1938-01-25 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 25, 1938.

LORD

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CECIL OF CHELWOOD

CALLS FOR BOYCOTT OF JAPAN

Peace Organisations Take Preliminary

INTERNATIONAL

CONFERENCE TO

MEET IN LONDON

London, To-day.

ITALY LOSING ENTHUSIASM

Rome, To-day. Enthusiasm for Japanese vic- tories in China begins to be tem- pered by a perception of the per- manent damage the war is likely to do to Italian trade.

Especially does this apply to ex- port of artificial silk to China, formerly valued at 150,000,000 lire

A resolution welcoming the movement for the boy- cott of Japanese goods, and expressing the hope that there still be an extension of the boy- cott sufficient to convince the British Govern- ment of the strength of public opinion on the annually-Reuter. question, was moved by Lord Cecil, speaking last night at Hanley, Staffordshire.

Lord Cecil said that the League of Nations Union and the International Peace Campaign had taken preliminary steps in support of a Japan- ese boycott, and he hoped that an international conference would meet in London on February 12 at which the Union would urge adoption of similar measures in as many countries as pos- sible.

Referring to attacks on the League by Italy and Germany, Lord Cecil warned the small Powers of the danger of aban- doning the League.

"Let them consider care- fully the recent international history of those countries who are wooing them So

assiduously,

"Is it not certain that as soon as they have served the turn of those seeking their support, they will be abandoned ?”. Reuter.

MIDSUMMER IN ENGLAND: GALES IN SCOTLAND

London, To-day.

ARAB HOLD-UP IN PALESTINE

Steps

BRITAIN AND ITALIAN OVERTURES

London, To-day. According to the diplomatic correspondent of the “Daily Ex- press." Signor Mussolini notified the British

:

Foreign Secretary,

Mr. Anthony Eden, through the Italian Ambassador in London, Count Grandi, last week, that the Italian Government is now will- ing to enter into negotiations for improvement of Anglo-Italian re- lations.

Mr. Eden, according to the cor- respondent, has intimated that the Jerusalem, To-day. British Government is prepared to A motor bus, packed with pas- enter into parleys and to send Sir sengers, was held up on the Hebron-Robert Vansittart, Chief Diploma- Jerusalem road yesterday by a group tice Adviser to the Foreign Secre- of Arab bandits.

tary, to Rome only under condition that the anti-British Italian propa- ganda in the Near East be discon- tinued.

The passengers

and then allowed to proceed,

were searched

as

they were all Arabs.-Trans-Ocean.

Mr. Oliver Stanley And Anglo-American Trade Talks

London, To-day.

Speaking at Liverpool yesterday, the President

The correspondent believes that the British Government will recog- nise Italian sovereignty in Abyssin- ia if agreement on other questions is reached. Trans-Ocean.

TO DEMAND INDEMNITY

Tokyo, To-day.

"The Japanese Government will demand an indemnity," declared

of the Board of Trade referred to the negotiations the Foreign Minister in the Diet

for a trade treaty with the United States.

"In the next few weeks," Mr. tions on trade throughout the world. Oliver Stanley said, "we are en--British Wireless. tering the most important phase of the negotiations for the most im- portant trade treaty which this gov- ernment, in its seven years of office, has undertaken.

"We have, in order to reach that. Perfectly fine weather and stage, had to overcome many diffi- lovely sunshine, like the best day's culties which have meant hard work of midsummer, greeted London on both sides of the Atlantic. I yesterday.

am told by critics that it is not During the week-end the weather going to be a trade agreement but was also fine, and many cyclists a political agreement. took advantage of conditions to "I do not deny for one minute that any friendly intercourse with

spend the day out in the country.

In Scotland,

country.

a gale swept the the United States or any sign

to

yesterday answering a question concerning destruction of Japanese property in China by the Chinese. Trans-Ocean.

IN

GERMANY

At Lossiemouth, home town of and friendliness between the Unit

the world of any common interest When travelling in Germany and on German ships the late Ramsay Macdonald, the roof of the school was blown off to have the highest political im- and landed on the playground with the frame still intact.

portance, but this is a trade treaty. Fortunately none of the children was injured--Reuter.

ed States and ourselves are bound reduce your expenses considerably by carrying

U.S. TARIFF REDUCTIONS TO BRITAIN

Washington, To-day. supplementary list of fifty products on which the United States will consider the granting of tariff reductions to Britain, is is sued by the State Department.

COMMERCIAL TREATY "These negotiations are entered into on both sides because we both believe we can, in a commercial treaty, contribute to the commercial prosperity of our two countries and the world in general.

That is what our negotiators will seek when they leave in a few days' time to go to America. They will find many difficulties in their way but I believe they will succeed and I believe it is possible for them It is added that no further

to bring back a trade treaty which ductions will be made in any im- will bring benefit to this country port duty which has already been and to the United States and which reduced 50 per cent. under previous will lead to a greater flow of trade authority of the Trade Agreements between us and be an example which Act Reuter.

may do something to lower restric-

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