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The Tokyo Negotiations
Official View On
TIENTSIN MENACED BY FLOODS
British Attitude Serious Situation
LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter)-A statement by the British
Is Created
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI
Foreign Office in regard to the position of Anglo-Japanese discus- TIENTSIN, Aug. 20 (UP),— considerable progress has been THE flood waters are now two sion, after remarking that made towards an agreement on police matters, refers to the feet deep in Racecourse Road Japanese proposals including enforceinent by the British authorities which borders the former Ger- of regulations prohibiting the use of Chinese National currency within the Concession of Tientsin, and the removal of the silver.
reserves.
"Therefore, it is not warrantabie to regard the nature of those demands
ar beyond the scope of the collarence,!
aur is there any justifications for
The Foreign Office statement soy the scope of these propals is not confined to the purely local inAs of Tientsin but is related to other ecu omic and Bnancial features present instant to ban them is ut subject of the situation in North China and agreement but the pan chey find including certain memes of restric.
In
and trade. exchange these matters the views not only of
certain the British,
had already
Lion
2
ot bul
of
tricomain, taking
ештенсу On silver questions for instance.
"The Japanese Government has
thut
Jajka. careful breme
clear the position tiny
the British Government even if wisher to, it could not conclude a bilateral agreement which might of feel the position of other Powers without the consent of the latter.
even drawn the attention of the British Government to the fact that as the A result
of the continued circulation of "Papa" in the British Concession in Tents, lawless elements by taking advantage of it have been making operations both within and without the Concession for disturbing the mome, conditions as well as the
and order. (peaLE
"Therefore, they have been unly to the Japanese Govern-requesting the British Government to ment that no discussions of economie take alt possible incasures for preven- proposals by the latter can in lei tien of such a situation. view, lead to any useful result on a purely Anglo-Japanese basts but they are willing to examine the position afresh provided that the laterest of all parties can be safeguarded.
The the Britisli Government ;
Chinese Silver.
man concession.
Disaster Possible
terday afternoon.
Crisis Heightons
Cabinet Prepares For Worst
VITAL MEETING ON TUESDAY
WALT DISH
BRITAIN'S NAVY IS READY
War Footing Possible Within Fow Hours
*
RADIO-
ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles)
Third Cricket Test Match,(Winkler)
And Other Relays
A QUINTET BY SCHUBERT
thought). Serenade
.. Heinz Huppertz and his Orchestra.
0.00. Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.02.
Moment Musirale in F Minor. Im- 1.00. Local Time Signol and Wea-promptu in B Flat, Op. 142, No. 3.
9.15. London-The News. Report
Oier
8.03. Some Old Dance Favourites. Rhythm Saved the World-Fox- LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter)---
Radio Programme Broadcast by
Johnny The Royal Navy is now in a W on a Frequency of $15 ke's Trol; Is it True What They Say
About Dixie?-Fox-Trot...3 state of greater preparedness than and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 1. Johnson and his Orchestra. The ever before in time of peace, and 8-11 pm. on $1.52 mic's per Japanese Sandman--Slow Fox-Trot Joe Daniels and His Hotshote. greater even than in 1914, writes second.
Moon For Sale Fox-Trol; White the naval correspondent of the HKT
12-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service of cliffs of Dover--Fox-Trol.". Casani OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" "Sunday Times."
Intercession from St. John's Cathe-Club Orthestra. The floods are advancing re- LONDON, Aug, 19 (UP),--|
He continues: “It would be no dral.
Lonilon The Third Cricket lentlessly in the outlying sections A meeting of all available exaggeration to say that if war 12.30. A Variety Programme. of the British Concession.
Indies, British Ministers, presided by should break out, the entire!
Love's Just a Melody-Fox-Trot; Test Match-England v. The West A commentary during play, and a Mr. Chamberlain, is scheduled maritime defences of the British Valparaiso-Rumba.... Jack Jackson
and his Orchestra. Selentifically,
Howard Marshall from Kennington TIENTSIN, Aug 21 (Domel)-to be held on Tuesday when, it Empire would be on a war foot-course; If You Pretend You're Blueummary of the morning's play by
Murgatroyd and Winterbuttal
[Oval, London, The city of Tientsin is seriously is expected, it will be decided to ing within a few hours. There
Rumba Fox~]
8.35. Schubert -- thainiet in A threatened with a flood disaster as pince Britain on an extended de- would be no delay, no shortage (Two minds with Not a the result of the collapse of the fensive war footing, including of stores in vital positions, or to tappened in the Moonlight bajor, Op. 114. ("The Trout') played by Buckbas (Piano), Mangrot (Vio- Chingizu River embankment yes calling more naval reservists to improvisation of defences in any Fox-Trot
Jack Jackson and his
Howard (Viola), Withers Adam and Eve (Granatt): in), Despite the strempus efforts made the colours, and also the full part of the world where conflict Orchestra.
