THE CHINA MAIL, DEC
1937
PROTECTION OF BRITISH SOUTH CHINA
TRADE IN
Assurance Given In House Of Commons
BOYCOTT
OF JAPAN IN BRITAIN
London; To-day.
The British section of the "In- ternational Transport Workers Federation, at a meeting in Lon- don yesterday, decided to support. the policy of boycott of Japanese goods-Reuter.
MR. E
EDEN UNABLE
MORE
TO SAY
London, To-day.
THE Foreign Secretary yesterday assured the House of Commons, when a question was put on the subject, that all possible protection is being, and will be, afforded to British trade interests in South China.
ROYAL SCOTS
COMING TO HUNG KINH
London, To-day.
The troopship “Dunera" left Southampton yesterday on the normal trooping programme. She
Mr. Eden, however, had no information he could will call at Malta, India and Hong
LONG CABINET properly give the House.
MEETING ON FAR EAST
London, To-day.
The Cabinet sat yesterday for four and a half hours, and review- ed the whole Far Eastern situation.
JAPAN'S NAVAL MOVEMENTS NEAR COLONY WATCHED
London, To-day.
Kong, and will disembark the 1st [Battalion, Green Howards,
Replying to Mr. A. C. Moreing Malta, from where she will take (Conservative, Preston) regarding the 2nd Battalion. The Rifle regulations still remaining in force
regarding access to British-owned Brigade to India. property in Shanghai, Mr. Eden said
The 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots,
that while the position showed some will go from Bombay to Hong slight improvement, it was still un-Kong in place of the 2nd Battalion, satisfactory. -
The British authorities at Shanghai had spared no efforts to secure relaxation of the con- ditions imposed, but hitherto unsuccessfully.
Welch Fusiliers, who are a normal part of Hong Kong's garrison, but at present are on
at. Shanghai.
The Welch Fushers at Shang- hai will go to Port Sudan, from He had consequently instructed where the 1st Battalion, Black the Ambassador in Tokyo to make Watch, will embark for home on representations to the Japanese March 7 next year. Reuter Government on the matter. Reuter.
It is understood that the view was taken that there is no ne cessity for substantial naval re-
At Commons question-time, inforcement in the Far East, and it is believed that any question the first Lord of Admiralty as- involving despatch of battleships sured that Japanese naval move- and large cruisers would only ments in waters adjacent to arise as part of a concerted oper- Hong Kong were being carefully ORDERS BANKS ation to meet some special emer-watched, but added: "I have no
gency.
information on the subject I could usefully give the House at pre-
TSINGTAO
TO OPEN
Tsingtao, To-day.
NOTE ON CASTLE PEAK INCIDENT
London, To-day.
Ministers do not appear per-sent." A possible extension of Local shops and banks have been turbed at the immediate pros-Japanese military hostilities to ordered to open their doors, as The British Ambassador i pects at Hong Kong.
the province of Kwangtung was from to-day, by the local adminis-Tokyo, Sir Robert Craigie has been also the subject of a question ad-tration, indicating that the situa-instructed to address a Note to the While it has been necessary to dressed to the Foreign Secretary tion here is better.
Japanese Government t calling at send a Note to Japan in regard who likewise assured the House Looting is now under control tention to the incident of December incident in Hong Kong that the situation was being care- About nine looters have been exe-11, when 2 Chinese Maritime Cus- territorial waters, there appears fully watched and that all possi-cuted and 200 arrested awaiting toms cutter, while in Hong Kong to be no evidence at present that ble protection was being and trial-Reuter.
territorial waters, was fired upon Japan intends any deliberate in would be afforded to British trade
by a Japanese destroyer from a fringement of that territory, interests in South China.
position outside the territorial- Reuter,
limit. tish Wireless Service.
to the
Reinforcement Of H.K.
If Ladybird Reply Is Unsatisfactory
London, To-day..
Bri-
Despatch of considerable British reinforce- ments to Hong Kong and Singapore is regarded in some quarters in London as a foreign conclusion in the event of the Japanese reply to the British Note on the Ladybird incident, failing to come up to expectations.
These expectations found expres- sion in the Prime Minister's spee
ts have been made with regard the nature and outcome of the
in the House of Commons on Tues- Cabinet meeting yesterday morn-
day.
Japan, some in London believe, will have to give definite
ambiguously worded against repetition of such
Although urther
ing and afternoon, it is generally
question of men to be adopted in the
from Tokyo,
the chief subject of
OFFICIAL CALL
The destroyer later sent two mo- torboats into territorial waters to {tow the revenue protection vessel Ja-off the shore where she had been his beached
Mr. K. Nakamura, the new panese Consul General paid first official call on the acting Com- The Note requests an assurance mander-in-Chief, Vice Admiral that strict instructions have been Crabbe, this morning.
issued to Japanese naval forces. Eleven guns were fired from which will ensure full respect for HMS. Eagle as Mr. Nakamura de Hong Kong territories and terri- parted from the Cumberland. torial waters-British Wireless.
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