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BRITISH GOVERNMENT STATEMENT ON PARIS VIEWS
TIENTSIN CLEARS POSITION: STRONG HINT OF REPRISALS
Permanent
Mandates Commission
Maintains Original Action Justified PALESTINE WHITE
LONDON, June 18 (Reuter)-A statement setting forth the issues of the Tien- tsin blockade as seen by British Government circles was issued last night. The statement says: "In the first place the present situation at Tientsin has come about owing to the Japanese demand for surrender of four Chinese alleged by the' - Japanese authoritles to be implicated in the murder of another Chinese in the British Concession on April 3..
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"The standpoint of the British authorities has been that hitherto sufficient evidence has not been forthcoming to establish a prime facie case justifying the handing over of these four men, at present in detention by the Municipal police, to the local district court. It should be noted that the Japanese authorities have consistently refused to furnish evidence.
WOULD HAVE AGREED TO NEUTRAL JUDGMENT
their pre-Chiang Kai-shek policies, including the protection
SUDDEN HEART
PAPER STUDIED.
GENEVA, June 18 (Reuter)
ON TIENTSIN
TO PROVIDE DIVERSION?
PARIS, June 18 (Reuter)"The Tientsin affair is in execution of a part of a vast plan drawn up by the totalitarian states with the dỡ Ject of crushing the Democracies.. according to the Italian Press" The Permanent Mandates Com-writes "Intransigeant," but adds mission has virtually finished that this was not the information examination of the White Paper received by London. Parts and on Palestine.
Washington, and diplomatic Two meetings were held yester-circles it is believed that Japan has decided to limit the extent of day at which the Secretary for the
her action. Colonials, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald; was questioned at length on sec- tions of the report dealing with immigration, land and constitu- tlonal proposals.
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The meeting ended at 8 p.m. Mr. MacDonald announced that he was planning to dy to Paris
"ATTACK WHILE to-day or Monday to lunch with the French Colonial Minister, 'M. Mandel, but would return to
SWIMMING
and
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"As already made clear, the British authorities. have agreed to submit this aspect of the question to the judgment of an independent advisory committee
Geneva on Monday night or Tues- day to appear before the Commis- of three reputable persons under a neutral chairman.
sion again, if necessary. "The Japanese would have the Japanese in construction of a Tragic Death Of
June 23 will be given over to been represented on this new order in the East by abandon-
examination of reports on
Byris Printer
Lebanon after which the court, and the United States Government had agreed to
Leung Chun, aged 31 printer Commission will begin considering nominate a member.
of anti-Japanese Communist ele- employed by the "China Mail" was various memoranda petition, sub- ments, support of the Chinese swimming in Telegraph Bay "yes-mitted by Jewish and Arab or- "Purpose of this proposed com-dollar at the sacrifice of Federal terday afternoon when he suddenly ganizations. mittee was to advise whether in Reserve Bank notes, cornering had a heart attack and lost So much time was occupied on their opinion the evidence avall-commodities, connivance at the consciousness. In the water.
the Palestine White Paper that able against the four accused was use of wireless by lawless elements European and Chinese swimmers the Commission decided to post- in fact adequate to justify their and permission to use anti-Japan-nearby brought the man to shore pone examination of the report our being handed over.
and an ambulance was summoned, the mandate for Tanganyika until "The British Government was
“While therefore the position as Leung was taken to the Queen the autumn session. prepared beforehand to accept regards the four arrested Chinese Mary Hospital where he died with- The Commission hopes to finish whatever conclusion this body remains as described, British cir-out recovering consciousness. its work by June 28.
might reach...
ese schoolbooks,'
cles cannot but take the most ser- This proposal did not find fa-fous view of the further demands vour in the eyes of the Japanese which have been made, raising the authorities in Tientsin, who de-widest issues and affecting the cided to proceed with their plans rights of all those Powers which for imposing a blockade on the have treaty rights u nina British and French Concessions.
"They would mean the abandon-
"The British offer to submit thement under threats of force of the evidence against accused to an ad-policy which His Majesty's Gov- visory committee, however, has not ernment has followed in the past, been withdrawn.
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GRAVER ISSUES "Meanwhile, far graver Issues have been raised by statements emanating from the local Japanese
which is the same as that of other great Powers with interests in the Far East.
It is still hoped that the Jap- anese authorities may not main-
· authorities in China."-
tain the refusal to give. further "Recently, it may be recalled, consideration the proposals
to the British, French and American which have been made in order to Governments found it necessary to localise the incident. make representations to the For-"But, if unhappily the new de eign Office in Tokyo regarding mands foreshadowed from official statements by the spokesman of Japanese sources North China the Japanese Foreign Office on should be persisted in, then f May 24, which seriously threaten- must be said that an extremely ed the treaty rights of foreign serious situation will arise, and Powers in China,
that the British Government will
th
Such statements have recently been sharpened in a threatening manner by the Japanese spokes- man in Tientsin.
have to consider what immediate and active steps they can take for the protection of British interests. La China."
