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and which the newspapers attempt to allow their readers to glimpse, cvby event, is ono of constantly shifting всваса. Yesterday wo were watching Ethiopia, or Rome, or London, or Paris. World interost centred there, and in the reactions to the decision which labouring stateamen were making rifles at Geneva. To-day, since cracked on the banks of the Amur
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RUSSIA FIGHT?
River, the eyes of the world tur!! to the Far East again. The often- heard, and often-to-be-repeated YOU look for a normal front threat, of hostilities on the Man-' axle on this new Vauxhall chukuo-Soviet border is once fore -you don't see it! And you to the fore. What is it about? take the car on the road and look The Inpanese authorities state for bumps and pot holes and you that the Soviet. frontier guards don't feel them! For the New Vauxhall has independent front
crossed the border and that the wheel springing which changes and drove them back. The Russian Manchukuoan troops opened fire riding into gliding."
Government ha received from ita military Headquarters at Khabarovsk a statement that the Manchukuo patrol crossed the frontier and deliberately attacked Soviet guards. Time was when' the incident would have been sucrent to have sent these two powerful nations flying nt other's throats without a thought of seeking explanations. We have not progressed much beyond that state, but the realisa- tion of the frightfulness of war OR years now the world and the paralysing cost of it, has watched with increas- The marriage of Mr. Henrique A. makes Governments think twice ing apprehension the growth of
Wesk and disorganized China Barros, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs, hefore they strike. On this occa-a war sentiment between Japan F. Barrus, and Miss Cecilia
still presents a more formidable Noronha, chest daughter of Mr. sion, at least, they are talking of and Russia.
threat to the Japanese military J. M. Noronha and the late Mrs.n mixed commission to determine
plan than any other nation. J. M. Noronlin, will take place at the rights and wrongs of the case.
Japan is well aware that Man- the Rosary Chureb, Kowloon, of
chukuo is none too stable; the October 10, at 4.80 pan. Friends Nevertheless, such episodes are Vladivostok and her Maritime vised regulations made the wir be welcome at the wedding dangerous. They must not occur Province of Siberia lying just Japanese navy answerable only preponderance of the Chinese ceremony and at the reception to with too great frequency, be held at the Club do
With across the Japan' Sea. Vladi- to the Emperor: The Japanese population there is overwhelm- Recreio.
the world in the nervous condition Vostok; at the end of the Trans- army was already. In a similar ing. And in China proper the The marriage arranged between It is at present such trivialities are Siberian Railway, offers a real position. Now both branches boycott against Japan is always ready to be brought into play. Miss Billie Blumenthal and Mr. A. 1. apt to bring us much too close to military menace to Japan. With of the fighting force are Yet in view of hard facts there Henry will take place on Thursday, Hashpoint.
this port as a base, a fleet of dependent agencies, free of the is no escaping the conclusion October 17, instead of on Wednesday,
And we in the Far Russian planes could easily cross restraint of the Premier or the that if the military party in October 16, as previously arranged. East
A reception will be held at 5.30 p.m.
are much too close to the the Japan Sea, less than 400 Foreign Minister, What they Japan at No. 2 Connaught Road, the re-
miles wide, bomb the Island choose to do must become the Siberia, Russin will have to rely on attacking sidence of Mr. and Mrs. W. O'Neill.
No invitations are being issued but
Empire, and possibly inflict foreign policy of the land. friends are invited
serious damage on the Japanese This amounts to the abrogation on her own force of arms..
of reception.
Navy...
constitutional government, From a political standpoint, in the hands of the military Shin Position in Vladivostok
and places the fate of the nation
NTRATEGICALLY the Rus
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TUESDAY, OCT. 15. 1935.
