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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 17, 1938.

PLIGHT OF REFUGEES IN NANKING

Shanghai, To-day.

Admitting that the situation

JU.S. ENVOY'S

LETTER ON PANAY FUND

STOP PRESS

the

Tokyo, To-day Genuine appreciation of of the refugees in Nanking contributions of the Japanese owing to the difficulties in ob-people for the Americans involv taining replenishment of fooded in the Panay incident, was ex- supplies had not been exaggerat-pressed by Mr. Joseph Grew, ed, the Japanese spokesman here United States Ambassador, in a to-day said that the fault rested letter to Prince Tokugawa, pre- with the International relief or-sident of the American-Japanese ganisation.

Society.

"I am deeply moved by your letter

He asserted that the committee "I beg to inform you of my genuine had failed to comply with the appreciation of the sincere sympathy order that permission must be of the Japanese people in connexion

with the Panay. obtained from both the Peace Preservation Council and the. of February 12 in which you inform- military authorities and. thated me that 7,749 individuals and 218 compliance with the request organisations all over Japan had con- would find all difficulties removed.tributed to the fund for construction

Our Own Correspondent.

of a vessel to replace the Panay.

MR. EDEN CONGRATULATES LITHUANIA

en-

“I acknowledge with thanks receipt of the cheque for Y 1,624,256 closed in your letter. Suitable use will be made of this amount.

"I have written this letter so that I can express deep gratitude to the Japanese people on behalf of the families of the killed and wounded on the Panay and on-other American ships." Reuter.

The telegram welcomes the "peace- ful progress" made by Lithuania, and expresses the hope that this process of "constructive develop- ment" will continue.

London, To-day. On behalf of the British Govern- ment, the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, yesterday addressed a congratulatory telegram to the It is noteworthy that no congra- Lithuanian Government on

the tulatory telegram has ever been sent occasion of the 20th anniversary of by the British Government to any the proclamation of the Lithuanian other state on a similar occasion. Republic.

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The hope that press reports of the satisfaction of Mr. Cor- dell Hull, the U.S. Secretary of State, at the Japanese reply to Washington's Note on рго- tection of American rights in China, were true, was voiced by the spokesman of the Foreign Office yesterday, reports the metropolitan press.

The spokesman said that Mr. Hull indicated that the U.S. Government would address né further Notes on the matter to Tokyo.

The spokesman added that he had received no reports on the subject, and hoped the matter was settled in that way. Reuter.

BADLY BURNED

As a result of carelessness” while working before a spirit stove in a dentist's shop, at 144, Des Voeux Road Central, 2nd floor, a small fire broke out this morning but was under control before the arrival of the fire brigade. A Chinese burnt his left hand severely and was taken to Queen Mary Hospital in an am bulance. By

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