EDEN'S CALL FOR PEACE
THE LEAGUE IS THE ONLY WAY Urges International
THE HONGKONG
JAPANESE SENTRY SLAPS AMERICAN DIPLOMAT FOR HIS INSOLENT ATTITUDE
Shanghai, Jan. 28.
In connection with the incident in which Mr. J. B. Allison, Third Secretary of the United States Embassy in Nanking was assaulted yesterday by a Japanese sentry, a Japanese army spokesman stated last night that Mr. Allison was slapped on the face by the sentry when he failed to comply with repeated requests to leave the A declaration that the British Gove grounds of a Chinese house which was occupied
Co-Operation
Geneva, Jan. 27.
ernment retuin its unshaken falth in the alms and Ideals of the League of Nations was made by Mr. Anthony Eden, British Foreign Secretary when nddressing the 100th session of the Council this afternoon.
He said that the defection of some of the more important of its mem bers had restricted its area of co- operation, but the record of the League should not be forgotten by those who were apt to contemplate was de its failures. The League
of the signed to hold the nations world together in resistance to war and injustice, and the British Govern- ment considers that the League, des pite its limitations, was the best in- strument yet devised for giving effect to the principles of international co- Therefore, they were de- operation. termined to keep it in existence.
"The British Government welcomes any co-operation to work with the League which non-members may be disposed to give. The
Government
does not regard its membership us preventing or hindering friendly rela- tons with non-members, since it can see no reason why such relations should involve them in any de- partures from the principles to which- I have referred."
PEACE THROUGH
CO-OPERATION
Us
Mr. Eden added: "The League has never been, and the British Govern- ment on its part is resolved that it shall not become, the home of any Ideology save that of peace through International co-operation. Let hold fast to our principles, and devote the whole of our energies to pro- ving their worth. Let us not be drawn into any sterile and embitter- ing controversy with those who think and work with us at this moment. Rather, let us hope that an ap- peasement may be Rehieved that will unite all natlony again to find a way to peace through co-operation.
"When that day comes. It may be that we shall unite la finding new and better methods of adapling and modifying our procedure, but at the present we must recognise realities,
and our best course seems to be to continue to use the instrument lying, ready to our hands for all the pur- poses to which it is fitted."-Reuter.
LITVINOFF CONFIDENT
Geneva, Jan. 27. M. Maxin Litving, the Soviet representative,, sald that in spite of the withdrawal of some of the mem- bers of the League, the Soviet Unton continued to think that, given loyalty and the goodwill of the great number of states remaining In the League, the latter might serve 15 I great obstacle to further unleashing of the forces of aggression.
Japanese soldiers.
Mr. Allison visited the premlacs with a Japanese in order to conduct an investigation..
Another American whose Identity
aruse
is not disclosed, won also hit by a centry. Subsequently the Japanese Bulloritles apologised to Mr. Allison. The spokesmant added that the
from
"insolent" the cuse attitude adopted by Mr. Allison who the Japanese ought to deal with soldiers as a policeman would deal with a law-breaker. It must also be attributed to Mr. Allison's attitude which was characterised by his out- spoken criticisin of the Japanese army, the spokesman said.
wns
JAPAN'S MILLIONS
FOR WAR
+
5,000,000,000 Yon Budget Forecast
by
TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY,
HAVE NO DESIGNS
ON HAINAN
Japanese Spokesman Makes Statement
JANUARY 28, 1938.
E RADIO BROADCAST
Nura Kanis at the Piano In the Studio
And
HELEN MANDELL. Tokyo, Jan. 20. Japanese action in respect to Radio Programme Broadcast by Hainan Island was stated by an Z.B.W. on Frequencies of 845 k.e's official spokesman of the Navy 0.52 m.c's per second. Ministry to be naturally limited by 0.7 p.m. Chinese Programme. the treaties affecting the area,
7.00 Dance Musle. Foxtrot Silvery Ho declared that a Japanese naval
Moon parly visited Yulin to Inspect Chinese Golden Sands; Quickstep You Can't junkx suspected of smuggling war Stop Me From Dreaming.....Henry supplies, but the Japanese navy had Jacques and his Orchestra; Foxtrots no intention of landing forces al -Runnin' Wild; Miss Annabelle Lee Yulln, or elsewhere on the island,
Club of ....Quintette of the Hot nor was this attempted.
