·THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 15, 1939.
CHINESE NEWSPAPERS. CRITICISE BRITAIN FOR ATTITUDE TOWARDS JAPAN
Chungking, To-day.
THE CHINESE NEWSPAPERS focus attention on the diplo. HUNGARY
matic activities of the British Government, especially RUMOURING those concerning the British attitude towards Japan. The majority of the Chinese papers criticize Britain for her DENOUNCED
Far Eastern policy culminating in the handing-over to the Japanese of the four Chinese prisoners.
The leading papers call the British decision “criminal”
and a "shameful compromise.”
The semi-official paper "Shao Tang| Po" advocates a speedy conclusion of
the Moscow military alliance, since OTTO ABETZ
neither conference nor protest can pos- sibly result in a termination of Japanese anti-British campaign. .
The closest co-operation with the United States is also advocat- ed, especially in a joint economic blockade against the Japanese ag- gressor.
the
The paper, therefore, in conformity. with all the other papers here, sug- -gests that the British Government
breaks off the Tokyo conferences
at
. once, not only for the sake of Anglo- Chinese "relations but also for inter- national justice.
UNDERSTANDABLE
EXPULSION ANNOYANCE
Berlin, To-day.
Budapest, To-day. Rumours of German pres-
DUBLIN POLICE RAID L.R.A.
Dublin, To-day.
The Dublin police carried out a series of raids on the houses of persons believed to be associat- od with the I.R.A. yesterday. Three arrests were made.
The raids are the first to be conducted under the provisions of the recently-enacted` Public Safe- ty Legislation.-Router.
sure on Hungary, spread by CHUNGKING
a large part of the foreign
press" in connection with PAPER the visit of Count Csaky,
Hungarian Foreign Minister, SCORES
to Salzburg, are sharply com- mented on by M.T.I., the semi-official Hungarian Tele- graph Agency.
The agency's Diplomatic Correspon- dent writes:-
"Reports published by the foreign press in connection with the Salzburg visit of Foreign Minister, Count Csaky, of German pressure on Hungary or of a German ultimatum are untrue.
"The question arises, who may be interested in the invention of such stories, which only increase general uneasiness? -
Chungking, Ald, 10. One of the, most outspoken ex- changes of Chinese and German opinion was published in yester- day's "open letter" cólumn of the Touching for the first time
"Hankow Herald," when Herr editorially on the recent expul-
Wolfe Schenke, local correspon- sion from France of Herr Otto
dent of the Deutsches Nachrichten Abetz, the diplomatic correspon-
Bureau, and the editor of the dent of the "Berliner Boersen
"Hankow Herald" took each other Zeitung" declares that."War mon-
to task in connection to the "Han- tality begins to take on a menac-
kow Herald's reference to "gang-. ing form In, England and France.
ster Powers,” in a recent editorial. "Recently a German citizen who
In a letter to the "Hankow Herald," for years to bring about more con- tion, the spreading of such reports is bination has worked in an honourable manner "If the reason is to create a sensa-sured that the most formidable com- Herr Schenke wrote: “You may be as- Adential relations between nations, has been informed that his is done intentionally, it is done with
the two unscrupulous towards Europe. If it namely Germany and Italy, do not of Powers in the world, presence is no longer desired in a view to damaging Hungary."
note the barking of gangster Trans-Ocean.
journalism.”
In reply, the "Herald" wrote:
"In the article ·referred to, the writer did not mention either Germany or Italy when he spoke of gangster Powers. What makes you think that he must have meant Germany and Italy? Why are you so suspicious or self-con- sclous?
The "China Times" (Chungking), which is closely associated with Dr. H. H. Kung, Minister of Finance, re- marks that the present British policy in the Far East depended upon the international situation and was, there~. fore, understandable. But British pri-in France has become practically im- "For Germans and Italians to live vileges and, interests would suffer, possible. .nonetheless..
The paper
states that the Tokyo talks do not deserve the name of "an Eastern Munich," since China-re- gardless of the outcome of the ference will continue her life
death struggle.--Trans-Ocean.
RAILWAY
STRIKE THREAT
*WAS ING
con- and
France.
every
"Whereas in Germany, Frenchman or Englishman is wel- comed and received in a friendly manner and is respected for his at- titude towards both the foreign and local political situation, it is not ad- visable to risk French war hysteria, espionage suspicion and demagogy which are obviously encouraged from above with the end in view of mak- ing the French nation ripe for war." --Trans-Ocean.
JUMPED IN HARBOUR TO ESCAPE
NO MORE WORTHY TASK
even
"In asking you such questions, we do not mean to say that your con- you may be quite right. Zei-clusion is wrong. As a matter of fact,
Berlin, To-day. The "Deutsche tung" emphasises in a leading article
Allgemeine that the Axis Powers are in accord on all "questions from the Far East to Spain and in fact on any contro- versial question that may arise be- tween the Europe of yesterday and the Europe of the coming equitable peace.
