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1939.
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BRITAIN'S NOTE TO JAPAN FIGHTING Franco Smashes COUCHED IN STRONG TERMS AIR RAID
This Is The CHANGES
Treaty
The Nine Power Treaty was signed in 1922. The contrac- ting parties were Great Britain, Germany, Italy, France, Bel- gium, Japan, China, the United States and the Netherlands.
The Contracting Partics, other than China agreed:
1. To respect the so- vorcignty, the independence. and the territorial and ad- minstrative integrity of China;
Z.---To provide the fullest and
most unambarrassed opportunity to China to develop and maintain for herself
an effective and stable government;
3. To use their influence for the purpose of offcctual- ly establishing and maintain- ing the principle of aqual opportunity, for the morce and industry of all nations throughout the ter- ritory of China;
com-
4. To refrain from tak-
BROUGHT ABOUT
BY FORCE NOT RECOGNISED
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LONDON, JAN; 15.
THE NOTE HANDED TO THE JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER, MR. ARITA, BY SIR ROBERT CRAIGIE, BRITISH AMBASSADOR IN TOKYO, IS COUCHED IN STRONG TERMS.
It refers to the grave anxiety regarding Japan's policy in China and clearly emphasisos Great Britain's intention of adhering to the principles of the Nine Power Treaty.
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 Prince Konoye's statements of November 3 and December 22, and Mr. Arita's communication to the press on December 19.
ing advantage of conditions British Press
in order to seek specist
rights or privileges which Hails Note
would abridge the rights of
subjects or
citizens
of
friendly States, and from To Japan
countenancing action inimi- cal to the security of such Statca.
Hundred Internees Escape
Long Delayed, But Admirable Says The "Guardian"
LONDON, Jan. 16.
This uncertainty is net removed by the conversa- tiens between Sir Robert Craigie and Mr. Arita, the Note declares.
His Majesty's Government infers that it is the intention of the Japanese Government to establish a 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
As far as China is concerned, it is understood that the THERE is only one serious Japanese Government is to exercise control, at least for some criticism to be mado to the time, through the Asia Development Council In Tokyo, which is British noto to Japan, saya the charged with the formulation and execution of the policy con- "Manchester Guardien," and nected with political, economic and cultural affairs in China. that is, it is long overdue. Other- The note declarea that Mr. Arita's communication to the wise, remembering that our press indicates that the tripartite combination is to form a single civil servants have had little economic unit, and that the economic activities of other Powers practice in plain speaking during will be subjected to restrictions dictated by the requirements of the last eight or nine years, it is national defence and the economic security of the proposed bloc. According to Prince Konoye, says the note, the hostilities in China are to continue until the Present Chinese Government is crushed, or will consent to enter the proposed combination on Japanese terms.
Kowloon City Camp altogether admirable.
Denuded
THE ARREST of six men at 1.30 o'clock on Saturday
"If the Government continues in step with the United States Govern- ment, as at lost it appears to be doing: there is good reason to thinks that Jupan will take due notice. It is the
at response to President Roosevelt's
Comintern agreement, and Japanese troops will be stationed at China will be required to conclude with Japan an anti- morning has led to the challenge to Democracy, and it is the specific points in Chinese territory for an indefinite period, astounding discovery that first sign that the British Government presumably to ensure that the Japanese conditions for the sus
pension of hostilities are observed.
prohibition
and
Wing Com- manuer A. H. S.
Perkins,
Air Raid Precau
Hongkong, de- tions Officer in
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monstrating the method of tinguishing an in- cendiary bomb at a display at Vo- lunteer Head- quarters on Fri- day, Many ladies were interested spectators.-Jaf.
for.
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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 havo occupied Anglesola, and to have reached the outskirts of Tarroga.
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
Five Planes Shot Down In Chungking Raid
NANKING, Jan. 16.
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 Ilner Orinoco, while leaving Lisbon harbour to-day, enme into collision with the Dutch cruiser Tromp. the latter being seriously damaged.-Reater.