Franco; Waltz-I llum A Waltz; Quickstep-Don't Say Goodbye.... Victor Silvester and His Balroom chestra; Foxtrots Quicksilver; Cat ond Mouse....Herbert Kuster and liis Orchestra; Foxtrots-A little Co- Operation From You: The Sheep were in the Meadow....Harry Roy and His Orchestra.
He added that aerial reconnaisance showed the island to be strongly fortified.-Reuter,
FRENCH ANXIETY
7.30 a Sourz (Soprano). Love, I Give You My All (from Always (From Puritan
7.40 Helena Mandeli ('Cello) Acc. By Lindsay A. Lafford.
1. Sonata (Willem Defesch); Z. Chanson Triste (Tschaikowsky); 3. Donne Rustique (Squire).
Tokyo, Jan. 20. I connection with the recent Japanese naval activities at Hainan, spokesman of the Navy Ministry declared that the actions of the Japanese navy were naturally limitedLuana); by the treatles affecting that area. Lullaby); My Hero (From the Cho-
The visit of the Japanese naval colate Soldier). party to Yulin on January 19 formed the subject of conversations lately between the French Ambassador und the vlee-Minister for Foreign Affairs, when,
It is understood, the Ambassador
expressed sion regarding the security of
Giving an explanation the Vice- Minister for Foreign Affairs said the visit of the Japanese naval party was for the purpose of ensuring effective interruption of Chinese maritime He declined to confirm the fore-traffle, and for no other purpose. Alr.cat of the Hochi Shimbun that the The Ambassador, it was stated, budget total would be Y1,500,000,000 expressed satifaction wit the ex-
re-
The Incident, however, gretiable, and steps would be taken to prevent a recurrence. Reuter.
STATE DEPARTMENT WANTS REPORT-
Washington, Jan. 27. The State Department has declined to comment on the assault of
Allison, Third Assistant John U. Secretary to the U.S. Embassy t Nanking, until an official report of
received from the matter in Allison himself,
Mr.
Tokyo, Jan. 20. The Japanese Navy's "China In- cident" supplementary budget for the coming financial year is not yet fixed, according to a spokesman of the Navy Ministry.
which, with the army's budget, re-planation.-Reuter, ported to be fixed at Y3,500,000,000, made
the extraordinary "China In- cident" budget total Y5,000,000,000.
Since the hostilities started
Last
Except for the Hearst newspapers, the American press gives the incident July Japan has appropriated ap comparatively little Reuter.
attention.
WASHINGTON PROTEST
TO TOKYO
Wushington, Jun. 27, The United States Government nas handed a protest to the Japanese Joseph Government, through Mr. Grew, U.S. Ambassador to
Tokyo, concerning the treatment accorded United States nationals in Japanese- occupied areas in China.-Reuter.
STIFF US. NOTE
Washington, Jan. 27. The note presented by Mr. J. C. Grew to the Japanese Government en January 17, which was published for the first time to-day. most vigorous since the American re- presentations regarding Panay incident.
was the
it declared that the steps taken hitherto by the Japanese Government to protect American rights and in- terests seemed to be inadequate to ensure that hereafter American nu- tionals interests and property in China should not be subjeet, io nituek by Japanese armed forces.
WANT NO REPETITION
proximately 2,500,000,000 for mill- tary operations, and the amount will be exhausted by the end of the finan cial year which is Murch 31, accord- Int to the Yomiuri Shimbun.
