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DEADLOCK IN TOKYO TALKS IF

NO REVERSAL

OF POLICY:

CHAMBERLAIN

ter) Questioned

LONDON, July 17 (Reu- in the House of Commons re- garding the Tokyo discus- sions,

Mr. Chamberlain said that there had been many statements made in the press in both Japan and England to the effect that the Japanese Govern- ment would require a com- plete reversal of the policy of His Majesty's Govern- ment in the Far East as its condition for the open- ing of negotiations on the Tientsin issue.

Mr. Chamberlain added:. "I should like to make it clear that this country would not so act in regard to its foreign policy at the demand of another Power. Nor have His Majesty's Government received any such demands from the Japanese Government..

Hitler's Echo In England

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1939

JAPAN EXTENDS SCOPE BEYOND

TIENTSIN

DISPUTE "TIMES"

LONDON, July 17 (BWS)--The British Ambassador in Tokyo has communicated to London a report of his preliminary conversation on Saturday with the Japanese Foreign Minister. It had been anticipated that the conversation, which was arranged for the exclusive discussion of local issues at Tientsin, would be resumed to-day but press reports state the resumption has been postponed until Wednesday. Meanwhile, Sir Robert Craigle's report is under consideration in London,

A JAPANESE

LIE SPIKED

EMBASSY DENIES TIENTSIN REPORT

SHANGHAI, July 17 (Reuter)— The British Embassy to-day off- clally denied the semi-oficial Japanese reports from › Tientsin alleging that British assistance 1s being given to Chinese guerillas around Tientsin.

Among the charges contained in the reports were, firstly that arms and ammunition were brought to the British Concessión in Tientsin ostensibly for the British garrison but actually for the Chinese gue- rillas and secondly that, the Bri- tish Ambassador, Sir Archibald

"GIVE REICH FREE Clark-Kers, after consulting with

HAND"; MOSLEY

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, had sent an agent to Tientsini on LONDON, July 17 (Reuter)Sira secret mission. Oswald Mosley, the Fascist leader, addressed a gathering of his fol- lowers at Earl's Court last night. He spoke trom a rostrum twenty feet!. high.

He said that he and his fellow- Fascists would fight for England; if the country were attacked, but

he asked that Germany.be given

a free hand in Eastern Europe.

Mosley had to be protected by police while he spoke, and personal bodyguard attended "him to and from the meeting.

The German press this morning headlined news of the sembly with such captions" as British Masses Against Encirclement."

BRITISH TRADE IN NORTH ATTACKED

RUSSIANS AGAINST RUSSIANS

The Times" commentary on the subject says that Saturday's meeting appears to have been taken up by Mr. Arita's exposition of the "background" of the Tientsin dispute and Sir Robert Craigle's explora- tion by questions as to the extent of this region and of the Japanese claims.

There is clearly no reason why the British Gov- ernment should oppose the desire of the Japanese to describe a background as fully as possible. But be- tween listening to and recording the Japanese view and accepting it as a basis of discussion there is a great gulf fixed.

"If these explanations of the Japanese Army at- titude towards British interests in northern China are explanations and no more they will doubtless be of value. I, on the other hand, they foreshadow an at- tempt to extend the negotiations beyond the scope of the. Tientsin dispute it is impossible to foresee any re- sult. but a deadlock."

Powers' Garrisons In North

TIENTSIN, July 17 (Intl)-The Anglo-Japanese conversations in Tokyo have brought to the fore the critical tension in North China between Japan and the European Fowers, whose rights are safeguarded by their respective garrisons here.

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JAPANESE HAMPERED

BY FLOODS IN NORTH

PEIPING-HANKOW RAILWAY

ly and 200 slightly injured CUT; HOPEI FACES FAMINE

a railway accident on Sunday night at Vilanoff, 20 kilometres south of Warsaw.

Two trains coming from opposite directions crash- ed into each other at full speed owing to a switch- man's mistake."

Several railway officials were arrested on suspicion of being responsible for the accident.

CHUNGKING, July 17 (Reuter)-Heavy rains and flood waters are playing havoc with Japanese trans- portation in North China, particularly along the nor- thern section of the Petping-Hankow railway, accord- ing to Chinese dispatches.

BRITAIN'S MILITIA

34,000 RECRUITS

Tug O'War BEGIN TRAINING Peace Pact

"New" Orders

For Seeds

Railway traffic between Paoting and Shihchischuang- is said to have been inters rupted while the latter town is reported to have been flood ed. Over ten thousand houses, are affected, of which 2,500 have already collapsed.

away.

The Yungting river is said to be rising continuously and the new LONDON, July 17 (Reuter) Only branch railway built by the Jap

anese between Sinhsiang and one militiman of the 34,000 called up on Saturday failed to turn up badly damaged by flood waters.

Kaifeng is reported to have been Eventually it was found that hei

All rivers in Hopel are overnów- had joined the regular army.

The new militia are starting their banks and flooding the

A countryside.

steel railway their service cheerfully, and are bridge spanning the Hutó river at being welcomed by the regular and Sinlo is said to have been washed, reserve men, They are settling down to the job of real training, Southbound trains on the Pet- which begins to-day with marching ping-Hankow

· railway LONDON, July 17 (Reuter)--Mr. exercises. Gun drill will be start reach Paoting, all bridges across Chamberlain stated in the Houseed before the end of the week,

the Tang river north of Tinghsien of Commons to-day that fresh

having been washed away. Instructions had been sent to Sir William Seeds in Moscow and that: he was not in a position to add anything to his recent statements. Asked if he would make a state-

Minister refused to promise to do so.

