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Japanese Challenge To Western Powers
London, Dec. 18.
There are many signs that pub- lic feeling in Great Britain is daily becoming more aroused to the ex- treme seriousness of the Far East- ern situation.
HOYCOTT ON JAN. 1
M. Plerre Cot, the French Air Minister, and Mr. Jouhaux, Secre- tary of the French Trades Un'on' Congress, were present.
It is reported the meeting resol- ved to organise a worldwide cam- paign for a private boycott of Japanese goods, to begin on Jan. 1.
The Washington correspondent of "The Times" notes rising feeling in the United States.
"
What at first was regarded as one of the "more or less norma clashes between China and Japan, now begins to be recognised as a direct Japanese challenge to the Western powers' position in China, The newspapers give prominence
It would be impossible to ex- to Far Eastern news. and "every day devote special articles to differ-aggerate the cumulative unhappy effect on American public opinion ent aspects of the struggle.
of the evidence that the attack on American vessels was deliberately made in full knowledge of their position in the river, and in iden- tity with every circumstance of indifferent cruelty."
The Japanese threat to South China, cradle of British Influence in the Far East, is attracting spe- cial attention.
Chinese ability to hold out and with worry the Japanese army guerilla attacks. is much canvassed, and most people are still inclined to the view that Japan has bitten off a much bigger chunk than she can chew.
TENSION INCREASES Although it is considered probable that outrages. as those recently on the Yangtse will be discontinued, it is generally believed that the must more and trend of events more strain the tension between Britain and Japan.
Some are of the opinion that there will be a marked stiffening ef the British attitude in six months' time: when it is expected that the British Air Force in the Mediter- ranean will be considerably strong- er than Italy's.
The executive of the Interna- tional Peace Campaign, numbering millions of members all over the world, held a meeting in London.
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JAPAN'S FISHING
RIGHTS
Tokyo, Dec. 18.
A formal announcement is ex- pected to be made public by the Foreign Office in a few days re- garding a petition which the For- eign Minister, Mr. Kok! Hirota, has received from various quarters in connection with the "Soviet Union's provisional fishery con- vention" which was initialled be tween Japan and the Soviet Union last year.
The Mayor of Hakodate City, in Hokkaido. which is the base for ..the Japanese fishing operations in northern waters,. on. December 3, wired to the Foreign Minister pointing out the Soviet Union's "lack of sincerity" in concluding and the new fishery convention. urging Mr. Hirota "to take the best possible measures for safe-' guarding Japan's fishing rights" as provided in the treaty of 1925."
The speaker of the municipality of Hakodate on December 10 sent a similar wire to the Foreign Min- chairman of the Japan Interna- tional Association, at the request
FAR-REACHING EFFECTS
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1937. KING FAROUKH PANAY INCIDENT CREATES
TENSE SITUATION
DISAGREES WITH THE
PREMIER
Calro, December 18.
A crisis has ariser. between King, Faroukh and the Prime Minister. Nahas, Pasha, which is likely to culminate in dismissal of the latter's Government,
Main point of disagreement is a bill aimed at safeguarding the Constitution. whereby # Prime Minister not enjoying a parlia- Imentary majority is debarred by the threat of legal proceedings from carrying on unless a general election is held after the interval laid down in the Constitution.
Hitherto, Egyptian Prime Minis- ters have been Palace nominees, King and it is surmised that Faroukh, like his late father. King Fund, regards the proposal as en- croaching on royal prerogatives, and he is thus conflicting with the strong nationalistic body. The Wald.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT CONFERS WITH ADMIRALTY CHIEF
"Washington. Dec. 18 President Roosevelt yesterday of Naval summoned the Chief Operations, Admiral L R. Leahy, to the White House to cbtain first- hand information regarding the Japanese Panay.
attack oa
furces, then America could afford to consider the little river gunboat aid the few lves lost small ṣacri- Heu on the altar of permanent peace.
Otherwise, these losses are the Uss.criminal waste, for which Japan:
must be held sternly accountable.-- Reuter.
