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HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
The estimated expenditure for carrying! out the Society's work among the children during the financial year ended 31st Octo- ber, 1938
$30,000.00
The Society is in urgent red of funds and asks for dunations from the publie towards this expenditure.
Hon. Treasurersi
Mr. D. BLACK, C.A.,
c/o Percy Smith, Seth & Pleman,!,
Des Voeux Road, Central.
Mr. KWOK CHAN,
c/o Banque de Leino China.
Hongkong.
December 4, 1937,
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REFUGEE SITUATION EASIER
Report From S'hai
Authorities
London, Dec. 20. According to most recent reports about a quarter of at there were million refugees in Nanton, Shang- hol, at the beginning of the month, 100,000 in the International Settle- ment and 50,000 in French Cun- cession, muid Mr. Anthony Eden. British Secretary in the House uf Common to-day,
As far as the Settlement and French Concession were concerned, the refugees were housed in cumpa, Recently the situation was reported to De custer.Reuter.
CAPETOWN MAY BE HELD UP
Hankow, Dec. 21.
HMS. Capetown which left here on Saturday with one man, 21 wonen and 20 children, arrived at Wuhu yesterday morning, and will resume her journey
to-day: It is possible there will not be suflelent water ut the breach in the Kiangyin boom to allow the Cape- town, which draws
176 feet, to pass througli, this event the civilian passengers must be trans- ferred to smaller ship in order to complete the journey to Shanghat.
TUESDAY,
JAPANESE ACCEPT LIABILITY
If. Responsibility For Injury To British Can Be Proved
DECEMBER 21, 1937.
JOINT ACTION ADVISED
Admiral Osborne States Case
London, Dec. 20,
Exceptions May by a number of members of all
Be Discovered
London. Dec. 20. Mr. Authony Eden, Foreign Secre- tary, was asked. in the House of Commons to-day whether be would publich a White Paper containing particulars of direct injury to British viens, property and interests by the Japanese military furees la China that had evokej British re- presentations.
of
The naval position in the For East ¡was discussed at a meeting in the House of Commons to-day, attended
partles, with Sir Cyril Entwistle presiding.
Vice-Admiral R.O.B. Osborne spoke possibility of collective action on the part of Britain, France and the United States and emphasised the importance to Britain and America of what he considered to be Japan's alma to dominate China to the com- plote exclusion of foreign interests. He said that if co-operation between Britain, France and the United States could be secured it would not be ficult to defend the common interests of the three nations. He The Foreign Secretary replied: jbelleved that the threat of common "It has not yet been possible to action would be sufficient to deler formulate many of these claims and Japan, but it must be remembered still less to verify them, so that it is that the United States would con- premature to consider publication of template no alliance and would not * White Paper." He added that Intervene for interests not her own, British representatives in China had and would not take any action which details which had not yet reached might lead to war.
1.
Sir Percy Harris L.) asked if the Japanese accepted ability in principle for the damage done where it can be proved that the Japanese were responsible,
of many
Mr. Eden responded: "These are
different
characters. In certain respects the answer is Yes, but I would not like to say in all
Should the Capetown be unable to pass the Kiangyin boom, she will be cut off, not only from Shanghal but also from Hankow by the new booms erected near the Klangyin apertures which are now closed up.
The
proposed
sed dash to Shanghai of the B. and S. Woosung with 20 baulked by the passengers closing of the Klangyin beams, and preparations are now being made to run another refugee train to Hong-replied: "Yes, I think that is pre- kong. The date of the departure is is not yet fixed, but it will probably be the coming week-end.
wus
It is learned that over 300 names are already registered for the trip.
The Japanese have been informed of the proposed departure of the traie and have replied that they will re- quire 48 hours' notice of its departure.
flruter.
Mr. Will Thorne (Lab.) asked: "Is the Japanese Government respon- ! sible for plundering by its soldiers when entering towns? Mr. Eden
cisely one of the items under which claims may be made."
Mr. L. F. Plugge (Cons.) asked Mr. Eden for particulars regarding com- pensation to be paid by Japan for casualties Inficted by her troops to British soldiers and sailors,
FULLY ACCEPTED
Mr. Eden. in response, recalled that the Japanese Government had fully accepted in principle the pecuniary compensation claims which had been made, and it was only a
TERUEL REPORTED qution of details regarding Anan-
HOLDING OUT
St. Jean de Laze, Dec. 20, Teruel is still holding out against the attacks of Loyalist troops, but fighting with great bloodshed, is in progress in towns on the outskirts of the city.
Blinding snowstorms are impeding the work of the Loyalists' artillery.
-Reuter.
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Mr. F. J. Bellenger (Lab.) asked if elaims in respect to loss of life were not in a different category to those respecting properly, and therefore would Mr. Eden press for the earliest settlement of those claims..
Mr. Eden replied: "Yes, I think that is so. The principle of com- pensation has been accepted and what remalas to be settled are the
amounts and the question to whom they are payable."Reuter.
Therefore, he suggested the creat- ion of a joint Advisory Council on Far Eastern altairs in which Britain, France and the United States would be equally represented, to study and defend the Joint Interests of all three countries, and to recommend
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