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BRITAIN'S NOTE TO JAPAN COUCHED IN STRONG TERMS
This Is The CHANGES
Treaty
The Nine Power Treaty was signed in 1922. The contrac- ting parties were Great Britain, Germany, Italy, France, Bel- glum, Japan, China, the United States and the Netherlands.
BY
BROUGHT ABOUT
FIGHTING Franco Smashes
FIRE IN
AIR RAID
Wing Com- mander A. H. S. Perkins, Air Raid Precau- tions Officer in
Steeis -
FORCE NOT RECOGNISED Hongkong, de-
LONDON, JAN. 15.
THE NOTE HANDED TO THE JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER,
MR. ARITA, BY SIR RObert craigIE, BRITISH AMBASSADOR
The Contracting Parties, ||IN TOKYO, IS COUCHED IN strong TERMS.
other than China agreed:
It refers to the grave anxiety regarding Japan's policy in China and 1. To respect the so- clearly emphasises Great Britain's intention of adhering to the principles vereignty, the independence. and the territorial and ad- of the Nine Power Treaty.
minstrative
China;
integrity
of
2.-To provide the fullest and most unembarrassed apportunity to China to
develop and maintain for herself an effective and stable government;
3. To use their influence for the purpose of offectual- ly establishing and maintain- ing the principle of equal opportunity, for the com- merce and industry of all nations throughout the ter- ritory of China;
4. To refrain from tak- ing advantago of conditions in order to seck special rights or privileges which would abridge the rights of subjects citizens of friendly States, and from countenancing action inimi... cal to the security of such State's.
ar
Uncertainty And Grave Anxiety
The Note expresses the uncertainty and grave anxiety in which His Majesty's Government is left by a study of Japan's new policy in Far Eastern affairs as set forth in the statements of Japanese statesmen, notably in Prinee Konoye's statements of November 3 and December 22, and Mr. Arita's communication to the press on December 19.
Poland's
This uncertainty is not removed by the conversa- tions between Sir Robert Craigie and Mr. Arita, the Note declares.
-His Majesty's Government infers that it is the
Part In intention of the Japanese Government to establish a
Next Drive
LONDON, Jan. 15.
Hundred Internees prominence in
Escape
Kowloon City Camp Denuded
more
tripartite combination of Japan, China and Manchuria in which the supreme authority is vested in Japan, and subordinate roles allotted to China and Manchuria. CONTROL BY JAPAN
A DIPLOMATIC INTER- As far as China is concerned, it is understood that the PRETATION of the recent Japanese Government is to exercise control, at least for some time, through the Asia Development Council in Tokyo, which is Hitler-Beck talks is given charged with the formulation and execution of the policy con-
than nected with political, economic and cultural affairs in China. jone Sunday paper.
The note declares that Mr. Arita's communication to the press indicates that the tripartite combination is to form a single The "Sunday Times" diploma-economic unit, and that the economic activities of other Powers tic correspondent says that the will be subjected to restrictions dictated by the requirements of talks are of considerable import-national defence and the economic security of the proposed bloc. Jance and shows the frame of}
According to Prince Konoye, says the note, the hostilities in mind in which Hitler is laying China are to continue until the Present Chinese Government is crushed, or will consent to enter the proposed combination on down his plans for 1939.
Japanese terms.
Hiller is stated to have assured Col.
THE ARREST of six men at 1.30 o'clock on Saturday Beck that he will not force the Danzig
China will be required to conclude with Japan an anti- jand Memel questions in the im-Comintern agreement, and Japanese troops will be stationed at morning has led to the mediate future, nor press Poland to specific points in Chinese territory for an indefinite period, astounding discovery that Join the Anti-Comintern pact and he
will have no hand in Ukrainian agila presumably to ensure that the Japanese conditions for the sus approximately one hundred tion.
pension of hostilities are observed,
of the eight hundred tiller believes the disruption of} Moreover, Prince Konoye stated that the Inner Mongolian Chinese soldiers interned at Russia will come to a head in two oraren must be designated as a special anti-Communist aren. Matauchung, Kowloon, have until the time is ripe.
CHANGES BY FORCE
made good their escape.
the
three years, but he will not intervene
COLONIAL QUESTIONS
A squad of police on duty in
In the absence of fuller information, His Majesty's Govern- Boundary Street effected
The bulk of the talks, however, ment can only assume that Inner Mongolia is to be subjected to centred on colonial questions. litler' arrests. They approached eight is stated to have suggested that Po- even greater degree of Japanese military control than other men, whom they saw in a group, land should immediately stake out her parts of China. at 1.30 am, with the intention own colonial claints and gave Col.
