1937-10-08 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 8, 1937.

JAPAN

MOBILISES

FRESH

TROOPS IN REPLY TO GENEVA Will Not Reply To Nine-Power Treaty Invitation U. S. DELCARATION-CHINESE

REGARDED AS THREAT

Tokyo, To-day.

Government quarters in Tokyo indicate that Japan will not reply to the invitation to attend a conference of the signatories of the Nine-Power Treaty.

LABOUR

CALLS BOYCOTT

"The

Shanghai, To-day.

Federation of -- Chinese. Trade Unions yesterday issued an appeal to all its members to boy--- cott Japanese goods, and to take- an active part in the national struggle against Japanese Imper- ialism.

The appeal expresses the hope that no Chinese worker will shirk his duty and refuse to do his ›

--Trans-Ocean.

It is emphasised that even in the event of a share in the fight against Japan. world-wide boycott, the united Japanese nation would be able to overcome the resulting economic crisis.

It is further pointed out that after no reservists had been called up for active service for the past fortnight, the War Office has now ordered a new mobilisation, which will constitute Japan's reply to the Geneva decisions as well as to the declarations of the United States Government.

RECORD-BREAKING SPEED BOAT ON DISPLAY

"London," To-day.

MR. CHURCHILL CONDEMNS BARBARITIES

London, To-day.

President Roosevelt's speech on Tuesday was warmly welcomed by Mr. Churchill when he spoke at the Conservative Conference.

:

It expressed, he said, in eloquent language exactly the same ideas as were in our minds. They would entertain in Britain no exaggerat- ed expectations of American action but nevertheless an understand-

ing so perfect and so spontaneous

between the two English-speaking

peoples was bound to bring an en-

Formous contribution and consolida- tion to the forces working for peace and freedom.

Referring to the general situa- tion, Mr. Churchill said: “We are Sir Malcolm Campbell's speed passing through a time of grave boat Bluebird, in, which he achiev-anxiety and I fear the anxiety is not

soon to be relieved.”

TERRIBLE DEEDS

It is stressed that the Japanese Governmented a world record of 129.5 miles an has repeatedly and unambiguously defined her at- hour for speed on water on Lake titude in Washington, and that it is regrettable Maggiore earlier this year will be on

view at the great new exhibition Terrible deeds of brutal violence that the United States Government should labour building at Earls Court next week are being perpetrated at different under a misapprehension as the Japanese resolve when the thirty-first International ends of the world to carry out their policy.

The United States threat to in- tervene in the Far Eastern, conflict renders it impossible, in the opin- ion of Government circles in Tokyo, to participate in the attempt to revive the Nine-Power Treaty.

INTENSIFYING STRUGGLE The newspaper "Asahi Shimbun” writes that co-operation between President Roosevelt and the Geneva Assembly can only encourage Japan to intensify her struggle.

According to the "Kufum Shim- bun," which reflects the views of the military party, all international tensions are attributable to the fact that the "haves" refuse to grant to the "have nots" their right to hap- piness and well-being. Ocean.

Trans-

BRITISH ENVOY'S

APPROACH -

Discussion With Tokyo

Foreign Office

Tokyo, To-day..

CONGRESS TO RELEASE 10,000 CONVICTS

Lucknow, To-day.

Ten thousand prisoners, appro- ximately one-third of the total number in gaol in the United Pro- vinces, will be released shortly by the Congress Party Provincial Government.

The release is part of the Par- ty's gaol reform programme. Reuter.

UNITED STATES AND NINE POWER TREATY

Washington, To-day.

} The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, said at a press con- The British Ambassador, Sir Ro-ference yesterday that no invi- bert Craigie, held a long conference tation to the United States to at- yesterday with the Deputy Foreign tend the Nine-Power Conference Minister.

had yet been received, but as Although no official statement has one of the signatories of the been issued regarding the subject of Treaty, he presumed" that the the conference, diplomatic quarters United States Government would in Tokyo believe that the question accept the invitation when it is of Japan's participation at the pro-received. posed Nine-Power Conference discussed-Trans-Ocean.

NOTTS

COUNTY WIN AGAIN

London, To-day

was

Mr. Hull said he had received no communication proposing that the Conference be held in Washington.

He added that the United States Government had not consulted the other American Republics before Playing at home in a Third Divi-issuing its condemnation of Japan, sion (South) League football match but had acted independently in yesterday, Notts County defeated accordance with established policy. Mansfield by 2 goals to nil.---Reuter

Motor Exhibition opens there Thursday-British Wireless

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-Submarines rise from the depths sink ships and leave their crews to struggle in the seas unaided. Aeroplanes Yeast their bombs from the air on crowd- fed streets of women, children, and Eden, in the firm and honourable noncombatants, not only in Asia policy which he is pursning, in but in Europe, contrary to striving to preserve world peace rule of humanity and, on a sta

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and to uphold what we would all hitherto unknown. We must e

like to see become world law firm the Foreign Secretary, British Wireless.

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