1938-02-12 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 12, 1938.

INTERNATIONAL FOR BOYCOTT

Page

CAMPAIGN

OF JAPAN

Dr. Wellington Koo To Be China Representative

Chiang Kai-Shek's

Message To Lord Cecil

London, To-day.

Dr. Wellington Koo, Chinese Ambassador in Paris, will replace Madame Sun Yat-sen at the Inter- national Peace Conference which opens in London to-day to discuss a Japanese boycott. Many other cables of sympathy with the purpose of the conference have been received from all parts of the world.

Senders of telegrams include Mr. Henry L. Stim- son, former United States Secretary of State, who urges unofficial severance of commercial relations with Japan.

WE WILL NEVER SURRENDER TO AGGRESSION

Says Wang Ching-wei

Mr. T. V. Soong, in a lengthy cable, urges collective action against the aggressor.

has

General Chiang Kai-shek cabled declaring that Japan is destroying law, order and civilisa- tion, and is leading the world to barbarism.

NEW HOPES

Lord Cecil of Chelwood, who is the leading figure in the big in- ternational conference which has aid for China as its objective.

JAPAN'S

ANNIVERSARY

CELEBRATION

Tokyo, Today.

BRITISH TAXES FIVE TIMES ABOVE PRE-WAR

London, To-day.

Taxation in Britain to-day is five times as heavy as it was be- fore the Great War, declared- Captain H. H. Balfour (Conser vative, Thanet), in the House of Commons.

He was introducing a motion "viewing with concern the continued growth of national and local expen- diture," and calling upon the Gov- ernment to "do everything in their power to lighten the burdens on all classes of taxpayers and ratepayers.

The burden of rates, he said, was now three times as heavy as in pre- War years.

NEED FOR ECONOMY

Replying for the Government, Lt.- Col. Colville, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, said that the Goy- ernment was fully aware of the great increase in the burden of taxa- tion imposed on all classes in Bri- tain, and of the universal need for

other of

The Chinese, says the Generalis- simo, will continue to defend them- All Japan yesterday celebrated economy as far as this was human- selves to the last man and the last the fiftieth anniversary of the coun-ly possible within the scope of Bri- inch of territory.

try's modern parliamentary con-tish rearmament. stitution.

Britain, however, could not pro-

long as Both Houses of Parliament held ceed to disarm as gala sessions attended by Prince countries showed no intention Summoning of the conference to Chichibu as representative of the doing likewise. Hankow, To-day.

devise means of curbing the mad- Emperor, who is indisposed.

After a short discussion the mo ness and cruelty of the Japanese In front of the Imperial Palace tion was defeated-Trans-Ocean. "We will never surrender to militarists, has, says the Generalis-in Tokyo, over 800,000 school chil- aggression," declared Mr. Wang simo, given the Chinese new dren assembled to pay homage to Miss Elsie Mary Parkes, B.Sc., Ching-wei addressing a reception strength to combat their onslaught, the Imperial House.

has, been appointed to be an As- and new hopes for final vindication

Popular festivals, with torch-light|sistant Mistress, Education Depart given yesterday afternoon by the of Chinese rights.-Reuter.

processions, were held in all towns ment, with effect from 3rd February, Chinese People's Foreign Affairs

1938. and villages. Trans-Ocean.

Association supporting the London G G.W.R.PAYS FOUR

peace conference.

Mr. Wang, who is one of China's foremost writers, asserted that no permanent peace was possible without justice, adding that any disturbance of peace in any part

PER

CENT. DIVI.

London, To-day.

of the world was bound to have Two more Railways in Britain repercussions in every other part are declaring higher dividends this of the world.

Just before the reception, Japanese aircraft raided Han- kow, dropping bombs and hand- bills. Owing to heavy fog, the Chinese anti-aircraft batter- les were unable to spot the in- vaders, and thus did not fire.

COMMERCIAL AIRPORT

BOMBED

year.

The Great Western Railway has declared a 4 per cent, dividend on 3 common shares, compared with per cent. last year, while the Lon- don Midland and Scottish has de-

on

..

HONOURED

THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

clared a 12 per cent. dividend American Express

ordinary stock as against 1% per cent. last year. Reuter.

and helping China.

According to information reach- After dropping a few bombs, the ing Hankow, Chinese public bodies- planes crossed Wuchang and all over the country, including bombed the commercial aerodrome Hankow, Canton, Shanghai, Tsing- near Nanhu, where the C.N.A.C. tao, Tientsin, Peiping, Chungking, and Eurasia operate air lines from Changsha and Nanchang, have Hankow to Chungking and to sent messages to the conference Hong Kong, respectively.

urging adoption of concrete and After hombing the aerodrome, effective measures to "check the visitors returned to Hankow Japanese aggression in China. and dropped thousands of hand- billa Reuter

CHINA ENTHUSIASM

*China

Hankow, To-day.

MASS MEETINGS

Meanwhile, mass meetings are being held in various parts of Hankow in support of the confer- whole-heartedly sup- ence, and the streets are filled with conference which huge_placards bearing such slogans openg in London to-day under the as "Support the International Boy auspices of the International cott Conference": and: "World Peace Campaign to discuss ways Efforts to Check Japanese Aggres and means of boycotting Japan [sion."-Reuter.

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