THE CHINA 1
FORCE WILL BE MET BY FORCE
LORD HALIFAX'S WARNING AGAINST AGGRESSION
London, To-day.
The Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, replied for the Government to the debate on foreign affairs in the House of Lords last night. Dealing with the Far East, Lord Halifax said it was quite true that in the Far East area we were witnessing a conflict of principles involving the whole question of the right to resort to war. In these circumstances, during the last two years it had been the duty of His Majesty's Govern- ment to consider what course of action was in-on cumbent on them and practical for them to adopt.
these
"I am sure Lord Elibank appre-
They had been parties to the pas- "His Majesty's Government have sage of successive resolutions in not been indifferent to any one of the League Assembly and Council, these threats in any one of "which I am well aware have not directions. gone as far as the representatives of China thought desirable, but they have gone as far as the Powers Government is confronted, but principally concerned in the Far assuré him that there is no truth East thought it practicable to go.
BOLSTERING CHINESE
CURRENCY
On
MR. STRANG
ON WAY TO MOSCOW
London, To-day.
Mr. William Strang, head of the Central European Department of the Foreign Office, left London at noon yesterday by air for War- saw, from which city he will pro- coed by train to Moscow.—Trans- Ocean.
FORCE WILL BE MET BY FORCE Dealing with the general situa-
Nanking Poisoning: Two Die
Shanghai, To-day.
RELIABLE reports
from Nanking last night state that two members of the Japan- ese Consulate died yes- the terday following drinking of poisoned Chinese wine at a Japan- inese Consulate banquet given on Saturday night "While making no threats and concealing no ulterior designs, Bri-in honour of Mr. T. tain wants to make it quite clear Shimiza, parliamentary that if force is used to-day, those Vice-Minister for For-
eign Affairs.
tion, Lord Halifax said his speech June 8 implied no change British policy.
who use it must count on force be- ing met by force."-Reuter.
ciates the difficulties with which the AMBASSADOR
I
whatever in the rumour of the with- WEARS BULLET
PROOF WAISTCOAT
drawal of troops from Shanghai.
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The victims are Mr. Miyasita and Mr. Funayama, officials at- tached to the Japanese Consul- ate in Nanking.
"BOY". DISAPPEARS
one of
"As regards warships, the com-
The Mayor and Chief Justice "I am quite content to leave the mander-in-chief, China Station, has
Shanghai, To-day, of Nanking are reported to be in conduct of this country
that full authority to move ships from
are Special precautions what
being grave condition and are not ex- matter to the judgment of those place to place according to
taken following the receipt of in-pected to survive. to may be the needs of the moment. having full knowledge and able
formation by the British authori- Meanwhile the best medical at- PLEA REJECTED in way form a judgment of the
"I know very well that the Ja-ties that an attempt had been plan- tention is being given the two which this country has carried out
panese military authorities have ad- ned against the life of the Ambas-pro-Japanese officials. the obligations it has assumed.
It is also added that "Lord Davies," continued Lord vanced the plea of military neces-sador, Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr.
of The Ambassador and his secrethe Chinese headboys who were Halifax, "has gravely under-rated sity in attempted justification
of the tables and what it has been in the power of the many acts which have resulted tary are wearing bullet proof waist-in charge this Government to do, not least in in limiting British rights and in-coats, bullet proof glass has been wine, has disappeared, and the the action it took earlier this year terests, but His Majesty's Govern-fitted to the Ambassador's car and Japanese authorities have order- Our Own Corres- ment are unable to accept that plea, strong guards have been placed ed his arrest. regarding Chinese currency.
in over the British Embassy... Pa tak sa kan
-Reuter.pondent. it is especially in the many... - places where "There is a case
military operations have possible to argue that British in- which terests are deeply engaged, and now ceased, as any excuse for the that we are not only serving the impairment of rights secured interests of China, but I think that our nationals under solemn treaty those who know the Chinese pro- provisions. blem best will not be unwilling to say that no form of British help could have been more helpful to China than that which enabled her to maintain the reasonable equili- "All matters of complaint made brium on which depends her eco-in the debate have been the subject nomic strength,
of representation-sometimes peated representations to the pro- "As regards the treatment which per Japanese authorities-and the British interests in China are suf-Government will continue to assert fering at the hands of the Japan-full efforts and influence to secure ese, it is a very formidable list maintenance of the right of
oftish subjects to live and trade indeed, and reflects the extent
peacefully in China."
FORMIDABLE LIST
the British stake in China.
to
"Still less can we accept the un- ilateral modification of instruments entered into freely by ourselves and other Powers.
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