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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 30, 1937

The China Mail

ed that... Chinese interests:

ired by But

ondon negotiations. the feeling of disquiet undoubt edly remains and from. Mr. Eden is demanded ultra-caution in any ong. formal conference.

Ninety-Second Fear of Publicaties

SA Wyndham Street, Hong

Telephone 20022.

London Office

It is a case, very plainly, where Chinese susceptibilities have to be seriously considered, which does not mean, of course, any ac-

Garrick Street, London, WC.2. quiescence by Britain in a policy

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the Editor, and be the

not necessarily for insertion ds a guarantee of good faith.

which could be interpreted as a reversion to the old Chinëse tac- tics of playing off one Power All communications intended for against another. We do not be- should be addressed to lieve、 that this spirit actuates Chinese misgivings to-day. We by

do believe that Mr. Eden meant er's Name and Address, what he said, that a British un- but derstanding with Japan would, under certain conditions, contri- bute to an increase of friendship and mutual trust between all the nations of the Far East. It is the conditions that are impor tant. They must be of a nature that will not permit of misinter- pretation. They may even be re- quired to take cognisance of the simple fact that while the time is possibly ripe for Anglo-Japanese rapprochement, Sino-Japanese

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Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 30, 1937 relations are still far from that

happy-stage.

ANGLO-JAPANESE

NEGOTIATIONS

Exchange Control

It is easy to surmise from Mr. Anthony Eden's foreign affairs

Between the lines of Sir John speech on Friday that Anglo-Simon's survey of British finan- Japanese conversations in Lon- cial policy and exchange control don have carried to an advanced operations can be read the story stage these preliminary negotia of the tremendous duel that has tions for an understanding The

object of the British Govern-been going on in the past few weeks between the Control Fund ment is the better ordering of and international speculators. Anglo-Japanese relations, a pro-Practically the entire amount of blem which intimately involves foreign currency and British Anglo- Chinese and Sino- Ja- funds has been exhausted in the panese relations, and the battle and replaced by large Foreign Secretary felt obliged to stocks of gold, and the $200,- stress, as he has several times 000,000 in sterling now asked for previously stressed, that no

is an essential if the Fund is to agreement will be concluded which is detrimental to the inoperate effectively in the future. terests of China. Nevertheless,

In this there is no cause for the London conversations have anxiety or alarm. The facts show developed to the stage at

that the Control Fund has which it is thought possible to throughout the avalanche of de submit concrete proposals and Hoarded gold achieved its pur the results will be watched and pose, kept exchanges reasonably

awaited not without some feel- ing of anxiety.

steady and prevented what was la slump on the stock market from developing into a disastrous panic.

French Moratorium

From the moment it became public knowledge that Mr. Yoshi- da and the British Foreign. Of- fice were discussing the situation in the Far East and the tension which has led to such policies as the creation of a great fortress in Hong Kong, China has been suspicious. A note of uneasy

The French moratorium is the distrust has run through all outcome of the same movement Chinese press comment on An- that has compelled British en- of the Exchange glo-Japanese negotiations, the largement

Except feeling being exemplified by Hong Equalisation Account.

that in the case of France, the Kong's Chinese newspapers week or two ago when they pu- movement has been in the re- blished simultaneously a leading verse direction. The funds pour- |article, ~ urging Britain to causing into London in the form of tion and plainly suggesting that de hoarded gold to perturb the Britain's choice might ultimate Bank of England, have been de- ly lie between a firra friendship serting Paris to the more serious with China and the sought for embarrassment of the French

derstanding - with Japan. It Government.

question. of enjoying one

other: the two being in-

M. Bonnet has only just

duel

tibles. Shanghai- comment rived ‹ in France from Washi was on the Same lines. Nanking ton but it is safe

ders did not disguise their that the main details apprehension that Anglo Ja-prepared in outline and panese understanding would re- other severe Parliamen vive - the old **“.

"spheres of in- is pending. It is to prevent evil on a more serious culators disturbing the market

and

nges while the battle be

aid Senate for that in what it to that the closure

fuence scale.

Assurances have been given repeatedly, in London - and also

in Tokyo, where it was officially has been applied.