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BRITAIN AND THE SHANGHAI SITUATION

SIR JOHN SIMON MAKES CLEAR BRITISH POLICY

SUPPORT THE LEAGUE

BRING ABOUT PEACE PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY OF BRITISH NATIONALS.

London, Yesterday.

The House of Commons was crowded to-night to hear Sir John Simon's reply to Mr. George Lans- bury's request for a statement on the Shanghai situation.

The Secretary for Foreign Affairs stated that the principles of British policy were:-

Firstly, that the British Government direct its full influence, in conjunction with other Powers, to support the moral authority of the League,

Secondly, Britain, from the beginning, had shown readiness to tender its good offices to end the horrible conflict.

Thirdly, the Government, in very special de- gree, was charged with the protection of British interests in China.

There awas no part of the world, where it would be truthfully said, that these interests were Disturb- embodied in the words "Peace Trade." ances to peace did trade no good, and we did not seek to get trade through the boycott of other people.

WHAT THE ASSEMBLY MAY DO.

Political Commission to Report.

U.S. RUSSIA AND TURKEY TO BE REPRESENTED.

Geneva, Yesterday. There is no question of Ameri-| ca being invited to attend

the special meeting of the League. Assembly on March 3.

that

The report current to effect was, apparently, due to the possibility of the United States, Soviet Russia and Turkey being invited to sit on the Commission

which the Assembly is almost It is generally expected that the Assembly, after a brief gen

sure eventually to establish.

eral discussion, in which China and Japan will play the leading

roles, will refer the issue to a

Political Commission, on which

every Power will have one dele-

igate. for report.—Reuter.

CHINESE SOLIDITY.

National Government

Spending Large Sums on Armaments.

PREPARING FOR A YEAR'S WARFARE,

Shanghai (11.30 p.m.),

Yesterday.

It is authoritatively stated

that the National Government is preparing for a year's warfare against Japan and is buying large quantities of munitions and planes and importing trench- digging machines from Germany. The Government is spending on these war pre- parations, stimulated by the manner in which the Nation is

Concluding, Sir John said, we have made the most complete arrangements for the security of life and property in the International Settlement, and the British Government's duty was to get the large sums fighting stopped and bloodshed ended.

Referring to Mr. Lansbury's reference to the spontaneously and eagerly com- Chinese belief that some Powers were in allianceling forward to support its efforts to see the war through to the with Japan and had encouraged her action was, as bitter end, believing that the far as he knew, utterly untrue. Reuter.

future of the Chinese Nation de pends upon the result-Reuter's Pacific Service.

TWO ARMED ROBBERIES,

www.

A Fuller Report of the Debate, children from Shanghai will be- Rugby, Yesterday. come necessary. Detailed ar Reviewing weekly develop-rangements have, however, been ments in Shanghai, the Foreign made against this eventuality, Secretary (Sir John Simon) in The only danger to the Inter- At seven o'clock last night, six the House of Commons express- national Settlement at present is men, armed with revolvers and ed deep regret that, in spite of from stray shell fire. Sir Miles daggers, broke into the ground all efforts to prevent hostilities, Lampson, in concert with his foor of 22, Shantung Street, and

States. serious fighting had broken out. United

French and robbed a female visitor of per- Following the Chinese General's Italian colleagues, has made re-sonal articles, and stole money and rejection of the Japanese ultima- presentations to the Japanese jewellery to the total value of $75. tum demanding, amongst other and Chinese authorities protest- Accountant Overpowered, conditions, that the Chinese ing against any action which At 4.30 o'clock this morning, troops should begin to evacuate might lead to damage being in- three armed men, entered 56, Nam their positions in the vicinity of flicted on foreign, life or proper- Sheung Street, Shamsbulpo dis- Shanghai before 7 a.m. on Feb- ty, and making every reservation trict. An accountant, who was ruary 20, an offensive was launch- in the matter."

asleep, was awakened by one of the

ed by the Japanese early on that Fuller Statement Later. men, who overpowered him. The day.

Replying to the Leader of the robbers ransacked the premises, "As reported in the Press, the; Opposition, (Mr. George Lans and decamped with property es- Japanese troops have somewhat bury), Sir John Simon agreed timated at over $850. advanced their line in the neigh-that the question and answer bourhood of Kiangwan, between afforded inadequate means

of

Chapei and Woosung, and fight-imparting information on a sit- had been officially informed that ing still continues. Up to the uation of this gravity, and agreed if, as was probably true, an In present there has been little to make a rather fuller state-dependent State of Manchuria fighting at Chapei or elsewhere ment at a later stage.

had been proclaimed, the British in the immediate neighbourhood Britain Will Not Recognise Government was no more likely of the International Settlement.: Independent Manchuria. to recognise it than any other It is not anticipated that the Sir John Simon also said that Government. British Wireless evacuation of British women and the British Ambassadər in Tokyo Service.

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