The new appropriations apparently
cover the whole of the military and naval operations for the coming financial year, and will be based on over a long exceptional warfare period.--Router,
Death Fall From Sixth Floor
Tragic Passing Of U.S. Politician
Gallantry Rewarded
6.00 Local Time Signal And Wea-
mer Report,
Gunner Ockwell Swam With Line For Ship Pounded By Typhoon
8.03 Herbert Janssen (Baritone). Devotion; All Souls' Day (Strauss); Night (Strauss).
For Relay-“Food
8.10
London Thought."
Three short tropical interest,
8.30 Btudle.Nura Kanis, (Plano), 1. Twelve Variations on a Russian Dance Tune (Beethoven); 2. Noc- turne in C Minor (Chopin); 3. Mazurka in F Sharp Minor (Chopin). 8.49 Grlez-Peer Gynt Suite No.
talla on matters of
24
Ingrid's Lament, Arablan Dance, The Return of Peer Gynt, Solveig's Song
9.05 Variety,
Seein'
Rehearsing A Lullaby (Hoffman);
Is Believin Allen with Carrel Gibbons and his (Ager)....Les
Boy Friend; You Have That Extra Something (Ellis); I'm a Fool for Loving You (Wendling)....Frances Day (Soprano): An Old Flame.... John Henry with Gladys Horridge;
A pleasing ceremony took place Foxtrots Ten Pretty Girls; They're this morning in the private office of Though Mighty Tough in the West..
Nat Gonella and His Georglans. Messrs Mackinnon Mackenzie &
& Co..
0.20 London Relay-The News, Agents of the British India Company,
0.50 Orchestral. Ltd., when a wrist watch was pre-
Waltz of the Hours ("Coppella") Bented, to Gunner H. V. Ockwell by
Delibes) the E.IS.N. Co., In
Symphony Orchestra recognition of services rendered in connection with china" Persian Dances (Moussorgs Schmalstich; "Chowant- cond, by the stranding of the Talambn during ky)....London Symphony Orchestra In making the ptember 2 last year. cond. by Albert Coates.
the typhoon of
presentation, the Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson, resident partner
Messrs Mackinnon Mackenzie &
10.05 La Boheme-Acts 1 and 2. (Puccinl).
Rosetta Pampanini, Luigi Marial, Co.. said:
Gino Vanelli, Tancredi Pasero Aris- "Gunner Ockwell, during the ty-tide Baracchi, Salvatore Baccalone, phoon which passed over this Colony Gulseppe Ness, and full chorus and Washington, Jan. 27,
early hours of September 2 Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. In the
11.0 Close down. President F. D. Roosevelt's mes- last, when the Steamship Talamba was blown from her anchorage in sage to Congress on naval expansion was will be delayed until Friday, accord-Junk Bay and grounded in Lycemun ing to Mr. William B. Bankhead, Puss, you, at great risk to yourself, Speaker of the House of Representa wam off to the ship in a dangerously
rough sea
In an attempt to con line from the shore, In recognition of your gallant action I have been instructed by the Directors of the British India Company, to tender to the thanks of the Company and, as concrete evidence of their appre- and ciation, to present to you this watch.
The reason is that the House is adjourning as a mark of respect to Representative E. A. Kenney, who fell to death last night from a bed- room window on the sixth floor of his hotel hero.-Reuter.
The note adds that the American Government.finds it impossible to re-lives._____ concile the continued disregard for American rights with the assurances nees contained in the Japanese note on December 24 last, stating that rigid orders had been issued to the Japan- Dr. Wellington Koo comdemned the ese forces operating in China to re- lack of courage by the League inspect American rights and interests. standing by its principles, and suld the world's peace and security were confronted with #lawlessness and violence seldom witnessed in history, International law, instead of belag the rule of conduct among the gov ernments, is openly challenged or swept into the limbo of oblivion, Trenty obligations were disregarded with impunity and the League has become a passive spectator, serving as a platform for empty platitudes and the centre of wordy excuses forsary measures to prevent a recur- inaction.
