SIR
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY JULY 15, 1937.
KNATCHBULL-HUGESSEN LEAVES
PEITAIHO FOR NANKING
NEW FAR EASTERN WARI JAPAN UNCERTAIN WHAT
WILL BE MAJOR
DISASTER
DAILY HERALD
German Press Attitude
To Dispute Is Neutral
PERILOUS ADVENTURE
London, July 14. Expressing the opinion that a new Far Eastern war will be a major disaster the "Daily Herald"
the
GERMAN PRESS NEUTRAL
Berlin. July 14. Baren Von Neurath, Foreign Minister, to-day saw the German Japan and Chinese Ambassadors in
succession at the Foreign Office In connection with the Sino-Japanese altuation.
SHE WANTS AND HOW
TO OBTAIN IT
THE TIMES
"This Portentous Shindy"
London, July 14. By far Japan's wisest course would be to sound "cease Are." cident of July 8 and, with Chinese institute an inquiry into the in co-operation, assess the value of a few stray bullets at their true worth. She would also thereby earn respect and gratitude of the world, declares "The Times" to
requests "quick united action be tween Britain and America to deter the Japanese from a perilous adventure the issue of which is unforeseen by
Diplomatic circles believe that impatient soldiers. The "Daily Herald" says
the Chinese and Japanese Ambas-day. the present affair is a new instaladors sought to determine Ger- ment of the sequel of the tragicmany's attitude and also stated weakness at Geneva five years ago.
the standpoints of their own Gov- Reuter
ernments.
EARLY SETTLEMENT DESIRED
London, July 13. Mr. Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary, is understood to have informed Mr. Quo Tal-chi,
China's Ambassador: to Britain, that the British Government is an- xious to see an early settlement of the Sino-Japanese incident in North China, as it is possible that an extensión. of the hostilities might seriously affect British in- terests in China,
1
It is revealed that Mr. Eden ex- pressed a similar view yesterday to the Japanese Ambassador, and the United States Charge d'Affaires
to
:
It is understood that Great Bri tain is remaining in close touch with the United States until the Far East situation is clearer.- Reuter.
ANGLO-AMERICAN CO-OPERATION'
The German press attitude to the dispute is neutral at which surprise
is expressed by some
nervous sentry or tactless feld oficer. or both together, who brought the Far East suddenly to depths it is not encouraging to the brink of a guir into whose
look.
· MISCHIEF-MAKING
It is furthermore significant that misunderstandings had been allow- although repercussions of minor
ed to acquire sinister and dis- Tokyo nor Nanking had exploited proportionate implications, neither to the full the possibilities for mis- chief-making Inherent in the situation.
The Tokyo High Command's emergency precautions, are : im÷
GIVE YOUR GUESTS
DEINHARD'S
WORLD
HOCKS
Japanese observeners in view of the "recent steady improvement of preseire and thorough but the GENERAL YU
the German-Japan, agreement of Reuter November, 1936.-
BRITISH AMBASSADOR
FOR NANKING
Nanking, July 14. Sir Hugh Knatchbull-Hugessen, British Ambassador to China, is going to Nanking from Peltalho by warship and is due to arrive to- marrow evening.-
Leuter
·ese
However, it is feared the chances of Japan taking that course have been lessened, frst, because of her distrust of negotiations with the Chinese who easily outclass their because of the suppressed irrita- neighbours as diplomats: secondly,
tion with which he has watched Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's post- tion and in the political health of China as a whole; thirdly because of the probability that the Army has got the bit between its teeth:
"The Times" says that it seems some fairly large-scale hostilities may be
expected unless wiser hour. The Army w be reluctant counsels prevall at the eleventh
to retire gracefully without at least a. punitive expedition against Bung Shen-yvan's forces, which
thorough
&
FAMED
MOSELLES
"THE SIGN OF THE PERFECT HOST »
CALDBECK'S
HAN MOW FLIES
but the movement of troops on a scale to deal with any
TO FUKIEN under conditions in which any eventuality is not unreasonable
Canton, July 14 eventuality may arise, On the At 9 a... yesterday in obedience "other side Chinese reactions com- to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's bine with all probabilities to dis-instructions. General Yu Han-mow, countenance any suggestion of Pacification Commissioner, and Commander-in-Chief of the Fourth. malice or aforethought.
