1937-08-28 — Page 7

CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 28

"BRITAIN EXPECTS EVERY

AMERICAN TO DO HIS DUTY” "Washington Post" Comment On Far East Crisis AWAKENING TO AMERICAN MOLLER SHIP

EVENTS SINCE MUKDEN INCIDENT

Washington, To day.

• on

"Perhaps we will now see the beginning of the British awakening to the significance of all that has been happening between the historic date September 18, 1931, when Japan set her Asian march in motion, and to-day," says the "Washing-

The

YANGTSE WARNING

Consul-General

United States in Hong Kong ha received word from the Consu General in Hankow that all American women and children are strongly advised to refrain from travelling to that port or to Kul- ing

ton Daily News" commenting on the wounding of ABBREVIATED

the British Ambassador to China, Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen.

Fundamentally there is little difference between this and the incident which cost the life of the American sailor on board the

usta, the paper says.

Both were the result of accident rather than design. Nevertheless, British psychology being what it is, the episode

may prove a nasty shock for Downing Street.

It is high time that Britam herself should act.

NIGHT LIFE IN SHANGHAI

Shanghai, To-day.

boz

raid

The

and While

damag

IN GIJON BOMBING

Jean

Cowned by Moller an

African

Both ships got

out of the harbo

possible.

on har

was not

quickly

The crew of the "Marion

are mostly Chinese

The British destroyer HMS.

We do not mean war. On the other hand, Bri- An abbreviated form of night Foresight is standing by Reuter. tain, more than any other Power, is in a position to influence Japan.

life is returning to Shanghai and most of the carbarets have an-

nounced that they are opening TSINGTAO CRISIS

closing at 9.30 pm, in order to

She might induce Japan to return within the either at 2 pm or 4.30 pm and Nine-Power Treaty but Britain must get over the enable everyone to reach home be negative habit of merely expecting every Ameri-fore curfew at 10 o'clock, can to do his duty. Reuter.

FRANCE TAKING

AN INITIATIVE

PREMIUMS ON

Approaches U.S.A. On SHIPS CALLING

League Attitude

Paris, To-day.

AT HONGKONG

London, To-day.

War risk rates in Mediterranean waters have again been altered, and

The French Government is mak- ing contact with the British and American Governments in regard to the attitude to be adopted at the League of Nations meeting in passenger liners now have to pay September, when it is expected that China will bring up the ques- tion of Japanese aggression.~

The French Government is con- sidering whether demarche

7/6 per cent., an advance of 2/6d.

Chartered steamers are excluded from the new rates.

The new war risk rates apply to liners on regular routes through the

or entering

should be made by the League to Straits of Gibraltar

titude

both China and Japan. The stepwaters west of 12 degrees east long- which is being considered, should have weight as it would be sup- ported by Britain, France and the United States.

Rates for other steamers are 10/- per cent and for tankers 20/- per cent

REPLY TO

Two of the largest cabarets, the JAPANESE DEMAND

Metropole and Vienna Gardens, in Bubbling Well Road, have become hospitals for Chinese troops.--

General Han

Other cabarets are seeking the of Shantung, patronage of the foreign defence th

forces, and claim attractions such as 100 expert hostesses and

ing partners with educated ankles -Renter

AMERICAN EXPRESS

Corr

Tainan, To-day

the Governor definitely

the by the

....

JAPAN'S THREAT

There are additional premiums for vessels to, from or

or calling

at

Official circles consider the seri-Hong Kong of 2/6 per cent, for cusness of the situation to have China ports south of Shanghai 107– been aggravated by the attack on per cent, for Shanghai 3/- per the British Ambassador, which is cent. and for Japan 2/63 per cent. much deplored here and which it is thought will make Tokyo a realise the need for a more conciliatory attitude

circles also consider the

been

threat to cont

Reuter

"Ball' A Bomb

When eles

Pope

(nea

the Shang

attitudes

Renter

they

ellency

year-old

Travelers Letters of Credit

THE AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. INC.

corpora

withs Limited 1

4 Des Voeux-

ayground

a game of eric

General Foreign

(ENTRAL