THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 22, 1937.
FOREIGN
REPRESENTATIONS
AGAINST NANKING BOMBING United States, Britain And France Take Action
NO REPLY SPECIFICALLY
GIVEN, BUT RAID NOT YET CARRIED OUT
Washington, To-day.
The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, an- nounced yesterday that the United States has
BRITISH-
TANKER RELEASED
Palma (Majorca), To-day. The British tanker Burlington has been released after being in the hands of the Nationalists for some time
The Burlington is proceeding to Gibraltar in ballast-Reater.
made representations to Tokyo against Japan's an- JAPAN'S REPLY
nounced intention of bombing Nanking.
The protest was based chiefly on grounds that the bombing of non-combatant populations violat- ed international and humanitarian laws. ·
The United States also protested that the
SEVERE VIEW TAKEN OF U.S. EMBASSY EVACUATION
Washington, To-day.
The "Evening Star," in an edi- torial on the evacuation of the United States Embassy at Nan- king, says Blame for this un- graceful retreat belongs exclu-
TO BRITAIN'S sively to Washington.
NOTE
London, To-day:
"It is more than ungraceful, it is an abject humiliation and it does not become a great Power like the United States.
"It is particularly unpalatable be-
bombing might interfere with normal relations be- The final Japanese reply to the tween the United States and Japan by endanger- British Note protesting against the ing American diplomatic representatives in Nan-wounding of the British Ambassa-cause it takes place under king.
All possible measures have been Mr. Hull added that the United taken to ensure the safety of those States Ambassador in Nanking, in left behind.--Trans-Ocean. taking refuge on board the gunboat Luzon with his staff, merely carried out the United States Government's general policy aimed at avoiding ex- posing its representatives to per- sonal danger in time of emergency.
NOT AWARE BRITAIN TAKING SAME COURSE
DR. KOO'S LEAGUE WARNING
Highly Dangerous Precedent
Geneva To-day.
duress
and because up to the latest ae- dor by Japanese airmen, was hand-
counts, other countries like Great Ambassador in ed to the British
Britain, France, Russia, Germany Tokyo, Sir Robert Craigie, rester and Italy have decided to carry of
day.
It is generally assumed that the Note will be made public simultane- ously in London and Tokyo to-mor-
row (Thursday).
Concerning the contents of the
at Nanking."--Reuter.
Marshal Badoglio In Berlin
Berlin, To-day. Marshal Badoglio arrived in Ber- lin yesterday afternoon.
reply, the opinion generally prevails| both here and in Tokyo that the demands of the British Government will to a large extent be complied When the American protest was
Dr. Wellington Koo, chief Chinese with.-Trans-Ocean: made in Tokyo the United States.
British Government reserves the The Italian commander will stay State
Department was not aware delegate to the League, informed
hold" the Ja-in Berlin for a very short while and that a similar course was contem-the League's Secretary-General ves-
Mr. iterday of the Japanese intention to right plated by Great Britain, said
subject Nanking to a mass air raid. panese Government responsible for will then proceed to Mecklenberg to Hull.
Should an attack of this nature any damage to British lives or pro-attend the annual German Army
manoeuvres. Trans-Ocean. the capital of a country be toler-perty.-British Wireless. ated, by the League, he
f
to
He added that the United Statesį Ambassador had the discretion remain on the gunboat, go ashore or establish the Embassy where he thought fit.
declared,
a highly dangerous precedent would be established for aerial warfare.
He urged the League Committee NO REPLY The Japanese Government has not of Twenty-three to take immediate the steps to prevent the threatened raid. yet given a specific reply to American representations.-Reuter.
GERMAN EMBASSY TO STAY
All Women Have Left Capital
Shanghai, To-day. The German Embassy will re- main in Nanking, according to in formed quarters, until instructions to the contrary should be received from Berlin.
The next meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Sino-Japanese con- flict is likely to be held on Monday,
Trans-Ocean
RAID NOT YET ORDERED Result Of Foreign Representations?
Shanghai, To-day.
The famous Chinese "Iron Gener- al," Chang Fak-wei, is reported by the Japanese to have
established
It is stated that reports that the himself with three divisions in Poo- German Embassy had replied to the tung and Nantao, south of Shanghai, Japanese bombing warning on lines thus threatening hostilities
similar to those of the British, side of Shanghai which, except for United States and French replies. air raids, has been comparatively are inexact
It is added that there has been no necessity under the circum- stances for Germany to define her position.
The only Germany nationals still
quiet.
Meanwhile the threatened raid by 300 Japanese planes on Nan- king has still failed to material-
ise.
The delay may be connected with
remaining in Nanking are those the fact that both the British and
who are obliged to stay for profes-United States Governments made re-
sional reasons.
presentations in Tokyo against bomb ing of non-combatants-Reuter.
BRITISH WARNING
London, To-day.
FIFTEEN MORE GO Others, including all women, had previously left the capital for Han- kow, Tsingtao and Shanghai, which Representations have been made explains why the German colony an in Tokyo by the British Ambassador Nanking is now only about 100, of regarding the threatened bombard- whom fifteen left on Monday evenment from the air involving other ing conformably the decision than military objectives in Nanking.
It has been made clear that the
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