1939-08-15 — Page 28

NO REASON TO EXPECT CONCESSIONS TO JAPAN ON SILVER QUESTION

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London, To-day.

Lilvery, Scureze

THE “DAILY TELEGRAPH” Diplomatic Correspondent says that reports from Tokyo that the British Ambas- sador had informed the Japanese Government that the instructions he is waiting for from London will enable him to discuss the economic as well as the security

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questions should be treated with considerable reserve. STOP PRESS

The correspondent adds that there, aspects of the Tientsin is no immediate prospect that wider issues affecting other powers can be resolved in the early future.

There is no present reason to suppose that consultations which are proceeding with other powers. will lead to an agreement in fa- vour of any important concos- slons towards the Japanese clalma.

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In these respects, some. further days may, however, elapse before decisions can be reached in London.

"The Times" states that suggestions that the British side is considering a compromise over the silver question Reu- can be categorically denied. ter.

NO DATE FIXED FOR RESUMPTION

London, To-day. It is reported from Tokyo that there was a further meeting yesterday between Sir Robert Craigie and Mr. Kato, but no date for the for- mal resumption of the Tien- tsin talks has been fixed.

The British Ambassador has been in possession for some days of the views of the British Government on

negotiations

the

which concern the British and Japan- ese Governments alone, but in

the discussions certain course of economic matters have been raised which affect the interests of other Powers and, as the Prime Minister before explained in the Commons

the Recess, in such matters the Bri- tish Government feels unable to pro- ceed without consulting other inter- ested Governments.

These consultations are in pro- gress.-British Wireless.

76 CHOLERA CASES LAST WEEK

cholera

cases were

Seventy-six notified to Medical Department last week, the highest return since the

epidemic began this year. Fifty-four deaths occurred as a result of the disease during the same period.

Fifty-one of the total cases were from Victoria and 21 from Kowloon.

There were also 23 typhoid cases (with six deaths) and 27: dysentery (with 12 deaths). Tuberculosis noti-

fications totalled 157, with 82 deaths.

Yesterday's figures showed 12 fur- ther cholera cases, nine in Victoria and three in Kowloon.

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