1938-12-15 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 15, 1938

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ARE WE AWAITING FAIT ACCOMPLI?

·JAPANESE PLANS

FOR CHINA

London, To-day-

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The Under-Secretary for For- eign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, re- plied in the negative m /House of Commons yesterday when asked if he had been of- ficially informed of the fature Ja- panese intentions as to foreign capital investments in China in all enterprises considered "essential to defence" · and "economically

necessary" to Japan.--Reuter,"

ANTI-JAPANESE POSTER PARADE IN LONDON

London, To-day. Prominent Society people and stage and film stars, including Lady Layton, Lady Gladstone and Lady Bonham-Carter, are taking part in a poster parade amid Christmas shoppers on Monday next.

London, To-day.`

Answering several questions relative to revision of SOVIET

the Nine-Power Treaty, the Under-Secretary

for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, reiterat-OFFICIAL ON

ed that the Government was unable to recog-

nise any alterations in the position as defined SPY CHARGE

in the treaties brought about by unilateral ac-

tion.

NEW YORK, TO-DAY.

MANAGER OF THE LOS ANGE-

Mr. William Gallacher (Communist, West Fife)-- IT WAS REVEALED YESTER- "Is the Minister not aware that the treaty is DAY THAT MIKHAIL GORIN, being revised without notice, just as the war LES OFFICE OF THE SOVIET started in China without notice? Mr. Butler-"I am fully aware of the difficulty of the position in the Far East, and it is under our constant review. Perhaps Mr. Gallacher will take assurance from the answer I have given.' -Reuter.

WILL NAVY TAKE INDEPENDENT ACTION?

London, To-day.

MR. BUTLER

SHIES AT SPAIN INTERROGATION

LONDON, TO-DAY.

| INTOURIST BUREAU, HAS BEEN UNDER ARREST SINCE - MON- DAY ON CHARGES OF ESPION- AGE.

M. Ivan Ushkin, Soviet vice-con- sul at New York, is "flying to Los Angeles to investigate the case.

Gorin, an erstwhile Russian con- sular official, was arrested with Hafis Salich, a naturalised Ameri- can, who is stated to have at one time been an agent of the United

Asked in the House of Commons yesterday whether he proposed to direct His Majesty's ships to re- TARY QUESTIONS DEALING move the boom across the interna- WITH THE ALLEGED EXTENT tional highway, the Yangtse River, AND OONTINUANCE OF ITA- the Under-Secretary for Foreign LIAN ASSISTANCE TO THE NA- Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, stated TIONALIST FORCES IN SPAIN, that the Japanese Government AND CALLING FOR A FRESH claimed that the Kiangyin boom REPORT, WERE REPLIED TO IN SECRETARY FOR FOREIGN

A SERIES OF PARLIAMEN-[States Intelligence Service.

was opened only sufficiently to pro- THE COMMONS BY THE UNDER-

vide a passage for Japanese war-

ships and military transports.

Difficulties arising from the posi-

AFFAIRS.

Mr. Butler said he could not take

The posters will protest "against the barbarous bombardment of tion were at present "under re- the responsibility for making a Chinese civilians by the Japanese." view," he added.--Reuter.

The parade has been organised by the British National Committee of the International Peace Cam- paign, and will also urge shoppers to refuse to buy Japanese goods. Reuter.

HITLER--SOCIALIST

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CHINA'S GHOST ARMY KEEPS JAP. NERVES ON EDGE

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Shanghai, To-day.

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Bail was fixed at $25,000 each.- Reuter.

JAPANESE CELEBRATE

Tientsin, To-day.

were

of

statement about the military dis- positions on either side in the con- Alict.

Elaborate celebrations In reply to supplementary ques-held in the Japanese area tions he said that reports from Tientsin yesterday on the occa British agents in Spain and other sion of the first anniversary of countries were constantly being formation of the Peiping provi- received but he could not under-sional government, the day being take any further initiative in the proclaimed a holiday.

matter.

UNABLE TO DENY He said he was unable to deny

to

Numerous official functions were

held,

Chinese and Japanese officials that there had been a certain amount of assistance from Italian sources, exercised the most extensive pre- but he would not like it to be cautions, including holding up of thought that this amounted all traffic entering and leaving the much more than replacement, and Japanese it certainly did not constitute any Concession. increase in the personnel of Italian troops.

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British

Grave concern is felt by the Japanese military authorities here regarding the recent increased to anger the Left, get them in rage and ao induce them to come to activities of China's "Ghost” army our meetings if only in order to along the Shanghai-Nanking Rail- break them up-so we got our

way Line. chance of talking to them.” In violence the Nazis quickly out-did The disappearance of sentries After, further questions, Miss the Left. Bottles and beer mugs have increased considerably, and Ellen Wilkinson (Labour) said she raise the matter on the flew in the taverns and beer-halls; the

being constantly would

motion for adjournment. the revolver and the knife were busy. wrecked by "invisible" hands.

Squads of Japanese soldiers, Wireless. Hitler's onslaught on the Socialists posted along the line, disappear is that they betray the worker. He overnight and nothing is heard of! does not forget to remind the them afterwards. worker that there is another fellow The "invisible" army raided the doing that too-the capitalist ex-Japanese at Wushih a few days ago ploiter. For the purpose of un-at night. The station was almost masking this villainy, Hitler dis- completely destroyed. Several Ja- covers two kinds of capital, one panese troops, including two offl- which is the outcome of creative cers were killed. One officer was labour, the other which owes its ex- captured by the raiders. istence to speculation. This second The Japanese flagship "Idzumo" capital enables Hitler to thunder returned to Shanghai on Wednes- against the Stock Exchange mani-day. pulators and international usurers.

So Hitler hammers Socialist be- trayers and the capitalist exploiters together as the partners in a gigantic conspiracy. against the German workers.

Our Own Correspondent,

FINANCIAL AID TO CHINA

London, To-day.

area and the French

All passengers and pedestrians. were searched and had to discard cigarettes and matches before ap- proaching the barriers.

There

unprecedented traffic jam but no incidents are: Ireported. Reuter.

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Japanese Discrimination Against British Exports

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London, To-day.

Sir John Haslam (Conservative, Bolton) asked the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the House of Commons yesterday whether he was aware that exporters of soya beans from Man- -churia had to pay 14d. per yen to the Japanese

authorities in order to secure exchange. Did he know, added Sirenquiries.. John, that the Japanese Mitsui combine was sold ex- change at much lower rate, and would he direct the at- tention of the Japanese Government to the discre-

Asked by Sir John Haslam whe- ther he was aware that the Jap- anese authorities at Tsingtao He marches forward towards a The lobby correspondent of|

had placed an embargo on the conception which is both nationalist the "Financial Times" says that

export of cotton yarns, Mr. But- and socialist. He proceeds to lay the British Government is con-

ler replied that an embargo on the ground plan of the common-sidering the possibility of grant-

the export of cotton, and not wealth which he believes will be the ing China financial aid in order

specifically on cotton yarn, from model of the future world order: to counteract Japan's economic Mr. R. A. Butler replied that Tientsin, was promulgated on To-morrow Hitler expounds what drive contrary to the open door no report on the subject had Dec. 6, and the matter was now the National Socialist world will policy of the Nine-Power Treaty. been received but he would make under consideration. Reuter.

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