THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1938.
Britain to Protect Her Far East Interests
PEERS URGE PRESSURE ON JAPANESE
Government Spokesman Tells Of Plans To End Discrimination
London, July 27.
were
Questions affecting China
raised during the Foreign Affairs debate in the House of Lords to-day, when Lord Snell, leader of the Labour Opposition in the House, asked whether the Government's decisions with respect to the proposed China loan were final or whether they might be re-considered, or, alternatively, if any help, such as expansion of export credit facilities, would be granted.
Lord Crewe said it seemed to some of them that the mere fact that a loan to China could not the be regarded as gill-edged security by
an over- Exchequer should not necessarily be riding consideration if political arguments in its favour were sound.
RUNCIMAN DEEMED NEUTRAL MEDIATOR
Sudeten Germans Ready To Explain Case
Prague, July 27.
In expressing willingness to state their case to Lord Runci- man, the Sudeten Germans em- phasise that they regard Lord Runciman as a mediator who is independent of any Government. One of the most important provi- sions of the new Nationalities Statute
RANDOM RAMBLINGS
By John Blunt
That the
Rumour has it that refugee centres or cantonments or whatever you will, are to be opened in the midst of residential districts of the Colony. If this is so, the undesirability cannot be over-emphasised. refugee problem must be effectively tackled cannot be denied. One has only to tour congested districts to realise that Hongkong is seriously overcrowded. The saturation point has already been passed. Travel along Queen's Road from the Central Market site to its extreme western end; and at any hour of the day you will observe the side streets packed tight with teeming masses
of
is a penalty of five years Imprison-humanity, the like of which is only comparable with the ment for the forelble denationalisation
or persecution of citizens on account last few nights of the Chinese New Year Fair.
political
can
CANNOT DIVIDE FRANCE, BRITAIN
racial, of rach
or religious
If the intention is to case thin pinions.
interest of in the overcrowding, Another important provision re-
of cominon-sense, don't kulates the proportion of offeints in public health, get on with it; but in accordance with the percentage of the name
house the surplus population within walking distance of the
densely the various nationalities in any given district, while arrangements will be populated parts of the Colony.
There
15 plenty
of land near the nude to establish special schools for various nationalitics.
border where provision can be made As regards the four provisionni
where they dicts which
will be inaugurated for the refugees,
ducive to good health. under the provisions of the Statute, live in safety and in un environment It is proposed to form an Executive
a serious Committee as a kind of scH-govern- I shudder to think of
fire occurring in some of the districts ing body.
I have
recently visited. Tenements of proportion nationalities will be preserved and it is estimated are filled to overflowing, and it is that
Bohemia will have four Ger- high time that a limit should be set
to the
number of people permitted mans in a Counell
п room or
or cubicle. The Moravia will have three German to occupy
London, July 27. overcrowding Is scandalous, and During the debate on Foreign
controlled some time be must members.
other. I have made mention of Affairs in the House of Lords to "saturation point." I wonder whether day, Lord Halifax, Secretary of this Aspect has been considered as State for Foreign Affairs, re- appiled to the Colony generally?
The
of twelve, and
Minorities consisting of only 15 per cent of the population will have the right to use their own language in all oficial dealings-Reuter,
Will Discharge Responsibilities
The
Lord Elibank said that matters in China had been going from bad to worse since he had last raised the subject in February, while in Shanghaise to recognise that if they und police services. things were still very bad.
After referring to conditions along to fight them in a military sense- the Yungise and to the position of we should use other measures to this British rode
Shanghai, Lord end,
Elibank suk that another notorious scandal was the quantity of Japanese goods entering Shanghai on the plea
goods
at
were
Urges Reprisals
"I would like to see the Govern- of being military cargoes whereas ments of the British Empire arrange the same time these
a plan under which, unless Japan under-selling foreign competitors, showing how wide an interpretation respected our interests in China, we Į should, through import duties and was being placed upon the term other means, reduce her export trade "military cargo,”
In the British Empire 10
limit which would make her understand said wh Lord Ellbank, proceeding.
Lord that no British ship was allowed to that two can play that game."
Eitbank, continuing, suggested that go aimgside the extensive wharves Great Britain might give notice of at Tsingtao, while Japanese ships
the Anglo-Japanese enjoyed all facilities. Also, if any the repeal of German ship visited the port It was import duties agreement of 1911. granted tacities as well.
