1937-11-06 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 6, 1937.

NEW APPEAL

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JAPAN

Expected To Be In Tokyo Sometime To Night

FEELING OF QUALIFIED OPTIMISM SAID TO PREVAIL

Brussels, To-day.

If all goes well, the appeal of the nineteen Powers participating in the Brussels Conference on

SIR ARTHUR WAUCHOPE UNWELL

London, To-day.

General Sir Arthur Wauchope, High Commissioner of Palestine, has postponed his departure for Jerusalem, scheduled for yester- day.

A chill is preventing him from returning to resume his post after a holiday in England-Reuter.

the Far East will be in Tokyo by to-night (Satur- DUKE'S VISIT

day).

This is the result of rapid progress made yes- terday afternoon and last night in revising the

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TO AMERICA

draft letter submitted in the morning. POSTPONED

Amendments were received in the afternoon from Britain, the United States, France and the Soviet.

Paris, To-day.

OIL EMBARGO ON JAPAN RECOMMENDED

London

Inquiries in comun

here point to the fact that the way to bring economic pressure to bear on Japan is in connection with oil. At the outset of it struggle Japan was understood have had about four months sup- ply of this essential commodity for modern warfare. How much she has acquired since is not known, but it is believed she has used good deal more than she has bought

As Japan produces practically no oil, she is almost entirely de The Duke and Duchess of

pendent on foreign supplies The Windsor have postponed their inference is obvious that if foreign Italy asked for an opportunity to consult its projected visit to the United producers refused to sell more oil, Government, and promised to submit its amend- ment by 9 o'clock this morning.

States.

the mechanised part of the Japan ese expeditionary force would soon The development follows rumours during the past several days that be brought to a standstill. The drafting committee there-home, it is felt that such a hope for the Duke had been offended at the --fore will meet at 9.15 this morn-the moment has miscarried.

ing, and a full session of the Con- ference will be held privately at 10.30.

If, as hoped, it is possible to reach complete agreement, the memorandum

CHINESE REASONABLE

It is noted that the Chinese at- titude yesterday was again emin-

reception given to his plan to visit the United States by the American Federation of Labour---Renter

Paris, To-day. The Duke and Duchess of Wind- ently reasonable, and it is consi-sor were guests at a dinner given

HUNTING DISPLAY

Vienna, To-

The Austrian Foreign

yes for Berlin to visit the

will be tele-dered unlikely that Dr. Wellington by the United States Ambassador to Dr. Guido Schmidt, left last

Koo, the chief Chinese delegate, France, Mr. William Bullitty will insist on any amendment cal- terday. culated to wreck the memorandum.

graphed to the Belgian Ambas- sador in Tokyo by this after- noon for submission to the Japanese Government.

Japan will be asked to reply as quickly as possible.

The British amendments were all of a textual nature, while none of the others were of a nature likely to modify the general lines of the memorandum.-

Ü.S. AMENDMENT The United States submitted the most important amendment, which proposes to paraphrase the passage in President Roosevelt's Chicago

Some sterile days must elapse before the Japanese re- ply is received.

If Japan asks for details of the small committee which it is pro posed shall offer its good offices, it is pointed out that this will possi bly involve delay.

REJECTION EXPECTED

It is not, however, clear what will happen if Japan accepts the invitation or, which is more likely, if she rejects the appeal,

Ge

Exhibition" opened al

"Chief Huntsman,”

Among the guests, who afterwards ing. attended a concert, was the French

M. Leon Bla Vice-Premier, Trans-Ocean.

Dr. Schmidt Vienna on Sunday.

GERMANY

Japanese circles in Brussels When travelling in Germany and on German ships make no secret of their conviction speech without, of course, quoting that the reply will be a very cate reduce your expenses considerably by carrying

out

President Roosevelt-pointing that the conflict in the Far East

gorical negative.

na-

Then the Conference would

to seek other turally be forced

is not the exclusive concern of China and Japan but interests the sources of fulfilling its mission, and whole world, and which it is the to find a specific solution of the duty of all men of goodwill to cir-Far Eastern problem.

Meanwhile, the announcernent cumscribe.

One of the French amendments that the League of Nations' advis calls for sympathetic reference to ory committee of twenty-three has the goodwill and spirit of concilia- been tentatively summoned to meet tion shown by China.

QUALIFIED OPTIMISM

in Geneva on November 21, is a re- minder that if the Conference fails, the League has yet to have a say in this momentous problem-Beu-

A feeling of qualified optimismter. prevails in Conference circles, par- ticularly British and American, as a result of yesterday's meeting, when there was more general par

ticipation in discussion

the Dominions

took

riticism of certain passages the draft memorandum to be

LORD BRABOURNE AT PALACE

Lord

London, To-day. Brabourne, Governor

to Japan was not hostile but designate of Bengal, yesterday

generally constructive.“

If any delegation harboured the

unched at Buckingham Palace with the King and Queen.

pe that the Conference would se- Lord Brabourne is leaving very lect a small committee to remain shortly to take up his

being while the delegations go Reuter

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