REPORTED CONCESSI
JAPAN AGITATE BRITAIN
Disastrous Effect Of Any Surrender To Jap. Demands
London, To-day.
In the course of remarks in the House of Lords yes- terday, Lord Elibank said it would take a long time to eradicate the resentment felt in regard to Japanese acts against Britons in the Far
East. Lord Elibank mentioned that among points agitat- ing the public mind was the report that the Japanese Government might propose British co-operation in suppressing all anti-Japanese elements.
Without saying anything offensive to Japan, he be- lieved the word “co-operation" in the Japanese dictionary meant giving everything to Japan for which they ask without question.
He asked the
Government
and!
-to fully bear this in mind when
<negotiating.
BUSINESS AS
USUAL
New York, To-day.
Orders for steel mill equipment valued at several million dollars: have been placed in the United States by two Japanese firms. Renter.
FRANCO SNUB FOR BRITISH GENERAL
BURGOS, TO-DAY. THE NEWS THAT GENERAL FRANCO DECLINED TO "RE- CEIVE GENERAL SIR. EDMUND IRONSIDE, FORMER GOVERNOR
S.P.C. TO OPEN OF GIBRALTAR, WHEN
NEW CENTRE
HE WENT THROUGH SPAIN ON HIS WAY TO LONDON, HAS AT- TRACTED A GOOD DEAL OF At the monthly meeting of the Ex. ATTENTION IN SPANISH POLI ecutive Committee of the Society for TICAL CIRCLES.
- Before leaving Gibraltar, Gener- the Protection of Children, the urgent need to open a fifth welfare centre in al Ironside is reported to have ex-
or Kowloon City the Yaumati district, was stressed. The existing pressed a desire to meet General centres in
Pokfulum Francó. The Spanish Government, Wanchai, Argyle Street and Sail however, was only prepared to ac- Road, Yeung Choi Street, have proved of in-
allevittion of cord a reception by Signor Jordana, estimable value in the distress and in the guidance and as-the Foreign Minister.
Thereupon, General Ironside pre- sistance given to mothers and infants, and it is felt that the Society's work ferred to pass through Spain with- must spread to the two densely po out establishing contact with the pulated areas where it is hoped to es-
authorities at all. tablish the fifth centre.
The Hon. Treasurer was
therefore
the British Ambassador in Tokyo WARTIME SCHOOLS!
WARTIME SCHOOLS! employed to investigate the possibility IN HOMES PLANNED
Britain might also be asked support the Japanese currency North China.
to
in
The British Government had A scheme for splitting up schools declined to accept this suggestion, during wartime and forming small but he wished to urge the Govern-
the Jockey Club ($1,500), The Hong-
It is noted in this connection that just at the moment the Spanish of securing suitable premises.
press is devoting added attention The Chairman, Sir Atholl Macgre- to the question of Gibraltar as gor, expressed the Society's gratitude thorn in the side of Spain." for the generous grants received from Particular significance is attri-
to the state-·
of Interior kong Football Club ($750) the Com-buted by the press mittee of the Kotewall Cup Competi-ment of the Minister
Metro-Goldwyn that Gibraltar in the hands of tion ($800), Messrs. Mayer ($310) part proceeds of a ment to stand fast on that line and groups of chidren to atird classes special performance of the film "Boys' Spain would be of paramount signi- Town" and for $500 from. Mr. ficance,, while it is of little signifi- not to give way one iota to what in private houses and inall rooms W. K. Y. Eu and Mr. Eu Ken-loon, cance as a British colony.
who generously donated money gifts If Gibraltar were Spanish, its im- Middlesex received on the occasion of their mar-portance would be greatly enhanced
riages.
in view of the fact that both sides The case report for May showed a total of 202 new cases, while no less of the Straits would be Spanish.— that 1,228 cases were assisted during Trans-Ocean. that month. The average monthly' income per head was $1,68, there being some cases absolutely destitute with no income whatever.
would mean the death blow to in- ternational trade and to British is being considered by trade likewise in China and the Far
County Council. East.
TIENTSIN SILVER
Lord Elibank said there was also -the Japanese attitude in connexion with the $50,000,000 in silver de- posited in Chinese banks in Tien- tsin.
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In
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an emergency, all schools would be closed immediately. Many of the children from five of the boroughs in the county Acton, Edmonton, Hornsey, Tottenham and
GENERAL VALLE
Berlin, To-day.
ITALIANS BACK
Naples, To-day.. There was a suggestion that this Willesden-would be evacuated...
over to The house school is a suggested silver might be handed
A force of 5000 Italian legionar The Italian State-Secretary for Japan in the course of the negotia- solution of the problem of what to tions.
do with those children who live in Air, General Valle, who has been ies returned to Naples from Spain He could not urge too strongly the other parts of Middlesex and visiting Germany, returned by yesterday on board the steamers Trans-Sardegna and Piemonte. Trans-
¡Ocean. upon the Government the dis- those whose parents do not want plane to Rome yesterday. -astrous
effect this would have them to be evacuated. upon the Chinese mind and upon
the position of our nationals, in the East.
He hoped this' would not be brought into effect in any way. STRONG RESENTMENT
Lord Elibank concluded: "I wish -to emphasise very strongly the feel- ing of resentment, of very strong resentment, in this country and in the British Empire.
"Japan must not go too far in this matter, because there is a point at which we may not be able to hold out any longer.".
BRITISH FEELINGS
The e Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, said he had very present in mind the feeling which the in- cidents under, notice must particu- Jarly have aroused among British residents in China, especially those upon whom the principal burden their had fallen, and who had in peculiarly difficult circumstances the sympathy of the whole people of this country.
Lord Halifax assured Lord EU- bank that his observations would be duly noted, and he was ~ Bure that Lord Elibank would have the -same confidence as he in the Bri-
tish representatives at Tol see that these considerations were properly in mind Reuter
Ocean.
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