THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 2, 1939.
STRIPPING OF TWO BRITISH WOMEN
Anti-British Incidents In North China
Peiping, To-day.
Two British women missionaries were stripped in the presence of a man, either a Japanese or a Korean, when they reached the Japanese- occupied town of Kaifeng, in Honan, on a jour- ney through the interior.
With another British missionary and and a Dane -they were travelling to Peiping from Sian,
capital of Shensi.
Meanwhile, the "anti-British committee" has sent
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LABOUR PARTY AND
FAR EAST
London, To-day. Opposition Labour will raise a further debate in the House of Commons on foreign affairs on the adjournment motion for the recess on Friday this
summer week.
Labour will pay particular at- tention to the Far East situation. -Reuter.
FIRMER AND
letters to 516 Chinese servants of Britons and CLEARER BRITISH British concerns in Peiping, threatening them STAND IN FAR EAST
with "final action" unless they leave their em- ployment. Some have done so.
Tragic Death Of Film Star
Helsingfors, To-day. A WILD party led to the tragic death of the 19-year-old Finnish film star, Sirttka Sari, here yesterday.
The British Embassy has representations to the Japanese bassy,
made
that
LE
PARIS, TO-DAY. BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE IN THE FAR EASTERN SITUATION Em-AS EXPLAINED BY MR. NEVIL
CHAMBERLAIN IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IS DE-. SCRIBED BY "LE TEMPS," OR- GAN OF THE FOREIGN OFFICE, AS "CLEARER AND FIRMER.”
Referring to the development of anti-British agitation in North. China, the newspaper comments:
"These, proceedings take their in-
en-
A Shanghai despatch says British and other passengers tering and leaving Tsingtao have been searched and all Chinese Na- tional currency in their possession confiscated by the Japanese,
$5,000 SEIZED
It is stated that an American wo- man was deprived of several hun-spiration from the well-known me-
thods of the totalitarian States.
"Mr. Chamberlain has judged
dred Chinese dollars.
British subjects, however,
are
Tokyo
Talks Latest
London, To-day.
REUTER'S diplomatic
correspondent
un-'.
derstands that though the subject was raised in the Tokyo conversations, no demand has hitherto been made by the Japan- ese Government for sur- render of Chinese silver - held in Tientsin.
on
If the demand is made there would, as Mr. Chamberlain said in the House of Commons Monday, have to be consultations between the British Government and the other interested govern- ments.
No such consultations have taken place, though France and the United States have been kept fully informed of the pro- gress of the negotiations.
It is expected that instructions will be sent to Sir Robert it Craigie, our Ambassador in
being singled out for special atten- necessary to give the Japanese a Tokyo, very shortly, possibly dur
severe warning." -Reuter
tion, according to holiday-makers returning to Shanghai.
a
One passenger estimated that total of 5,000 Chinese dollars was Miss Sari, who was playing the seized on the ship in which he re- lead in a new production "Aturned to Shanghai. Rich Girl," threw a party at a He added that several British local hotel at which the drinking passengers on board were searched was excessive,
In the early hours of the morning she tried to climb the 70- foot high chimney on the hotel.
four times in succession.
JAPANESE ATTITUDE Questioned last evening, the Ja- panese Embassy spokesman in She reached the top but be- Shanghai said that since last May came giddy and fell down the the transportation and circulation chimney. She was dead when of Chinese National currency picked up. Trans-Ocean.
North China had been banned.
FOUR CHINESE NOT HANDED OVER
London, To-day.
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He argued that the measures taken by the Japanese at Tsingtao therefore were quite legal, and he denied discrimination against Bri- tons.-Reuter.
HOPEI FLOODS
Chungking, To-day. The flood areas in Hopei are widening, according to a Tientsin dispatch...
•
Regarding press reports that the British Government had accepted the Japanese demand for surrender of the four Chinese in the Tientsin
As a result of the overflow of concession who are accused by the the North Grand Canal and the Japanese of terrorist activities, it Tze Ya River, a large number of is stated in informed quarters here villages at Peitsang and Haiku, on Tuesday afternoon that those both near Tientsin, are submerged. reports are inaccurate, »
Refugees are gathering at Tien-
It is added that no agreement on tsin. this subject has yet been reached at the Tokio conférence.--Trans- Ocean.
MISSION
London, To-day- The British naval and milit mission to Moscow will leave don toward the end of the present week. British Wireless.
Central News. T
ADJOURNMENT OF PARLIAMENT
London, To-day. Parliament will adjourn on. Fri- day until October 3.
There will be the usual provision for the summoning of both Houses in the case of an emergency.-Bri- tish Wireless.
ling the night... Reuter
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