BRITONS. SINGLED QUT
MAJESTIES' MOST MOVING WELCOME AT HOLYROOD
Felicitous Farewells From French, American Heads
ST. JOHN'S, June 18 (Reuter)-Their Majesties were given the most open-hearted and unsophisticated welcome they received anywhere on their tour when they landed at Holyrood.
The scene resembled a small fishing village on the Scottish coast. The jetty, around which were clustered scores of little fishing craft and trap-skiffs, was crowded with cheering fisherfolk dressed in their Sunday best. A heavy Scottish mist accompanied by light drizzle hung over the harbour.·
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FRENCH TRIBUTE
The influential "Temps.” how- ever, does not introduce a note of which optimism in its leader, states: "The Idea, justified or not exists that Berlin and Rome, seeing that they will be obliged eventually to carry on a war on two fronts, are drawing Japan into what amounts in fact to ́a Jap- anese-Italo-German alliance, by
urging Japan to provoke, under
cover of defence of purely Jap anese interests, a conflict with England which will oblige the Democratic Powers to divide their forces."
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PHENIX TRAGEDY CAUSE A COMPLETE MYSTERY
Theory Of Technical Defect Advanced As Possibility
PARIS, June 17 (Transocean)-The Phenix has been given up as lost by French marine circles, although it was announced that efforts to reach the sunken craft are still going on with the object of at least ascertaining the cause for the catastrophe.
French marine authorities expressed the opinion that the sinking of the vessel was due toa technical defect and not to a collision with an underwater reef or a wreck. This opinion is supported by the fact that the ships accompanying the sub- marine did not report seeing off on the surface of the water as would have been the case had the vessel met with an accident while submerging,
| now stated that the Phenix left
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FLOUR EMBARGO TOKYO, June 18 (Reuter)-The embargo placed on flour to-day by the authorities of the British Concession in Tientsin has added to the tenseness of the situation
WARSHIPS STAND BY states a Japanese.telegram.
SAIGON, June 17 (Renter) on June 13 with other units of It is stated that the embargo Several French warships are now the feet and a number of planes applies to stocks of flour held by standing by in the position of the for extended exercises, some units Japanese as well as others and oil patch which presumably marks of which, including the Phenix, the Japanese authorities are re the spot where the Phenix lies. were due on a cruise to Manila en ported to be contemplating takingj
It has not been possible to take route to Hongkong. appropriate measures to meet the further steps to locate the exact
position of the submarine and it) It is reported that the Japanese is considered almost certain that LONDON, June 17 (Reuter) military "authorities regard the Bri-
water has forced its way into the The Commander-in-Chief of the tish wheat embargo as gross pro-
Craft thus quickly ending the British Naval Forces on the China vocation. against Japan since the
Station, Admiral Bir Percy Noble, Japanese authorities never banned agony of the crew.
The Phenir was built to with-has offered the French naval au- the transport of vegetables and other foodstuffs into the British stand underwater pressure to the thorities British assistance in the
depth of three hundred feet, but Phenix rescue work, this after.. it is believed that she is in much being telegraphed from his fiag- deeper water than this.
ship, the Kent.
situation....
Concession.
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BRITISH AID
EARLIER REFORES PARIS, June 17 (Renter)-The LONDON, June 17. Renter)---- announcement of the The news that the French sub- Ministry of Marine that hope had marine Phenix, with four officers let the Chinese. know their exact been abandoned reveals that the land 67 men on board, falled to strength.
time. of disappearance of the emerge from, a dive of Baigon, CHANGSHA, June 18 (Intl)-Phenix the Espoir was carrying comes almost two weeks after the.. Japanese
abandonment of the cat diving attack on the cruiser Thetis disaster.
Lamotte Picquet in fine weather. drive northward in Hupeh is due
According to messages from Bal- to the heavy casualties in Sul-surface of the position where the der water over 30 hours.
Patches of oil were lying on the gon, the Phenix has now been un- hsten, North Hupeh, where over Phenix disappeared. Vice Admiral 250,000 Japanese were killed of Ferraux. Decoux,
"When the submarine failed to Their Majesties were ob- their welfare and my deep sy wounded between May 15 and French naval forces in the Far Commander-in-Chief of the French commanding emerge at the hour fixed, the viously delighted with the un-pathy with them in trials which June 15. pretentious and sincere wel- they have to face,"
The third Japanese division East has appointed a Commission naval forces in the Far East im- known as a crack unit was com-of Inquiry to try to discover the mediately warned all warships and QUEBEC, June 17. (Reuter)pletely wiped out as the Chinese catastrophe, causes of which re-China base.
circumstances surrounding "this seaplanes" attached to the mdo- address at the entrance of the Monsieur Patenauce. Lieutenant moved into action their new guns main at the moment completely ments that surrender of the four TIENTSIN, June 17 (Reuter)-town and afterwards the King laid Governor of Canada's French-known for their deadly accuracy..