Tokyo gives the impression of Route Army of Kwangtung "Pro- being not only prepared but also vince, General La Cheuk-ying. anxious to localize the affair bat Acting Chief Adviser of Kwangtung this does not mean that fighting Army General Chan Chi-heung, Assistant Director of the Army averted
Tokyo can depict inaccurately but on'a more serious scale will, begchool and Mr. Chow Hung of the
BUS
EVACUATION BY AIR? Shanghai: According to Japan- tion,
without stretching the imagina- reports from Nanking the bolshevism.
bandits, steeped In Chinese! government. following their request to the foreign diplomats to evacuate their res- pective nationals from the Petping area have now offered to carry Washington, July 13. out the evacuation by air owing Mr. Cardell Hull, Secretary of
to the breakdown in land com State, to-day revealed that the
munications caused by consider United States Government had re-able troop movements on the rail- ceived a communication from the ways. Government of Great Britain re- ferring to the North China crials; which is believed to have suggest- ed the desirability of an Inter- national consultation with P
WHEN WILL GUN GO OFF! "The Times" wants to know how long Nanking can pull the trigger without the gun going of How long. It wonders, before outraged Chinese nationalism ceases to be amenable to Chiang Kai-shek's wise opportunism? The extent to which Nanking effectively rela- forces the 28th Army with troops Pelping: After yesterday's meet-otherwise, of Chinese Communists from further south; the ability or
ing between Chin Teh-chun and to force, the Government's hand; Mr. Kato, Arst secretary
at the the possibility that the Chinese sir
RAY OF HOPE
REVERSE IS PROBABLE Unhappily the reverse is pro- bable but while the Japanese army may go to extremes in the field, alive to the pects of the adventure the Japanese Government is fully that rarified "no man's land" where the raw bones of history are stven their formal and final clothes. Japan would find it easy and perhaps momentarily enjoy able to declare war and seize Fel-
that Japanese atatemanship, even ping, sall up the Yangtse and raze the capital but nobody, belleves
on a graver provocation, would en- tertain so desperate and in the
ference to the Far East position. Japanese Embassy, a high Chinese "force will play a prominent part long run so disastrous a'project.
Mr. Hull, however, declines to dis close the nature of the note or the United States' reply.
official said there was still a ray. of hope for peace with honour. He assured.. however, that the Hopel-Charhar authorities would never sacrifice China's sovereign rights.
when
in hostilities, are all matters which have a vital bearing on the situs- tion.
The situation, concludes
Querled as to the possibility of an international consultation, Mr.
the paper, shows every sign of needing, Hull emphasised that the United
sooner or later, some such solution States foreign policy caled for se- parate and independent action terday's fighting outside the walls miral Uematsu which ended the The spokesman added that yes arranged by General Ho and Ad- as the agreement of 1835 provided, with respect to the chief phases of Peiping was due to a misunder- of international questions.
standing The United States had taken no lorries took the wrong turning. The
crisis at the time. But China is two Japanese
in a position to be more particu diplomatic. action in China and British, and other Embassies have
lar about terms than she was then. had not yet considered the evacua-warned their nationals residing genesis calls it "this portentous The "Times" after analysing the tion of American nationals from outside the walls of Pelping to shindy" As far as it is hitherto withdraw within the city as mar-known, the "Times" said it would strictly since last night. tial law had been enforced more be wholly mistaken to credit
the Felping area,
Earler, Mr. Hull said the in-. vocation of the Neutrality Act would depend upon developments, but this had not been warranted by the clashes thus far.- Reuter.
"SECOND MANCHURIA” "It, has become increasingly clear in the past eighteen months that even in Nort China Japan is un- certain what she wants and how to get it. What she certainly does
not
churia" envisaged by the Chinese want is the second 'Man-
Embassy in Washington.
The fruits of victory in North China alone would mean heavy the mainland where she already financial military commitments on has her hands full and her coffers empty. Even short of a declared war she must chary of taking any troops, totalling 1,000, arrived at dark. It was almost certainly a Router.
Two more groups of Japanese anterior motives, either deep or Chinese prestige incurably
either Japan or China with any decisive step which would lacerate Fengtai from Kupelkou by road yesterday afternoon with tanks A CALM VIEW
and armoured cars. Paris, July 13.
Pelping was aroused at 1.05 a.m. The Foreign Minister, Mr. Yvon by the thud of trench mortars to Delbos, saw the Chinese Ambassa-realise that another clash was dor. Dr. Wellington Koo this after going on at its gates. Machine noon, and discussed events in North guns and rifles joined in briskly The fighting took pince nearest A calm view of the situation is the city since the clash began but taken by the newspaper.
eit died down after half-af-hour, Temps," which suggests that the Reuter.
China!
conflict is not between Nanking and Tokyo bat between Japanese troops and the local Chiness ad- thorities.
"Japan certainly does not con- template an adventure which would assume an international character of extreme gravity" the paper belleves— Rester
A FRIENDLY WARNING
Washington, July 13, The Chinese Ambassador, Mr. C. T. Wang, called on Mr.
Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, to dis-
cuss the Far Eastern situation to
day.
