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JAPAN DECLARES BLOCKADE Grave Anxiety Felt In POSSIBILITY OF CHALLENGE TO OUR NEUTRALITY

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Possibilities of a Japanese challenge to the neutrality of Hong Kong in a Sino-Japanese con el flict are causing very real anxiety at the Foreign Office, according to a special despatch from Lon- don, which presents a picture of the problem that would arise concerning this Colony if Jap declare a blockade of the China coast.

It is revealed that behind the published facts of

Mr. Anthony Eden's recent representations to

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NOT FREE TO NOT FREE TO searchlights; observer poets and anti- VISIT BROTHER

Atherton, counsellor of the American Embassy, and M. Charles Corbin, French Ambassadors lies the belief, amounting almost to certainty, that if there were war between China and Japan, the lat-who are spending a vacation on the ter would proclaim blockade of the Chinese coast.

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Such a blockade it is pointed out,

WHAT OF SOVIET could not be effective less It also covered

Such a situation involves the island of Hong Kong and the Intergravest decisions for the world as national Settlement of Shanghai.

well as for China and Japan. In addition to the trading interests of the three great-Western powers states, Britain, France and Amer-

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London, To-day. The Duke and Duchess of Kent,

in Austria on Tuesday, and proceed- Continent, passed through Villach

ed to Bled in Yugoslavia,

Although Schloss Wasserleon burg, where the Duke and Duchess of Windsor are staying, is close to villach, the Ducal Pair did not leave the train.

It is stated here that the of Kent had inally ha

WILL BRITAIN BE INVOLVED

Thus, unless the conflict is set- tled amicably, it is felt in Londonica, there is also the question what tention of visiting his brother,

that-Britain is in great danger of becoming involved.

the USSR would do if the two Eastern countries should go to war and what Germany might do if

The British Government would the Soviet Union went to China's be faced with the necessity of de- Thelp ciding whether to bring all Hong

Fortunately, it is felt, there is Kong's trade with the mainland voluntarily to an end, thereby aid-reason to believe that the present rulers of Japan are awake to the ing the Japanese blockade, or to in- sist on its continuance, thereby dangerous inflammability of the

helping Chine in her resistance.

While deeply concerned over the whole affair, Downing Street cir- cles regard the situation as grave and delicate, but by no means hope- Tess.

position

TRIBUNAL AWARDS RAILWAYMEN INCREASED PAY

They still appear to believe that the recent change of government în Tokyo, which was based on the electorate's dislike of a policy aft military adventure may enable civi lian elements to prevent armyshot heads from forcing Japan to go on with the old, discredited forwarder policy in North China.

London, To-day. Nearly half million Bri

way workers will receive high- wages from Monday next, if the findings of the Railway Staff, of the National Tribunal, is accepted by the railway companies.

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POWERS COLLABORATE Downing Street hopes that the Under the award, the last of the close possible collaboration be

1931 economy cuts would disap- fween London, Washington and Pear, and the concessions would Paris both in Tokyo and Narking will have an effect in conjunction with the shock administered to Japan by

strength of China's will to

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BRAZIL BUYS OLD AMERICAN DESTROYERS

failed to get the permiss George

ircraft batteries.

The total strength of the defence is 222

planes and the attacking force

of 150 light and and 26theavy bơm-

During the first phase of the ex-

Monday night, approxi half of the raids were ad- have been intercepted and

defending fighters.

British Wireless.

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