His Majesty's Government is at a loss to understand how of questioning them.
Beck the Impression that he would like a colonial conference called be- Prince Konoye's assurances that Japan seeks no territory, and The men started to run and were fore the end of the yen on his own respects the sovereignty of China, can be reconciled with the chased by the police. Six of the men terms. were captured-the remaining
declared intention of the Japanese Government, forcibly to com- escaped.
The Warsaw correspondent of the pel the Chinese people to accept conditions involving surrender "Observer" says that Herr von eight men were from the internment Ribbentrop will visit Warsaw at the of their political, economic and cultural life to Japanese control, camp Immediate enquiries were at end of January instead of at the be- the indefinite maintenance in China of considerable Japanese
stuning of March, the visit being ad- garrisons, and the virtual detachment of Inner Mongolia. vanced because of the new situation The astounding discovery was made created by Hungary joining the Anti- NOT_PREPARED TO
Japan, that the treaty is obsolete, that the camp had been denuded al Comintern pact und Czecho-Slovakia's
or that the provisions no longer internees to the extent of approxl- Intention to follow sult. mately one bundred,
When It was discovered that
on foot
two
ALLIANCE AT END?
ACCEPT CHANGES
monstrating the method of CX- tinguishing an in- cendiary bomb at a display at Vo- lunteer Head. quarters on Fri. day. Many ladies were interested spectaters.- Jaf. fer.
Loyalist Lines
LERIDA, JAN. 15.
·ENERAL FRANCO'S MILITARY HEADQUARTERS ANNOUNCE THAT BOTH TARRAGONA AND REUS HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY. OCCUPIED BY INSURGENT FORCES.
Other Insurgent columns are said to have reached the mouth of River Gaya, while Insurgent troops on the northern route to Barcelona have occupied Anglesola, and to have reached the outskirts of Tarrega.
Another Insurgent force has entered the Barcelona province near Coloma, only 35 miles from Barcelona.
Another message says that Spanish Loyalists to-day successfully launched two new offensives, near Talavera, according to a Spanish Press Agency report from Jaen.
From Madrid comes the news that Loyalist forces, crossing
French Air Defences Shown By Minister
PARIS, Jan. 15.
the River Tagus, west of Toledo at dawn to-day, claim to have driven the In- surgents from their first- line defences in a surprise attack-Reuter.
German Liner In Collision
Lisbon, Jan. 15. The German. iner Orinoco, while leaving Lisbon harbour to-day, came into collision with the Dutch cruiser 'Fromp,_the_Initar being seriously damaged Reuter.
LATEST
Kamo Maru In Cagayan Rescue Drama
A Japanese steamer, the NYK Kamo Maru, which is on the Japan- Australia rua via Hongkong, yester- day rushed to the assistance of an- other Japanese slip, the Cheribon Moru which was reported to be in distress to the north of Cagayan, Mindanno Islands, and rescued a dozen pasangers and maits, according to a "United Presa" despatch from Manila this morning.
The 12 passengers and mall tre now on their way to Manila.
Meanwhile, the grounded Cheribon Maru, owned by the Nanyo Yusen Kaisha, which is reported to be leak- ing badly in nine feet of water, is awaiting the arrivel of the Madras Maru, which is en route to assist.
Immediately
Kamo Maru, which is on her way to Hongkong Australia, received the Cheri-
the
Maru's S.O.S., she changed course and headed for the grounded steamer.
The Kamo Maru, with the rescued
reach Manila to-day.
THE FRENCH AIR MINISTER, M. Guy Chambre, furnished some interesting details passengers and mail, is expected to regarding the French air force in the course of an interview on Saturday evening.
army.
as the situation has been altered 1, 1938, ofty-three warplanes had of officer-Trans-Ocean, His Majesty's Government
Soo Back Pago For Further Late Nows
Detention Of
Customs Revenue
The Minister declared that in, attention was being paid to tlic 1938 the seed had been sown training of the personnel of the air which would open into harvest force. Nine hundred pilots had left in 1939. The task of increasing compared with 413 in 1937.
the State training schools in 1938, Provision aeroplane production in France bad also been made to take over inlo had started last year, and the the air force, 150 officers from the first results achieved
and to place 300 reserve were officers on the active list, while 100 meet the situation, except Insofar already perceptible.
non-commissioned officers of the air From September 1 until December force would be promoted to the rank
CHUNGKING, Jan. 15. The enquiries elicited that the prisoners had made their escape in
THE GOVERNMENT by Japan in contravention of 11s been supplied by the French indus-
has makes clear that it is not pre- an amazingly easy manner.
