1939-07-27 — Page 12

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 27, 1939.

Interpretation Of Tokyo Agreement: Japan's Attitude

CHINA BUYS MOTOR

INDUSTRY PLANT

Buffalo, To-day. Chinese interests have purchas- ed the factory equipment of the Stewart Motor Corporation.

The firm, which manufactures trucks, went into voluntary liqui- dation in February. after formerly being prominent in the export trade.

It is believed the factory equip- ment will be shipped to China.- Reuter.

NEW HIGH COMMISSIONER

FOR PHILIPPINES

Washington, To-day.

CHAMBERLAIN GAVE ONLY

NO RELAXATION OF ANTI-BRITISH

A PERSONAL VIEW PRESSURE

Tokyo, To-day.

Chungking, To-day. The Japanese-sponsored anti-

A Japanese Foreign Office spokesman, questioned British movement in Tientsin is regarding the Japanese reaction to Mr. Cham-showing no sign of relaxation, berlain's House of Commons statement on the states a Tientsin report.

In a broadcast yesterday, the Tokyo negotiations, said the declaration re- Japanese advised Chinese resi- presented only the British Premier's interpre- dents in the British and French tation of the agreement.

Concessions in Tientsin to move out.

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It is learned that British goods "The time will soon come," the spokesman con-in Chinese shops will be inspected tinued, "when we shall give an integral inter- and sealed up. Sales will be for- pretation.'

The agreement applied to the whole of China under Japanese

ed.

PALESTINE COAST occupation, the spokesman claim-

PATROL

London, To-day,

and One division of destroyers The Assistant Secretary of State, five Government motor launches are no-engaged in patrolling the Palestine Mr. Francis Sayre, has been

to coast to prevent Jewish refugees minated by President Roosevelt succeed Mr. Paul McNutt as High landing, Mr. Malcolm Commissioner in the Philippines.- | Colonies Reuter.

Macdonald,

Secretary, revealed at question time in the House of Com- Imons yesterday.-Reuter.

WIVES SOMETIMES OBJECT TO LIFE INSURANCE

"Ce cheque that pays the bills

THE

WIDOWS NEVER DO

Why not make the neces- sary arrangements now, with the Manufacturers Life In- replace your surance to earning power, with suffi- cient monthly income to pro- vide the necessities of life for your family.

The spokesman also said that the Japanese Government "did not expect the British Govern- ment to continue to assist the Chiang Kai-shek regime by prop ping up the Chinese currency. Trans-Ocean.

SOLUTION TO-DAY? Japanese circles believe that the Tientsin questions concerning brought up for discussion yesterday will be settled in the session sche- duled for this morning.

bidden.

The British Consul in Tientsin has lodged a protest with the Japanese authorities over the wrecking of British property in Tangku by anti-British demon- strators. Central News.

SOVIET VERSION OF MONGOLIA BORDER BATTLE

Moscow, To-day.

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After these questions "of `a pure- The general staff of the Outer ly administrative nature" have been Mongolian troops has issued disposed of, various economic pro-communique on the fighting on blems will be considered.

the Outer Mongolian-Manchurian

It is declared that in the event of frontier, which is continuing. a fundamental agreement being From July 23rd to 25th, the-in- reached on the Tientsin ques-tensity of the fighting increased tion, a further Anglo-Japanese con- but the relative position of the two ference will be held in Tientsin for forces had not changed.......... the purpose of applying the agree-. ment to the individual points of the controversy.-Trans-Ocean..

FACT-FINDING

London, To-day. Regarding the Anglo-Japan- ese negotiations in Tokyo, the Prime Minister said in the Commons that the negotiations opened on Monday and that meetings so far. had dealt only with questions of procedure and fact-finding. British Wireless.

N.E.I. GIVES

GIVES UP SUGAR BOUNTY

London, To-day.

The air forces of both sides had been very active.

Tass, the official Soviet news agency, admitted last night that in the last few days 20 Soviet-Outer Mongolian planes had not returned to their base. The losses of the Japanese-Manchurian air force had, however, been much higher than this, it is added. Trans-Ocean.

NO TRADE TALKS WITH GERMANY

London, To-day. The President of the Board Of Trade, Mr. Oliver Stanley, stated in the House of Commons, ́ in re- It is learned on good authority ply to a question, that, in the Bri- that the Netherlands East Indies tish Government's view, the in- have abandoned the extra 20,000 ternational political situation metric tons of sugar recently allott- ed them.

However, no afficial announcement can be expected until the Interna- tional Sugar Council has decided who will take the Netherlands In- dies' place. Reuter.

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AMALGAMATION OF BRITISH AIRWAYS

London

The British Ove

did

not admit of the reopening of com- mercial, negotiations with Germany, which were broken off last March following the German : annexation of Czechoslovakla Trans-ocean.

NEW MINISTER IN COPENHAGEN

London, To-day.

King has been pleased to pointment of Mr. Smith, Assistant

the

trick the