CHANGES NEEDED
He urged the need of radical changes in the League's policy to rescue it from the apparent paralysis which threatened its disintegration, The League should boldly try to live up to its obligations to restrain aggression and to maintain peace. The Sino-Japanese undeclared war had been raging for six months and 50 nations had confirmed that Japan ese aggression was solely responsible; yet this aggression was allowed continue with all the horrors modern warfare, Interspersed with the ruthless barbarity Invaders,
.to of
The note requests the Japanese Government to reinforce the instruc- tions already Issued "in such a way as will serve effectively to prevent a repetition of such outrages.
was
According To the report made by Mr. Grew to the State Department, after consideration of the note by the Japanese Cabinet, a high ranking officer of the Japanese army ordered by the War Office to Nanking to investigate and to adopt the neces-
rence of such acts-Reuter.
STRICT DISCIPLINE
Shanghal, Jan. 20. Threatening to
all infrac- tions "without
the Japanese military, naval and diplomatie au- thorities have appealed to Japanese nationals to take no action tending to "besmirch the good name of Japan and her armed forces".
Recounting the
varlous
SHANGHAI BOMB OUTRAGES
Wild
Disorders In City
Shanghai, Jan. 28, Following five armed robberles during the daytime, in one of which a Chinese gunman was shot dead, crimes but all the other miscreants escaped, committed by Japanese civilians there were four bombs outrages In masquerading as military and clvi-Shanghai Inst night, but no serious
an officials, or even as newspaper casualties resulted. men, the statement emphasised that these offences tended to defeat the ob- Jectives of Japan's national polley in China.
It stated that these activities werd arousing the enmity of the Chinese”. DIPLOMATS NOT PROTECTED
Japanese Dr. Wellington Koo, speaking for
react unfavourably оп Japan's good nume, and hamper the Chino, sold the time-honoured m-peaceful and legal activities munities of foreign diplomats were Japanese residents here, tend to de- of insuficient to protect them from feat the great objective of being machine-gunned, The war-
Japanese expeditionary force,
of the
The bombed places included Chinese confectionary shop which it was alleged had been selling Jopan- cae sugar in vast quantities. The sugar was duly free and had been
places attacked were the houses of a Chinese lawyer and a Chinese Banker-Reuter.
you
convey
TELEPATHY: AS EXPERIENCED BY-AN-
ORDINARY MAN
(Continued from Page 6.)
I threw myself on the bed and
I have great pleasure in making the began to sob and weep hysterically. presentation."
The Fatal Date
doclor
Gunner Ockwell having suitably replied adjournment was made to the Normally I am not, a bit like that firm's
messroom for refreshments.I think that is the only occasion Those present included Captain D, J. since childhood that I have wept-I Sinclair of the Talamba, Mr. F. A. am considered as very practical and Spencely, Chief Ofcer, Gunner Rt.unemotional, and my pal was great- Ford and Messrs T. G. S. Alexander, y alarmed. But when he proposed D. W. MacEwen and A. W. Hay-Edle. to call in
I quickly recovered and pooh-poohed the suggestion. pal
"All the same," he said, "let's make a note of the date," for he had been aware of my experl- ments, and he marked the date on the calendar hanging on the wall with Π
CTOSE. blg
D
Legislation For Workers
Social Peace Sought By France
My
to himsed to keep my little lanso
Three weeks later I received n registered package. It contained our engagement ring and a heartbroken letter from the girl, saying that her mother absolutely refused to come Paris, Jan. 27.
