1939-05-19 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 19, 1939

KULANGSU

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ACTION

GIVES JAPAN A

A SHOCK Tokyo Navy Office Unable To Understand Step

Diplomatic Discussions

Tokyo, To-day.

The determined action of Admiral Sir Percy Noble at Amoy, in collaboration with the American

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and French, has manifestly come as a shock and surprise in Japan.

ADMIRAL America

TO STAY

Local naval circles are without any further news from Amoy, the "China Mail"

Gives A Capital

was informed this morning. Lead

Admiral Sir Percy Noble, the Commander-in-Chief, is still there on board H.M.S. Birm-

remain "until he is satisfied."

Unanimously the Japanese newspapers, in leading ingham, and is expected to

articles discussing the landing of British, American and French forces on Kulangsu,

describe the action as an anti-Japanese demon-CONCHIES

stration.

The Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Sawada, had a long

talk with the British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, last evening concerning the new development, Japan's reply rejecting the British protest of May 16 having previous- ly been communicated to the Am-

bassador.

The Note in Reply gave an surance that "in the measure

AMBASSADOR ARRIVING BY STEAMER

Sir Archibald Clark Kerr,

NOT TO BE IMPRISONED

London, To-day.

London, To-day.

THE "Manchester Guar-

dian," in a leading article on Kulangsu, says the crisis was staged by the Japanese to test the reaction of the Western Powers in regard to the greater matter of Shang- hai.

Most encouraging, feature has United

THE Military Training been the attitude of the

to protest and the first

to

instruct its Commander-in-Chief to

and marines.

Bill was read a third states Government, which was the the time in the House of first British Ambassador to China, who was expected to leave Chung Commons yesterday and 45- king by air

this morning, is not was passed by 337 votes de-expected to arrive in Hong Kong Mail" was informed from Govern- until Monday next, the "China to 130.

ment House this morning.

to

which the tension in Kulangsu creased, Japanese troops would gra- dually be withdrawn.'

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PUZZLED SURPRISE

The attitude of the press to-day, generally speaking, indicates a Ja- panese desire not to exaggerate the

He is expected to fly to Hanoi and then embark on a steamer for the journey to Hong Kong.

incident, but the "Asahi Shimbun" CHINESE ADVANCE

predicts that the joint landing will have "far-reaching consequences,"

while refraining from suggestions as to what those consequences may be.

The Bill has been sent to the House of Lords, which will pass it through all stages next week.

Throughout it has shown every readiness to co-operate with Bri- tain and no desire to escape its commitments. It should encour- ', age, our own faint-hearted Gov- ernment, which has been inclined to favour appeasement in the Far East, even after its failure in Europe.

ONLY RESULT

Labour members cheered the Secretary for War, Mr. Leslie Hore Belisha, when he promised to introduce a new clause in-the- Bill to safeguard from imprison- ment, conscientious objectors

Yet the only result of this po- who, having lost their appeal to licy has been to stimulate a violent the tribunal, still persisted in anti-British campaign both in Ja- Shiuhing, To-day. disobeying military orders.

pan and the Japanese-controlled The Chinese are rapidly advan- Mr. Ernest Brown, Minister of

Other units Labour, introduced a new clause the sound theory that one should

areas in cing on Sunwui city.

China, based no doubt on "mopping up" on the Hokshan- by which conscientious objectors attack the weakest point in the Sunwui highway.

The Japanese Admiralty is adopt-are ing an air of puzzled surprise at the seriousness attached in foreign quarters to the Japanese landing on Kulangsu.

It is recalled that Japanese troops landed on a previous occasion, and were on the island from May 27 to July 31, 1988, without arousing foreign protests.

ON SUNWUI

will do six months' work of na- As a result of a series of attacks, tional importance or enter train- the Chinese from Fahsien, 25 miles ing centres, receiving the same north of Canton, have recaptured pay and allowances as militia- Sunkai, Wongtam, Lientong and man. Lunghow.

Another Chinese column

This was agreed without forced division.

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its way to Kongtaun, 11 miles north A new clause was accepted by of Canton, where they he dam-which British subjects abroad aged the railway rails, t. telegraph wires.

A Chinese counter-offen!

enemy's 'line:

If the United States is ready to co-operate in defence of com- mon interests at Kulangen, the assumption is that she will do so if necessary at Shanghai and elsewhere in the Far East. This is a comforting thought

s and failing to answer the summons which should dispel the many fears will be liable to punishment that an alliance with Russia might Admiral Kanazawahi, the Navy

on whenever they return to Britain. have adverse effects on Japanese spokesman, asserted troops had Taipingchong and Shenkong, south Reuter.

policy. Reuter. He declared of Tsungfa, is in progress.-Cen-

suspected"tral News.

since been released. that only ten "strong persons were still in Trans-Ocean.

custody,

PEAK THEFT

Burglars have got away with $695 worth of jewellery, according to reports made by the victims to the Police.

Mr. W. J. Richards, residing at No. 175, The Peak, lost $595 worth of jewellery between 1,30 p.m,' on May 18 and 2 p.m. yesterday from

JAPANESE LOSSES IN HUPEH

Ichang, To-day.

The Japanese Third Division has

Guerillas Keep It Up In North

Peiping, To-day.

suffered heavily during the fighting Traffic on the Peiping-Suiyuan Railway has been

in north and central Hupeh. The Chinese are steadily pressing east- ward on the Kingshan-Chungsiang the Hankow-Ichang highway and highway.

resumed after constant interruption in the past several days by guerilla destruction be- tween-Kalgan and Kueihua.

An unconfirmed report from re-withdrawal of the forces which Chinese troops have meanwhile liable sources states that some advanced into guerilla territory: In broken into Tienmen, 15

miles fighting has been going on in Jehof the early Spring,

Province between 8th Route Army: A few Isolated towns east of the

· his residence, and Mr. Lam Kwok-southwest of Tanoshih.

The siege of Tienmen has been troops and the Japanese forces. Kinhan Railway are still held by chiu, of Alexander Building report-

In central Hopel, ed that between Monday and yes- further tightened by the arrival of

Increased the Japanese, but the area under terday, jewellery to the value of Chinese units from Yokow-Cen-guerilla strength is reported to Japanese control has not been

Itral News.

have caused a general Japanese tended. Reuter $100 was stolen from his office.