LEAGUE ACTION
guna,
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FOR
Soviet Russia's mighty army on parade in the Red Square, Leningrad.
wants to seize Russia's port of The military party in Japan
by L. Colcord
SPEAKING OF NEWS
Going back to the idea of all the world being a stage, as Shakes- peare put it, but with greater the Russian Maritime Province party. felicity, and the newspapers shift-is necessary to Japan to com- ing the spot-light, so to speak, we plete the outlines of her new want to call attention to that in- Asiatic empire.
has been
no truck with
Japanese plans, and many rea- sons for favouring them,
is
insists.
hopelessly bad. Strong military preparations have been
WHAT influence can America made; large stores of munitions
there.
evident.
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The Very Idea!
CURRENT EVENTS
and the European Power have been sent from Russia and cident in Vienna, in which a Other issues are incidental. Hungarian writer featured as the Japan wants Russian recogni- actually bring to bear on this plans laid for the Soviet army villian of the piece. He has been tion of Manchukuo, and pro
latest phase of the Far Eastern to subsist as far as possible on- arrested for spreading false in- bably of the similar "indepen-
crisis?
Eastern Siberia. formation. And quite rightly. dent" government that appar- In the event of a trial of Perhaps the strongest force--- We feel like any other honest ently is being set up in Inner force between the United States for peace is the fact that the The Italian newspapers re-
trader or artist or practitioner, Mongolia. It is even stated and Japan, it is doubtful if the Maritime Province of Siberin is cently have been full of anti-that under-weight or distortion or that the imperialistic dreams of American fleet could be effec- not really a threat against Japan
sharp practice would be the ruina- British propaganda of a most tion of our business. Unfortun-the war party contemplate the tive. The nearest American unless she so believes. Left violent kind. Later on, perhaps, ately, newspapers at the ends of seizing of all Siberia und Mon- naval base to, Japan is at Hono-alone, Russia would never when the clear light of reason
the earth have no way of checking golia as far as Lake Baikal. lulu, 3,000 miles away, It dream of attacking Japan from upon the veracity of correspon-
If the Japanese SECCESSSSSSSSSESSEE realise how ridiculous
returns, the Italian people may dents whose despatches reach them Siberia is left as a narrow strip stay in home waters with her imperial dream could only con-
The Maritime Province of seems likely that Japan could Vladivostok. these from centres of activity. They SSSSSSSSSSSSES "hymns of hate" have been rely upon the well-established
War-time propaganda always they employ to "cover" their in- with Russia proper only by
putations of the news services ward to Vladivostok, connected navy could not safely attack her war in the Far East would
And without naval con- quickly disappear. does appear a little ludicrous to terests. Newspapers believe what the main line of the Trans- trol of the Pacific, America a later generation. However, not print it. In such instances as cutting a wide circle northward or supplies to the defence of they print; otherwise they would Siberian Railway, a section could contribute neither troops there is one point to be remem- this one in Vienna, where a through semi-Arctic territory. the. Maritime Province of bered. The present outbreak is journalist not entirely a case of spontane-sprending false information, his northward to cut the main line.
accused of Japan is rushing a railway Siberia. ous combustion. Britain's soli-censure him were he found guilty.
principals would be the first to of the Trans-Siberian at Blago. RITAIN has vast interests in citude for international law and There are, fortunately, few of that yeschensk. When this is com- Bthe China Sea, yet in terms order merely fanned the smoul- type of journalist who have the pleted, the Maritime Province dering fuel of Italian discontent. the public.
confidence of the employers and will be entirely cut off and of ability to hold by force what
By Eddie "Ward Price" Kelly The untrustworthy Vladivostok as a base will be she possesses in the Pacific re- JUST to be in the running we Italy expected to be richly re-are known to the trade; and the strategically untenable. gion, her weakness is self- J warded for the part which she trade
suppose we should comment will have
If the military party is to con-
on the Abyssinian situation again them. played in the Great War. Her
tinue in control of the policies Hongkong is not a first class But the only fresh news we've
to-day. waiting dreams were not satis-
of Japan, it looks like a flat naval base. The base nt Singa- read about Abyssinia is the re- filed. Since then she has cast proviso. It must be shown issue between the two nations. pore will not be finished until port of the awful smells in envious eyes upon the colonial that those principles
Japan intends to have the 1987.. A single successful stroke Adowa. are possessions, protectorates and taken as seriously as a plece of win it by force of arms, or lodge Great Britain altogether why many members of St. John Maritime Province. She can against Hongkong would, dis-. This is evidently the reason mandates held by her neigh- territory. Rightly or wrongly, Russia can cede it to her with- from the Orient, would throw Ambulance in Hongkong, are bours. There were fears at one Italy at first suspected that out resistance. The latter course her back on the Mediterranean eager to volunteer for service in time in certain quarters that | Great Britain and France would is .hardly within reason.
