1938-02-04 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 4, 1938.

EVACUATION

PROVINCES

OF

OF SEVEN

DEMANDED

Embassies In Hankow Refer To Governments

Considerable Alarm TOKYO WILL

Felt In Hankow

Hankow, To-day.

The various Embassies here have received copies of a Note delivered on Wednesday to their re- presentatives in Peiping by the "provisional government,” in which all nationals belonging to neutral powers are urged to evacuate a huge area north of the Yangtse.

In view of the big issues involved, none of the Em- bassies is willing to offer comment, and it is be- lieved that all have referred the matter to their home governments.

In its scope, the warning is un- precedented.

Previously, the Japanese, before bombing Chinese cities, had only re- quested neutrals to evacuate speci- fied cities and towns, but the area now involved comprises part Or whole of the seven provinces Kiangsi, Anhwei, Shantung, Honan, Hupeh, Shansi and Szechuen, in which more than 150,000,000 Chin- ese are believed to live.

of

SIR ANDREW TO REPORT ON CONSTITUTION

London, To-day.

In a written answer, the Secre-

A large number of foreign mis-tary of State for the Colonies sionaries and educationalists are also informed

Member

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of the in the area.

House of Commons yesterday that Considerable alarm is felt

he has asked the Governor of Cey- the position in Hankow, where the lon to report fully on the working congested Chinese populace of about of the constitution.

over

1,000,000 intermingles freely in On receipt of the report he will districts where a large foreign com- consider whether the appointment munity lives.

of a Commission of Enquiry is the Various Embassies are establish-best procedure for considering the ed here, and there are large Bri- various proposals for amendment tish, American, French and Ger-that he has received from Ceylon. man interests.-Renter.

-British Wireless.

TAKE CHINA REPARATIONS

Tokyo, To-day.

Japan is determined to get war reparations from China, "even if the Chiang Kai-shek regime fails to pay them,”, de- clared the Foreign Minister in the Lower House yesterday.

Mr. Hirota declared that pay→` ment of money was not the "only form which indemnities could take,” implying that Ja- pan is resolved to obtain com~ pensation in another way if cash is not forthcoming.

In his statement, made in reply to interpellations by Mr. Motoyi Baba, of the Tohokai Party, Mr. Hirota rejected the views expressed in some quar- ters that collection of indemni- ties would be a difficult matter in the event of prolonged hosti- lities.

He assured his interrogator that collection of indemnities was part of Japan's “funda="" mental policy” in the China conflict.

AGE 20

WARSHIP HOLDS UP JUNK

Leung. Kau, master of fishing junk, No. 494HW has reported to the Police that on January 23 while off Nam Shan, Chinese Territory, a Japanese warship came in sight. Twelve sailors approached his junk in a motor boat and took away two old rifles and 200 rounds of an munition. No injury was done to anybody and no damage

the junk.

Turning to the “ question of compensation for Japanese re sidents in China. – Mr. Hirota said: “In view of the fact that early restoration of losses suf- fered by Japanese in China would benefit the Japanese Government will take effective measures to assist the re habilitation programme. оп their behalf. 'Damages suffer- ed by Japanese residents in China are not a private pro- blem."

that

Mr. Hirota also revealed the Government is planning to es- tablish a "powerful central organ to promote cultural relations be- tween Japanese and Chinese."

Reuter.

AGE 60

Minister Snubs Mr. Mander

London, To-day.

The action of British workers in refusing to load Japanese vessels came up during question time in the House of Commons yesterday Mr. Geoffrey Mander (Liberal, East Wolverhamp- ton) asked what the Government policy is in regard to workers' refusal to load war and other material destined for Japan.

WAR OFFICE TO RETAIN SIR HERBERT CREEDY

London, To-day. It is announced by the War Of- fice that at the request of the Se- cretary for War, Sir Herbert Creedy has consented to serve as Permanent Under-Secretary ✅ of State for War beyond the normal age for retirement until the Au- tumn of 1939.

Mr. Ernest Brown, Minister for Labour, said that the refusals are a matter for the joint machinery of the industry concerned to consider.

Mr. Mander then asked if the workers were not taking a very na- tural and human action, and were doing the very thing the Govern- ment ought to be doing themselves.

Mr. Brown replied that he did not consider it his or Mr. Mander's- duty to act as loud-speaker for Com- munist propaganda. Reuter.

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