It is understood that Admiral Leahy stated that oficial des- patches bore out press accounts that Japanese planes bombed the Panay at low altitudes at which the gunboat's colours must have been discernible, and that Japanese army surface
machine- gunned the survivors escaping in small boats.
craft
Leaving the President after half An hour's conversation. Admiral UNIMPORTANT MATTERS
Leahy told reporters that the in- The crisis between King Faroukhcident had "created a tense situa- and the Government, recently des- tion.”
Asked cribed by Palace offelals as merely
if additional United involving relatively unimportant States warships would be des- matters of routine, has now reach-patched to Chinese waters, Ad- ed the stage of definite disagree-miral Leahy replied that the United States had all the ships on the spot for which there was at present any apparent need-
ment.
It is belleved in reliable quar- ters that chances of reconciliation are slight, and that the King is likely to dismiss the Premier.
Final attempt will probably be made to bridge the widening, gap between the Palace and the Gov- erament, and therefore Nahas Pasa's dismissal, if i eventuates, will be deferred for a few days.
It is understood that the King is ready to call, on "Dr. Ahmed Maher, President of the Chamber form a new Ca- of Deputies, to binet. and will make every en- deavour to avold the necessity of new elections.-" Renter's
JAPANESE ADMIT REVERSES
"Echo de Paris," in a report from the French capital, says "that if Britain falls to get her rights in South China respected, the reper- cussions will be felt far and wide.
"L'Epoque" says that the present situation could have been prevent | attack
PRESIDENT TAKES CONTROL, President Franklin D. Roosevelt. according to the "New York Times,” is believed to have questioned Ad-
Leahy concerning iniral
the and disposition of the United States Fleet. -
strength
This, with the President's subse- quent two-hour discussion with the Cabinet, gives impetus to reports of a possible movement of warships to the Pacific falling adequate as- respecting America: surances
NEW INVESTIGATION ORDERED
Shanghai, Dec. Ia. With the survivors of the Panay charging that the United States gunboat was machine-gunned by Japanese planes and surface boats following the bombing, the Japan- Ise authorities to-day ordered s new investigation of the outrage.
Announcing the new investiga- tion, a Japancae spokesman em- phasised that "as far as it it known not sub- Panay was here," the Jeeted to any machine-gun fire.
The new investigation, he added, had been launched "in order to bring the incident to a satisfactory conclusion in full faith and in- cerity."-- Reuter.
NO REPLY NEEDED?
London, Dec. 18. The suggestion by the Japanese spokesman that it might not be necessary to reply to the British
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Yangtse
view incidents, in
already made, apologies not accord with the view of the situation held in London, says Reuter's diplomatic correspondent,
It is
well- pointed out informed quarters that the last paragraph of the British Note ask- ed for information of what is being It is made clear that the de-done to put & definite stop to in- cisions will be made by the Pre- sident himself, who has assumed charge of the situation. Bruter.
rights from Japan.
SYSTEM CRITICISED
New York, Dec. 18 "It is the system in Japan which i makes it possible for uniformed
cidents.
British quarters will certainly expeat compliance with this pro- cedure.- Reuter.
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FUND STARTED
Tokyo. Dec. 18. London, Dec. 18.
Contributions in aid of the vic- Close observers of the Sino- Japanese condict believe that, clansmen to break Japan's written tims of the Panay disaster are re- Hankow need not fear immediate pledges with impunity and swag-ported from all parts of Japan
through the Pelping ger roughshod over treaties," de- clares the New York "Herald-
ed if the Western powers had | Hankow railway, as the Japanese shown more firmness and cohesion have not advanced beyond Chang-Tribune" earller.
teh in north Honan, where they
at have been
standstill for several weeks, while in Shansi withdrawal is admitted.
"Le Peuple" declares that the Yangtse shipping incidents may be useless settled but this will be against the Japanese desire to in- stal herself master of China.
"Le Petit Journal," approving Anglo-American good sense, fore- casts that neither power can afford. to ignore the possibility that China and Japan wilt fght so hard that the interests of third parties will be ruined-Reuter,
FOREIGN SECRETARY GOING TO PARIS
Paris, Dec. 18. The British Foreign Secretary. Mr. Anthony Eden, intends to pay a visit to Paris in the near future, says "Le Jour."
The
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The Japanese troops there at present are on the defensive 30 miles south of Taiyuanfu, and a Japanese spokesman admitted that the forces were insuficient to take the southern half of the province.