Rus- as the nearest base, and might Abyssinia. They'll at least feel Italy might try to grab what she not go out of their way to up-sian opinion would not support even open up India to Japanese at home in one respect--they
further concessions. The ques- attack. had long coveted. But these hold the Covenant of the League tion is, then, whether the mili. Australia and New Zealand Wanchai or Central markets.
At least it would bring won't be allowed to forget the were quite unfounded.. And of Nations. Hence her defiant tary party is to remain in within the range of Japanese Italy's discretion in this matter attitude towards the League, power.
"Do you think there's going to is very simply explained. The But the Lengue is just as strong
The fact must be faced that The chief British weapon in us on the Star Ferry last night. Italian Governmont knows with- as its Member-States make it. along with the development of the China Sea up to the present "We're sure there fe," we said out any shadow of doubt that Happily, no member has actually Japanese imperialism on the time has been economic power; sadly, "we've spent the money the British territory would be devoted against the application of ground has gone a progressive but this also is being shattered wife gave us to pay the com- fended, and that Great Britain sanctions in the present dispute, strengthening of the military by the Japanese trade offensive. Pradoro's account." would defend it single-handed if while over fifty countries have
party at home.
Last year India, for instance, Mussolini's to blame. When in necessary. This patent fact has endorsed this method of dealing
imported 600,000,000 yards of Rome you don't do as the Romana a bearing upon the question of with the crisis. It is naturally SUCCESS has inflamed the 645,000,000 yards from Japan, fast but Mussolini's Fascist. In cotton goods from England and do. You do as Mussolini saya. "sanctions" which the: Italo-hoped that the first of these spirit of the Japanese nation. Figures in various lines of Ethiopian dispute has made sanctions will impress the fact The dream of Asiatic empire, trade, along the China const, in cidentally, when
these sanctions topical. We are sometimes told on
held by Japan for generations, the Dutch East Indies, and it the League of Rations.
become effective, they'll be calling Italy that unwarranted by the isolationists that "sanc-aggression cannot be tolerated, sure of an increasing popula- littoral as far as East Africa, justified in her eyes by the pres- throughout the Indian Ocean tions mean war This arguand that she may, even at this tion, and intensified by the tell a similar story. It might TX blame the British delegate ment, however, requires the late hour, reconsider her policy, diplomatic rebuffs and restric- almost be said that Great Bri- the sauctions. "Eden me wrong' to the League of Nations for closest scrutiny. We have seen If not, the League members will tious imposed by America and tain retains her Pacific empire in the latest Italian theme songs that Britain can defend the tini- not hesitate to bring further the European Powers in the only by Japanese sufferance. And in the Garden of Eden's Six est morsel of her territory-as pressure to bear. That is the open expression of national
past 25 years, has become an - France does not possess such Samuel Hoare and Mr. Stanley. well as the largest--without position at the moment. Time temper.
pre vested interests hs Great Oh, yes, and the latest theme song Baldwin are the prickly pear.. resort to war. The Longue prin- will show whether united action
Britain in China. Indo-China about Selassie is "Ho ain't gonna ciples, on which rest the whole by League members will bring
Most of Japan's liberal lead- is her largest colony. It is far reign no mo, no mo of civilisation, could be defended Italy around to a more reason- turs; several of them have been does not covet It.
Lors have dropped out of the plc- removed from Japan, and Japan in the same way. There is one able frame of mind.
France has Which la all assassinated. A year ago re-no practical reason for opposing about Ethiopia. But Abyasinio
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