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THE CHINA MAITA JULY 28, 1938.

The China Mail

Ninety-Third Year of Publication BA Wyndham Street, Hong Kong, Telephone 20022 London Office:

ADVERSARIA

UNCONFIRMED RUMOUR has it that General K. Ugaki, squat, rotund faced 4* Japanese Foreign Minister who is endeavouring to Hoki

"..

7, Garrick Street, London, W.C.2. fill the shoes of ex-Minister

Hirota, vacated recently by request.

Notice To Contributorë.

All communications intended for—has just about ruined his white publication should be addressed to hirsute mustachio, through nervous the Editor, and be accompanied by plucking during late moments the Writer's Name and Address, great mental stress.

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WITH THE IMPENDING visit of the British Ambassador, who is apt to ask some rather embarrassing questions regarding infringements interests; on British rights and

with

the Soviet total disregard

of threats and bluffs, a grim reality;

Hong Kong Thursday, July 28, 1938. with the over increasing difficulties

NOT TO BARGAIN

in finding ways and means of "bringing China to her knees"; not to mention the world-wide condem- nation of indiscriminate bombing Japan's willingness to discuss and the internal financial problems the numerous and prolonged vio- in his own back-yard-one lations of British rights and in-wonder if the General will not soon terests in China is important for lose his ambition to succeed Prince the reason that the specially-at-Konoye in the Premiership. ranged conversations to take

*

may

place between Sir Robert Craigie EVERY DAY and in every way and General Ugaki would not be science is finding ways and means of encouraged in Tokyo unless a lessening the hardships imposed on companied by a newfound read-

we mortals. Now, on the left bank iness to satisfy British opinion of the Rhine, in the city of Cologne, This attitude coincides with the increasing difficulties besetting Dr. Daniel has perfected a device, Japan, of which the occupation of which it is claimed, will record all the Paracels by France and the telephone conversations which have Changkufang incident on the taken place during the absence of Manchurian border are but the subscriber. In fact, by the use of straws in the wind. It follows a certain-toned whistle, the in- long series of representations by strument will even "talk back Britain, which have been met you." with vague promises and assur- ances, arousing hostility well ex- COLOGNE OWES its name to pressed by Sir John Wardlaw the Romans who founded a Colony Just Milne, who, as a Government sup there some decades ago. porter in the House of Commons, what those former residents Safe

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make a stand and to urge that it tered the record.. should take an even stronger they too would agree, that the possi- line. During his long analysis of bilities of the device are unlimited. Just think of it-with very simple. British foreign policy, its may have been noted that the Prime reparation, prior to your departure for parts unknown, you might be as- Minister, who has in the past been guilty of almost intolerable ad-sured of your worst enemy learning in no uncertain terms just what missions that inaction was .com- pelled for special reasons of you thought of him and all his re- policy, declared quite bluntly that him to call up by telephone and latives provided-you-arranged for Great Britain could not passively look on while her interests were follow the proper formula. being destroyed. Thi` is such a pleasurably new mood that its emphasis cannot be over-stress ed.

THE BISHOP OF SOUTHWELL cords with this story: "When 1 (Dr. H. Mosley) completes the re-

to the bedside of an old costermon- was Rector of Poplar I was called

ger. His wife met me at the door, and took me inside to see the old

rnan.

She said to me, The trouble is that e as lorst 'is 'oller. Y'see,

is trade is like yours—all 'ollering!"

It would be foolish, of course, to congratulate ourselves pre maturely. It must not be for- gotten that if Japan is inclined to be more amenable to reason, is because it suits her own book, Were the situation to change to provide a more favourable out- look for Japan, we should have to be prepared for a swift reac tion which would definitely spell haf have recently taken up their no good for Britain in the Far abode in a house-boat that is moored East. In short, if concessions in Soochow Creek. It might be a are wrung out of Japan to-day it nice gesture on their part to re-name is not because her fundamental their craft the “Panay policy has changed, but is mere-

RUMOUR HAS IT that a group of American business men in Shang-

N

ly authorising a slight adjust AFTER GLANCING through ment to the exigencies of the day's off police': ari political situation, That Sir Colony, we have Robert Craigle will not require the conclusion that burglar any instruction on that point, profession, is likely may be stated with the complet confining at times. est assurance. That is why fears expressed in some quarters that

a trifle

AND AS LONG AS WE are on

the Anglo-Japanese conversations the subject—have you heard it said may imply the possibility of Brit that the highwayman holds up other ain “doing a dicker" with Japan people in order to support himself?"

sy Be conaldered as without any

sound Basis Nothing would be IT HAS BEEN RELATED.

nore destructive of British

Gralyté's

In-

far more truth than

when a man happene

guess he immediately in the

kins to talk about his

ment

TCG.