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U.S. Minister Recalls The Last War
approximately one hundred aggression.
will not continually retreat before of the eight hundred "The note will certainly be read
Moreover, Prince Konoye stated that the Inner Mongolian Chinese soldiers interned at with much respect in Berlin and arca must be designated as a special anti-Communist area. Matauchung, Kowloon, have read with as much pleasure in Lon- CHANGES BY FORCE Rome, as well as Tokyo; It should be made good their escape. don and New York, os In Chung-
A squad of police on duty in king." Boundary Street effected the
In the absence of fuller information, His Majesty's GovernIN the first air combat in this year, five Chinese planes The "Dalry Mail" says that the ment can only assume that Inner Mongolia is to be subjected to arrests. They approached eight not means business. "America and an even greater degree of Japanese military control than other munique isued by the Japanese Central Chins Army claims. were shot down in Chungking on Sunday, a com- men, whom they saw in a group, are likely to co-operate in any re-
France saw it before its despatch an parts of China. at 1.30 a.m., with the intention taliatory measures that may be ap-
His Majesty's Government la at a loss to understand how
Japanese Army air units car-they heavily machine-gunned the of questioning them.
plied if Japan continues in the role Prince Konoye's assurances that Japan seeks no territory, and
ried out their sixth attack on streets, and rained over 200 bombs The men started to run and were of being polite but deat. Turse ma respects the sovereignty of China, can be reconciled with the chased by the police. Six of the men sures would probably take the from declared intention of the Japanese Government, forcibly to com-
Chungking about 3 o'clock on in an area from the Chining River
to the Yangtse. were captured-the remaining
Sunday afternoon, according to two of a punitive las. on Japanese good-pcl the Chinese people to accept conditions involving surrender escaped.
and even complete
the communique, when a dozen
It was stated that for the first time When it was discovered that
anti-aircraft the entry in this country
batteries were activej the of their political, economic and cultural life to Japanese control,
Chinese pursuit plancs took to from various heights surrounding the eight inen were from the internment colonies.
the indefinite maintenance in China of considerable Japanese
the air and camp immediate enquiries were fo
severo mid-air jelly. on foot.
garrisons, and the virtual detachment of Inner Mongolia.
combat took place.
Five Chinese planes were shot were killed and wounded at Chaotien- It is estimated that 200 civilions down, it is claimed. NOT PREPARED TO
men alone, which is a point where: Various Chinese military establish the Chialing River and the Yangtse possibility of a conflagration The "Daily Express" says tha
ments. In and around the city were meet. bombed and damaged. Several Jop- The enquiries elleted that the Japan's action in China gives British prisoners had made their escape in full right to denounce the Congo makes clear that It is not pre His Majesty's Government
unese planes were hit by anti-air- say about 60 wounded being taken on Louis Johnson, Assistant Secret craft shells, but nil planes safely retreteners to the hospin, was the cry for War, In
A "United Press" representative sweeping the world, said Mr. an amazingly easy manner.
Basin treaty. "We should do so
turned to their bases, the communixirects were stained with blood. ESCAPE THROUGH! MAN-HOLE
11 broadcast once, and by doing so, we shall pared to accept or to recognise In the corap, it was discovered. accure the markets of Africa for changes of the nature indicated,
que adds.--Domci,
throughout the country last His Majesty's Government mala-
An unknown number of corpses night in support of President was a man-hole leading to a nullah-Lancashire which will bring work which are brought about by tains that modification cannot be
CITY IS DEATH-TRAP have been buried beneath debris. (Continued on Page 4.) idle mill."-Reuter,
force. It intends to adhere to effected unilaterally, and must be by
Chungking, Jan. 15. the principles of the Nine-Power the negotiation of all the signatories.
