1937-03-13 — Page 9

JAPANESE POLICY

IN CHINA

SATO FOLLOWING HIS PREDECESSORS?

North China Claims Not Abandoned

Tokyo, March 12,

A closer study of Mr. Bato's pronouncements in the Diet dis- closes that Japan's policies towards Chiną do not actually differ materially from that of his predecessors. For example, Mr, Sato declared inst evening that the Manchukuo fait accompli was not discursable with China, and furthermore that "Japan. will follow the open" door policy in South and Central China." This implies that Japan still clings to the idea of special interests in

North China.

Nevertheless Mr. Sato's speech is much criticised by dissatis- fled army members and politicians of the Right. Further in- terpellations are expected in the Diet to-morrow.-Reuter.

LONDON VIEW'S

London, March 11.

The speech by the new Japanese Foreign Minister. Mr. Sato, in the House of Peers, evokes an eamest and sympathetic notice in a long leader in the "Times" to-day.

The "paper says that no- British friends of Japan will quarrel with Mr. Sato's explanation of the an- xlety with which Japanese antivi- tive have been and still are re- garded in Britain.

The open door in Manchukuo has become an exit rather than an entrance for foreign traders. "..

S.M.C. BLOCKADE

OF AREA

Bringing Tenants To

Their Senses

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS;

S.S.

HOP SANG AGROUND

S.O.S. Messages Sent Out

Nagasaki, Mar. 11. The Indo-China Steam Naviga--

tion Company's sà Hop Sang is reported to be stranded at Garam bi Promontory, South Formosa

SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1937.

FIGHT TO THE

VERY END

Spanish Premier's Declaration

* Paris, Mar. 11. "We shall fight to the very end. and import all the arms and muni- tions we possibly can," declared Premier Largo Cabarello, who add-

The 8.8. Tencho Maru is proceeded that the Red Government would ing to her assistance.-- Keuter

Indications are that the steamer is in a serious plight, for · SUM. messages were sent out immediate- ly though it is learned that the crew have landed up the coast and are safe,

The agents for the Company, Messrs. Jardine,' Matheson state

that the Hop Sang has been holed; but their information is insuff cient to reveal the gravity of the damage.

not concern itself with the con- to the sequences, according

Tempe" in an interview published

bere.

Prior to making this cate- gorical announcement. the Spanish Premier had denounced all reports of a crisis in the Red Government, and had expressed his confidence in the ability of his troops, who are adequate in number, though short of arms, to hold out for months yet, and even to take over the initiative to conduct the war.

Asked as to the plans Captain D. S. Pethick, master of atˆ the Valencia Government the Hop Sans. is well-known in in Hong Kong. His 8.0.5. messages were picked up by the Japanese steamer, Tencho Maru, which was only 50 miles away from the scene of the stranding and immediately changed course and proceeded to the Hop. Sang's assistance.

The Hop Bang was proceeding from Takao to Keelung when she stranded. She is one of the big- ger of the Jardine boats, being a ship of 2,149 tons.

The Tencho Maru is owned by the Tatsuuma Kisen Kaisha.

Bhanghai, March 12. Landlords affected by property in the area cut off have announced that they are prepared to demolish It is understood that Mesira. a nearby block of shops in order Jardine. Matheson and Company to assist the movement of their are making arrangements for the tenants in the event of the Shang- despatch of a salvage tag to hai Municipal Counell continuing | Garambi. Point. Its blockade.

"

SMUGGLING REVIVAL Attempts by the Japanese Kwantung Army to detach the Ave northern provinces from depen-tary of the Council, declared that

Mr. Sterling Fessenden, Secre

he hoped the tenants would come

dence on Nanking were accom-

Reuter

panied by huge-scale smuggling to their senses soon.- with the ald of Japanese and Koreans who, when hard pressed, could generally count on the up- port of Japanese soldiers and warships.

■

Smuggling had lately shown signs of revival but the losses had less effect on British public opinion that the aggressively mill- tarist spirit which inspired it.

(Earlier message on page 5).

JAPAN AND CHINA

$

Tokyo, Mar. 11. In the Lower House, the Foreign Minister, Mr. Naotake Bato, 'te- plying to an interpellation de- clared that Japan respected the independent position of China and Mongolia..

,

there bas

Nothing has been heard from

abandoned ship and the Hop Bang since the crew

been no communication from the Tencho Maru' which went to her assistance.

GUN SALUTE FOR MUSSOLINI

First Landing On **

Libyan Soil

A PROTECTORATE? Frequent despatch of armed bands Into Suiquan, increase in the Japanese.. garrisona, attempla to undermine Chinese authority

Mr. Sato hoped that the nego- tiations with China would pro- throughout the north, could only give the impression that the mill-gress on the basis of a full under- standing by China expressing her tarists were endeavouring to con- vert northern China into a Japan-apprehensions and Japan elucidat-one guns.-

ing her claims.-- ese protectorate/

Reuter.

