THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 13, 1937
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JAPAN CLOSES DOOR ON FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS Brussels View Of Rejection Of Invitation
PUBLIC SESSION
EXPECTED
TO-DAY
Brussels, To-day.
-STOREY
AGAIN CERTIFIED
London, To-day.
Stanley Storey, the man who caused a disturbance during the Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, has @been re-certified as a lunatic.
The Japanese Note to the Brussels Conference, refusing the invitation to attend the talks, is felt Reuter to have completely closed the door on any possibi- lity of continued negotiations with the Japanese
Government except on the latter's own terms, which LORD HORNE'S
are such as would exclude participation of the Con-
ference in the direct negotiations which Japan GRAVE WARNING
wishes to impose on China.
According to present plans there will be pri- WORDS
vate discussion of the Japanese Note to-day (Satur- day), and it is hoped to adopt a memorandum con- taining a complete exposition of the conflict.
London, To-day.
Lord Horne, speaking at Edin-
There will also be a public session of the Con-burgh yesterday, said that condi- ference this morning or afternoon, at which there tons for Britam were now more are likely to be important speeches by Mr. Anthony formidable than in 1914. Eden (Britain), Mr. Norman Davis (United He added that a fully armed States) and, probably, the Dominions representa-Britain would bring better pros- tives.
There is good reason to believe that after the afternoon meeting there may be an adjournment to en-: able the delegates to consult their governments.
Anyhow. Mr. Eden has to go to London to receive the King of the Belgians and M. Paul Spaak, former Foreign Minister-Renter.
LONDON DISAPPOINTED
London, To-day.
A
KING AND QUEEN OF BULGARIA LEAVE
London, To-day.
The King and Queen of Bulgaria left for the Continent yesterday
was
Although it had been regarded after their visit to London." as virtually certain that Japan's King Boris, who has a keen in- reply to the Brussels Conference terest in railway locomotion, would be negative, definite rejec- tion of the invitation has neverthe presented by the Chairman of the Southern Railway with a model of less caused considerable disappoint-
one of its locomotives as he ment in London.
leaving from Victoria Station.
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was
It is confrmed, however, that the Brussels Conference will continue King Boris and Queen Giovanna efforts to arrive at a peaceful set-left London at noon- tlement of the conflict through me- diation.
STRONGER LANGUAGE
-Another invitation will be des- patched to Japan. This invitation is said to have been already draft- ed in rough outline, and will be sent to Tokyo early next week.
Their incognito visit ended with a conversation with the Premier, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, on Thurs- day evening-Reuter and Trans Océan
DELIGHTED BY GIFT
An informal and unusual little ceremony marked the departure of In the new invitation, it is run the King and Queen of Bulgaria oured, will be couched in stronger from Victoria Station this morn- language than the previous two ining. King Boris's interest in loco- vitations. Trans-Ocean.
CIANO AND HOTTA
MEET
Rome, To-day The Italian Foreign Minister, Count Ciano, and the Japanese Am bassador, Mr. Hotta, had a brief interview yesterday, which was ex- clusively devoted to discussion the Brussels Conference and policy that Italy is following
It is understood that the line
motives is common knowledge and immediately before the Golden Ar- row Continental Express left for Dover, the Chairman of the South- ern Railway asked His Majesty to
scale model of the Blon best known of the famous South- ern Railway School's class locomo tives. King Boris was obviously de lighted with the gift British Wireless
of It is notified that His Excellency the Sir Geoffry Alexander Stafford ere Northcote, KCMG, has been
pleased to accept the position of by Italy is fully ored by Japan.Honorary Coloner of the Hong.
Kong Volunteer Defence Corps.
Reuter
pects for world peace.
JAPAN PLAYING UP TO AMERICA
Washington, To-day
The Secretary of State, Mr. Cor- dell Hull, refused to comment on the statement said to "1 have been: made by a Japanese source in Brus- sels that the way is still open to the United States to discuss the Far Eastern situation with Japan outside the Nine Power Conference.
There is
no
indication in Sau-
thoritative quarters here that the United States is considering independent move. -Renter
COL TAKAHASHI
IN BERLIN
Colonel Takahashi,
Berlin, To-day. Lord Horne stated that, three
of the Ja- great belligerent countries at pre-panese General Staff, arrived in Ber-
ent were dividing the world j
lin yesterday after visiting Wa- two hostile camps, with a bitter shington, London, Paris and War- emnity against each other. Reu- saw. iter.
His visit to Berlin is said to be informal, and it is stated he will
It is notified that Mr. Wallace J. inform the Japanese Ambassador as Hansen, Honorary Consul for the to the situation in China. Republic of Finland at Hong Kong, He will also address the foreign. resumed charge of the Finland and German press on the Far Eas- Consulate on 5th November, 1937. tern conflict. Beuter.
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