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CALL REMINDER OF
OF 1931 Mr. Eden's Personal Talk With Mr. Hull BID FOR UNITED FRONT JAPANESE ON YANGTSZE OUTRAGES SEIZE LARGE BRITAIN AWAITING ISLAND NEAR
STRONG ACTION
DEMANDED
IN BRITAIN
London, To-day.
The London press speaks this morning in a singularly united voice, demanding in one form or another stronger action in the Far
Fast.
The "Daily Telegraph", says that
U.S. DECISION
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL") --
London, To-day.
...
INDO-CHINA
-Reports reaching Hong Kong from rehable quarters about new
Diplomatic quarters believe that the sinking of dispositions of the Japan the U.S.S. Panay and the deliberate attacks on Bri-are serving to confirm rumor tish warships in the Yangtsze have brought the an impending large-scale Japanese United States and Britain back to the position
of
onslaught on 1931, when Mr. Stimson made definite offers of ac- tive co-operation to Sir John Simon.
An exchange of views between London and British opinion will not be satesfied Washington on the Yangtse outrages has been in progress since the early hours of Monday morning. Importance of these talks is indicated by the fact that not only the cable but the trans-Atlantica telephone has been used.
with any less satisfaction than that demanded by President Roosevelt on behalf of the United States, namely, full reparation.
The "Daily Herald" foreshadow
joint Anglo-American diplomatic
action, and says it is all a question
now of whether the peaceful na-
tions have the wit and the courage to hang together.
DELIBERATE POLICY
South Chma. It is now known here, for instance, that Japanes ines have taken
the large island north-west of
way between Haiphong Liuchow, and 30 miles due South of Pakhoi Furthermore, the Japanese
command has now spation
ed five Japanese cruisers and
John's Island, between Hong
According to a Washington message, the various auxiliary craft at St. Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, spoke direct Kong and the French possession to the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, after of Kwangchauwan which Mr. Eden had a lengthy conversation with Finally, a further detachment of the Charge d'Affaires in London, Mr. Herschel on Kinmen Island, near Amoy. Johnson
The diplomatic correspondent ofj the "News Chronicle" professes to In the course of yesterday, the see a tactical move in the attacks Yangtse incidents were also dis- on foreign shipping, triumphal cussed between London-and marches, and so on, designed to Paris
make white men lose face and thus British efforts are being dir- destroy resistance of the Chinese, ected towards establishment of a who believe the Western nations will
united front of both Anglo- be compelled in their own interests! Saxon powers and France, and ultimately to help China against,
judging by indications Tast Japan.
night, considerable progress had been made in this direction.
The correspondent says the con- viction is growing in British circles that meek acceptance of Japanese apologies will not discourage the Japanese military authorities from fresh acts of aggression.
The argument that the attacks re accidental is no longer cepted
IMMEDIATE EMBARGO
ac-
London, circles, however, are not sure whether Washington will agree to this policy.
TONE OF NOTE
The representations made in Tokyo yesterday by the British Ambassador regarding the Yangtse incidents are regarded here as the forerunner to a sharp Note of protest which is now in course of preparation
The "News Chronicle,” in a lead ing article, demands an immediate anti-Japanese embargo on the It is declared in informed cir- ground that the only real restraint cles that the tone of this Note] is joint action effectively to diminish will depend to a certain extent on Japan's war power-
the outcome of the Anglo- American conversations.
The Daily Mail says that in any remonstrance or demand the In any case, Anglo-Japanese
Government thinks fit to relations are worse than
can count on the fullest have
viously been
Trans-Ocean
Japanese marines has been landed
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