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BRITAIN MAY ADOPT FIRM ATTITUDE Lords' Debate Reveals Exasperation at. Japanese Attitude Edouard
EDEN MAY
RE-JOIN Hongkong's Danger is Stressed As
CABINET
May Take Dominions Portfolio Soon
London, Dee, G.
IT IS REPORTED int there Is a strong possibility that Mr. Anthony Eden, former Foreign Secretary, will re-foln the Cabinet as Secretary of State for the onions,
His appointment depends on forrign developments after the
MR. ANTHONY EDEN, visit of Afr. Chamberlain nu Viscount Halifax to Rome.
This would not cause the displacement of Ry officers, since Mr. Malcolm MacDonald at present holds the portfolios of Secretary of State for the Dominion and the Colonies.-- Uulted Press.
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Peers
Discuss Position
LONDON, Dec. 6.
and they consider there is no validi reason whatever why British ships should not be admitted to the inner harbour.
"Repeated representations have been made to the Japanese naval and
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Lalo Trio From Elegant (Ceto) and Lindany A.
The Studio
"IN TOWN TO-NIGHT"
Radio
Programme Broadcast by Z. B. W. on a Frequency of 845 k.e's. and on Short Wave from 6-11 pan. on 0.52 m.e's, per second.
H. K. T.
6.00 Beethoven-Quartet In C Sharp Muor, Op. 131.
Played by the Busch Quartet. 0.43 Closing; Local Stock Quota-i tions.
Earle
Lafford (Tano),
6.35 Songs by Beniamino Gigli (Tenor).
Forbidden Music (Gustaldon); If My Mother Only Knew (Nutile).......... with Orchestra.
8.45 London Relay-Empire Ex- change".
Points of view by travellers from the Dominions and Colonies,
9.99 Selections from "Chu Chin Chow." "The Lao Domino" "The Chocolate Soliller" and others,
"Lilue Time"-Selcelion (Schubert, arr. Clutsam).
un)....The New Mayfair Orchestra; "Miss Hook Of Holland" -Vocal Gems (Rubens)....Light 6.15 London Relay-The God- Opera Company: "Chu Chin Chow
Selcetion (Norton)....The Lontion ELABORATING THE ENQUIRY as to what the Government evil authorities, as well as to the
Japanese Government, and the send
Palladium Orchestra cond, by was doing to protect British trade in China, in view of the fact that Government trusts that be-
Characters: Martha Skinner; Clara Crean, The Chocolate card Lord Elibank,ment for our ships.
fore long it will obtain fairer treat-king: Ted Sealon: A Man; Sergeant Vucat Gems (Straus)....The Colum- British trade interests were daily becoming worse,
Gillesple. Scene: A lonely cottage bia Light Opera Company with Or
9.30 London Relay-The News. speaking in the House of Lords to-day, regretted that Viscount House that we shall continue to press in the country. Production by Hu-chestra.
9.50 A Programme of Latest Dance his departure for a well-vigorously on this matter."
Music.
Fox-Trots-When They Played The Polka; A Gipsy Told Me (Alm 'Happy Polka
Halifax was unable to be present owing to earned holiday.
venture to
Meanwhile,
van assure The
YANGTSE NAVIGATION
ward Rose,
7.10 A French Programme with Lys Gauty, Danila, Albert Prejean and Orchestras. Turning to the question of naviga-
C'est La Guinguette (François)... tion on the Yatse, Lord Plymouth ed in China against Britain owing continued: "Here again, I regret to the Afonsky Choir; Jeli-Tambour Alemite Brigadiers with vocal chorus Mme. Domia (Vocal) accomp, by Landing)....Horace Heidt and His Lord Elibank referred to the effectively block Japanese tradej
to the fact that WO bave done
Campera; Mad- with Canton, he said. conditions ruling at Tsinglao,
nothing whatever to assist them in the Japanese are continuing (Old French Song); Les Filles De Tangos-Mi Musa
recita De shipping strictions on British
in Gennevilliers (Old French Song). Tipica Francisco Canaro; Fox-Trots Pompeya.....Orquesta "Another
be the way would
their extremity, Tientsin, Shanghai, on the Yel-closure of all
Choir and Orchestra; Indian and Straits
"China is beginning to regard this common with the shipping of other Sarthel withi How River, Hankow, and Settlement parts to Japanese coastal altitutic is at least unfriendly foreign countries, and the movement Bolero (Havel); Speakeasy-Cuban-What Goes On Here In My Heart (Alm 'Glve me a Saller'); A Little of British subjects and goods on the Dance....Odeon Theatre Orchestra throughout North China which shipping.
believe that if
the jor
cond, by G.
