1937-11-03 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL NOVEMBER 3, 1937.

NO HARD AND FAST AGENDA FOR BRUSSELS CONFERENCE Italian Delegate's Interview With Tokyo Envoy

JAPAN MAY BE ASKED TO STATE TERMS FOR PEACE

Brussels, To-day.

It is considered impossible to prepare a hard and fast programme for the Nine-Power Treaty Conference on the Sino-Japanese hostilities.

First step will be to discover whether the Jap- anese are prepared to have any dealings with the Conference, also whether they will state on what conditions they are prepared to cease hostilities.

It is also necessary to ascertain the terms on

which the Chinese Government would be prepared

to discuss peace.

When these factors are established, it will be

possible to estimate the chances of a settlement.

CUBAN PLAN FOR ACTION IN SPAIN

Washington, To-day.

The State Department has de clined an invitation from the Ca- han Government to participate in a joint endeavour by all American Republics to establish peace in Spain

The American reply, neverthe-

less, expresses the earnest hope

that a peaceful method of termin ating the strife may be found. Reuter

JAPANESE PLANES OVER TSINGTAO

VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR

ARMY RESERVE

London, To-day-

The War Secretary, Mr. Leslie Hore Belisha, informed the House of Commons yesterday that the Government had decided to make vocation tramming available to the utmost to every soldier before leaving the Colours, and not after- wards, as at present.

Men will receive full military pay and appropriate allowances as soldiers.

At the public session to day (Wednesday) the principal dele gates will make speeches and will probably appeal for conciliation.

Japanese quarters state that thejects of procedure. Belgian Foreign Office has asked "the Japanese Embassy if they pro- All the delegations have consulted planes, flew over Tsingtao yester for six months and will be con-

the with M. Spaak, it being said that day aftemoon. posed to send an observer to Conference. The Ambassador stat the Chinese were "highly satisfied"

Soldiers returning from over- seas will, if necessary,

be per- It was here that Mr. Anthony

mitted to extend their service Tsinanfu, To-day. Eden and Mr. Norman Davis, the

with the Colours and take the According to the military au- chief U. S. delegate, had their first

advantages of these new preliminary conversation on the sub-thorities, for the first time since

courses. hostilities broke out, a Japanese.

The new system is experimenta bomber, escorted by two pursuit

ed in his reply that he did not pose to have any contact with Conference.

BRITAIN'S TREND

tinued if successful.

Beuter

In the next six months, 5,500 The machines flew right over the

men will be trained at dozens of pro-with their talks with the Belgian port in south-westerly direction.

the Foreign Minister.

No bombs were dropped any-centres all over the country. It is said in conference circles where near the port. that Britain is inclined to a com- Just before sunset. Japanese at de- promise solution which would avoid scouting plane flew over, incurring the open enmity of Japan parted after cruising

the town for half an hour. Our Own- Correspondent.

ITALY AND JAPAN The Italian delegate had a long interview with the Japanese Am- bassador yesterday evening.

The Japanese have denied a re- port circulating here that Japan would be willing to consider diation by Britain and the United States.

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KOO'S BROADCAST

Dr. Wellington Koo, the

a broadcast Chinese delegate, in last night, declared that the prin- cipal fact of the situation is the flagrant violation by Japan of the Nine-Power Treaty, which is a viola tion not only as regards China but the other signatories as well- Renter

MUCH GOING

ON BEHIND

..

SCENES

Brussels, To-day.

In this connection, it is state ed that London business cir cles are worried over the in- creasing anti-British feeling in Japan.

JAPANESE STATEMENT The Japanese diplomatic repre- sentative in Brussels yesterday is- sued a statement stressing the fin- ality of Tokyo's reply to the Brus- sels invitation.

Although the Japanese diploma- tic representative will be willing to supply the foreign delegations with information, on any points at is sue, there will be no question of Ja- pan being dragged into the discus sions.

BLOCKADE THREAT

A Japanese spokesman says that should sanctions be

tiated, Japan would be

pelled to blockade the "entire

China coast.”

Japan has adequate naval

re-

sources to make such a blockade]

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Envelopes must not be closed on November 19 (Friday).

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Although there are still a few entirely effective, he says, and it! hours to go before M. Paul Spaak, would mean the end of foreign "pri- the Belgian Foreign Minister, opens vileges in China.

Pessimism is expressed in some the Nine-Power Conference at 11 o'clock this morning, and the as-quarters at the ability of the con- sembled delegates will be listening ference to achieve anything, as it to the first speaker in the person of is said that several of the Powers Dr. Wellington Koo, the Chinese do not think alike on the question Ambassador in Paris, much has of Japan Trans-Ocean. already happened in the Belgian

capital in the way of furnishing an

ppropriate mise en scene..

Arrival of the British dele- gation, headed by Mr. Anthony Eden, drew a large crowd to the north station, but the real centre of interest, particularly for the big contingent of foreign dents,

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