The Durean (Cello) and Hobday (Double-Buss). TI-PI-Tin (Grever) ...
9.08. Backhaus in a Schubert Pro- Slaters. Follow the Sun-Selection Japanese and Chinese authorities, manning of anti-aircraft bat- might conceivably arise. wide breach was made in the en-teries, plus the advisability of Morchant Navy Confident
Jack Jackson's Dorchester Hotel Granume Vorchested bankment on Sunday afternoon, and
Speaking of the feeling of con-) termination to support Poland. unmediately the water began to flood reaffirmation of Britain's de
Reliable sources reaffirm that Italy idence of the Merchant Navy, the the Japanese Concession.
About two-thirds of the Concession|
9.30, London--'Empire Exchange." 1.03. Luricane Boyer and the Or- on the defence of ports and shipping
chestre Mascotte.
Points of View by travellers from have been inundated and hores are is cool towards Germany's Intentious correspondent says its safety depends on the high seas, and it is known in the
After The Ball (Harris); Songe the Dominions and Colonies. German Mobilisation submerged three to five feet deep, in Poland and Danzig.
every Automic (Joyce)..... Orchestre 9.45. London-Sports News and making desperate efforts to minimize Diplomatie sources here have heard Royal Navy that practically
Important port which is likely to be Mascotte. C'Est Ma Faute (Delettre); Market Notes, Japanese and Chinese authorities are
that 1,000,000 are stationed
within affected by hostilities, have already Son Regard (Emer)... Lucienik R.50. Selections from The Student the disaster.
Invades French Concession striking distance of Poland.
been provided with the most modern Boyer (Vocal). Once On The Rhine Of this total 300,000 are J East forms of defence, while all measures
Orchestre Mas-Prince.' (Ostermann) The fond finally began to invatie the French Concession in the after- Prussia, 400,000 between the Corridor for defensive equiptment on merchantst
colte. Estampe Marocaine (Eddy); Serenade (Romberg).... Allan advance while 300,000 ships were recently reviewed and ex- Les Prenons Effaces (Trunchiant)
Pribe, Raymund Marlowe, Paul Cle- noon. The sandbag embankment and Polish
between Silesia und perified. constructed by the French Conces mere
Lucienne Boyer (Vocal). Waltzes of mon Qluf Olsen, and Chorus. Drink- The correspondent stresses the fact the World-Potpourri .... Orchestreng Song (Homberg).... Raymondo Marlowe Paul Clemen, Olaf Olsen tween the French and Japanese Con
Mascotte. cessions failed to che
from the Hungarian Foreign Minis that there is, in general, a very con-
Press, und Choru check the food,
1.30. Reuter and Rugby
10.00. Loxden-The Third Cricket Later in the afternoon, the British ter that a German "token" Harrison siderable acceleration in the speed of
up stations on warship building which is well in ud-Weather Report and Announcements. Concession was also inundated. The be allowed to take
vance of schedule, and adds that sup- 1.43. Haydn-Symphony No. 101 Test Match-England v. The West authorities concerned, however, be- Hungarian 03.
A Commentar during play by No Change In Situation piles of oli fuel ure now stored in in D Major ("The Lundun") played Indies.
Howard Marshall from Kennington eve that they will be able to control the threatening situation, as the rain; LONDON, Aug 20 (Reuter).-The nearly all the strategle centres of the by Edwin Fischer and his Chamber
Oval, London. 2.15. Close down.
10.15. A Dance Programme, thas stopped, and the sky has become return of the Prime Minister, Mr. World and are virtually immune from Orchestra.
