LEADING GERMAN PAPER *****
EXAMINES JAPANESE POLICY08 100 Domination Of East While Western Powers Are Quiet
"NOT DESIROUS OF GOBBLING UP CHINA”
Berlin, To-day.
The conflict in the Far East is being followed with close attention and some apprehension in German quarters, although, as the "Deutsche All gemeine Zeitung" points out, Germany has not signed the Nine-Power Treaty.
POWERS POSITION
The newspaper asks. "Can the hostilities be localised?” and adds Even those Powers which joined that the decision of the Treaty Pow with Japan in concluding this ers for the present is to confine agreement are showing, in view of themselves to protection of their the present state of world affairs, nationals.
no desire to interfere
terference need stand no în-1
GERMANS BEHEADED FOR SPYING
Berlin, To-day.
Three Germans were executed yesterday after being found guilty of selling military secrets regard-
ing the frontier defences to foreign Powers.
The military authorities state
the men were beheaded Beater.
MERCHANDISE PILING UP
IN HONG KONG
OLDENBURG TO TAKE GERMAN REFUGEES
Berlin, To-day.
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The German liner Oldenburg, route to the Far East, has been ordered to Woosing to take on board German refugees from Shanghai
Other Hamburg-Amerika liners on the way to Shanghai may be forced to discharge their cargoes in Hong Kong-Reuter
TO BE TAKEN TO JAPAN
Hamburg, To-day. Arrangements for evacuation of Germans from Shanghai have now been completed, and the Hamburg- Amerika Line has wirelessed the steamer Oldenburg, now on the way from Hong Kong to Shanghai, to Cremain outside Woosung to take
The confict remains between The events in Shanghai are an- China and Japan, all the more so other illustration of the spectator Hong Kong is becoming the since Japan has probably receiv-role played by Europe and the centration centre, not only for ed the impression from the swift United States with respect to things thousands of refugees from Shang-off German subjects and transport settlement of the Amur River in happening in the Far East.
hai, but also for huge consignments them to Japan.
The North German Lloyd have cident that
As Germany is linked to both of merchandise intended for Swatow, the Soviet. China and Japan by ties of the Amoy, Foochow, and Shanghai, wirelessed similar instructions to The journal quotes the Japanese most cordial character, one can where landing is either impossible declaration that the aim of Japan only hope that appeasement in the in the present crisis or Chinese is to organise the Far East for Far East will be found in a solu- decline to take the risk of delivery. the co-existence of Japan, China tion which will take into account Goods are piling up in local and Manchukuo, and adds that who the fact that Japanese and Chinese godowns and several establishments ever wishes to have an unprejudic interests have their ramifications are already storing nearly as much ed understanding of Japanese po-throughout the entire world. as their godowns can hold. licy must bear this in mind.
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SUPREMACY IN EAST. Japan does not want to swallow. China. She is concentrating her energies in establishing her claim to supremacy in the Far East against the time when the other Powers have recovered from their weakness.
The paper concluded “Since we enjoy the friendliest relations with Japan and China, we can only hope that a solution will be found which will take into account the manifold international interests of both Ja- pan and China Reuter
CHINA'S FEARS
Berlin, To-day. In a long, leading article ou, the China situation, the editor-in-chief of the "Deutsche Allgemeine Zei tung" says that clashes such as have occurred at Peiping and Shanghai cannot fail to continue as Jong as the Chinese live in fear of the Japanese plans with regard to
The Nanking Government had been sharply attacked, particularly by Southern Chinese leaders, on- account of the armistice agree ment which terminated the 1932 hostilities, and which had been! brought about only by the COM- pliant attitu of the Nanking Government
* De mainland of China.
ANTI-JAPANESE MOVEMENT - With regard to the wider issues ed the anti-Japanese move- ent had increased among road masses of the people, so tha Nanking, with its
deration, had advocacy of mo
cult position.
placed in a dif-
Germany's attitude to- present conflict, the Germany not
to
attached
uaranteeing
Chia
Trans-Ocean.
CHAUTEMPS
IN GENEVA
Geneva, To-day. The French Premier, M. Camille day Chantemps, arrived here from Haute Savoie.
After a walk on the promenade he took a lake steamer to Evian.
M. Chantemps plans to return to Paris to-day Trans-Ocean.
It is reported that Holt's Wharf are planning to erect matshed godowns to store heavy articles on railway land near their present pro- perty, although the report could not be confirmed.
US MARINES FROM MANILA
Manila, To-day. company of United States Marines has been ordered to Shanghai Reuter
the Gneisenau,
Trans-Ocean
AMERICAN WAR MEMORIAL AT BOKWOOD
London, To-day.
memorial to 600 American sol- diers who died in Great Britain during the Great War was unveiled. yesterday at Bokwood, where the men are buried.
The names of the men are cut in the walls of the chapel which con Istitutes the