THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 20, 1989.
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MORE TIME FOR "CONSIDERATION"
Craigie Conciliatory But Firm
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Tokyo, To-day.
Yesterday afternoon's meeting between the Bri- tish Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, and the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Arita, lasted. exactly eighty minutes.
The conversations were then adjourned till to-mor
row (Friday).
A communique issued by the Japanese Foreign
FRENCH MILITARY TALKS IN MALTA
Malta, To-day,
A number of French naval and air officers arrived here by air yesterday.
They will discuss "matters of mutual interest" with the Malta authorities.Rcuter.
HOUR TO
Office states that the general background of COUNTERATTACK
the Tientsin situation was again discussed, and the meeting adjourned "to give time for con- sideration."
Following the morning's talk a Japanese news agency stated: "It is authoritatively understood that Sir Robert Craigie Informed Mr. Arita clearly of the stiff attitude prevailing in Britain, but în view of his own manifest desire for conciliation there is no reason for pessimism!":
CHUNGKING AIR DEFENCE SCANDAL
HAS COME
Paris, To-day.
Henri de Kerillis, the French de-
"
War On Britain Goes On
Peiping, To-day. THE Hsin Min Hui, Jap- anese-organised po- litical party, is striving by all means to stir up anti-British feeling.
Its latest moves consist of half-page advertisements in the newspapers asking all those Chinese in British employ to leave immediately, and asking Chinese landlords to cancel all house leases with Britone.
The advertisements add that those who fail to comply will be treated as disturbers of the effort to establish a new order in Asia, and will be subjected to punishment, together with their families.
MASS MEETING The Japanese-controlled press sion schools, charging them with continues to attack British mis- "cultural aggression.”
The threat is already having puty, in an article headlined "the effects on the more nervous hour to counter-attack has come,"
Chinese employees. deals in "Epoque" with the situa-: tion in the Far East and advises France and Britain to take ener- getic steps against Japan. After the second meeting the
Japanese reports declare that Japanese news agency stated: "It
He doubts that the Anglo-21 Britons left Kaifeng on Mon- is authoritatively understood
Japanese negotiations at present day after an ultimatum from the there was no change in the atmos-Department of the air defence or going on in Tokyo will lead to a Chinese authorities there. phere.
ganisation of Chungking, Kao Hsi-satisfactory result and emphasises that Britain and France should do
NO CHANGE
that
Chungking, To-day. The Chief of the Observation
"Sir Robert Craigie maintained his conciliatory attitude but stood chu, is reported to have been ar: exactly the opposite to what Japan late last night and passed a re- firm on Britain's claims."-Reuter. rested for neglect of duty and wants.
YOMIURI "BELIEVES"
Tokyo, To-day.
com-
alleged embezzlement.
held a mass meeting In Peiping Japanese residents in Peiping
solution "to drive Britain out of Asia.” Reuter.
M. Kerillis admits the danger in that case is that Japan would at It is alleged that Kao's reports tempt to confiscate the French and
An exhibition of modern Chinese The "Yomiuri Shimbun"
mentioned various non-existent ob-British concessions in China but cartoons and woodcuts sponsored by menting on the talks between the servation posts. The funds sup-points out that this would happen the Association of Chinese Car- Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr.posed to be used for establishment any way unless Britain and France toonists and the Federation of Chin- Arita and the British Ambassador of these posts are missing. Kao is at last show a determined resist ese Woodcut Artists is to be held in Tokyo, Sir Robert Craigie, "be- to be tried by court-martial. ance towards the Japanese Trans- at 20, Caine Road, on July 20 and lieves" that Japan made the follow-Trans-Ocean.
Ocean.
21, from 9
9.a.m.
to 6.p.m.
the
ing preliminary conditions:
(1) Britain is to recognise
present hostilities between Japan and China as warlike actions, in other words , is to admit a state of war with- out official declaration of war,
(2) Britain in this state of war is to keep strictest neutral- ity also in the British con- cessions, carefully avoiding all action calculated to direct- ly or indirectly interfere with Japanese military &C- tions.
ANOTHER “BELIEF""
It is believed" in Japanese po- ∙litical circles that as result of the last instructions received from Mr. Chamberlain by Sir Robert Crai- gie, Britain is ready to recognise the state of war.
to
The Japanese press refuses make any concession towards Bri- tâín as to guaranteeing British rights in the Far East, pointing out that if a state of war ist offi- cially recognised by Britain, it would be impossible for warring Japan to permit for a length time interference from a third coun- try indirectly concerning the fight ing operations Trans Ocean,
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