At the end of some hours' searth accused men is no longer regarded Despite the strong protest of Mr. a wreath on the War Memorial. speaking province, Quebec, sent a The battles in North Hupeh were
unknown.***
it was surmised that the sub- as the reason for imposition of E. G. Jamieson, the British Consul Their Majesties were given off-message to Their Majesties that among the leading victories on the FLAGS AT HALF-MAST marine must have lost. Its balance measures against the British Con-General, British residents here clal farewells by the Government"our people regretfully see their Chinese side since the beginning SAIGON, June 17 (Reuter) submerging owing to an unknown
are continued to-day to be singled and Members of the Administra-sovereigns who have conquered of the war.
All warships of the Indo-China cause, and descended to the bottom dut for search by the Japanese. tion. The Governors and four them by charm and exquisite
In north Hunan, the Chinese Station flew their colours at half of the sea.. A particularly aggravating case others earlier figured in the in-goodness separate themselves troops are attacking Nanlinchlao, mast,
A statement issued by the as told to Reuter was by a victim vestiture, ceremony at Government distance from their shores."
about 90 miles west of Yochow, The Phenix is belleved to lle French Ministry of Marine states who was a highly respected mem- House, marking the first time in
and expect to occupy it within the under 300 feet of water, six miles that grave anxiety is felt regard- ber of the local community. When history, that the King has person"
off the coast outside of Camranhing the vessel's fate. attempting to cross the Interna-ally conferred honours in New-
Bay which is a new naval base. The Phenix is described as a tional Bridge-to his office, he was foundland.
News of the tragedy was kept first-class submarine, and is on peremptorily ordered by the Jap-
secret here yesterday, but it is detached daty in Indo China. anese to line up to the end of the
"It is clear from these state-
cession.
Huge Japanese Casualties
the
come.
The Mayor of St. John's read the
MR. KING ON SUCCESS OTTAWA, June 18 (Reuter)-
Guede in spite of his production of Mr. Mackenzie King, in a state- a pass from his office.
ment on his return to Ottawa after
-realise what
a
WAR MINISTER'S ESTIMATE
The performance was repeated seeing their Majesties off at Half- CHUNGKING, June 17 (Central) twice whereupon the Chinese pofax, said that he never doubted
from -Japanese casualties
lice motioned him to pass but was the Royal visit would be a success outbreak of the Sino-Japanese set on by a Japanese sentry who but did not hostilities on July 7, 1937 to May insisted that several Chinese who tremendous auccess it would be.. 15, 1939 as estimated by Chinese ined him behind him pass first.
A great thing about the visit was millary authorities were 864,500.~*~
„DECOY NEAR""TILATSIN:
the complete co-operation of the This ngure was announced by,
SHANGHAL, June 17 (Reuter) provinces and municipalities and General Ho Ying-chin, Minister of The British destroyer Decoy has he had never known such com- War, in the weekly memorial ser- arrived at Chinwangtao, 125 miles plete unity of feeling." vice held at the Central Kuomin-north of Tientsin, and will tour tang Headquarters last Monday,
North China summer resorts," in-
Summing up the general war cluding Peltaiho, to investigate the situation, General Ho said that the carety of Britons. Japanese offensive spirit had de-
clined noticeably, that they were
experiencing increasing dimculties JAPANESE TO
in transporting and replenishing
their military supplies, and in re-j cruitment; that 'anti-war feelings
CONTROL SHAI
among the Japanese rank and the FRUIT TRADE
had increased, and that the econo-
mie 'pinéa was more and more felt CHUNGKING, June 18 (Central) in Japan.
10.068 JAPANESE KILLED
CHUNGKING, June 18 (Central)
The Japanese and puppet a to institute control over the fruit
thorities in Shanghai are planning
EMBARK FOR HOME
ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND. June 18 (Reuter)—Their Majesties embarked for. England at 8:05 pm. (GMT). ;A guard of honour gave the Royal salute at the · dock marking the end of the uproarious reception which the Newfound landers everywhere have given their Majesties.
KING'S SPEECH ST. JOHN'S, June 17 (Beuter) shortly after landing from the Empress of Britain, His Majesty
MARITIME HISTORY MADE
LONDON, June 18′ (B.W.)—.. The King is making British. Maritime history on his home- ward voyage in the Empress of Britain. Information has reached Southampton that the
· Red · Ensign of the British Merchant Navy is now being flown at the foremast which means that His Majesty is travelling as Master of Mer- chant Navy and the Fishing Fleet out of compliment to that service
The title was created by King George V
Two Shooting Outrages In Shanghai
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next 48 hours.
