THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 29, 1987.
LEAGUE'S
POSITION IN
FAR EASTERN DISPUTE Lord Cranborne's Explanation In Commons NINE-POWER TREATY CABINET LULL IN
PARLEY MOST HOPEFUL APPROACH
London, To-day.
Lord Cranborne, intervening in the debate on the Address opened yesterday for the Labour Par- ty by Mr. Noel Baker, referred to the charges of the Opposition that the omission of direct allusion to the League in the King's Speech meant that the Government had abandoned the League.
That was a conclusion as unwarranted as if
UNDER
HEAVY FIRE
London, To-day. Members of the House of Commons have resumed their igour. -and purposefulness after the long
Parliamentary duties with
Summer Recess and at the begin
ning of yesterday's session, Min- isters were faced with 315 ques tions on the Order Paper.—Bri Wireless.
they had argued that the absence of mention in the CHINESE
speech of the maintenance of the constitution her- alded a policy of "Red" Revolution.
HE COULD ASSURE THE HOUSE THAT THE LEAGUE REMAINED THE BASIS OF BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY.
In the Far East, the League, hef In view of these facts, the Com- said, was faced with a problem of mittee recommended that the Nine- a very special character. The House Power Treaty States be invited to knew that throughout His Majesty's meet and consider the dispute. Government had tried to keep ast "closely in touch as possible with
FACT IGNORED
SHANGHAI FIGHTING
There fighting
Shanghai, To-day
os little serious
the Shanghai
front yesterday, the ese preparing a r defence and the consolidating their positions. Consequently, all eyes in Shanghai are focused on the doomed. Chinese battalion remaining in Chapei sur rounded by blazing buildings and
machine
CLAIM TO HOLD peppered by Japanese NIANGTZEKWAN
Taiyuanfu, To-day
It is expected that the Japanese will shell and bomb them out existe
Apacket of farewell thrown by them to
troops in
The whole aftention of local Mithe International Settlement were litary Headquarters is focussed on duly posted. the battle raging in the neighbour- hood of Niangtsekwan Pass, which
TAZANG HERO'S SUICIDE
Further proof of the Chinese na-
Washington. That was something There were those who said the in the course of the last six days, to be regarded as of the utmost im-League, in addition to making re- has thrice been in the hands of the portance not only by us in London commendations, should take eco-Japanese, but is now, it is claimed, tional spirit is given in the but by Geneva also and it infuenced nomic action of its own. That again under the control of that General Chu Yao ina, whose largely the decision to deal with ignored one essential factor. It Chinese forces.
mittee of 23.
gallant defence of chang the question by the Advisory Comwas only when the extent of co- The Japanese gained a temporary keypoint on the Shanghai front, operation to be expected was success yesterday morning and be made him a national hero, com known that you could tell whether gan pouring through the Pass into mitted suicide with his pistol, hold- TWO MAIN TASKS
any given action was likely to be Shansi Province.
ing himself responsible for loss of The Japanese were met by rein the town When the Committee met, it re-jeffective. The basis of the League! cognised two main tasks. The first alone did not satisfy that condition forcements which had been rushed
Meanwhile, British troops con- out from Taiyuan several days ago tinne gallantly to rescue refugees was that it had to act as the mouth- and to embark on action without fierce battle took place, but with piece of world public opinion. In knowing whether it was likely to be their main troops still fighting on and aid the wounded-Reuter pursuance of that, it expressed hor-effective would not only have been the Banks of the Pass, the Ja- ror at the inhuman and barbarous futile but definitely dangerous.panese were forced to retreat and methods of warfare used in the The action which the League did
ATTEND
Berlin, To-day
course of the dispute and it intake, of seeking consultation be-subsequently retired to their form- GERMANY TO
er positions back through the Pass. stituted examinations of the events tween the States adhering to the Thousands of dead and wounded following the original incident of Nine Power Treaty was the only are lying on the battle field. Red July 7th.
hopeful line of approach-British Cross workers have been unable to As a result of a completely ob- Wireless.
reach the field for the last three
It is understood from petent jective and impartial examination
days to attend to the wounded quarters that the German Govern- of the events following, the Com-
The latest report states that the ment has virtually decided to mittee came to the unanimous de-i
Japanese resumed the attack fierce-cept the invitation attend the cision that Japan had not been justä-
ly early this morning, shelling the Nine-Power Conference at Brussels. fied in taking the action she had,
Chinese positions with heavy artil- on the Sino-Japanese conflict. and had violated the Nine-Power
lery-Our Own Correspondent. Reuter Treaty and the Pact of Paris.
FIRST COMPLETED
That report fulfilled the League's first task, but it had a second task
PEACE TALK
DISCREDITED
Washington, To-day.
Officials of the State Department) withheld comment when approach-
ITALY AS
of even more urgency and imported yesterday on the statement al- ATTORNEY FOR
ance to bring, if such a thing were possible, the conflict to an end.
leged to have come from a Ja- panese source in Paris that Japan The League had not merely to
might be disposed to enter conver- decide what action would be insations with friendly Powers with accordance with the Covenant, but ja view to restoration of peace în what action was most likely to be the Far East. effective. What was likely to be the most hopeful basis of--con- sideration ?. The League acting alone or some other.
NINE-POWER-TREATY
Quite clearly the League acting alone would not bring in those
non-member States whose operation would be nece
any action,
CO-
conciliatory or
of any other kind. Was there any
other basis.
effect
JAPAN
It is believed
PARIS, DISCREDITS REPORT
In Paris, enquiries completel
here that Germ the Treaty
Authoritative Japanese quarters in the French capital declare that the idea of an armistice can be de
nied Reater.
Gentle In Action!
above, desc
discredit the Washington report re The Berlin correspondent of the Sugar-coa aiTM garding peace pourparlers.
Domei
cabledthis Pirckettes dispel cons morning stating that he had been liver and sick headache, corr informed by a Foreign Office sve breath, coated tongue
bitter taste on ris spokesman unofficially that Ger- If your stomach is upset and you feet many, being a non-signatory, had bihous, it is a sure sign that you need
They, and digestion, revive, no reason for attending and would Finke
the ppetite, are helpful, too, for the probably not-do
*relief of piles. “Eqnally, good for mën Japanese and women and sold by chemists every- at they Italian
DAVIS IN BRUSSELS
Brussels, To-day. Italy willber Davis and the other official qu
United States dele- have been as
more
Fine
ere yesterday
Nine-Power Confer- representative will act virtually as
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