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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 14, 1937.

CLOSE ANGLO-AMERICAN CONTACT ON N. CHINA CRISIS

Mr. Hull Declines To

To British Approach

WILL JOINT ACTION BE TAKEN?

Washington, To-day.

The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, revealed yesterday afternoon that he had received a communication from the British

DUKE OF KENT IN DURHAM BLACK SPOT

London, To-day.

The Duke of Kent yesterday continued his tour of investiga- tion in the depressed areas in Durham

The Duke received a great re- ception yesterday in mining vil- lages, crowds, mostly consisting of school children, lining the main street and cheering him.—Trans- Ocean.

Give Details Of Reply

MUSSOLINI'S REPLY TO MR. LANSBURY

WILL TAKE

NO STEP TO COMPROMISE

PEACE

Rome, To-day.

Italian round table conference to discuss the Abyssinian situation and the question of recognition of the new Italian Empire.

Mr. Lansbury was convinced the Duce would make no ges- ture to compromise peace. Mr. Lansbury will visit Ministers of the holy See to-day and will then leave for London. He may visit

The British Labour Czecho-Slovakia, Yugo-Slavia and leader and apostle of Poland in the near future in the

was

course of his

It is understood that Britain is world peace, Mr. George Trans-Ocean. Government referring to the remaining in close touch with the North China crisis and believed United States until the situation is Lansbury, to suggest the desirability of an clearer. international consultation in con- nection with the Far East.

Mr. Hull, however, declines to disclose the nature of the Note or the United States reply..

FRENCH ATTITUDE

In Paris yesterday, the Foreign Minister, M. Yvon Delbos, met Dr.

Queried as to the possibility of Wellington Koo and discussed events

international consultation, Mr. Hull in North China. emphasised that the foreign policy of the United States called for se- parate and independent action re- garding the chief phases of inter- - national questions.

:

NO ACTION

peace mission.—

HOW NEAR WAS

WAR? ́:

very pleased as he chatted with newspapermen

Dramatic Statement after his second inter-

By M. Blum view with Il Duce yester-

Marseilles, To-day. day.

"Perhaps in years to come, Signor Mussolini, he stated, when the archives of the period was willing to participate in aare revealed, will the public real- world peace conference but ise how narrow was their escape pointed out that such a confer- from a ghastly war in 1937.” ence would require a great deal of preparation.

A calm view of the situation is taken in the French capital, "Le Temps" suggesting that

This was part of a dramatic the conflict is not between

speech on foreign and internal Tokyo and Nanking but be- The Duce preferred that

some affairs given by the ex-Premier and tween the Japanese troops and other nation take the initiative and now Vice-Premier, Mr. Leon Blum, the local Chinese authorities. doubted that the present was the at the Socialist Party Congress at "Japan certainly does not contem-right time for such a conference. Marseilles yesterday. The United States had taken no

Signor Mussolini also said he did

Peace, M. Blum said, was the direct diplomatic action in China plate an adventure which would as-

sume an international character of not see any differences of opinion cornerstone of French policy but and had not yet considered the eva-

extreme gravity," says the paper. between Britain and Italy which little did his listeners – know how cuation of Americans from the

Reuter.

were so serious that they could not difficult it had been in the last few Peiping area.

be settled in an amiable manner. months to abide by that policy.

The Duce suggested an Anglo-Trans-Ocean,

BRITAIN'S CONCERN Mr. Hull had stated earlier that the possibility of invocation

London, To-day. / of the Neutrality Law would de- Incidents in the Far East are be- pend on developments but was ing watched with concern in Lon- not- warranted by the clashes in don and the Foreign Secretary, Mr. North China that had hitherto Eden is maintaining close contact taken place. —Reuter,

with the United States Government regarding the developments.

Yesterday, Mr. Eden had an in- Washington, To-day. terview with the Japanese Ambas- The Chinese Ambassador, Dr. C. sador and expressed the anxiety T. Wang, called on the Secretary of which the situation caused the Bri- State, Mr. Cordell Hull, to discuss tish the Far Eastern situation. ·

Mr. Hull repeated the friendly warning

DR. C. T. WANG CALLS

against a

same

Government. The

the

Don't be vague

the

ON THE

danger that is apprehended here is that in the efforts of each side to fix on the Far other the responsibility for Eastern war as he gave on Monday recent fighting, questions of pre- to the Japanese Envoy, Mr. Saito.stige may be permitted to prevent Dr. Wang afterwards declared an early settlement which is every- that China was "atill working con- where earnestly desired.

sistently for peace but if Japan The United States Charge d'Affai- continues her aggressive moves in res in London had an interview with North China, we have nothing else Mr. Eden on Monday and made a to do but to defend ourselves.”" further call at the Foreign Office Reuter.

MR. EDEN'S TALK WITH QUO TAI-CHI Keeping In Touch With U.S.

London, To-day.

yesterday afternoon. The Chinese Ambassador had an interview with the Foreign Secretary in the morn- ing British Wireless.

London's Lansbury Lidos

It is understood that the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, in-

London, To-day. formed the Chinese Ambassador,

The London County Council yes- Mr. Quo Tai-chi, when the latter in- terviewed him at the Foreign Office terday approved the proposal to

mrday, that the British Govern- Construct five more open air swim-

was anxious to see an early ming baths in various parts of

London at a cost of £155,000. settlement of the Sino-Japanese in-

British Wireless. cident as possible extension of the affair might seriously affect British interests in China.

It is revealed that Mr Eden ex- The_R.M.S. "Empress of Russia”. presked similar views yesterday to is due at Hong Kong on Friday at the Japanese Ambassador and the 6 a.m; and leaves for Manila on the United States charge d Taires. same day at 6 p.m..

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