-
"AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE"
"We must give you credit for pos- sessing at least average intelligence. It is very amusing indeed when you speak of Germany and Italy as a for- midable combination of the Powers of the world. You may be right, and yet you may be wrong.
Confining its comments on the al- leged "peace plan" of Professor Burck- LONDON, TO-DAY.
hardt to the foreign press reports, ..THE STRIKE THREAT BY 356,000
Finally jumping into the harbour
the paper states there is no more "Whether you are right or not," the "RAILWAY WORKERS BECAME IN-
in an effort to escape, Wong Tai, 22, worthy task for a Statesman to-day paper continues, "only time can tell.
•CREASINGLY SERIOUS WHEN IT
LEARNED THAT FOLLOW-to-day, charged with snatching
was brought before Mr. T. J. Houston than to bring about a peaceful regu-In 1914, if you still remember your alation which will have the approval of history, the triple alliance was sup- NEGOTIATIONS LASTING handbag from Lily Koo, SEVERAL WEEKS, THE DIRECTORS Leung Fai Terrace,
of No. 4all Powers. Trans-Ocean.
posed to be a formidable combination OF THE FOUR LEADING RAILWAY Road Central on Sunday.
in Connaught
of Powers. But by the end of the COMPANIES HAD REJECTED THE
The Air Raid Precautions Officer World War, it had been proved to be It was said that défendant after announces that a demonstration DEMAND
a combination not so formidable as OF THE RAILWAY
of 'WORKERS' UNION FOR AN
snatching the handbag, was chased the methods of controlling Incendiary it was first believed to be. CREASE IN THE MINIMUM WEEK jumped into the sea and began
by a Chinese constable. Defendant Bombs will be given: outside the to P.W.D. Offices, Lower Albert Road, FROM 45 то 60.
swim, but the constable followed in at 5.30 p.m. on Friday, 18th instant. a motorboat and arrested him. Sentence of three months' labour was passed.
LY
WAGE SHILLINGS.
IN-
The spokesman of the four com- panies declared that the recent in- -crease of wage to 45 shillings repre- -sented the limit to which the com-
panies would go, because the financial 1)R. BENES SPEAKS situation did not permit of a further increase.
This decision "does not apply to locomotive engineers and firemen who are organised in a separate union.
An attempt will be made by the
the end of the week to come to some
All persons who attended the course hard recently held at St. John's Cathedral Hall are cordially invited to attend.
DEMOCRACY & DICTATORS
Cambridge, Aug. 7.
“DEMOCRACY WILL BE VICTORIOUS. The victory of National Railway Workers' Union at democracy and the freedom of Europe means the liberty of arrangement with the directors of the my country, Czechoslovakia." companies, and should this fall, the This statement was made at a pu
Because they accepted the idea that Union will meet at the beginning ofblic meeting here to-day by Dr. Ed-life was a battle, they thought that the next week to decide on the course uard Benes, former President of Cze-international relations we based on choslovakia. The meeting was or- methods of violence and force, ho ganized by the Summer School for added. Arts and the Theatre, and was attend- ed by a large crowd.
of action.
The British public is showing con- siderable concern over the prospect. of a strike, and the press is treating the negotiations as news of primary Importance.
"Whather Germany and Italy, after concluding a military al- ilance, in addition to the anti- Comintern Pact, now constitute the most formidable combination of Powers in the world, depende upon, among other things, whether or not Italy is going to change her mind again in the event of a gen- oral war.
"FORMIDABLENESS"
"History, of course, does not neces- ing the conclusion of the next world sarily repeat itself. Yet it may. Pend- war-which we sincerely hope will never break out-let no one be too optimistic about the formidableness of any combination which his own coun- try may have formed with other Pow- ers," the "Honkow Herald concluded. This exchange of letters, is of par- ticular interest since Herr Schenke re- "They are generally proph who | presents the German official news make decisions at once, without tak- agency here, while the "Hankow Dr. Benes accused the democracies, ing into consideration historical facts Herald" is generally considered to of lacking faith in their principles, and realities," Dr. Bencs concluded, be closely connected with Chinese
"For this reason, in the past their ficial quarters-Reuter. countries anlated in a catastrophe, generally in war and revolution."
Dr. N. K. Law of The former President expressed Road Central, optimism In the future of the demo- R. Edwarda cracies and the destiny of Czecho- moned for.. slovakia:
The summer travel season is in full and then criticized the dictatorships. swing and not only English, but thou "Dictators belong frequently to a sands of foreigners are touring the category of people who began by be- British Isles.
ing intuitive, imaginative; romantic, For this reason, strike at this emotional, personally ambitious, and time would seriously inconvenience very often finisfied by being brutal the countr „Trans-Ocean,
cynics,” he said;
dor Street