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SINO-JAPANESE PEACE THEORY GAINING STRENGTH IN LONDON
London, To-day. The possibility of an early move towards peace in the Far East is the topic in several newspaper quarters this morning as the outcome of the fall of Canton.
The "Daily Mail” says that the manner of Canton's surrender suggests a serious defection in the Chinese front.
For tortured Canton there is world-wide sympathy but has not the time come to end this devasta- tion?
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In Shanghai, the view of other
Abortive attempts at third power statements from Japanese sources mediation and the failure of the suggest a desire to come to an un- Nine Power Conference at Brussels derstanding with foreign countries should 'convince China that she can and to create a "modus vivendi” hope for nothing more than sym-here and elsewhere. It is not easy pathy from Europe and America, to see how more than provisional and her leaders should consider adjustments can be made as long whether it would not be wise to as hostilities persist. seek a means of ending the useless and prodigal expenditure of Chin-Governments besides the British must be taken into consideration. ese lives and treasure.
The prospect of solving these pro- blems on which there is some soll- The Daily Telegraph" -gives darity between the Western prominence to an article by Edwin Powers, may reasonably form a Haward, former editor of the "North contributing factor to Japan's China Daily News," expressing the readiness for peace with China- opinion that prospects of peace are Reuter.
MR. HAWARD'S VIEW
not unfavourable, but he ".doubts whether the Japanese armies view with equanimity a long guerilla campaign.
Their terms may be more onerous than those of last December, but they may be such as China, in her
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present plight, may honourably PEARL RIVER
accept.
Japan may at present have more to gain from peace than China has to lose by continued resistance.
That Japan will require full re- cognition of her dominance in the Far East is axiomatie.
HONG HONG'S POSITION Mr. Haward continues:
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Shanghai, To-day.
In South China, Japanese de- tachments, according to a com- munique from headquarters in Japan probably realises that Tokyo, are continuing westward dominance is more likely to come fin the area south of Lungmoon, from generous appeasement in this while transports carrying army moment of triumph than from a units steamed up the Pearl River long drawn out engagement of her and troops were landed at Tai- troops in rugged fastnesses in chinotow Island. China's western hills. She has to Warships and naval planes consider too, the delicacy of her bombarded the Bocca Tigris and relations with Western Powers. Chuanpichiao Forts.
Analysing the situation in Hong
Kong, Mr. Haward remarks that the Japanese lately have shown a
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desire to maintain friendly rela SOVIET & PRAGUE
tions with Britain and there is no
Prague, Yesterday. reason to expect any serious cause
The Soviet Minister called at for friction, although at best there must be a grays Interruption of the Czech Foreign Offico this Hong Kong's trading activities.・・ morning, presumably in connec VER MODUS VIVENDI
tion with the reported repudiation of the Czech-Soviet Agreement, which the Prague Government denied.--Reuter.
Having alluded to the refugee problem in Hong Kong and Sha ]meen, Mr. Haward says that recent
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