Attacks on the railways to points within 20 miles of Peiping are fre- quent, but it is believed impossible that the Japanese will drive even as far as the Yellow River on the Peiping-Hankow Ilne without leaving the right flank seriously exposed."
The Chinese have destroyed 20 miles of railway south of Chang- teh, and the fact that 75,000 Ja- panese troops have been withdrawn from North China during the past two months is taken to indicate that no big southern drive is at
paper declares that Mr. present envisaged. Eden is anxious to obtain informa- Reuter.
the French Foreign tion from Minister, M. Yvon Delbos, regarding the impressions gathered by the latter in the course of his tour Central and
Fastern through Europe.- Transocean.
ITALIAN OFFICIALS
Obliged To Resign From League
Geneva, Dec. 17.
Italian officials of the League
and
JAPAN LODGES PROTEST
Tokyo, Dec. 18. The Foreign Office yesterday lodged a vigorous protest with the Soviet Embassy in Tokyo regard- ing seven Japanese nationals ar rested by the Soviet authorities at Vladivostok and North Saghallen on ambigucus charges,"
The protest points out the un- certain condition, "unimaginable the International Labour in a civilised country and impos- Office to-day attended a meeting sible in a country where the peo- at the Italian Consulate where ple's rights are guaranteed by the they were informed that it was constitution?" in which the seven desirable, they should resign from Japanese nationals in question are of its Hakodate branch, made thier positions. They would have placed by the Soviet authorities, to take the consequences if they and demands their immediate re- remained at Geneva. Thus all are lease. morally obliged to resign, except for a few who have anti-Fascist sympathies. Reuter.
Ister, and on December 11 the similar petition to Mr. Hirota.-- Reuter.
ANTI-JAPANESE
DEMONSTRATION
RUMOURS WITHOUT
FOUNDATION
London. Dec. 18: Yesterday'a anti-Japanese démon- stration in Oxford Street will be repeated within the next few days.
London, Dec. 18.- Object of the demonstration, which calls for boycott of Japanese The Admiralty, interviewed by goods, is to prevail on Christmas Reuter. stated that, reports publish shoppers to refuse to accept Ja-ed in London that Britain has three capital ships standing by for the panese toys and other Christmas
Far East are "without foundation; purchases.--
-Reuter
'Transocean.
Mr. Talitaka Hassi, manager "of the Shosen Gumi a Japanese shipping concern in Vladivostok, was arrested on March 27 on a charge of military espionage.
The other six were arrested In the northern part of Baghallen Island at various periods from May 19 to November 18 on ari alleged charge of espionage, but were never put on public, trial.
The protest says that the Boviet Government entirely disregards Japan's repeated protestations for speeding up their trial or for their immediate release.-- Itenter
The journal adds that if ad- justment of the Panay incident In any way helps the Imperial Japan- ese Government to prove itself a responsible government with real control over its rampaging armed
·AUDIENCE FOR KONOYE
Tokyo, Dec. 19. Prince Fumimaro Konaye, 'Pre- mier, is expected to be received in audience by Emperor Hirohito on Monday to recommend the con-
vocation of a juint conference of members of the Government and Staff
of the Imperial General Headquarters. The meeting will probably be held on December 22, at the earliest.
The Cabinet yesterday concluded a two-day meeting which is acs- cribed as momentous and which discuss had been convened, to Japan's future policies in China.
The meeting reviewed various decisions regarding the policies adopted at a recent liaison meet- ing between the Imperial General Headquarters and the Cabinet.-- Reuter.
JAPANESE SHIPS OFF AMOY
London Dec. 13..
Reports to the effect that 30 Japanese warships are anchored off Amoy are still lacking confirm ation. Reports reaching here from Hong Kong are emphatic in declar-
The Americo-Japanese Society and over thirty other organisations have started a nationwide drive for contributions for this purpose.
The list of subscriptions will close on Jan 15, when all contri- be handed to the butions will American Embassy. Reuter..
DIPLOMATS DISCUSS BOMBING OF PANAY
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Washington, Dec. 17. The Japanese Ambassador, Mr.
