London Worried By Jap. Blockade
(Continued from Page 1) of the Cabinet dealt exclusively yesterday with the mediation pro- posal submitted to the Japanese Government on Monday night.
to deal another blow at British prestige in the (Far East.
however,
Neutral observers, think that the conflict now in pro- gress between the British Ambassa~. This proposal envisaged the dor in Tokyo and the Japanese For- formation of a mixed committee eign Office and between the Bri- whose task it would be to examine tish Consul-General in Tientsin and the question of whether the sur-the Commander-in-Chief of the Ja- render to the Japanese authorities panese Fleet is developing into a of four Chinese accused by the Japanese of being implicated in the recent assassination would be justified.
THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 14, 1939
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THAT SOVIET BOGEY Moreover, it is stated here that a According to the British propos-short time ago the Japanese Gov- al, this committee should consist ernment informed London that the of one British, one Japanese and conclusion of a pact of alliance one neutral representative.
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It is, however, stated that the Ja- panese Government, although not officially, has rejected this propos- al. That is to say, the Japanese Government on its part drew atten- tion to the fact that an agreement with Great Britain would only be possible providing that London re- cognised the "new situation" in the Far East and declared itself prepared to collaborate on the res- toration of normal conditions.
WEST SHANSI
CHUNGKING, TO-DAY. with Soviet Russia would direct- FURTHER SUCCESSES ARE ly affect Anglo-Japanese re- REPORTED BY CHINESE legations and could even lead to a TROOPS IN WEST SHANSI, revision of the relationships that WHERE THEY CAPTURED THE have existed heretofore between IMPORTANT YELLOW RIVER Japan and Great Britain.-Trans-CROSSING AT CHUANTU, AS Ocean.
WELL AS THE CITY OF LIUL- ING, AFTER THREE DAYS OF HEAVY FIGHTING.
RACING CYCLIST KILLED
Lazanus
It is stressed that the Chinese success is due to a rapid flanking movement from the north south- INCREASE IN TENSION
London, To-day.
ward towards Lishi, thereby enab- In political circles here, it is ex- The German motorcyclist, Karl
ling them to cut off Japanese rear- pected definitely that the Japanese Gall, who was to compete in the lines between Lishi and Liuling.
Isle Government will continue to decline Tourist Trophy Race on the
The ferry service across the Yel- the British mediation proposal in of Man died yesterday afternoon in flow River has been resumed, follow- any form and that consequently hospital from injuries suffered during the recapture of Chuangtu. there will be an increase of tensioning training. at Tientsin.
Gall had a fractured skull and These circles are under the im- was operated upon by a pression that Japan will try to ex- ploit British concern at the situa- tion in Europe in order to advance Japanese aims in the Far East and
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doctor. His wife rushed by plane from Germany to the sick bed and arrived when her husband was still alive.-Trans-Ocean.
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CZECH BLOW AT WORKERS' RIGHTS
Prague, To-day.
The Czech Government has placed a ban on strikes and lock- outs in the Protectorate with the object of ensuring economic stability and labour tranquility.
The order which takes immediate effect, was issued yesterday, with the approval of the Reich Protec- tor, Baron von Neurath,
In the near future the Czech Government will issue a further enactment regulating wages and. working conditions throughout Bohemia and Moravia, Trans- Ocean.
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