He suggested that there was a case in which, perhaps, one or two of His Majesty's men-of-war might visit the port and so obtain fair play for British shipping as well as fur that of other nationalities.
"Japan is expanding her commer- clal shipping at the expense of the
be called?
or
Lord Halifax Tells Of British Aims
The Foreign Secretary said that
to the effect that the Anglo-Italian
Lord Halifax declared.
201
the
The war will become more of a ferred at some length to Anglo- menace to this Colony as the area Italian relations. were taking win in defence of their spreads south, and thousands and yet Interests in China,
thousands of refugees will
Serik shelter here. Is there nol a point mischievous questions had been put when a halt must is enough to Agreement had been designed to
water problem give one a nightmare, but added to loosen the Rome-Berlin axis, while "We have every right to expect the this must be considered the sanitary other quarters hinted that the real I have been told object was to drive a wedge between police have been drafted in the British and French Governments. have certain interests to protect we,
fron too have the same interests, and we
districts not affected
A policy based on the hope of by the Influx
effort refugees in an
driving a wedge between Berlin and are not unmandful of our responsi- | MIRIX
would be as futile as bilities, which have every intention of effectively to police the overcrowded Rome
places, I suggest that there is a attempt to divide London and Paris,"
mit to this also. discharging.
Majesty's Govermanen 45 There is also the question of cost.
Regarding Czecho Slovakia already considering the possible Will the British Government foot netton open to us if we do not secure the bill, or will Hongkong Itself atand, Foreign Secretary told the House of tand | Lords that the problem was to find adequate corsiderations for the
the burden? What about the Chinese Interests we have the right to pro- Government; will there be any as Ways and means of conferring sub- stantial rights of self-administration forthcoming tert."
from that
to the German-speaking population. Referring to matters raised by direction, or is the Coluny to be-as well as to those of other Lord Elibank, such as the naviga- come the greatest poor-house in the such as the Poles and Hungarians tion of the Yangtse and other inland world?
who live within the Czech borders Let it be remembered that Hong-t
and possess Czech citizenship, with- waterways in China, the operations
the of
Whangpoo Conservancy Kong
kong does not possess either the Board, access in British property in resources or the space to shelter Shanghai, and British
interests in China's refugees to an unlimitext railways in Chinu, Lord Halifax said extent, and view the matter dis-
Lord Halifax emphasised that the that all these matters were at present passionately and logically before we status of Lord Runciman, who will under discussions between His find ourselves totally unable to cope visli Czecho-Slovakia us Majesty's Government and the with countless swarms of people who dependent observer, was completely
Foreign
safely flud room within the non-official, und the British Govern- discussion, which obviously
this boundaries of their own vast terri-ment did not take any responsibility touches tory.
for whatever suggestions he might moke. I am sure Lord Ellbank will nut cly on British rights and interests, expect the to go into detalls, but I will bear in mind the request that the results should be made public at the earliest possible momini,”
upper reis Minister of British and this is a matter which
we should take seriously in hand, by
India, Japan and Australia.”
subsidies to British shipping between
the
Lord Elibank urged thut Referring to the establishment of Government should continue to use the Federal Reserve Back of Peiping, every form of diplomatic pressure and Lord Elibank said that the Japanese other incans to induce Japan to see evidently hoped to exhaust China's De British viewpoint. foreign exchange.
" is on the ultimate intervention Since last June the Japanese had of the moderate party in Japan that been forcing Chinese in North China place some hope for the future," he to use Federal Reserve Bank notes.concluded. Not only was this causing infinite confusion but it clearly showed an attempt to linlt North China's cur- rency with the yen, as had been done
in Manchuria,
Wants War Stopped
Lord Cecil, the well-known leader
of the World Peace Group, pointed out that Great Britain had not yet ex- hausted all its powers in putting a Cannot Get Savings
stop to the Sino-Japanese war. British subjects in North China were seriously afraid that a similar
"We have not the right to sit here Inw that in Manchuria was being quietly," he declared. "I would like to imposed. Those who lived in North
see this war China and hoped to retire to the stopped by some kind of measure United Kingdom would not be able against fapan rather than by giving to leave because they would not be the Chinese the power to fight more able to withdraw their snvlugs. vigorously thus they are fighting.
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Discrimination Recognised
had
the
sistance
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"Upon the handling of this problem depends not only the interest Czecho-Slovakia but the peace of the world," Lord Halifax declared.
TALKS WITH BERLIN
During the past few days there had been certain contacts between the British and German Governments which the British Government warm- ly welcomed, Lord Halifax said.
