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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST ·
BUTTER
BEST TO UNDO THE HARM DONE
BRITISH PRESS SAYS SUPPORT
STABILISATION
Veiled
FOR CHINA SHOULD FUND DISCUSSION
FUND DISCUSSION Threat
BE MADE CLEAR
London, To-day.
The "Daily Mail,” in an editorial, says that Sir Ro- 'bert Craigie in Tokyo is doing well in a very difficult task. He has successfully surmounted the first hurdle in the Anglo-Japanese negotia- tions.
London, To-day.
The China Association met yes terday to consider whether the British Government should be ask- ed to replenish the Stablization Fund, now believed to be virtually exhausted, declares the "Financial News,"
The paper adds that no agree ment on policy was reached, and the meeting was adjourned to con- sider Mr. Chamberlain's state- ment on the Tokyo talks-Reu- ter.
From the Japanese press now comes a series of 11
"demands" affecting the whole of the British NEW C.-IN-C. population in China. But Mr. Chamberlain has assured Parliament that the conversations will TAKES OVER be confined strictly to local issues.
In particular, Britain should do nothing likely to
impair the Chinese currency.
TOKYO TAKES A RESERVED ATTITUDE
TOKYO, TO-DAY. THE DECLARATION PUB-
·LISHED BY FOREIGN MINIS- TER ARITA YESTERDAY RE- GARDING THE AGREEMENT WITH BRITAIN HAS BEEN RECEIVED WITH THE GREAT- EST RESERVE BY POLITICAL CIRCLES AND THE ENTIRE JAPANESE "PRESS, -
Britain should not listen to the louder of Japan's two voices. Mild- er tones are slow in coming, but they appear to carry authority.
The "Daily Express" says that the talks in Tokyo are open on the basis of facing the facts-we are to recognise Japan's position in China to-day. And recognising facts is the beginning of political wisdom.
We should have been saved hum- iliation and trouble if we had not refused to face unpleasant truths in Abyssinia.
We cannot prevent Japanese ag- gression in China by shutting our looking the other way. eyes to it, nor help the Chinese by
LIBERAL VIEW
The "News Chronicle" says that it is to be feared that Russia and the United States may feel...that there is more truth in the Japanese. version of the talks.
The standpoint is taken that it is first necessary to await the prac- tical effects of the British conces sions. In addition, it is stated, these concessions were by no means Inasmuch as actions speak loud- far-reaching enough, as they did er than words, let the Government not furnish any proof of a funda-back up its interpretation by ar- mental change in the. British con- ranging forthwith for substantial. victions unless the theoretical con- credit for Ching,, ** FOR cessions are to be followed up by. This is one specific way which practical measures.
the British Government can express Obviously under the Influence of its recognition of the fact that this Japanese reserve, the British China is fighting its battle in the Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, East
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Shanghai, To-day, Rear-Admiral-Charles Thomas
To Russia
TOKYO, TO-DAY.
THE STATEMENT MADE BY ADMIRAL YONAI, ·THE- NAVY MINISTER, THAT THE
- JA- PANESE FLEET WOULD SHORT- LY BEGIN WARTIME TRAINING, IS
APPARENTLY A VEILED THREAT TO. SOVIET RUSSIA.
Admiral Yonai said that a Ja- panese fleet would hold demonstra- tions "under conditions approxim- ating those that would prevail in war," in order to intimate clearly that Japan is ready to protect her vital oil and coal concessions on: North Saghalien.
Hart attained the rank of full be used for the first time for A newly assembled fleet would Admiral at 9 o'clock this morning manoeuvres, when he took over command of the United States Asiatic Fleet The Japanese navy, Admiral from Admiral Harry Yarnell..... Yonai asserted, was firmly--deter- The handing over consisted of a mined to protect Japanese inter- brief ceremony on board the U.S.S. ests on the island of Saghalien.- Augusta. Reuter,
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