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INDO-JAPANESE

TRADE CONVENTION

JAPANESE ANGER AT ABROGATION

TOKYO, April 4. That the notification served Japan concerning abrogation of the Indo-Japanese trade convention is a further step towards an ax treme protectionist policy by Britain and towards the formation of an Imperial economie bloc is one of the interpretations placed on this action by a large number of the papers in Japan.

JAPANESE NAVAL AND AIR BASES

TO BE CONSTRUCTED 300 MILES FROM HONGKONG

SHANGHAI, May 2

To strengthen their position in the Pacific and along the southern Chinese coast, the Japanese have, according to a semi-official report, completed plans for the construc- tion of a naval base and an air

on one of the islands of the Ponghu archipelago, near the is

land of Formosa.

GERMAN SPY IN

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The Case of Captain von Rintelen Discussed

LONDON, May 3.

A former German spy had the distinction of having a debate in the House of Lords devoted to himself to-day.

He was Captain von Rintelen, whose permission to reside in Great Britain Viscount Bertie of Thame

was most anxions should be revok. સો.

Viscount Bertie said that, during the War, Captain von Rintelen served as a spy or saboteur against Britain and her Allies, for which

The Osaka Asuhi, does not think. The Japanese Naval Office pro- that British indignation over the poses to station a number of war- unwarranted arrest and punish ships and transport ships in these ment of the employees of Metro- island where fuel and food supplies politan Vickers by Soviet Russia will be stored. The forts along the completely explains abrogation Chilung península on the northern he had served a sentence of four commercial treaty. The abrogation coast of Formosa are being streng-years' imprisonment in the United of the Indo-Japanese commercial thened. treaty and the enactment of the antidumping law are also traced by this paper to decisions reached at

The report also states that there is a possibility of the Japanese threatening the. Province of Fukien

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gation of the treaty with Russia, the Asahi says, is designed to make British consumers huy Canadian timber and wheat, however dear, instead of Russian goods; while the abrogation of the Indo-Japanese trade convention is to make Indian consumers purchase dear, Lancashire goods instead of cheap Japanese

manufactures.

Denouncing the reasons advanced for abrogation of the Indo-Japaness commercial treaty as very weak and expressing indignation that this action was taken without any previous diplomatic negotiations, the Hochi, ons of Tokyo's lead- ing journals, says that the Indian tarif actually in force levies a fifty per cent duty on Japanese cloth and a 110 per cent. duty on rayon. Consequently,

to raise

Nanyang Siang Pau.

The Ponghu group is situated off the coast of Formosa opposite Amoy and is about 300 miles from Hong Kong.

BOXER INDEMNITY

REMISSIONS

WHAT BRITAIN AND THE

U-S. HAVE GIVEN

Viscount Bertie quoted from 凸 book by von Rintelen describing how he had entered America with

diary bombs had been placed in munition ships timed to explode af ter they were eutside American waters.

The Earl of Luçan, replying for the Government, expressed the opi- nion that the presence of Captain von Rintelen was not detrimental! to Great Britain.

Lord Newton (Conservative) des- cribed how Captain von Rintelen had been trapped into returning to Eumpe by a telegram signed in the name of the German Government by Admiral Sir Reginald Hall and how he was taken prisoner on his arrival off Falmouth.

Viscount Bertie pressed to a deci- sign a motion for the revocation of permission for Captain von Ria- telen to reside in. Great Britain.

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Mr. Baldwin's reply in the House behalf of the of Commons, on Foreign Secretary to Sir John Wardlaw-Milne's question whether any memorial comparable to that secured by the United States ined by fourteen votes. the shape of the university at Peking had been arranged to mark the sacrifice of the British taxpayer in remitting, his share to of the Boxer Indemnity

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these rates, the paper says, "is ex-| tremely unfair. The low exchange, which is charged to be beneficial to: Japanese merchants, means, at the same time the paper says, dearer raw materiale so that the imposi tion of higher duties at present is clearly areasonable. The Hochi then declares that during the past five years, Japan exported to the: whole of the British Empire goods of an average annual value of the North China Daily News. Yen. 331,500,000, importing, Yen, $10,000,000 worth. The imposition it showed a less accurate grasp of of prohibitive duties in Japanese the position than did Sir John's goods in disregard of this fact it inquiry, Mr. Baldwin is reported holds to be unjust and unfair. to have stated that Sir John

amount approximately five times greater than that given up by taxpayers in the United States seems to require amendment says

