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WOMEN LEAVING FOOCHOW TO-DAY
Move To Shanghai Before Jap. Attack On Port
The China Navigation Company's s.s. Yunnan is due to call at Foochow to-day for a few hours in order to take on board an undetermined number of women passengers for Shanghai. It is presumed that they are temporarily evacuating the port, in view of the expected Japanese at- tack on Foochow to-morrow.
So far as can be discovered locally, no other British ships will be in the vicinity of the port to-mor- row. H.M.S. Duchess is standing by at Sharp
Peak.
TIENTSIN
Effect On American Stand
Nantai Island,
near
Foochow,
has been more or less set aside by the Japanese naval authorities as a "safety zone," since they will not be attacking that island; they have, however, advised all foreign- ers in Foochow who include many British subjects to leave.
POSITION CLEAR
Local naval sources were with- THE outlook in China out any further information for was the theme of the Press this morning. So far as could be ascertained, the position two addresses in London remained where it was; an offer to last night by speakers evacuate all those who wished to with first-hand ledge.
know-eigners in Foochow had decided to leave had been made, but the for-
remain.
Whether or not any further third
Mr. H. J. Timperley, Far East- ern correspondent of the "Man-party warships will be sent to chester Guardian," addressed a Foochow to-day to "watch, over meeting of members of all parties things" to-morrow could not be of the House of Commons, and ex- pressed the opinion that Tientsin was merely a test case..
ascertained.
The British and American posi- Anything in the nature of capi-tion with regard to their nationals tulation to the Japanese over Tien- in Foochow has been made clear tó tsin would for a long time end the the Japanese naval authorities. possibility of American co-opera-
tion either in the Far East or Europe.
America's willingness to stand
on our side in the Far East and in Europe was contingent upon Bri- tain's readiness to take a definite stand.
came to Hong Kong in 1927 on
NEW ENVOY
FOR LONDON
The Hague, To-day.
“UNDECLARED PEACE” The other speakér
- was Mr. William MacColin Kirkpatrick (who Michaels van Verduynen has been It is announced that Baron
behalf of the Oriental Telephone appointed successor to the Nether- Có), who addressed the 1912 Clublands Minister in London, Count
Mr. Kirkpatrick declared that ́un-
doubtedly the failure of the Japan-John van Limburg.
ese military party to end the un-
The latter is to retire
from
declared war and present them with the Diplomatic Service in Sep- the spoils of victory had disappoint-tember. ed business, financial and civil ele ments in Japan..............
The new Minister Baron van
He was of opinion that the war Verduynen, was formerly Minis- in China was a purely military re-ter in Prague.
volt and that the undeclared war
would end with an undeclared peace.
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be
British efforts, then to retain trade with China would not easier, and would have to be in- tensified and our methods of
ganisation changed, while our whole
owards the policies of the military would have to be ffened. Reuter,
Trans-Ocean.
KING AND QUEEN
King "The Royal windsbi
London, To-day.
Queen are attend- Show in
KING AND QUEEN TO VISIT BRUSSELS
London, To-day.
It is officially announced from Buckingham Palace that the King and Queen havo accepted with the greatest pleasure the invitation from the King of the Belgians to pay a State Visit to Brussels from October 24 to 27.
The visit will be a return of the visit of the King of the Bel-, gians to London in November, 1937-Reuter.
SUPPORT FOR CHINA CURRENCY
GRAVE CONCERN OVER WAR POSSIBILITIES
Hyde Park (New York),
To-day,
It has been made known to newa- paper correspondents that Presi dent Roosevelt is gravely concern. ed with the possibilities of war in Europe, and is keeping in close touch with developments.
It has also been made known that the President believes that the action of the House of Repre- sentatives in refusing to repeal the arms embargo has only added to the possibilities of Reuter.
war.
EXCHEQUER RETURNS
London, To-day. Asked in the House of Commons yesterday whether it was still the policy of His Majesty's Govern ment to support the exchange value cellor of the Exchequer sald he saw of the Chinese dollar, the Chan-
London, To-day. Exchequer returns show total no reason to depart from the view ordinary revenue as £144,056,777, that the stability of Chinese cur. rency was of the greatest import-go.
compared with £131,886,686 a year ance from the point of view of Bri- tish interests and to other coun-balancing items, was £281,137,248, expenditure, less. self- tries which had economic and fin- compared with £284,948,581 at the ancial relations with China. British Wireless.
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