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BRITAIN DRAWS LINE IN TOKYO AMBASSADOR Japan's Demands

GIVES JAPAN A WARNING

Tokyo, To-day.

Sir Robert Craigie, the British Ambassador, called on Mr. Kato, chief of the Japanese delegation at the round table conference, and requested the Japanese Gov- ernment to carry out strict .control of the anti-British movement in Japan and China.

Otherwise, the Ambassa- dor added, "it may become difficult for us to continue

the Anglo-Japanese talks."

Sir Robert requested that the message be conveyed to Mr. Arita, the Japanese Foreign Minister, according to the "Nichi Nichi."-Reu- ter.

AMERICAN REPRESENTATIONS

Incompatible With British Policy

London, To-day.

The statements in the House of Commons by Sir John Simon on Chinese currency, and by Mr. Oliver Stanley on credits to China, again show the British Government's determination not to change its policy towards China while seeking with no lack of goodwill to establish a working arrangement with the Japanese soldiers in North China, writes "The Times” diplomatic correspondent.

Such an arrangement would not be one of policy but

of day-to-day relations.

Thus the British Government mands now being pressed by the were willing to hand over the Japanese are incompatible both four Chinese whom the Japanese with Britain's previous policy to- accused of complicity in an wards China and with the inter- anti-Japanese murder, and they sts of other Powers with large were willing to guarantee the concerns in China. neutrality of the British Con~ cession in Tientsin.

Information is being exchanged

COMPULSORY SERVICE TRIBUNAL

THE COMPULSORY SERVICE TRIBUNAL, APPOINTED BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOV- ERNOR UNDER THE COMPUL SORY SERVICE ORDINANCE, WILL HOLD ITS FIRST MEET-- ING AT 9,80 A.M. ON FRIDAY THIS WEEK

The Tribunal will meet in the

Secre before

Council Chamber, Colonial tary's Office, and will

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them, the first batch of pts

who have passed the medical ex-

amination.

Further meetings of the Tribunal will be held at times and places to

be decided,

DOUBLE R.A.F.

DISASTER

London, To-day.

But, as soon as the Japanese with many countries, including Two British military planes col- Lossiemouth brought forward demands for the United States, France and lided in the air near British co-operation in sustaining the Dominions, and when the ex-yesterday, and plunged into the

currency in North changes are complete further in-North Sea, Japanese China, to the detriment of the structions will be sent to Sir Three members of the crews were

Reuter. killed. Trans-Ocean. Chinese dollar, then the British Robert Craigie. drew the line. in

The American charge d'affaires also called at the Foreign Office yesterday afternoon and described how the anti-British agitation China had turned into an anti- White movement imperilling Ameri- can residents in China.

He asked the Japanese Govern- ment to exercise full control of anti-foreign activities in China. Reuter,

EXCHANGE OF VIEWS In their view the currency de.

FRENCH AND

MOSCOW

PREMIER'S STAFF TALKS

INHERITANCE

Paris, To-day.

General Doumenc, chief of the

London, To-day. French General Staff delegation

The Prime Minister, Mr. Cham-ka

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berlain, has inherited $25,000 from which will leave for Moscow carly his recently deceased uncle, Sir next week, called on Mi Daladier. George Hamilton Kenrick, it is the Premier, yesterday announced.

Sir: George was formerly Mayor

of Birmingham Trans-Ocean.

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MOSCOW MEETING perdre of the French and Bri-

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