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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 11, 1938.
Britain Declines To
Discuss Colony Issue QUEENS
London, To-day.
It is believed that Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secre
tary, in his talk with Herr Joachim von Ribben- trop, the German Foreign Minister, yesterday, THE outlined the attitude of the British Govern- ment towards the problems of Central Europe, particularly Austria and Czecho-Slovakia. Main purpose of the talks was to decide the oppor- tune moment to follow up the earlier contacts between Lord Halifax, Sir Nevile Henderson (Ambassador in Berlin) and Herr Hitler.
'It is believed the British Gov- ernment is no less anxious for a settlement with Germany than with Italy.
The German view, however, is that colonies are the outstanding. question between the two coun- tries
Britain maintains that this is a subject in which other countries are concerned, and that:
any dis- cussion of the German colonial claim must be linked with the wider question of European peace. --Reuter.
LONG DISCUSSION
London, To-day, Herr von Ribbentrop's conversa
FOREIGN NEWS
AGENCIES REFUSE JAP. DEMANDS
Shanghai, To-day. After consultation with the diplomatic and consular authorities, where it was pointed out that the Chinese censors, when they were in control, had never claimed the right to scrutinise copy before its Fissue, the foreign news agencies
tions with Lord Halifax at the For- eign Office lasted nearly two and a half hours, which was longer than yesterday decided to ignore the expected.
Japanese censors' demand.
Herr von Ribbentrop was accom-
The Japanese censors' had stat panied by the German Charge d'Af-Fed that two copies of news items,
faires. Dr. Woermann --Reuter.
JAPANESE ADVANCE INTO SHENSI
that
Shanghai, To-day.
translated into Chinese for pub- lication in the Chinese press, were to be submitted before issue to the Chinese press.
The foreign news agencies have also decided that they will not even acknowledge the Japanese circular.
JAPANESE RETRACTION Bater 2 Japanese Embassy spokesman announced that it was not necessary for foreign agencies to adhere to the demand of the censors, at least in so far as it:
The Japanese officially claim concerned agencies belonging to two detachments crossed states with extraterritorial rights the Yellow River in the northern-in Shanghai, that is Reuter's, most section of Shansi, opposite United Press and Havas. Huku, at dawn yesterday and by As regards agencies evening had taken possession of two small villages on the far side of the river.
The river in this sector is still frozen.
This is the first Japanese men- tion of crossing of the river. Reuter.
States had
Ou
whose
extraterritorial rights, that is Trans-Ocean and Tass, the question was one which would have to be referred and worked out between the agencies and the Censorship – Bureau. Reuter.
NON-COMMITTAL·
Shanghai, To-day. the foreign news
Nome of
A Trans-Ocean message from Tokyo says that the Japanesa claim that their troops are not agencies in Shanghai, states a re- far from the Great Wall and ad-liable quarter, will submit to the vanced into Shensi Province, Japanese censorship.
Asked whether the Japanese authorities would use compulsion
which thereby is the eighth Chinese prevince to come into the case of those agencies whose the theatre of war,
states have no extraterritorial
The two villages occupied, says Trans-Ocean, are Tatan and Haia-rights, a Japanese Embassy spokes- tan. in Shensi
man said "It would be better to ask the sensor himself. Ocean
CORONATION
EXPRESS FOR
ARABS GIVEN
WORLD'S FAIR DEATH SENTENCES
London, To-day.
The London Midland and Sebftirk Railway's "Coronation Express"
be sent to the New York Wo next year, declared Sir Stamp, Chairman of yesterday.
After the visit to the States, the famous train will
exhibition across the Dominion-Renter
Jerusalem, To-day.
Two Arabs were sentenced - to death by the military court yester- day on charge of possession - of
The men were arrested in a bined police and military expe
and are alleged to have in the attack on a Bri run recently in which two ers were killed Rea
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