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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 29, 1987.

LEAGUE'S

POSITION IN

FAR EASTERN DISPUTE Lord Cranborne's Explanation In Commons NINE-POWER TREATY CABINET LULL IN

PARLEY MOST HOPEFUL APPROACH

London, To-day.

Lord Cranborne, intervening in the debate on the Address opened yesterday for the Labour Par- ty by Mr. Noel Baker, referred to the charges of the Opposition that the omission of direct allusion to the League in the King's Speech meant that the Government had abandoned the League.

That was a conclusion as unwarranted as if

UNDER

HEAVY FIRE

London, To-day. Members of the House of Commons have resumed their igour. -and purposefulness after the long

Parliamentary duties with

Summer Recess and at the begin

ning of yesterday's session, Min- isters were faced with 315 ques tions on the Order Paper.—Bri Wireless.

they had argued that the absence of mention in the CHINESE

speech of the maintenance of the constitution her- alded a policy of "Red" Revolution.

HE COULD ASSURE THE HOUSE THAT THE LEAGUE REMAINED THE BASIS OF BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY.

In the Far East, the League, hef In view of these facts, the Com- said, was faced with a problem of mittee recommended that the Nine- a very special character. The House Power Treaty States be invited to knew that throughout His Majesty's meet and consider the dispute. Government had tried to keep ast "closely in touch as possible with

FACT IGNORED

SHANGHAI FIGHTING

There fighting

Shanghai, To-day

os little serious

the Shanghai

front yesterday, the ese preparing a r defence and the consolidating their positions. Consequently, all eyes in Shanghai are focused on the doomed. Chinese battalion remaining in Chapei sur rounded by blazing buildings and

machine

CLAIM TO HOLD peppered by Japanese NIANGTZEKWAN

Taiyuanfu, To-day

It is expected that the Japanese will shell and bomb them out existe

Apacket of farewell thrown by them to

troops in

The whole aftention of local Mithe International Settlement were litary Headquarters is focussed on duly posted. the battle raging in the neighbour- hood of Niangtsekwan Pass, which

TAZANG HERO'S SUICIDE

Further proof of the Chinese na-

Washington. That was something There were those who said the in the course of the last six days, to be regarded as of the utmost im-League, in addition to making re- has thrice been in the hands of the portance not only by us in London commendations, should take eco-Japanese, but is now, it is claimed, tional spirit is given in the but by Geneva also and it infuenced nomic action of its own. That again under the control of that General Chu Yao ina, whose largely the decision to deal with ignored one essential factor. It Chinese forces.

mittee of 23.

gallant defence of chang the question by the Advisory Comwas only when the extent of co- The Japanese gained a temporary keypoint on the Shanghai front, operation to be expected was success yesterday morning and be made him a national hero, com known that you could tell whether gan pouring through the Pass into mitted suicide with his pistol, hold- TWO MAIN TASKS

any given action was likely to be Shansi Province.

ing himself responsible for loss of The Japanese were met by rein the town When the Committee met, it re-jeffective. The basis of the League! cognised two main tasks. The first alone did not satisfy that condition forcements which had been rushed

Meanwhile, British troops con- out from Taiyuan several days ago tinne gallantly to rescue refugees was that it had to act as the mouth- and to embark on action without fierce battle took place, but with piece of world public opinion. In knowing whether it was likely to be their main troops still fighting on and aid the wounded-Reuter pursuance of that, it expressed hor-effective would not only have been the Banks of the Pass, the Ja- ror at the inhuman and barbarous futile but definitely dangerous.panese were forced to retreat and methods of warfare used in the The action which the League did

ATTEND

Berlin, To-day

course of the dispute and it intake, of seeking consultation be-subsequently retired to their form- GERMANY TO

er positions back through the Pass. stituted examinations of the events tween the States adhering to the Thousands of dead and wounded following the original incident of Nine Power Treaty was the only are lying on the battle field. Red July 7th.

hopeful line of approach-British Cross workers have been unable to As a result of a completely ob- Wireless.

reach the field for the last three

It is understood from petent jective and impartial examination

days to attend to the wounded quarters that the German Govern- of the events following, the Com-

The latest report states that the ment has virtually decided to mittee came to the unanimous de-i

Japanese resumed the attack fierce-cept the invitation attend the cision that Japan had not been justä-

ly early this morning, shelling the Nine-Power Conference at Brussels. fied in taking the action she had,

Chinese positions with heavy artil- on the Sino-Japanese conflict. and had violated the Nine-Power

lery-Our Own Correspondent. Reuter Treaty and the Pact of Paris.

FIRST COMPLETED

That report fulfilled the League's first task, but it had a second task

PEACE TALK

DISCREDITED

Washington, To-day.

Officials of the State Department) withheld comment when approach-

ITALY AS

of even more urgency and imported yesterday on the statement al- ATTORNEY FOR

ance to bring, if such a thing were possible, the conflict to an end.

leged to have come from a Ja- panese source in Paris that Japan The League had not merely to

might be disposed to enter conver- decide what action would be insations with friendly Powers with accordance with the Covenant, but ja view to restoration of peace în what action was most likely to be the Far East. effective. What was likely to be the most hopeful basis of--con- sideration ?. The League acting alone or some other.

NINE-POWER-TREATY

Quite clearly the League acting alone would not bring in those

non-member States whose operation would be nece

any action,

CO-

conciliatory or

of any other kind. Was there any

other basis.

effect

JAPAN

It is believed

PARIS, DISCREDITS REPORT

In Paris, enquiries completel

here that Germ the Treaty

Authoritative Japanese quarters in the French capital declare that the idea of an armistice can be de

nied Reater.

Gentle In Action!

above, desc

discredit the Washington report re The Berlin correspondent of the Sugar-coa aiTM garding peace pourparlers.

Domei

cabledthis Pirckettes dispel cons morning stating that he had been liver and sick headache, corr informed by a Foreign Office sve breath, coated tongue

bitter taste on ris spokesman unofficially that Ger- If your stomach is upset and you feet many, being a non-signatory, had bihous, it is a sure sign that you need

They, and digestion, revive, no reason for attending and would Finke

the ppetite, are helpful, too, for the probably not-do

*relief of piles. “Eqnally, good for mën Japanese and women and sold by chemists every- at they Italian

DAVIS IN BRUSSELS

Brussels, To-day. Italy willber Davis and the other official qu

United States dele- have been as

more

Fine

ere yesterday

Nine-Power Confer- representative will act virtually as

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PINKETTES

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