In

its handling of the figures involved

The Indian cotton industry, BC-

"had been misinformed in re- cording to this paper, cannot hope

gard to the comparison in the sums involved. The United States to compete with the Japanese in- dustry owing to climatic and tech- had remitted:"approximately nical reasons. The people of India, 35,000,000 in gold dollars out of it proceeds, have gained great bene-

a total indemnity of 53,000,000 fits by the consumption of cheap

which was about 85 per cent. Japanese goods, but the measures

The respective figures in the case now being taken to protect the

of Great Britain were £11,000,000 Indian cotton industry ignore these

and £16,500,000 or approximately economic facts, besides being cruel 69 per cent.' to Indian consumers generally. The Those figures include about G.811 simple truth, it declares, is that millions which were remitted by Japanese goods are being hounded America in 1900 ns in excess of the from pillar to post in order to actual claims payable.

This re- make room for those of Lancashire.

mission WAS. of course, nôt a The Famiuri, another much sacrifice by the American taxpayer read Tokyo, daily, characterizes the and should be excluded from any action of the Indo-British authori comparison with the British remis ties as constituting a flagrant sion. America's remission in 1024 breach of international friendship. amounted to G.812 millions, as It is obvious, it says, that the against Great Britain's £11,000,000. British Government took advantage On that basis the American remis- of the position of international sion worked out at about 30 per isolation in which Japan now finds rent, and the British at 08 per cent. herself on account of her withdrawal It would seem that it was Mr. from the League of Nations to Baldwin and not Sir John Ward- satisfy the demands of the Lan- law Milne who was misinformed cashire cotton interest. This con- for, on this basis, the British sideration, it seyy coupled with sacrifice was nearly five times that the inbility of many cot of the American. Perhaps a fur- tries to compete with Japan-ther question in the House of Com- ese goods, makes the Japanese inons may make this clear. apprehensive lest a boycott of Japanese goods on a very extensive scals take place. The action justį taken by the British Government, shows that such apprehension is not, illfounded, it avers, and the fact that a "boycott" of Japanese goods started almost simultaneously in "POLICY TO BE MAINTAINED" India and Egypt (sic) testifies to Britain's deliberate economic dis- erimination against Japan. The "Yomiur concludes. by warning Japan that the forthcoming econo mic conferences at Washington and at London may prove positively in- jurious to Japancae interests.

PLANE

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MANCHUKUO AND OPEN PRINCIPLE

Changhun, May 4.

In view of the general atmos phere in Europe and America re- garding Japan and Manchukuo, the Foreign Ministry of Manchukuo Government issued a statement yes- terday emphasising the open door policy and the independence of Manchukuo.

The statement said that Manchy kuo will import goods from any. country if they are "cheap and ex-

ent." It stated that the Mon ONE DEATH IN SCOUT CRASH any proposal for investments by chukuo Government had not refus

PILOT'S PARACHUTE JUMP:

Tokyo. A fighting plans attach- ed to the Naval Air Corps "burst" in mid-air on Sunday, when flying over Kasumigaură.

foreigners in order to develop na tural resources.¡“.

Recognition or non-recognition of building of the new state, it was the new state will not affect the

| said. "Manchukuo, will not boycôtt

The machine was at an altitude goods from countries which do not

of 1,000, fees, and the official report states that "it evidently got into strepg Zir diffrents, and began to

break pp.

recognise the new state, according to the statement.

The pilot managed to make a suc JOAN CRAWFORD SEEKS

cessful parachute jump.

A sont plane of the Tachiarai

Los Angeles, April 20.

Air Regiert, piloted by Flight Sergeant lakujims crashod, while flying core the astodrome with all Mite Joan Crawford to-day filed the other plants, in a review in a suit for divorce against Mr. codemoration of the 15th anni Douglas Fairbanks Jr., charging versary of the regiment's formation.ham with mental cruelty, attribut The pilot was killed instantly, able to KY Fairbank dr.'s jea- white the observer was critically lousy of her and professional asso- injured.

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