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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 2, 1938.

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DOCKERS TO BOYCOTT JAPAN London Joins Middlesbrough And Southampton

Decision Likely To Take Effect Next Week

London, To-day.

Stevedores were urged at a meeting near the Royal Dock gate, Silvertown, the East End yesterday not to handle Japanese goods and to join the Southampton and Middlesbrough boycott.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT AFTER THIS WEEK, DOCKERS WILL

REFUSE TO DEAL WITH JAPANESE CARGOES. Work on the "Haruna Maru," in

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the Royal Albert Docks, is at 籍 standstill. Stevedores refused work her yesterday when she arriv- ed from Antwerp.

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One of the strikers said that barge loaded with bar iron was ly- ing alongsideher, and "whether it was intended for armaments or not. we decided that it would not reach Japan through our hands."

TO SAIL ON SCHEDULE N.Y.K. officials declare that it is soft strong iron from Birmingham for anchor chains for their own ships.

The "Haruna Maru" will embark her passengers and will sail for the Far East on Friday this week in accordance with schedule.--Reuter..

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RIVAL CLAIMS FROM THE BATTLE FRONTS

Shanghai, To-day.

Breaking the stiff resist- Chinese which ance of the had held up the Japanese drive in the southern section of the Tientsin-Pukow Rail- way, Japanese troops have occupied Linhwaikwan, 25 miles by rail from Pengpu, according to Japanese press reports.

Meanwhile, Chinese despatches claim that one of five columns at- tacking Tsining has reached the city walls, which, it is stated, the Japanese are preparing to abandon.

Chinese reports state that follow- ing intensive pounding by three Ja- panese warships and a number of bombers, Chinese troops evacuated Tikiang-99-miles above Wuhu.

TOWN RETAKEN

HUGE SHIPMENTS OFSILVER

London. To-day.

The "News Chronicle" states that during the past nine or ten weeks, Chinese silver amounting to at least £18,000,000, has been sent to England, principally for purchase of war material.—Trans- Ocean,

Prominent Britons On

Anglo-German Understanding

Berlin, To-day.

1 CHAMBERLAIN

AND VAN ZEELAND REPORT

London, To-day.

The Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, paid a tribute to M. Paul van Zeeland at question time in the House of Commons yester- day "for his masterly report which the Government would study as an urgent matter.

Mr. Chamberlain did not doubt it would be followed up by steps to bring about co-operation.

There was no question of definite action by one government alone, and

Two well-known personalities in English political life, Lord London-he, deprecated the expression of any. derry, former Air Minister, and Admiral Sir Barry Domville government's view publicly before it (Retired), the latter of whom has always been an advocate of heard the views of other govern- Anglo-German understanding, gave interviews to the "Berliner ments. Tageblatt" yesterday.

Lord Londonerry stated that it seemed to him that Germany had

ECONOMIC

had more of the horrors of war CRISIS IN

than any other nation.

Herr Hitler, who fought in the PALESTINE

Great War, and therefore fully knew

London, To-day.

He, therefore, preferred to await the result of the preliminary sound- ings, but thought that primary re- sponsibility for the next move would lie with the British ånd French Governments who had asked M. van Zeeland to undertake the enquiry.- Reuter.

its gruesomeness, had repeatedly In a statement on Palestine in shown very clearly that he desired a Commons

answer, the Colonial

The B. I. Steamship Santhia will peace and had advocated limitation Secretary said that outbreaks of leave for Amoy, Moji, Kobe and of armaments.

| terrorism and violence continued. Osaka on or about Thursday 3,

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The great powers, Lord London- Constant pressure of the military, Feb., 1988, at 7 a.m. derry said, should agree as to what and the police had been maintain- are the methods of maintaining ed and there had been several suc- |particularly at Haifa and Tel Aviv. peace, and he hoped that the possibi-cessful encounters with armed He hoped shortly to be in a lities of arranging a conference of bands.

position to make a statement re- the four great Powers would be ex-

economic and financialgarding the personnel and the visit amined within the next few months.

situation in the country gave rise to Palestine. of the proposed Admiral Sir Barry Domville said to anxiety and there had been an technical commission. - British he was convinced that Herr Hitler

increase in unemployment, moreWireless. urgently desired peace, as he knew how aimless war was.--Trans-Ocean.

TRADE TREATY NEGOTIATIONS

London, To-day.

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The President of the Board of Trade informed the Commons. at question-time that the British-Am- bassador in Washington would be one of the British delegates-for After the evacuation Japanese the negotiation of a trade marines were landed but the Chinment with the United States. The ese, it is claimed, counter-attacked rest of the delegation would leave and forced them to return to their for Washington shortly and would ships. The Chinese then reoccupi-include officers of the Dominions ed the town-Reuter

Office and the Ministry of Agricul- ture.-British Wireless.

NEWFOUNDLAND'S PROGRESS

London, To-day.

The Dominions Secretary stated in a Commons answer that the gen- erat improvement in economic-con- ditions in Newfoundland noted in a Commons' reply last October has been maintained.—British Wire- less.

227 M.P.H. IN BRITISH AIRWAYS PLANES

London, To-day. The British Airways regular morning plane, to Scandinavia flew from Croydon to Hamburg yester- Quarantine restrictions imposed day in two hours, a journey, nor- by the Customs Authorities at mally taking one hour longer. The Tanku (Tientsin) against arrivals average speed for the flight of 454 from Hong Kong on account miles was 227 miles an hour. Bri cholera have been removed.

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