1937-12-09 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL DECEMBER 9, 1987.

FRENCH VIEW OF JAPANESE AMBITIONS IN FAR EAST

Will Dictate To Powers In North And Shanghai

;

SOVIET "PASSIVITY” BERNHARD

AN ASTONISHING FEATURE

Paris, To-day.

Events in the Far East and M. Yvon Delbos tour of Europe continue to be the chief topics in the Paris press.

"Le Temps" calls the battle for Nanking the turning point in the Sino-Japanese conflict, and be- lieves that the moment for direct or indirect peace negotiations has now come..

JAPAN'S AIMS

LOCATION OF

INDUSTRY

DEBATE

3

PROMISES NOT

TO DRIVE AGAIN

Amsterdam. To-day.

GOLD PAYMENT JUDGMENT

Oslo, To-day.

The Norwegian Supreme Court yesterday gave a verdict against the

Prince Bembard, who is still Norwegian Government in the final suffering from injuries sustained in instance requiring the Government his recent motor accident, has to pay interest and redeem capital in gold $123,000,000 bonds contain- promised his wife, Princess Juliana, ing the gold clause issued by the that after his recovery he will no. Government.

drive a car agam.

In the lower courts, bondholders The undertaking is believed to who had brought a suit against the have cost the Prince a great sacri- Government, had obtained a nega❤“ fice, as it is well-known that he is tive verdict-Trans-Ocean passionately

fond of driving

powerful high-speed cars in which he delights to race at top speed with hood down over the Nether- lands.

Prince Bernhard's chauffeur has Jan easy time, as the Prince usually insists on him remaining at home. For his occupying the ́emergency seat in his two-seater racing car.

On the day on which the accident occurred, the Prince was as usual driving himself.

The paper considers it doubtful, however, whether the Japanese will be willing to negotiate with the, Central Government, and regards it as possible that the local govern ments in Hopei and Chahar, and the autonomous government of Greater Shanghai, constituted under Ja panese protection, will be proclaim-¡

London, To-day ed as the nucleus of a new Chinese

The Commons, by 202 votes to which Japan Government with would alone, be prepared to nego- 124 rejected a resolution condemn- ing the government for inaction of tiate.

the problem of the location of in- considers it certain dustry from the points of view both It is related here that doctors The paper that the Japanese will make fullest of defence and the plight of the attending Princess Julians had advised the Prince to give the pro- use of their military successes, and Special Areas.

The Parliamentary Secretary to mise in order to share his wife any warr's the European powers to reckon on the eventuality that Ja- the Board of Trade, at the end of undue anxiety because the birth of pan will dictate not only to the five the debate, outlined the inducements her first child is expected shortly

Trans-Ocean. North China provinces but also to which had been designed by Govern- Shanghai, the policy they must fol- ment for the express purpose of as- 'sisting the location of industry in low.

Japan above all, is determined to particular areas. secure for herself important pri In the meantime, the vileges, in those regions where Ja Royal Commission on the subject pan claims to have vital economic was proceeding as expeditiously as interests, but her policy also aims possible and the Minister appealed at the creation of a basis for close for the suspension of judgment until and permanent "co-operation" be its Peport appeared tween Japan and China, at least Wireless.

that part of China north of the

Yangtse.

The apparent passivity of Russia

of the

British

is regarded by the paper as "one MR. EDEN AND ISHII

Trans-

of the most astonishing features of the present situation.” Ocean.

TURKISH ARMY REPORTED ON MOVE NR. SYRIA

Damascus, To-day. Denouncement by Turkey of the Pact of Amity with Syria, in taliation for the Syrian Chamber's decision not to recognise the Sanjak (District) of Alexandretta, has caused considerable excitement in Damascus.

Wild rumours circulating in- clude one that Turkish troops may shortly occupy the Sanjak.

Another report has it that Turkish troops are concentrating in large numbers on the Syrian border.

OF VISIT

London, To-day. Mr. Anthony Eden was asked in the House of Commons yesterday whether he would not take advan tage of the presence in London of the former Japanese Ambassador to London, Viscount Ishii, to demand explanation of the various attacks on British subjects or soldiers in China:

Mr. Eden answered that he had heard that Viscount Ishii had

declared that he was in Europe on a purely private visit, so that it was out of the question to make any re- presentations to him.

In any case, representations on the matter had already been made to the Japanese Government by the Ambassador in Tokyo, this being the correct method of procedure.-- Trans-Ocean.

Viscount Ishu Sees Mr. Eden

London, To-day. Tension, according to press re-

Viscount Ishii, former Japanese ports, is particularly serious in the Sanjak itself, where clashes are Ambassador to Great Britain, saw reported to have occurred be Mr. Anthony Eden yesterday, - but tween Turks and Arabs at Alexand: nothing is known of the subjec

discussion Trans-Ocenu. rết. Trong Ueenr

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