J'Attends Un Kist At Twilight (film "Give me a a further way would be with Chinese are successful in this war, river, "Yet
Sailor')....
and Is "The excuse they continue to give Navire (Deval).......
.Dick Jurgens were operating against British
Lys Gauty with
Orchestra with vocal retrain; Slow trade and shipping due to the regard to Japan's desperate need for from all I have heard, they will be
just as upsetting to British trade ass November 7 the governments Selection.Lys Gauty with Orches-/Fox-Trots-The Red Maple Leaves;
military necessity.
Val Derg and His Orchestra; A
A Song ain erodibly informed that the the Japanese are being at the present. "On Japanese action in the shape of foreign exchange and credits.
.Manto- There's Rain In My Eyes. Painis "I wish to urge that something af the United States, Freund und De Pics Au Paal vani and His Orchestra with vocal | prohibitions, preferential duties, Japanese gold reserves are down to
Intermezzo:
Xavier chorus: Tangos Jalousie the commandeering of public £30,000,000, and their gold produe- must be done to help Chine in her Britain made parallel representations D'Angkor-Fox-Trol
to the Japanese Government con- Serennde-Valze tion has reached the low level of real trouble."
Espagnole (Metra) utilities and Japanese
£12,000,000
Lord Elibank referred to a year.
the cerning this, and drew attention to...Orchestre Huby Goldstein; Pour Cugat and His Hotel; Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra; Tu Sals. .Henry King monopolies.
the fact that a steadily increasing Qui Tunt De Folies (Kaper); Signo agreement, "I venture to urge that as Japate Anglo-American The fact is, said Lord Elibank, will not listen to reason, the time and said that many see behind the and regular trade was being de-rina (Kaper)....Albert Prejean with and His Hotel Pierre Orchestra: Siow The Six Swingers directed by La Fille Aux Matelots (Reale); Tu Scott was that the Japanese were has definitely come to take special agreement, the question of closer veloped on the Yangise by Japanese Orchestra cond, by Pierre Chagnon; Fox-Trot-Allah's Holiday (Frimi).
between them. He vessels.
Wood. 10.25 leaving no stone unturned in economic steps to enforce our view-collaboration
"The Japanese reply was a denial Ne Sais Pas Almer, Waltz (Zoka)..
London Relay In Town that!
Damin with such trade actually existed.
Orchestra cond. by To-night' this trading feld. order to upset British trade audit, to avoid being driven out of suggested
"The British Ambassader has Pierre Chagnon; The Grand Duchess
Introducing unusual stories from Orchestre every produced further evidence to sup-Galop (Offenbnets)...
walk of life, flashes from the conteniton, which has Raymonde cond, by G. Walter. nort
news of the week, and 'Standing on been brought to the attention of
B.00 Time, Weather und An- the Corner (interviews with the man the Japanese Government,
nouncements.
in the street); Production by C. F. 8.03 "I can only say that, in view of the
Studio-Tylo (Edouard Lalo) | Mechan.
11,00 Close Down. repeated undertakings by the Japan played by Frue Lewis (Violin) Ettore
to bolster their economic system.
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trade
failing
One of the principal reasons for the capture of Canion was that it created the gravest danger to Hongkong trade.
doubt
Irade
hod a special occasion
that where
collaboration ariscu should be made effective.
He concluded by urging the Gov- ernment to take some action in this. awful ense, the vital importance of which did not seen to be fully re- cognised in every direction, and to take retallatory action before it was too late.
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ese Government that the restrictions would be removed as soon as mili- "DON'T DOUBT JAPAN“ Lord Barnby expressed the opinion tory operations against Hunkow were that it would be wiser to wait until concluded, we expect an early im- we were further along the road of provement in the situation. what was going to take place before "With regard to Tientsin and Nordli we doubted Japan's repeated asser- China, it is quite true that some time tions that she had no ambitions of ugo an embargo was placed on the territorial aggrandisement in South export of hides from North Chinn
¡Last July and August important China,
JAPAN'S OUTLOOK
that "There is very little there is an entre change of outlook in Japan to-day towards China and her trading problems.
According to the Tokyo Times pa Lard Elbank wanted to know what Dreumber 1, which mentioned the order in East A foreign the Government proposed to do lonew carry out Viscount Halfng's state-interests and foreign trade will play a very small part in the future ment of July 27.
"If the Japanese nation are to economic situation in China."
Lord Elibank referred to the re- defend their interests, we have tha
our cent meeting in Shangh of repre- regard to | same rights with
sentatives of foreign chambers of interests", he declared."