Neville Chamberlain, to London 24 air attack, while particular care has
0.00. "For the Children"
Milenberg Joys-Quickstep (Mor- hours before he was expected, does been taken in supplying centres with
Uncle Peter's Nursery Sing Song
Quickstep not depois any sudden change in the the smaller types of
(Armstrong) international situation. However, inmunition.
All fleet supplies are sumelent to O'Roses; the Fairies-Waltz (Rosen- ..Chalmer's Wood's Orch.
Hig Orchestra.
Slow view of the tendency and tempo of
My Fox-Trot (Smith); Tears T Orchestre Mascotle. Story Heart-Swing Step (Powell Sid events both in the East and West,
Aunt Susan. Some "When, Millward and His Boud. The with regard to the meeting of Minis-
Miron ters which was arranged for Tuesday
Mannkoora of and which was expected to be a com- paratively small gathering with a
(Bixia) limited programme, it is now probable with the polley that in accordance followed for some time-past of being for emergencies and ready for all
Lie Instant action If neccessary, majority of Ministers will attend and WIEL bu cum-
are
"With regard to the question of the /fion authorities along the border bON WAT Cported to have demanded i
Chinese silver holdings, the Japanese Government have been requesting the
"There
Third Party Consultations British Government that the British For this purpose it is presumably Concession authorities will make no Hint both Governments interference with the transfer of those necessary consult died parties, and the British holdings from the Concession.
doubt that these Government indicated to the Japanese Jere is no
raised between Japan and Great Britain, and Government that they have no desire matters can be a subject of discussion to shelve the questions and realise that these matters will also no doubt that these matters can- are not of require to be fully discussed in any nut be settled between the two
local character. ultimate settlement of the present countries, or that they dispute in China.
any
tu the
"It may be recalled that in accept- ing the British proposal for opening the Tokyo conference, the Japanese Government mute it clear British Government that the Japanese proposals will have a bearing on the military, political and economic re- quirements for the
existence and
They had already informed the Japanese Government on January that they were prepared to consider constructive proposals of the Japanese with regard to a mexica tion of the existing treaties but they consider it essential that all parties of the Nine Power and other Treaties security of the Japanese forces governing the situation in China,
The British Government not only shall be enabled at the appropriate i time to express views and make a entered the conference on this wider contribution to a settlement which standing, but the British representa. should be equitable for all concern-tives made no objection on July 27
ru.
Japanese Statement
to
Chin
attempt to ban them as the subject economic questions from the outset
of an Anglo-Japanese agreement.
"If the British Government Intend
to invite the intervention of Third
party Powers in an attempt to seek
a favourable conclusion of the nego
of the conferenec.
Self-Contradiction
"While asserting that it is not their
ques.
Widening
Anti-British Movement
Effort To Extend the To All East Asia
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI
The
programme
in the
Germany And Slovakia
last several months.
anti-alrerar
Soldier Smashes Glass In Police Station
Uncle Peter. A Ring, A Rington); Sugar Foot Soy and
told by
Dance of thal)
We Were Very Young Songs (Mline Milward Wit Fraser Simson)-6. Happiness; furrfeane); Cuore Vagabondo-Tank
'Casse
7.45. Tangos and Waltzes. Ciertos Amores--Tango (Canaro) Orquesta Tipica Francisco Canaro, The Last Drops Waltz (Kratz1); The Blue Danube-Waltz (J. Strauss)
.... Magyari Imre and his Hungarian, Gypsy Orchestra. Lamento Tongo
Shanghai Shooting
Govt. 'Puppet'
...
CHARITY CONCERT,
given by
b. Missing; c. In the Fashion; d.
Marlo de Pletro and way Down; e. Hoppity; 1. Growing His Estudiantina. Picture Mo In Up...
George Baker.
Paradise-Fox-Trot (Gilbert); Some- 620. Closing Local Stock Quota-body's Thinking of You To-night tions.
Fox-Trot (I'owell) Jack Harris 6.32, Rawlex and Landauer at Two and His Orchestra. Cry, Baby, Cry How a Royal Scots private created Planos.
Fox-Trol (Shand): In Santa Margh- a disturbance in the Central Police Washington Post (Sousa); Nola crita-Fox-Trot (Scher)
Jack prehensive.
Station charge room in the early Arndt); Valse des Fleurs (From Harris and His Orchestra.
Hear
My It is, therefore, probable that Mr.