These contacts led His Majesty's Government to hope that peaceful means would be found for an agreed solution of the Sudeten question. "I do not believe there is A year of vicissitudes. Sir
responsible Government anywhere in perienced by the Kowloon-Canton Europe to-day which wants war," Railway (British Section), according he declared,
Lord Halifax said that the British Government was satisfled that there
been
discrimination against Tsingtao andi, British shipping at beting on instructions,
British Ambassador In Tokyo had made strong representations to the Japan- ese Government.
From a rcent report it appeared that the Beltish Ambassador, Robert Craigie, hoped for early medial action, if this hud not rendy been taken.
of the
the
12-
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was
Kreat
to the annual report for 1037, pro- duced by the Manager and
"They must know of the Regarding the evasion of Custums
Chief desire for peace among the people of duties of the Japanese-controlled Engineer, Major R. D. Walker, which every nation, and every Government
was tabled before wharves, it had so far only been Council this morning.
the Legislative i must reflect on what would be the possible to induce the Japanese to agree that regular Customs duties at
consequences to all the hopes they The
report states that the period have cherished for the future of the Japanese-controlled wharves should under review can be recorded as the milions of people entrusted to their be paid on all Japanese commercial most eventful twelve months in the charge.
provided cargoes,
history the examiners
of the Railway. Abnormal "1 belleve that a just and reason- were of Japanese nationality.
occurrences in chronological order, able settlement is capable of being Lord Ellbank claimed that Great "Pressure upon Japan is more
The British Government is, Lord were a disastrous fire on the Britain had a right to protect her likely to be effective than assistance Halifax added, fully alive to The through fast train in January, re- with prudence and in
UP-attained if the problem is handled * spirit of own interests and, wherever these to China.' were assalled, to take every legitimate
restraint and accommodation on all Lord Halifax, Secretary of State far/ difculties of the situation with resulting In the death of 84 persons:
gards to the questions of North major derailment of the same train sides." measure for their protection.
Foreign Affairs, replying on behalf China
12 currency, und the dangers
days later; record passenger "If the Japanese will not listen to of the Government, said that the involved to British trade.
trafe during the Ching Ming Festival GIVES BLUNT WARNING reason and we surely have no desire Japanese claimed that the action they "The introduction of Federal in April and the Coronation celebra
Reserve Bank notes appears to have Hankow and the Conten-Kowloon is pressing Czecho-Slovakia to
tlons; linking up of the Canton-
"Since His Majesty's Government been a very ill-advised decision from Railways in August; the subsequent generous and concillatory attitude, every point of view
of view, including that
introduction of a working agreement we confidently rely on Germany to the Forces Government itself,
Scereinry said.
for through goods traffle between give shnilar advice where she may, Continuing, Lord Halifax said that Kowloon and Hankow; use of all with a view to avoid a deadlock, the
Japanese Government had fre-v
available
space on the Railway Re- consequences of which might be quently stated that it did not intend clar
clamation in Kowloon for
storing incalculable.
"I feel bound to say quite bluntly 10 pluce unnecessary obstacles in crgo originally destined for Shang- the way of British trade in those but diverted to Hongkong owing would quickly declare itself against that public opinion in this country, parts of China it at present occuples, sive damage to track and the total ny
to Sino-Japanese hostilities; Inton- and any attempt to impose in North C
suspension of traffle for ten days China the same kind of restrictions caused by a record typhoon in Sep- or rendering impossible its fair con- existing in Manchuria would be tom
and lastly, tember; and entirely
the intensive sideration, might imperil a settle- inconsistent with these bombing of the Chinese Section of ment or jeopardise the cause of peace
the line from October to December in Europe."-Reuter. China Loan Not Useful
which caused dislocation of truffle, damage to rolling stock and the ul- Regarding the question of a loan tiniate cancellation of the through to China, Lord Halifax said that morning and mid-day. passenger there was no certainty that such al
trains. loan would nehlove the object of Receipts and net operation revenue maintaining Chinese currency during were $1,331,400.73 and $430,936.30 re- spectively, BS against $1,245,400.16 Lord Halifax assured the House and $454,733 the previous year. that the Government would be en- Operating expenditure was $004.- Thousands of sufferors from Kidney
533.43 compared tirely ready to consider other pro-
and Bladder with $700,730,16 | trouble
wonknews have stopped Gotting Up Nighữ, Log Pains, posels on the lines of export credits leat year.
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