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STEAMER WILLANDRA" From MELFOURNE & SYDNEY.
NONSIGNEES of Cargo are bereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, L.d. at Kowloon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained Optional cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has been given 48 hours prior to vesel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends, No Clams will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered alter the 18th inst. will be subject to ront.
All claims against the vessel must be presented to the undersigned on or Lefore the 97th inst. or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 17th inst. at 10 a.m. by our surveyors, Mesra. Goddard & Douglas.
In the case of dutiable cargo, Con signees are requested to inform the Imports & Exports Office that they have such goods for examination. No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
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TARIFFS REVISED
Tasyo, Dec. 15.
Admiral Yarnell reported to the Navy Department that the condi- tion of two of the sailor wounded during the bombing of, the Panay It is reported that the "pro- was critical. The condition of three visional government" in Peiping is others was serious and the condi-studying revision of the tarin with tion of six others favourable.— Reuter.
CARNERA ILL WITH KIDNEY TROUBLE
Tommy Farr Sails For America
a view to putting on the free list, or reducing by 50 per cent., tariff rates on about ten items of mer- chandise, including daily necessities and materials for rehabilitation.
The list is reported to include sugar, marine produce, tobacco, paper, petrol, gum; cement and tin plate.-
Reuter...
CHINESE" FOUGHT FURIOUS REARGUARD ACTION IN †
Budapest, Dec. 19,
NANKING The Italian boxer, Primo Carnera,
Hsuchow, Dec. 18: All Chinese is il in hospital here. He has been soldiers and officers who held X-rayed and it is stated that his tenaciously on to the fortifications kidney is the principal source of at Wulungshan in Nanking despite the illness and trouble as diagnosed by a doctor who has given instruc-
ing that the precautionary mea- tions that Carnern be kept absolu- sures taken by the Military autho-tely stil- rities are designed Arst and fore-Venter's Bulletin Service. most to prevent the Colony from
Japanese conflict and to cope with becoming involved in the Sino-
the mass fight of refugees or armed forces from the war zone in South China into Hong Kong-
Transocean News Service.
SAFETY OF FRENCH WARSHIPS
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All broken, cha fed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, wheret: they will be examined, or Monday, 20th instant, 1937, at 10 a.m.
All Claims must be presented within 15 Days of the vessel's arrival here.. after which date they cannot be re cognized
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GEER, GODDARD & DOUGLAS, at 10. on Mondays and Thursdays, within the Free Storage period..
Consignees are specially notified that the fact that the Japanese had it is necessary, for a Revenue Officer to entered the city and surrounded be present at the axamination their positions, are believed to damaged dutinisle
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Agenté, Hong Kong, 18th Dec., 1937.
The men stuck their posts to the end as hells and bullets were CHEKIANG UNIVERSITY
literally raining on them from MOVING TO KIAN......
Japanese artillery, machine-guns Kinhwa, Chakiang, Dec. 18: As a and planiek, jft vred result of the hostilities spreading farther inland, the authorities, of Cheklang University have decided to remove the institution from their present site at Tienmu and Chienteh to Kan. in southwestern Klangel.
Tokyo, Dec. 19. The French Ambassador, M, "Ar--
The students and faculty mem- sene Henry, visited Mr. H. Sumo. Japanese Vice-Minister for Foreignbers, numbering 1,000, are expected Affairs, yesterday morning, report to reach the new campus in a few edly to request Japanese, good days. The apparatus and other offices to secure the safety of moveable property is now being French warships and steamers at transported to Kian
Central News, and near HankowReuter,
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REFUGEE ZONE
Shanghai, Dec. 18
It is announced that fálf ágree-
Other Chinese units controlling the strategie positions at Shibtse- shan: Chingliangshan, Morcahan and other points, fought a furious rearguard action hurting shel after shell at the invaders whement has been reached between passed through the ancient the Japanese authorities and Fa- gataways leading into the city, ther Jacquinot, under which the This officer claims that these Nantão refugee zone will continue rearguards inflicted heavy casual- to be administered by the interna- ties on the Japanese and succeed- tional relief committed w the main body of Chinese forces operation t'policing and assistance ed in covering the withdrawal of The Japanese are giving full co-
in administration-Reuter, Central New