Sunday hours of
morning. and Tchaikowsky's
Noisette Song, Violetta Tango (Luckesch); Chamberlain accelerated his return ou
glass was told in Suite); pade of
Sleeping
Waltz Beauty
Jealously Tango (Gade)... Robert when the Japanese representatives
to London in order to give due con-smashe
Renard Dance Orchestra. You're An informed them to that effect at the
sideration to the fuller agenda and if the police court this morning when (Tschaikowsky).
of his Private John Corrigan, aged 22 was
0.45. London-Sing song-With Education-Quickstep (Warren); So start of the discussion of the economic PEIPING, Aug. 20 (UP)-PEI-necessary, to consult some
charged with creating a disturbance. Gene Autry and Others, the show Long, Sweetheart- Slow Fox-Trot campaign recolleagues on Monday.
Sergt. Blackbura said the man produced and conducted by Ernest (Grundland). Henry Jacques Tokyo, Aug. 20, (Reuter)-A Jup- questions between the two delegations. PING'S anti-British
"On August 1, the British repre- ceived a shot in the arm to-day with The return of Viscount Halifax,
and is Orchestro. unese Foreign Ofee statement with
sentatives agreed of their own accord the formation of a "Pelping Citizens Foreign Minister, from Yorkshire to arrived at the central charge room Longestaffe.
11.00. Close down. regard to the Anglo-Japanese negotiate the meeting of the sub-committee anti-Brush Grand Association" in dos, may be noted as indleating the shortly after midnight and said he tions declares it is unwarrantable regard the nature of the Japanese te quens and entered which teachers, Journalists, labourers, absence of any immediate urgency had ordered a taxi und had no money
into dellite discussion of the
And merchants
farmers are re-from a situation which continues to to pay for it. He asked Sergt. Black- currency and silver demands as be-economic
clearly questions. This
highest burn to prefer a charge agafest him. be viewed calmly presented.
but the inxi driver said he did not yond the scope of the conference.
The Association to-day re-political circles.
want to do so." Defendant had no Nor is there any justification for the shows that the British Government have had no intention of excluding
shoes ur hat at the time, and he told affirmed the original proposal for an anti-British boycolt.
the police sergeant that he had es- According to the Chineze press the
caped from military custody in the barracks. leaders will be enabled to ask
execute Provisional Government to the Association's decisions. tintions, the Japanese Government desire to solve the economi
The Association's aim is to enlarge i cannot but point out that they could tions, the British Government contend
the anti-British roave in all countries never admit such an attempt which that those questions should be solved would only serve to delay and com-in relation to the ultimate settlement in Asia.
Premior Caricatured af the Sino-Japanese dispute. This
being plicate the questions."
are now Cinema patrons is evidently a self-contradiction on
treated to anti-British cartoons on the part of Great Britain.
"Besides Britain Invoked the Nine the screen prior to the show. One TOKYO, Aug. 21 (Domel).-
Power Treaty in the latter part of theatre features a caricature of Mr. Clarifying the attitude of the Japan their statement, but the nititude of Neville Chamberlain holding a bar ese Government regarding the Anglo- the Japanese Government regarding of gold in his hands while a fire rages-The official German news decided to take him back to barracks Japanese negotiations for a settle-
agency to-day denied that a in a police van. Upon hearing this ment of the Tientsin dispute, the the pact has been repeatedly made on the posterior of the Premier's Foreign Office issued the following clear it is beyond the comprehen-pants.
slon of the Japanese Government The British here save face by en- statement this morning:
Treaty can be useful in settling the late when the cartoons have ended, been
Pleading guilty in court this morn- Tientsin Issues.
As a precaution the British Em-Germany and Slovakia.
The official announcement em-ing, Corrigau said he had acted as "If the British Government intend bassy cara and trucks and private
phasises that the negotiations with he did because the milltary escort to invite intervention by third Powers British cars in Felping have removed flags which they have
the Slovakian Government regard-assaulted him with à rubber hose.
He was fined ve dollars.. of ail to obtain the understanding in an attempt to seek a favourable the British of the British Government regarding conclusion of the negotiation, the hitherto flown. The latest develop-
ing the "protective area;" in which Germany can creci fortifications at questions which form
Japanese Government cannot but ment is a threatening letter to the
any time under the agreement of background of the Tientsin situation, opt out that they would never admit servants and Chinese employees of
negotiations for the purpose
March 23, have been concluded. started at the outset of the conference ns the such an attemp!, which would only the British Salvation Army. The
The announcement also says the! result of which an agreement onerve to delay and complicate
questions. general principles was reached on July 22 as already announced.