India Burma

Defence Talks

MOSCOW PARLEYS A. D. Cochrane, are meeting at

Britain, France, and America each have about 1,500 troops stationed in North China. The headquar-ment on Wednesday, the Friend en par de a fi fuerint, pallid ters of these garrisons are located in Tientsin, while troops are stationed in the zone of Feiping, Tientsin, and Shanhalkwan, to protect the line of communica- tions leading to the sea and the Embassies and Lega- tions in Peiping.

RESUMED LONDON, July 17 (Reuter)

SIMLA, July 17 (Reuter)—The Viceroy of India, Lord Linlithgow, and the Governor of Burma, Sir

Simla to-day to discuss the de- fence of the two countries...

The IC. India, Gen. Bir

In accordance with agree-tause Britain has many important ments made among the Pow-interests in the area, such as the Further instructions have been Robert Alasiek, and the G. O. C. ers following the Boxer Kailan mines. It is believed that JAPANESE· POLICY

trouble in 1900, Japan, Ger- the British troops in North China Sent to the British Ambassader at British Forces in Burma, Maj- Anglo-Franco Gen. D..K. McLeod, as well as IN MANCHURIA ·

many, Italy, Britain, America, at present actually number, about Moscow, and the

Soviet negotiations are expected to the Burmese Secretary of Defence SHANGHAI, July 17. (Intl)-France, Russia, and Austria

are also attending the meeting. be resumed to-day. Though there were at first few Kenkichi Ueda, Japanese together stationed some 12,000 Italian troops in North China since issued troops in North China in 1901. aly's interests in the zone are Commander-in-Chief has

Gen.

1,500.

an order requiring the registration The troops were reduced to limited, they were increased to of White Russians in Manchuria | 9,300 in 1903, and later some three companies of marines in These men are to be drafted into countries eith T decreased 102. At present, the Italian the Japanese army for service on or withdrew their troops.

the Mongol-"Manchukuo" border, according to a ̈Changchun rêport.

CERMANS DEAL ON. To use Russians against Russians

JAPANESE TERMS

British Forces

According to official figures, the

troops stationed there comprise 13 officers and 313 non-commissioned

Acers and men.

French Strength 15 the policy of the Kwantung British forces stationed in North

While there are comparatively Command. There are over 200,000 China now comprise 40 officers and few French residents in North TIENTSIN. July 1 (Reuter) Russians in various parts of "Man-988 non-commissioned officers and China, there are 70 French officers The exchanged-control measures chukuo," but most of them are re-men of an infantry battalion. Be and 1,984 non-commissioned off- announced by the Peiping govern-luctant to take part any civil

ment are being entureca som to-

day.

WAZ.

BOMBING TEARS It is understood that British

There are considerable fears in firms are not contemplang doins Harbin, Changchun, Dairen and business on the basis proclaimed Mukden, which are liable to be!

by Pelping, but that zamonals of bombed by Soviet Jeunes. The 50- a lesser Power, and also of a Ger- viets are bringing up the latest man firm, have been visiting the planes to the border in view of the Yokohama Specle Banks, which 13 Japanese air raids, and the Japan- now in the Japanese Concession.ese bases in Hailar, Changchun In order to negotiate export bills.

and Harbin may be bombed.

COUNT CIANO

MADRID, July 17 (T/Ocean)- The Italian Foreign Minister. Count Clano, will leave Spain this afternoon by an Italian warship from Malaga. Although an official communique issued on the discus-

Excitement prevailed in Harbin yesterday morning when a strange plane was sighted. No bombs were dropped, and it is believed that! the machine was engaged in recon-

oitring work..

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PAGE 2. — All-cycung „meet. Sports notes and views. American baseball results. Open lawn bowls singles. Water polo league. Garrison billiards league results, Be- 11lios School aquatics. PAGE 3-Radio programines. London Gazette. The Ser-

vices. PAGE 5.-Cinemas. Crossword

puzzle. Bhanghai hotel.

PAGE 6.-Rescued by wife from Nazi prison. Marriage at Registry." Menu, New .settes.

searched. The report contátried in a War- sion between Generalissimo Franco saw despatch to the "Parts Midi" and Count Clano makes no con- that General Gamelin, Chlet of crete statement, political quarters the French General Star, was ex- in Rome and Madrid are con-pected to vialt the Polish capital vinced that still closer co-operation shortly was denied by the War between Italy and Spain will result (Ministry in Parle yesterday,

(Transocean); from Count Clano's" atate visit,

16,865 Japanese Officers, Men Killed In Half Month

CHUNGKING, July 17 (Central)--An official release to-day claims that a total of 18.865., Japanese officers and men were killed by Chinese forces on the various fronts during the first. half of July.

In the period under review, Chinese and Japanese engaged in 236 combats. 'Spoils of war seized by the Chinese Included 132 horses, 709 rifles, eight machine-guns, four field guns, and 4,420 rounds, of ammunition. A MEAN

Twenty Japanese soldiers were taken captive by the Chinese, Heavy material losses suffered by the Japanese included 19 armoured cars and siz naval vessels. A total length of 41 kilo- metres of rails behind Japanese lines was torn, and 147 kilometres of highway damaged."

the cers and men stationed in zone, The troops include An- namese.

Previously there was an Ameri- can army garrison of 800 officers and men in North China, but this has now been withdrawn, leaving less than a battalion of marines stationed in Peiping and Tentsin.

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