out to South Afrien—the mother was Liberty to work and 1lberty for
# widow and the girl an only child trade unions are both guaranteed and that it was no use continuing the under the new Labour Code approvand that
engagement. As a matter of fact, she ed by the Council of Ministers sponsored by M. Camille Chautemps, was going to be married almost im medlately to a man she named and which is composed of six separate whom I knew to be wealthy. Bills which the Government declares
I called in my pal from the next constitute the first, and perhaps the room and showed him the letter. most important Act in
Such actions on the part of a few Blooding the Shanghai market. Other to assure social peace 45 Programme "Looft at the date," I said.
ships of great Powers were fired on spokesman said. and actually sunk, Yel the strength
and
resources of those who cherish this goal is the overthrow
The declaration emphasised former Nanking
a policy of violence were not com- parable with the collective strength
the the
that
of the Government, and of the entire membership of the added that the Japanese army desires League, especially when it was reinsure the Chinese people, as a forced by the great peace-loving de-whale, of peace, Japon does not want to be considered an enemy- mocracy, the United States.
Reuter.
It is the lack of conviction or a pernistent spirit of national egoism which accounts for the ineffective- nesa of the League and the steady eclipse of its authority and prestige, he said. If the League were cowed by criticism Its enemies would rest content with its self-imponed state
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NEW SECRETARY TO LABOUR MINISTRY
London, Jan. 37.
the
CANTON
HOUSES
WAR REFUGEES
over
"Sunday, April 22" he exclaimed,
The Bills provide, inter allo, that "the date I marked with a cross on oil strikes shall with the shortest the enlendar." delay be submitted a secret ballot und a majority vote accepted. the vote fivours a strike, the differ- ences between the employers and employed will be submitted for arbi- tration.
If the vote favours no strike, or if the arbitratal decision' Is not executed, sanctions shall be taken against those held responsible,
Canton, Jan. 28. Chinese sources state that 1,000 refugees are in Canton from-Reuter.
war-torn Areas of Shanghal, Nanking and langchow. A small number who have homes in Kwang- tung have gone back there, but those less fortunate are being given quar- ters in four Government refugee homes in Honum.-Reuter.
SHEKPAI VARSITY
STOCK MARKET STEADY
Labour Holds Seat
By-Election Result
The Farnworth sent in the House of Commons, which was gained by Labour from the Conservativo Party In the 1935 elections, was retained by the Labour candidate with an in- creased majority at the by-election held to-day,
London; Jan. 27. The London Stock Exchange was
The by-election, necessitated by the of paralysis. They were even will- It is announced that Mr. Humbert
fairly steady despite the overnight death of Mr. G. Howson, the sitting ing to emasculate the Covenant of Wolfe of the Ministry of Labour, who
break in Wall Street, Support for member, resulted: Its most vital provisions in defence has more than once represented the
TO REMAIN
Kamrs from Anance houses was weak,
G. Tomlinson (Lab.)
.. 22.208 of peace. If that came about the United Kingdom at International
then recovered partially. Industrials II. F. Ryan (Cons.).... 16,835 League's days were numbered, as conferences under the League's In-
Canton, Jan. 28. were, dull owing to lack of support, in the Chinese proverb of the man ternational Labour Organization has
8,463 Despite the recent bombing in the and gilt-edged securities and the
Labour Majority .... who refused to eat for fear of chok-been appointed Deputy Secretary of vicinity of Shekpal, the Sun Yat-sen dollar were easy on Continental sell- In the 1935 elections G. Rowson ing.
the Ministry to succeed Mr. J. F. G. University, contrary to previous plans, ing induced by the weakness of Wall (22,040) had an absolute majority of it was not too late to rescue the Price on the latter's reilrement at the has decided not to remove to Loting. Sireet.
8.201 over the Conservative candi- Lengue through a pledge of renewed end of March. Mr. Wolfe has also an The classes for the coming six montlis The franc further weakened on date, E. . Unsworth (10,830), and faith by its members, said Dr. Koo International reputation asn poet, i will begin
nervousnesO. on February 10 on the continuous
Reuter JM, Erskine, an Independent essayist, and critic, British Wireless. I present alleReuter.
candidate,Reuter
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