FAR EAST HEALTH
The health bulletin of Eastern
YELLOW RIVER FRONT. TUNGKWAN, June 18° (Intl) Hardly recovered from their recent retreat from Liulia. West Shansi, where they suffered heavy losses in 'men and equipment, the Okada, Matau, Kimura and Takumin de- tachments were" ordered to-day by ports for the week ending June 10, Lieut-General Toshijiro Umetsu to is as follows:- make another effort to cross the Plague Bassein 1 case. Yellow River "over to the North- Cholera Chittagong 1 case, ended atter an hour when police Bassein 1 Calcutta 140 Cawnpore fired several shots over the heads The Hoj and Inque units aa-2. Macao 20 (18 imp.). Hongkong of demonstrators vancing from the south of Lahih. 27, Shanghai 1.
Four police were injured from
west...
Hanoi 3 cases. Shanghai 2,-
JAMAICA RIOT KINGSTON, JAMAICA, June '17 (Reuter)---Strikers rioted in the main streets yesterday. The clash
the chief base of the Japanese Small-Pax: Bombay 11 cases, stones The rioters attempted to troops, were also driven back and Calcutta 40, Madras 5. Rangoon 2, burn down a house. sustained heavy losses. The front Dell City 23. Jodhpur 3 deaths, -was quiet to-day.
For the past month, there have
The political speech made by been 280 different engagements in The Mexican Government is Dr. Goebbels on Saturday night Shanst, in which the Japanese ready, sccording to "Uptimae in the Danzig is reported in full lost over 7,000, afficers and men. Noticias" to buy again from the by the Paris Sunday morning press Over 60 prisoners were captured former Republican Spanish Pre- refraining as yet from comment. CHUNGKING, June 18 (Central) | and many machine guns, held mier Nogrin 41 warplanes repre- ing in detail on the speech and --Following close upon the distri- guns, rifles and ammunition were seating in value $1,000,000 The confining themselves to pointing bution of threatening letters to seized
warplanes purchased by the Re- out the Reich Minister's serious Chinese Journalists connected with
publicans from the United States warning against Polish chauvinism Foreign-owned Chinese papers, al- Tegedly by followers of Wang
could not be transported, to Re-in refusing to come to an under- Ching-wel, two hosting outrages at $74, was stolen from No.8 tionalist blockade,
Clothing and Jewellery, values publican Spain owing to the Na standing and preaching the an
hit-nexation of the Danzig as well as occurred in Shanghal yesterday, Hillier-Street, first door, yesterday, mately at Vem Cruz
la march on Berlin—(TO) says 'a Shanghai dispatch,
King George broadcast a speech A total of 10,068 Japanese lost trade, according to a Shanghai wherein he referred to his last their lives on various fronts in report: KOLA
visit to the Island in 1913 when
Mr Chu Shao-y!, a lawyer and 368 engagements during the first A so-called Central Fruit Mar-was a cadet on H.MS. Cumber: editor of the "Shun Pao,” was fred half month of June, according to ket is being organized, in Chapel, land upon and wounded by an assatlant Chinese military statistics.
The Shanghai Frulterers Guild "I well know in recent years with a revolver at his residence in Japanese officers and soldiers decided at an emergency meeting Newfoundland like other parts of the International Settlement yes- captured alive during the period on June 14 to refuse to participate the world has suffered a period of
terday noon. numbered 167.
in any bogus organization:
severe economic stress," the King The other shooting outrage took (Chinese war booty included 1,104",
RICE PRICE BOARS
said, but the quality of courage place in the office of the Tao CHUNGKING, June 18 (Central) and endurance which never talled ao," a Chinese paper, in Ningpo two held guns and 4,914 munda of —As a result of the manipulation the people of Newfoundland, in Road in the International "Settle- mmmmunition, vu
of unscrupulous merchants," the the past will enable them ance ment, yesterday evening, Beven
horses, 635 riftes, 18 machine-guns,
** In addition, 53 Japanese tanka price of rice has soared in Bhang-more to surmount their dimcul- unidentided perana biroke into the
and armoured cars were damages, hal says
eight naval vessels sunk and a One
number of airplanes shot down
The fort
"What is demanded is that the tien are tak Hah authorities co-operate with manipulatio
ghal dispatch: ties
Sad Fattice by the back door and sred I am glad Indeed to have the more than ten shots. authori, opportunity of expressing to all servant was wounded. suppress throughout Newfoundland and The terrorists décamped" before
Labrador my personal, interest in police arrived.