PRESS COMMENT
JAPANESE ADVANCE
Peace Preservation Bureau flew to Chang Chow in Fullen Province to confer with General, Wong To, Commander of the 157th Division and to inspect, the border defences After conferring with General of the two provinces. Wong To and the Fukien military authorities, and on completing their inspection, they will depart for Loo Shan on or about the 17th instant to attend the National Salvation Conference, conveyed by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek Chinese Evening Pren
LOANS ON REAL ESTATES. TU
"CEASE
Canton, July 14. Yesterday the three leading banks received orders from their head offices to cease lending money on real estates for the time being. due to the serious situation of It is said that this move has been
affairs in North China.- Chinese Evening Prea
BOMBING DENIED
Peiping, July 14.
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IN LONDON
Retirement Of Danish Minister
TRANS-ATLANTIC PASSENGER INCREASE
Amsterdam, July 14. The trans-Atlantic Conference states that 316,082 passengers have been transperted in both dires- tions by shipping lines adhering to months of 1937, an increase-of the Conference during the first six
over 20 per cent as compared with the corresponding period of last months of 1937, an increase of
year.
London, July 14. Ornat Van Limburg Stirum, the new Netherlands Minister in Lon- don by air on Friday and will be received by the King next Tues tials. He succeeds Jonkheer De day for presentation of, his creden- Marees Van Swinderen who has Atlantic lines running directly to It is also added that KIRIM- been Netherlands Minister in Lon the Mediterranean also show in- don since before the war, Froin
1916 to 1981 Graaf Van Limburg portant Increases in number of Stirum, who is sixty-four, was
passengers, from 24.783 to 45,111.
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Itles deny bombing the Nanyuan East Indies. He was Minister in
The Japanese military author-Governor General of the Dutch Trudean News Cernite.
possibility that Japanese planes of last year. barracks. But they" admit dropped leaflets in that area and
the Berlin for, ten years until the end
that they were fired on by Chin-Minister in London for the last ese troops.
Count Ahlefeldt Laurvig, Danish fifteen years is retiring at the end of this year and Count Reventlow, Danish Minister in Stockholm has
A terrific cannonade opened an hour after midnight; apparently in the immediate neighbourhood of the south wall of Pelping Heuter.
China has been made a pawn in
"WILL NOT LIE DOWN"' the Japanese political game be-
London, July 13,
New York, July 13 cause the soldiers re seeking to uz advancing into, North China, Minister, here in the course of ar- Large Japanese forces are stead-Dr. H. H. Kung, China Finance impress the new Japanese Gov- according London. Foreign mill-ranging the Bino-American gold ernment, according a "Daily Tele- tary observers estimate that 3.000 purchase agreement, ascribes the graph" leader saying game is played for high stakes, ready arrived in Tientsin by train meditated plan. Japan, he daye, that the Japanese reinforcements have al Sino-Japanese trouble to a pre- nothing less than democratic from Manchukue and that 10.000 aim to achieve a deänite ob- versus fascist ideas. It is Japan's others are at various points be-Jective. TO CHASTISE CHINESE
concern and ought not to cause tween Bhanhaikwan and Tientsin. international complications, Tokyo: General Katsuki has ar- Alluding to the rived in Tentain and
impending declared Anglo-Japanese conversations with that his mission in North China the object of restoring the was to lead the Japanese army in cordiality which existed before the Justice and righteousness to chas- army rushed Japan into the Man- tuse the outrageous Chinese and churian adventure, the Tele- simultaneously to protect Japan-graph" says China must needs be ese residents and Japanese rights the main subject of discussion and and interests in North China on ait to Japan's interest, as much as basis of the immutable decisions Britain's, that the orderly govern- adopted by the Cabinet on July ment and security it beings should 11- Reuter.
MEDIATION UNWELCOME
Tokyo: Interviewed
prevail throughout the vast Chin- elle marketa. The conflict in the northern provinces Just now would utterly blight this 'encouraging pros
hoped wise and foresight Yall alike in Nanking and
Mr. Hull repeated the same Foxolan Internet today said crum
friendly warning againet a Farthere is no vital change in the will Eastern war as he gave the Japan North Chins crisis and added that ese Ambassador Mr. Hirost Salto the future depends entirely on yesterday.
China's attitude, †Asked if media red ton by Britain and America could
Afterwards Mr. Wang de that China was still"; sistently for peace. continue-aggressi North China we bay
to do but defend oursel
Reu
com-
serve any useful purpose, the spokesman said that
in not welcome any of
elsetion and preferred to prod
matter in her own
Reuter
VAL RUMOU
Evening Pren
IDE
He was especially alluding to the There has been nothing more| Japanese desire to control vital than amall-scale fighting, accord-railway systems in North China. lng to observers. But although the which possession of Fengtai and encounters have been email they the Marco Polo Bridge areas would have been Berce. In one, Chinese anord troopscharged the Japanese with their historie big Japanese military Chiefs in North opposing: "China will not lie down if the words, according to reports from Ching continue to employ aggres- the Bahting line
another piece of Chinese territory. sive tactics and to occupy forcibly
declared Dr. Kung, terreo zig We are yet unwillin abandon hope that
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