THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 16, 1939.
EXPERTS AGREE ON REPRISALS
Measures Submitted To British Government
London, To-day.
It is said that this British pro- posal has not yet been accepted by the French Cabinet.-Trans-Ocean.
Inspired
EXPERTS REACH Campaign
CONCLUSIONS
Peiping, To-day.
London, To-day. STATEMENTS in the semi-official press Board of Trade experts, who A very serious view is taken in London of the situa-since the beginning of the Tientsin and by high-placed Jap- blockade have been considering the anese make it increas- tion which has arisen in consequence of the possibility of economic sanctions Japanese blockade of the British and French against Japan, reached certain con- ingly clear that even Bri- tish capitulation by Concessions in Tientsin.
clusions yesterday.
These conclusions have been sub- handing over the four mitted to the Foreign Office. The Government is contemplating measures of re-
Among other measures, denucia-wanted Chinese in Tien- taliation which would be of an economic char-tion of the Anglo-Japanese Trade tsin would not solve the
Treaty is contemplated. acter.
A special tax on Japanese goods is envisaged, and the Board of Trade is examining the possibility of excluding Japanese ships from British ports in the Far East.
on
A further exchange of opinion The "Daily Express" recalls the these measures with the close collaboration between the French Government took place Governments of Britain and Aus- yesterday.
tralia, which would be of the great- est importance in the case of Bri- tish action.
NAVAL REINFORCEMENT?
The paper also says that further British and French warships may be sent to China.
One consequence of this action problem there. would be that markets in the Crown panese goods.
Colonies would be closed to Ja-
The experts are also of opinion that several provisions of the Nine Power Treaty are obsolete, and that a conference of the signator- ies would perhaps be advisable.- Trans-Ocean.
H.K. DEFENCES TESTED
It is openly stated that the pre- sent campaign is being conducted to heel and "to with the aim of bringing Britain secure her co- operation in the Japanese plan to
create a new order in East Asia,”
The Hein Men Hi, local Sino- Japanese political party, is playing a prominent part in the public campaign, the slogans of which in- dicate the Japanese objectives:
France, in consequence of her rights in Tientsin, is as much affected by the Japanese step as
“DEFEAT BRITAIN FIRST" Britain, although the Japanese authorities declared that exten-
"All Chinese have left the British sion of the blockade to the
All defences were manned last Concession"-"Don't deal with Bri- French Concession "is not to be
night in a combined exercise de-tish shops and banks”—“Take back taken as an act of hostility" but
The "News Chronicle" warns the signed to test and improve the cothe Concession"--"To fight down had been necessary for making Government against giving way to operation between the naval and the National Government we must the Japanese demands, for if weak-military forces defending Hong defeat Britain first"-"British mer- Measures planned by the Bri-ness were shown in this first in-Kong. The exercises concluded chants are squeezing our blood and tish Government will not become stance, an extremely awkward case shortly after 11 o'clock last night. operative until the attitude of of precedence would be created the Japanese Government has with regard to the other British been definitely established.
the blockade effective.
STILL AWAITING REPLY At the moment London is still waiting for a reply to the latest proposals for settlement which the
British Ambassador in Tokyo, Sir Robert Craigie, hand- ed to the Japanese Government on Wednesday.
The British press features re- port from Tientsin and devotes greatest attention to the develop- ment of the situation here and in the Far East.
PRESS SCEPTICISM
Concessions in China.
The "Times" declares that Bri- tain is no longer ready to accept a solution by compromise after Ja. pan had rejected the first propos- als for a way of settling the dis- pute.
Britain's suggestion that both sides should submit to the ruling of a Court of Arbitration would have proved the basis for a
fair Bettlement.
TRADE AGREEMENT By rejecting the British sugges- tion, Japan had made it clear, the "Times" says, that she is not in-
The "Daily Mail" is sceptical terested in finding a solution but as to the possibility of reaching prefers to take the Tientsin
dis-
Far
a settlement by a fair compro-pute as an opportunity for attack- mise as Japan would insist on the ing British interests in the
East. following three points:
Britain should discontinue sup- porting Chinese currency,
The "Financial Times", discuss- ing British measures of retaliation, Britain should give an assurance hints that the Board of Trade is that her concessions in China contemplating the cancellation of would no longer serve "as a sanc- the Anglo-Japanese Trade Agree- tuary for Communists and terror-ment.-Trans-Ocean. 'ists," and
The British authorities should he obliged to collaborate with the Ja- panese "in creation of a New Or- der for China."
PARIS VIEWS
Paris, To-day.
It is understood that similar exercises will be carried out throughout the season.
McCallums Perfection
Soots Which
McCALLUM'S PERFECTION
The Tientsin crisis, according to SCOTS WHISKY
Paris political circles, was the chief topic of consultation between Premier Daladier and the British Ambassador in Paris, Sir Eric Phipps.
and
EFFECTIVE MEASURES The paper is optimistic, however, with regard to the effect of the re- taliation measure now being plan- It is asserted that. France ned by the British Government. Britain will send a joint Note to Britain would be successful, the Japan protesting against the Ja- paper declares, for Japan as a high-panese blockade of the Tientsin for- ly Industrialised country would be eign concession and threatening unable to stand any derangement that if the blockade is maintained of trade, all the less as her re-Japanese ships will not be given sources have been practically de permission to enter the port of pleted by the Chinese war."
Singapore.
DELIT CALLUMI EDINBURGH
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