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Dissertation On Interests Of Britain

Shanghai, To-day.

Questioned regarding the Japanese attitude to- wards the anti-British agitation in China, the Japanese spokesman yesterday said that if Bri- tain considered her rights and interests threa- tened to such a degree as to justify her taking action, it was up to the British Government to do so.

BRITAIN

LODGES TWO PROTESTS

Tokyo, To-day.

Mr. Dodds, Counsellor of the British Embassy, called at the Ja- panese Foreign Office this morn- ing and lodged strong protests concerning the destruction of two British steamers at Ichang on Au- gust 6 and the Honan Govern- ment's 'confiscation of British mines.-Reuter.

Japanese Chefoo Outrage

Shanghai, To-day- REPORTS reaching

here from Chefoo state that an aged Bri- tish couple, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Silverthorne have.

MISSIONS ARRIVE been turned out of their

IN RUSSIA

This, however, according to the spokesman, could only be the case in Chinese-controlled territory, since in the areas occupied by the Japanese the

Moscow, To-day latter protected foreign interests!!!

The steamer "City of Exeter," Anti-British agitation, however, did not necessar- with the British and French mili ily mean a breach of the peace but was an ex-tary missions on board, arrived at pression of popular feeling!...

ECONOMIC

TALKS

HELD OFF

Tokyo, To-day.. Anglo-Japanese conversations will probably be held to-day in connection with the policing issue at Tientsin, but the economic la.. sues are unlikely to be discussed.

No arrangements have been made at present for a round-table conference-Reuter.

NEW BRANCH OF H.K. NAVAL VOLUNTEERS

TH

HIS EXCELLENCY: GOVERNOR HAS APPROVED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DUROPEANUTSEAMEN BRANCH OF THE HONG KONG NAVAL VOLUNTEER FORCE

The new branch will

Who in addition to rifle.

Behind the anti-British agitation was the desire of the Chinese people for peace.

Leningrad yesterday morning.

They were welcomed by the French and British military taches in Moscow, as well as the French air attache.

home (occupied by Mrs. Silverthorne's family for 67 years) by officials of the local puppet adminis- tration.

The home was confiscated by the puppets,

The deeds of the house, it is at- understood, were not registered by with the local court but with the British Consulate, which is protesting vigorously.

Realising that peace was unat-

Later, the Chief of the military tainable so long as the "Chiang staff of the Leningrad military dis- Kai-shek regime" received assist-trict, General Askibiiou, and other ance from outside, the Chinese Russian officers, went on board people regarded ́· Britain' as an

the steamer to greet the missions The Japanese military now obstacle to peace!

which left for Moscow last evening. want it for new barracks.

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As for the attitude of the United States, the Japanese spokesman declared that the Japanese authori- ties did not believe that American policy was designed to help Chiang Kai-shek.

The spokesman' added that the tendency existed in certain quarters to take the view that the anti-Bri- tish agitation was developing into an anti-American and generally (Continued on Page 38):

JAP AND JEWS

Shanghal, To-day.”“

A sensation, has been areated here by indications that the Japanese are taking action- to curtail the settlement of Jews in Hongkew-Our Own Cor- respondent

other duty for which they greater aptitude. gers in this branch primarily for

men this

ply to the Com- Officer, Hong Kong teer Force, York Who supply parti

-Trans-Ocean.

The house was purchased In 1872 by the father of Mrs. Silverthorne.

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