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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 20, 1938.

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CAN JAPAN CONSOLIDATE QUEENS & ALHAMBRA

HER GAINS IN CHINA?

London, To-day. “Can Japan consolidate her gains in China?" is the title of an article appearing in the "Daily Tele- graph" this morning and contributed by Mr. Edwin Haward, former editor of the “North China Daily News" of Shanghai.

Mr. Haward says that starting with the limited in- tention of creating an economic bloc of North China and Manchuria, Japan has now to achieve a complete conquest. Anything else would be tanta- mount to stalemate and virtual de- feat, so as the struggle continues, the rights of British and other foreign traders in China are likely to be even more seriously threaten- ed than during the past eighteen' months.

So far, British commerce and other friendly rivals are hold- ing on, but the strain ever increases.

assumed

If it could safely be that the Japanese aims, would miss the target, the ordeal would merely require steadfast sympathy, but is it possible to be so sanguine?

BACK TO WALL

HITLER'S NEXT

MOVES: LIBERAL COMMENT

London, To-day.

The Liberal leader, Sir Archibald Sinclair, expressed gratitude in the House of Commons last night "for

or two assurances in Mr.

very

important

China is fighting strongly with one her back to the wall, Mr. Haward Chamberlain's continues, and is desperately im- provising new means of access to speech." foreign supplies in which the re- vival of the land route with Burma is significant and deserving of the fullest support of British enter- prise.

However, he disagreed with the Prime Minister that the only alter- native to Munich was war.

To the contrary, it was abandon- ment of the League policy which If General Chiang Kai-shek's re- had brought us to the verge of war, sistance can definitely contain the and he feared that if this policy large Japanese forces and can still persisted it would be very difficult hold together, the roseate dreams to avoid war in the future. of the Japanese development com- . Sir Archibald thought the coun- panies may be dissipated, and Ja-try ought to be given more in- pan will be compelled to sing in a formation about the subjects to be minor key.

discussed at Rome.'

2.

The issue turns on the ability of the Japanese invaders to consoli- date the gains won in the field.

FAR EAST POLICY

NO OBLIGATION

Regarding the Far East, Sir Those gains 'were secured with a Archibald Sinclair found it difficult palpable disregard of the rights of to reconcile the Prime Minister's third parties, and there is conse-statement and policy with the quently no obligation for such par-League resolution to which Britain ties, and there is consequently no was a party. obligation for such parties to study The Prime Minister had fired the the Japanese convenience,

powder in the magazine which had For example, Britain has every blown Czecho-Slovakia to pieces, right to seek for her trade with and was not finished exploding yet. China every outlet available.

"The Munich frontiers will not She can develop the Burma-Yun-last as long as the Versailles fron- nan trade route, and also, as a tiers. There seems no reason to friendly neutral, assert her capa- doubt that Hitler means to move to city for affording financial assis- the Memelland in the north and

the Ukraine in the south."

tance to China.

So doing, she will give Japan alter. proper, answer →→ all the more pro- per because it is in accord with

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Reu-

the elementary decencies of inter- BITTER WEATHER

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BOYCOTT PARADE

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*

The China Campaign Commit- tee's intended Japanese boycott parade yesterday in Oxford Street was postponed on account of the bitter weather.

The China Campaign Committee, however, held & Ball last night on behalf of the International. Peace Hospital, which was accompanied by raffles, exhibitions, Chinese gymnasts and other sideshows. A large number of tickets were sold.

There is to be a performance of "The Western Chamber" on behalf of the Chinese ladies relief fund. Reuter.

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