.
stating that Japanese · relations Full particulara of the claim with Europe and America were en- were not available. It was extirely satisfactory.-Reuter. plained to a representative of "The Shanghai Sunday Times" that the parties concerned .10.80.
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London, Yesterday.
· WAS Med by Khoo-zaza, a Five men were killed and several: Chinese contractor, who sought to injured in an explosion fa recover Tis. 2,000 damages result Auchengeich colliery. at Chryston, ing from the invasion of the roof Lanarkshire, this morning. of 'his house by police officers while conducting the raid on the famous wheel Carlos Garcia at 161-C | Rubbling Well Road, Before the
dismissal of the case Mr. Wright who, he submitted, could not be for the Council, moved the Court held liable for damages as the re for a ruling that in future, frivol-sult of certain action of Its police, ous claims should not be allowed while in the execution of their to be brought against the Council duty-Sunday Times.
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