The "Sunday Times" Warsaw cor-
announced terms.
try as compared with 33 during the WILL YIELD NOTHING
that it hus been ESCAPE THROUGH MAN-HOLE respondent says the view prevails in pared to accept or to recognise
same period In 1837. In December,
decided not to make a further In the camp, it was discovered, diplomalle circles that the Franco- changes of the nature Indicated, His Majesty's Government main- the number had been increased to
Paris, Jun. 15. advance for service loans accured was a man-nule leaning to a num-Polish alliance is passing through which are brought about by taing that modification cannot be 70, and in January to 90,
"The French Government does not on the Chineso (Continued on Page 4.) (Continued on Page 4.)
Maritime force. It intends to adhere to effected unilaterally, and must be by
want to risk anything, but it will 200 PLANES A MONTH yield nothing", declared M. Edouard Custonis, but to set aside aume the principles of the Nine-Power the negotiation of all the signatories.
Daladier, the French Premier. nt proportionate to the revenue Treaty, and cannot agree to a If the Japanese Government has The Minister expressed the opinion on important meeting of the fladteal collected in areas still under its HEAVY TOLL IN AIR RAIDS unilateral modification of its constructive suggestions to moke that by the middle of the present Party's executive to-day,
which control. regarding modification of any mulif-year, the monthly production of passed resolution declaring that warplanes in France would amount o territorial cession could be agreed
of The official spokesman Interal agreements relating to China, to 200. Until the outbreak of the present
to, and if a change in atmosphere Finance Ministry stated that the hostilites, the beneficial effects is Majesty's Government is ready to
The Minister remarked that they enabled conversations to be begun, Chinese Government was obliged to which the treaty was expected to consider them, but in the meantime, had been reproved for not buying no concession Infringing French reject the request of Sir Frederick produce, were stesally being it reserves all rights under the exist- 2,000 machines from the United sovereignty could be considered. Maze for a further advance for A HEAVY DEATH TOLL was exacted in Kweihsen, on realised, continues the note.
ing treaties.
Statea, but his reply to that was that The meeting also carried unanim-service founs." the Walkiang (river) in south Kwangsl, by nine Japanese
it would have been impossible since ously a resolution of confidence in The Chinese people were main- Reterring to Prince Konoye's state-the capacity of production in the the Government.
The Clovernment pointed out thal bombers during an air raid over the town yesterday.
taining and developing an effective
prepared
the Japanese were to American aircraft industry did not
detaining the stable Government, and the principle ment that Japan is
M. Daindlier said that the Govern- 'custums
collected Flying from base off subiccted to a terrific air raid by 13 of equal opportunity for the com- consider the abolition of extrality suce to carry such a bis odment's polley was one of peace and Japanese-occupied areas.
revenues Pakhol, the raiders released 18 Japanese planes yesterday. merce and industry of all nations was and the rendition of foreign conces was shown to be busy working on was chary of shedding French blood, one, necessitated by the present
Moreover, the American Industry national defence. The Government missiles in town,
The arrangement was a temporary The raiders, in two squadrona, bringing prosperity to China and to clons and settlements, the note says new prototypes. They also broke into and rained over 100 bumbs her international trade, including that, that this inducement to sprayed intense machine-gun on the heart of the town and at the with Japan,
The Minister stressed that not but was vigilant concerning French abnormal conditions, and the spokes. accept the Japanese demande appears only national factories, but also interests.
moan bald that it was hoped that a fro.
Lungbai Itallway station.
to entail little sacrifice on the part of private ones were participating in the
Sum due from the Tungkwen, gateway to Shensi on) Scores of clvilans were killed and
It would devote all its energy to proportionate 'the south bank of the Yellow River wounded and a huge properly loss)
the Japanese, for. If their plans for increase of French acroplane-cons provent, unashing a confict which Japautes-occupied areas for Joan the control of the country succeed, atruction. on the Honan-Shensl border, was atzofresulted-Central News,
(Continued on Page 4)
would end Western civilisation, but it service would be similarly forthcom The Minister said that particular
tag---lleuter, (Continuad on Page 4.)
Many Die In New Japanese Drives
KWEILIN, Jan. 10.
terms.
TREATY NOT OBSOLETE
His Majesty's Government, there- fore, cannot agree as muggested by
China to
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