Following conclusion of the, agree- ment on general principles, the con- ference took up for discussion various concreto questions in Tientsin.
Tokyo Statement
"The Anglo-Japanese conference has been opened in pursuance of the British desire. The Japanese Govern-| ment, considering it necessary first
the
Indisponsable Demands
аго
the
No Military Pact tile and abusive, and said he would
Signed Yet
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BERLIN, Aug. 19 (UP).
je Sergt. Blackburn then telephoned for a military escort, and when they arrived, defendant became very hos resist any attempt to take him back to barracks. He created considerable disturbance in the Charge room and it was decided to send for a taxi. When defendant heard this he raid he would sinash all the glass of the taxical windows and it WOC then
To Protest
TOKYO, Aug, 20 (Reuter).--The Japanese-sponsored Nanking Gov- ernment 15, according to "Domel," understood to be filing a strong pro- teat with the Municipal. Counci the Shanghai International Settle-
en
the shooting ment with regard to
of
how a discussion on the Nine Poweri tering the theatres fifteen minut new military alliance has and smashed a pane of glass in the fray in the Saltlement on Saturday
Alleged Spy Is Detained
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
the letters threalen to kill the Chinese If they work for the British and explain that they have been given fair warning.
Military Talks Interrupted
defendant again became very abusive concluded between charge room.
reports abroad are as absurd as those a few weeks ago saying that Germany had planned to hand over Slovakia to a third State,
National Fitness Achievements
R.A.F. Plane
Missing
LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter). -A Royal Air Force plane with two officers and four men aboard
night.
Police of the Japanese-controlled city government are reported to have fired on a Municipal Patrol and Ser- geant Kinloch who was in charge of the patrol, was slightly wounded bul returned fre, killing one and wound- ing three of the assailants.
Firth of Clyde Obstruction
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter).—A navigational warning broadcast by is reported by the Air Ministry the British Broadcasting Corporation "In this discussion, the Japanese LONDON, Aug. 20 (Reuter)—A
MOSCOW, Aug. 20 (Reuter),THE LONDON, Aug. 20 (British Wire to be missing on a flight over the to-night disclosed that an obstruction
will h Government made demands regard-man was detained at Perth yesterday
be placed in the Firth of Clyde between Cloch Point on the Renfrew- ing the policing and economie matters in connection with alleged espionage Anglo-French and Soviet Staff talks tess)Since its inception up to North Sen. which
Indispensable to
of grant
The machine left yesterday morn-shire coast, and Dunoon. more and he will appear before the police have now been interrupted for three March last, the National finess Coun eMelent maintenance of peace and court to-morrow.
days and there is still no sign of their cil has made 789 offers
The announcer explained that a amounting in all to £1,408,302 for Ing and should have returned to its The arrest followed a conference at resumption. order on the spot and also to the l
The British and French military schemes and projects affecting 598 base by 1.30 p.m. the same day but light buoy painted red would show short flashes and a light boat painted existence and security of the Japanese Perth between procurator and fiscal
Branch delegates
conferred yesterday, it is towns and villages in England and there has been no trace of it.
A message has been broadcast to black would sound a fog signal every officers of the Special forces in China.
"It is hardly necessary to say that (Secret Police) from London and the belleyed in order to formulate reports Wales. Of the total £442,952 is in
to their respective government ex-respect of swimming baths and shipping warning all to keep a sharp thirty seconds. Shipping is naked lo all those matters as well as those Chief Constable of Perth,
The arrest apparently took place platning the cause of the delay which 337,221 for playing folds while look-out and throughout the day air-pass between, the buoy, and the boat
£333,371 has been given towards craft have been searching a wide area and to navigate cautiously in points in which we asked for British
vicinity. of sca. co-operation, can be dealt with by after a letter had been called for at competent quarters attribute
social and recreative centres. the Perth Post Office..
differe:fed in opinion. Britain within her competence.
to
the
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Prof. E. Pellegatti
Miss Pruo Lewis
Mrs. Silvia Choy
Mr. Albert Woo
Miss Rosabel Hau and the
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