Tho first
The Munich agreement was merely drowned when five junks caps.zed in dramatised, he said, and emphasised serious alr rald on HEAVY TOLL IN AIR RAIDS unilateral modification of its constructive suggestions to make on both banks of the Chialing River, pound bombs. The prople abo-zil the every other country. A bully nation Treaty, and cannot agree to af the Japanese Government has Chungking took place to-day, when the Yangtse close to the Chao amen the significance of the situation, the 21 Japanese planes dropped bomba wharf, which was demolished by 400 danger of which was recognised in regarding modification of any multi-and the western suburbs of Chung-the river for safety.
junks were believed to have taken to sot on conquest always picked Its
British merchants will be grateful The astounding discovery was made to the Government for preparing to that the camp had been denuded of save something from the wreck, co- internees to the extent of approxi. cludes the newspaper,
mately one hundred,
Many Die In New Japanese Drives
KWEILIN, Jan. 16.
ACCEPT CHANCES'
terms.
Japan, that the treaty is obsolete, or that the provisions no longer meet the situation, except insofar as the altuation has been altered by Japan in contravention of its
terms.
ing treaties.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. THERE IS A very serious
The police estimate that 150 were Roosevelt's defence programme.
Jateral agreements relating to China, king. Until the outbreak of the present His Majesty's Government is ready to hostilities, tho beneficial effects
Many civilians were killed, while and wounded on shore at Chaotlen-
| spots carefully to avold a mix up with It la calmated that 200 were killed equal or superior forces which the treaty was expected to consider them, but in this meantime, Chinese plants engaged the bombers.
Producing from the War Depart- produce.
steadily were
being it reserves all rights under the existfugees and possesses no open spaces,
Chungking is crammed with re- men.
ment Alts German records some of A HEAVY DEATH TOLL was exacted In Kweihs'en, on
realiazd, continues the note.
This ranks as Chungking's worst which had hitherto not boon publih- the Watklang (river) in south Kwangal, by nine Japanese The Chinese people were main-
and would therefore be a death-trap disaster.
Jed, Mr. Johnson said that the records bombers during an air raid over the town yesterday.
Referring to Prince Konoye's state- if bombs dropped in the centre of the Chinese and Japanese pursuit planes pietely ignored by Germany becaus taining and developing an effective
It is rellably reported that over 10 (showed “our rights have been com-
Flying from A
baso off subjected to a terrific air raid by 13 of equal opportunity for the com- consider the abolition of extrality SEVERE CHUNGKING AIR RAIDS ing the raid this afternoon, and lanmous; and unworthy of serious
stable Government, and the principle ment that Japan is prepared to city--leuter.
met over Chungking's suburbs dur- we are regarded weak and pasi- Pakhol, the raldors released 18 Japanese planes yesterday.
merce and industry of all nations was and the rendition of foreign cońces- missilon in town.
The raiders. In two squadrons, bringing prosperity to China and to slons and settlements, the. note says They also.
Chungking, Jan. 16.
chigaged in the most severa air battle consideration as potential adventaries, broke into and rained over 100 bombs her international trade, including that, that th's Inducement to China to of the Sino-Japanese hostilities, the Chungking raidents were alarmed of much Importance. The state of sprayed intense machine-gun on the heart of the town and at the with Japan.
For the first time since the start during the current hostilities
that West China has experienced Neither Hindenburg nor Ludendorff thought. American intervention to be Lunghial Railway station,
accept the Japanese demands sppears sity of Chungking was bombed this they the epichloes ozan the entrances, is known in all to entall little sacrifice on the part of afternoon.
and it is our: Job-to-day-to uples will, think 10times
ran, gateway to Shanal on
Scores of civilians were killed and bank of the Yellow River wounded and a huge properly man-Bhenti border, was also resulted.--Central Netor,
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His Majesty's Government, there- | the control of the editry succeed; } diving@bombers raided the bify: totale but
TREATY NOT OBSOLETE
fore, cannot sereo as suggested by
the Japanese, for if their plans for Air Gefence officials said that
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