"Nobody in Britain has any idea of commerce, and the identical reprn retaliation military, but there are sentations each Chamber had marte
I was natural that there should jeategories were withdrawn from the We re-lo its government with regard to the many who believe that it
we existing Japanese trade agression in be continued representations in Japan scope of the embargo as a result of taliate in the economic
that Britain had given active help, representations by the British Gov- should make some impression on the China.
they feel and that had caused natural mis- crument and other governments. Re- "To such an extent do Japanese,"
that although givings and suspicions, which were, cently a further embargo was 1ard Elibank said he had pre-action is necessary,
netiön ↑ however, unfounded. relatory
posed on wool and, hemp from Tien- viously suggested denunciation of they know any
Surely, asked Lord Barnby, there isin.
The British and United States the Anglo-Japanese trade agreement, might seriously inconvenience them,
Japanese they are prepared to face up to those had been often enough statements governments protested against this. of 1911 with regard to
inconveniences for the future of by responsible Japanese statesmen, No settlement has been reached, but trading with the colonies.
which calnekie with the fact that 'n monopoly association, formed to foreign trade in China," he said.
"Another aspect not dapally noticed Japan's main desire was to assure a control the Internal sale of wool in sufficiently is the altitude af Chima įstabilised Government in China, and China, has been dissolved.
to make sure it was free from Com- towards Brit.ry.
DISCRIMINATORY TAX "I have reason to belleve there munistic influence and anti-Japanese
"As regards the discriminatory tux Is a strong feeling bring engender-etivities.
Te did not wish to give any im-on tobacco, we have received no in- reton of lack of sympathy with formation."
OFF TO INDIA Mr. T. A. Mahtani, J.P... leaving į Hongkong for India
short! holiday by the P. & O. liner Canton on Saturday. He w.1 be absent | from the Colony for about 8 months.
sense,
CLOSE HR. TO JAPAN "The second way I would choose would be to close Hongkong to all Japanese shlns and cargoes between Japan and South China. and thus
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| China but he pointed out that there' In reply to a question, Lord Ply- was a moment when in any delate mouth promised to inquire further. there should be strict impartiality, Continuing, the Government riving encouragement to neither side, spokesman recalled Lord Elibank's With regard to the suggestion that reference to the "very unsatisfactory Japan wanted to exclude ait foreign position in the International Settle- interests in China when the recon-ment. and said slight progress had struction tonk place. he thought; been made in the direction of addi- Drial should look at it
tional permits for factories to be from the ange of practical commonsense.
jopened' and for Chinese workmen re- He asked if it was possible to see turning to work, but progress is very that China could be reconstructed small, and we are continuing to press by herself, or by China and Japane matter as strongly as possible. together,
Lord Plymouth then said he would exclusion of alij foreigners.
pass on to questions of a wider character. "Commonsense shows there will be
Pronouncements had recently been anted for foreign assistance and obviously the assistance mast cought-tion of an economic and political bloc, nade in Tokyo regarding the forma- for will be Britain's," he declared.
He suggested collaboration with comprising Japan. Manchukuo and the United States, which had only China, in which Japan was the pre- subsidiary Interests, and therefore patience in dealing with the subject.) "We wish, above all, to avold pro-) ducing a situation which is going to make settlement all the more dif- (cult," he concluded,
to
the
GOVERNMENT REPLY
dominant partner.
"I wish to say categorically that the British Government cannoi poя- sibly subscribe to Usin attitude, and I would like to clarify the position, which is governed by the Washing- ton Treaty and other International agreements to which the Britishs Government. In conithellon with a large number of other governments, are parties.
rt-
Lord Plymouth, replying to the de- bate, and that Lord Elibank had naked what results had come of pre- "Particularly would I like to recall |vious deliberations, and he had ál- that the parties to the Nine-) luded to certain matters in respect Power Treaty bound themselves in of these.
respect to the sovereignty, indepen- maintains, I think perfect, dence, and territorial and administra rightly, that British Interests are live integrity of China, to provide receiving unfate treatment at the the fullest opportunity for China to hands of the Japanese Govern-develop n stable Government, to ment.
maintain the open-door, and to frain from taking advantage of con- "I regret I am unable to report ditions In China to obtain special satisfactory progress, but I should rights and privileges, or infringing like to inform the House of the the rights of subjects of the respec- position with regard to these perfi- tive States, cular
matters.
BRITAIN'S STAND "Firstly, the position in Tsingtao la "The British Government could not very unsatisfactory.
consider any alteration brought about! "Hestriellons imposed on shipping by unilateral action. there constitutes, in this eyes of the: "Our stand is the same as that of} British Government, deliberate dis- the United States, laid down in a crimination against Dritish Intercats,]
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