THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 26, 1989.
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NAZIS BUTT IN ON ANGLO-SOVIET
TALKS
"Discouraging" Officially-Inspired Statement
British Circles
Find Themselves
"Puzzled"
London, To-day.
A statement issued with all the appearances of inspiration in Berlin yesterday afternoon, has
-ARAB AREA- M.M. VESSEL'S
FINED
Haifa, To-day.
A 48-hour curfew and a fine of £620 was imposed on the Arab quarters of Safad following heavy firing in the Jewish district on Wednesday night.-Reuter Bulle- tin.
caused some discussion in diplomatic circles in BRITISH
London.
SHIPS
According to agency reports the statement alludes MAY BE FREED
to speeches at the League Council table on
Tuesday, in which Lord Halifax and M. Bon-FROM-CANTON
net reaffirmed the attachment of their two Governments to the principles of peace and justice enshrined in the Covenant.
The statement also refers to the negotiations on security questions between the British and French Governments on the one hand and the Soviet Government on the other.
It proceeds to declare that poli-jin the Commons the Prime Minis- tical circles in Berlin find proof ter emphasised the common agree- therein that the Western Powers ment of the Government and the have rejected what is described as | Opposition parties on the necessity "the last invitation of the Axis for a long term peace policy for powers to the Democracies for a settlement of outstanding difficul- common solution of European pro- ties. blems."
PREMIER'S STATEMENT
The statement goes on to postu-
After adding, also in agreement late that these Western Powers have -in some way not explained-re- with the previous remarks of Mr. fused their co-operation to what is Attlee, that you cannot talk peace called, a
in terms in an atmosphere which is constructive solution
without
basis a
· of favour of European peace, but is entirely
Mr.
Chamberlain not defined, and reiterates the fam-confidence,
went on: 'I would there- iliar charges of "encirclement."
|fore say to the Right Honourable In London it is not understood gentleman that if we could have what the authors of the statement such a renunciation of aggression
I put it a different way can have had in mind in referring
if we have the conviction that to "the last invitation of the Axis could
the Democracies for a there was no intention of aggres- powers to common solution of European pro- sion or of further use of force in the relations between Germany and blems."
other countries or threats of force
NOT UNDERSTOOD
Official circles here are unable to throw any light on this.
With regard to the implied argu- ment in the Berlin statement about encirclement, it is pointed out that British policy has been made clear beyond the possibility of doubt.
All engagements into which the British Government has entered, or may still enter, with a view to in- troducing a stabilising factor into Europe and
when I spoke of the use of force I meant to cover that then I think you would find we should not be backward in stating what in our view were the lines on which we could discuss terms for permanent peace."
Canton, To-day.
Mr. Okasaki, the Japanese Consul-General, informed Reu- ter this morning that the Japan- ese authorities are allowing the remaining four British mer- chant vessels which have been bottled up in Canton since the Japanese occupation, to go to Hong Kong to-day.
Negotiations have been go- ing on in the past few months between Mr. Okasaki and Mr. Blunt, the British Consul-Gen- eral, for release of the vessels.
Reuter is further informed that the vessels will be allowed to carry down cargo which can- not possibly be used for war- fare. Other cargo will be treated as contraband and must be discharged before the vessels can proceed to Hong Kong. Reuter.
the Commons last week, and M.P.'s accordingly have found all the more curious the assertion in Berlin that the Western Powers have refused to solve in an effective manner the actual problems which condition the problem of peace as a whole.
British Wireless.
****The German statement is, as
matter of fact, quite easy to stand.
under-
RESCUE NEAR WAGLAN
WHEN THE 8.8. YALOU OF THE MESSAGERIES MARITIMES ENTERED HARBOUR THIS MORNING SHE BROUGHT SE- VERAL MEMBERS OF THE CREW OF A CARGO JUNK WHICH CAPSIZED SEVERAL MILES FROM WAGLAN YESTERDAY MORNING.
According to one of the survivors, when several miles off Waglan, the junk capsized at about 2 a.m. They were on their way from Swatow to Hong Kong with a general cargo.
Members of the crew were in the water for almost 10 hours before the rescue by the 8.8. Yalou.
Another capsize occurred in har- bour this morning, when a cargo junk was upset by the backwash of a steamer.
Six members of the crew were rescued by a passing launch and a cargo of vegetables valued at $200 was lost.
ILL-TREATMENT ALLEGED
A 38-year-old woman Chan Sui, was charged before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest this morning, with ill- treating a 10-year-old girl.
Mr. Alfred Y. Hon pleaded not guilty on behalf of defendant.
Mr. H. W. Fraser, said that Miss the Harrop, Lady Assistant of Secretary for Chinese Affairs, visited Kwong Ming Street and found the girl inside a bathroom, in a dirty condition. Multiple bruises were found on her body.
She was claimed as defendant's daughter. Two other daughters were quite well dressed.
Hearing was fixed for June 6, and bail of $100 was allowed.
SOVIET BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
Moscow, To-day.
"The last invitation to CO- operate" was contained only in a news- paper article by Signor Gayda, in "Giornale d'italia," and in that charac- BRITISH INTERESTS
ter does not warrant the description ap- Before he turned from this to plied to it by German official sources.
The increase in the Soviet the more immediate problems
German aim plainly is to create an
for 1939, an- which were under debate the Pre- atmosphere of doubt in Britain as to military budget restoring confidence,
the wisdom of concluding an agree-nounced yesterday, has been al- mier added these words: "So farment with the Soviet in the face of located as follows: as I am personally concerned I Nazi-disapproval. It is a last, rather want to say to the Right Honour-un-subtle, effort to disturb negotiations
have been and will be expressly de- signed only to be operative in case
Army and navy, 40.8 milliard
of an act of aggression threatening able gentleman that I do not look which are now so near a satisfactory roubles, an increase of 40 per cent
the independence of a sovereign State.
conclusion.
of
over last year and an increase upon this matter in too narrow a The attitude is reflected in an ar-30 per cent. over 1936. spirit as to what are purely British ticle in "Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung"
Industry, including war indus- FACTS IGNORED
interests in the selfish sense of the which declares: A Conservative like
in- Since such engagements remain word. I agree with him that you
Mr. Chamberlain regards it advisable tries, 60 milliard roubles, an to draw the Soviets into without effect so long as no such cannot dissociate British interests Europe, One may await apprehensive-
Western crease of 20 per cent.
The Budget is balanced at act of aggression is committed, from the interests of the world.ly and wonder
to what extent Soviet
-Trans-Ocean..
the
commentators here are at a loss to The greatest of all British inter- diplomacy will make use of its advan-huge figure of 155 milliard roubles. discover how any question of "en-ests is the maintenance of peace tage." circlement" can arise.
and it would rather be in an inter-”
The Berlin atatement, they feel. national spirit believing British completely ignores the fact that it interests are best served by a solu- is the British Government which tion which takes account of the has consistently urged that out-needs and claims and rights of standing problems should be settled other nations as well as our by the method of negotiation.
own that I would desire to approach the subject of how we should lay down the lines of per manent peace."
It was stated again in official quarters last night that the British Government remains ready at all times lend their co-operation to a peaceful settlement by discus- CURIOUS ASSERTION alon, and in parliamentary circles This large-minded declaration it is recalled that only last Friday | made a considerable impression in
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