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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 13, 1988'

BRITAIN MAKES POSITION CLEAR TO JAPAN

Cannot Recognise Tokyo Thesis On China

Attitude Governed By Washington Treaties

London, To-day.

The British Government has made it clear to the Japanese Government that their attitude is governed by the Washington treaties and other international agreements to which they are parties, and that they cannot recognise any alteration in the position as defined by those treaties brought about by unilateral action. Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign

GERMANY HAS NOT ASKED FOR COLONIES

London, To-day,

Mr. Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons yesterday that no official request had been made by Germany for return of her former colonies.-Reuter.

WORLD FAILURE

Affairs, made this answer in the House of Com-OF MORAL proposed to set at rest the widespread fears of IDEAS

mons in reply to a question what action, was

the British community at Shanghai that the Japanese Government is deliberately planning to close the open door to China.

Replying to a question

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garding the mutilation of cables, YUGO-SLAVIA

Mr. Butler said that the Foreign Secretary had not received any report of interference with Bri- tish commercial cables at Tien- tsin. Reuter.

TSINGTAO INCIDENT

London, To-day.

ELECTION DISTURBANCES

Belgrade, To-day.

tical demonstrators.

Madras, To-day.

AMALGAMATION OF PEIPING AND NANKING GOVTS.

Tokyo, To-day.

A definite bid for amalgamation of the Peiping and Nanking pro- visional governments established by Japan as the united government of the new

Central China, will be made at a meeting of the joint commission at Peiping on Decem- ber 23.

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Japanese correspondents claim that the Peiping Government, now twelve-months old, has jurisdiction over the three pro- vinces of Hopei, Shansi and Shan- tung.

The breakdown of solemn A five-year plan is about to be agreements and established enforced by the Sino-Japanese order in the world was deplored Economic Council to control de- by Mr. John Mott, Chairman of velopment in North China of the International Missionary coal, iron, cotton, salt and com- Council, presiding at the opening munications, it is reported. yesterday of the World' Mission- "The New Chinese People's ary Conference.

Association" is being formed to The conference is being attended assist the government by "en- on pro- by 475 delegates from sixty-four | lightening" the masses

anti-Communist countries, including Africa, China, Japanese and Japan, Jews and Arabs from Pales-lines "on the basis of the old tine, a delegation of the German Oriental morals." Evangelical Church and one Arch- bishop and eleven Bishops.

The gathering presented a colour-| ful picture, many of the delegates wearing the picturesque costumes of their countries.

FATEFUL MOMENT

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ATTACKS ON BRITISH SHIPS

London, To-day.

Since private telephone connec- tion is still blocked and is to remain Asked in the House of Commons

so until midnight, it is very difficult whether he was aware that a Bri-to obtain a comprehensive picture

The conference is noteworthy as of the disturbances which occurred being the first in which the churches tish ship laden with cotton yarn had been refused an unloading per-méntary elections,

in connection with the Parlia-of East and West are represented

in parity. mit by the Japanese at Tsingtao, According to an official com- the Under-Secretary for Foreign munique, two were killed in South Mr. Mott declared that the de- Affairs, Mr. R. A, Butler, said he Serbia and two killed and 14 legates were assembled at one

the Since the outbreak of the had not received a report on this wounded in Bosnia when clashes the most fateful moments in

occurred between police and poli-life of mankind.

Spanish civil war, 120 incidents in particular case.

He referred to the widespread which British ships have suffered However, he added, further re- No reports have so far been re-disintegration of moral ideas

to interference or damage by Spanish presentations on the general ques-ceived from Croatia, but in Waras-authority, making it necessary tion of discrimination against Bri- din, in a fight between supporters fight the battle for religious freedom Nationalist forces have occurred, tish interests in North China ports of Dr. Mazec and the police, over again, but they did not despair

In 91 of these because they knew that who believed

cases, the ships were made to Tokyo on December several persons were injured.

The main election committee met in their attitude must be adventur- concerned have been in territorial Mr. I. C. Hannah (Conservative, yesterday to calculate how the ous, forward looking and forward waters.

moving.

In the majority of cases where Bilston) asked whether the Pre-seats would now be distributed.

The conference lasts till the end damage had resulted, it had been mier had considered the cable from Trans-Ocean.

of the month.-Reuter.

a relatively slight character. the Chairman of the British Asso-

The British Government held ciated Committee in Tientsin оп

Franco's forces responsible for all November 16 in which specific at-

these incidents. Some 48 officers and men and 3 non-intervention officers had lost their lives in these attacks and 64 officers and men were known to have been injured, as well as three non-intervention officers.

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GOVERNMENT LOSES GROUND

Belgrade, To-day. PREMIER

tention was directed to pressure According to a "provisional exerted by the Japanese to secure estimate" of the final results. of

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published yes- REFUSES TO

I control of the Chinese silver re- Sunday's elections

serves, and whether he was aware terday, the Government list obtain- that part of the silver reserves was er 1,666,519 votes or 58.9%, the --deposited in British banks.

combined opposition

Mr. Butler replied "Yes," but, so or 40.21% and the list presented TIE HIS HANDS

far as the Foreign Secretary was by the leader of. the so-called "Re- aware, none of, the silver was de-juvenation Movement" Dr. Ljotitch, posited in British banks.-Reuter.

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London, To-day.

LORD PERTH SEES obtained 60.6% of the total as tions in the Commons.

COUNT CIANO

Rome, To-day. The British Ambassador, Lord Perth, visited Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister yesterday. It is stated that in the conversa- tion which lasted half an hour, the forthcoming visit to Rome of Mr. Chamberlain was discussed. Trans-Ocean.

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Apart from the exceptional case of damage to H.M.S. Hunter, no detailed claim has yet been pre- sented to the Burgos authorities in respect of these attacks although

The approaching visit to Rome 30,310.

of the Prime Minister and Foreign At the last elections to the Skushtina, in 1985, the Government Secretary was the subject of ques-

the Government had reserved the The Prime Minister said he was right to claim in due course for beforehand as to what he would or not prepared to give assurances compensation.

This statement was made in the would not agree to in discussions Commons yesterday by Mr. R. A. there and added that as he had Butler, who later reiterated that already informed the Commons his the Government did not recognise. - visit was primarily intended to General Franco as possessing bel- make personal contact with Signor ligerent rights and the right to Mussolini.

take ships or cargoes to any prize

against 37.4% recorded Tr the combined opposition parties under the Croat leader, Dr. Mutschek.

Hence there is a slight decline of the Government vote and a small increase of the opposition vote.- Trans-Ocean.

The Police are looking for a leper, Lam Chung, who stabbed an- other leper, Tam Mul, last night outside the Kennedy Town Infec- tious Diseases Hospital.

If any agreement should be en-court. tered into in the course of conver- General Franco's prize court at sations, it would be submitted to Palma was an illegal court and (ta British the Commons for discussion.-Bri- decisions were illegal,.. tish Wireless.

Wireless.