SEIZURES OF MANCHURIA British observers who 'had studied the process which began with the seizures, of Manchuria, its conversion into the client state

a

CHANGE OF POLICY Japanese newspapers and politi- of Manchukuo and the rupture, clans had been. advocating between Japan and the League, change of policy in China and Mr. wondered how long it would be | Bato, by courageously admitting before the military party, would past errors, has encouraged the threaten central China and jeo-prevailing criticism of a system in pardise Britain's. vast interests which Japanese diplomacy has and recognised rights in the been the prisoner rather than ally. Yangtse Valley, and how long the of the powerful military elique. lawful Government of China could

Yesterday's debate in the Diet risk Internal revolution by mere was further evidence or the passive diplomatic resistance to growth of a constructively critical the increasing Japanese demands. spirit.

CRISIS FEARED BU

Tripoli, Mar. 12. Signor Mussolini arrived on LJ- blan soil for the fist time this morning. As he stepped ashore the military posts throughout the country fired a zalüte of thirty-

Rester's Bulletin” Servire.

TIN QUOTA

INCREASED

Committee Urges Export Of Available Stock

.

London, March 12. The tin quota has been increased to 110 per cent for the second quarter which, allowing for under- production in certain countries and taking the consumption at the an- nual rate of 170.000 tons, should result in 2,700 tons being added monthly to the stock.

The participating countries are

or of the available,stock at the mines irrespective of the quota mit, but subject to adjustment of the quota later- Reater.

the event Di a victory over. General Franco, "the Premier stated that the Spanish Republic would in all likelihood take the same form it had done prior to the revolution, with the Basque and the Catalan Governmentà receiv ing administrative facilities to the fullest extent.

Under no circumstances would the mandate over Morocco be re- nounced, but after the war his Government would ask for Inter- national assistance in the exploita- tion of this country, especially from France and England, whose backing, however, would not ex- ceed economic limits. Transocean News Service.

HEAVY FIGHTING IN SPAIN

Attack Along Road To Guadalajara

Salamanca, Mar. 12. Very heavy fighting continues to characterise the Nationalist attack around the main road to Guadala... Jara, though bitter cold and raina have been impeding operations.

The Legionaires reached Trifue- gue from which place the Repub- cans fed, leaving a great quan- tity of material and many prison- ers. Among them were two Italian communist officèrs-

Reuter's Bulletin Service. “

FINNISH STEAMER STOPPED

Paris, Mar. 11.

The Spanish Nationalists con- tented themselves with salvaging as much as possible of the cargo of the "Mar Cantabrico." according to the "Paris Soir," whose corres- pondent succeeded to interview General Queipo de Llano in this matter. Some valuable cargo was landed in San Sebastian. To the question: "What was the fate of the vessel itself,” General de

Llano answered: "It was sunk." Transocean News Service.

MAR CANTABRICO CARGO

1)

Helsingfors, Mar. 11.

POMMERY

POMMERY ET GRENO

CHAMPAGNE

THE WINE OF KINGS, THE KING OF WINES

SOLE AGENTS.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & "CO., LTD.

THE ARMY

Appointments To Command

The War Office has announced the following appointments:

Major and Brevet. Lieutenant- Colonel T, K. G. Ridley, M.C., T.D. to command the 4th Bat- tallon, The Green Howards (Alex- andra, ·Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment), in successtun to Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel C. N.. Littleboy. M.C., T.D., whose tenure expired on February 15.

Major H. M. Lambert has been selected for command of the 1st

Divisional Anti-Aircraft

Roya? Army Service Corps, Territorial | ? Army, in succession to Lieutenant- Colonel and Brevet Colonel E H. Newton, TD, whose tenure expir- ed on January 5.

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FASCIST MOVE IN

- UNITED STATES

Nazis Trying To Build Up Army

SPANISH CONTROL SCHEME COSTS

Germany. Agrees To Pay £10,000 Immediately

How she

ORDER Coronation year sees the Afty-

London, Mar. 12. first anniversary of the institution

Washington, Mar. 11.-

Germany has agreed to pay her of the Distinguished Service Order,

Au ufe: was made to-day by

share of the control scheme in and the two senior companions re- Mr. Samuel Dickstein. New York Spain agreed by the Non-Interven- present the British and Indian Members of the House of Repre- tion Committee. She will - pay Armies. Lieutenant-Colonel Jenico sentatives, to name 100 spies who £10,000 immediately. E. Preston is in his eighty-second are attempting to establish a Fas-will pay the balance has still to be year, and joined the 31st Foot (1st cist government in the United discussed. Battalion. The KO.Y.Lin 1874. States.

So far Germany had only agreed Mr. Dickstein was apeaking in to pay £2,000 in British currency, support or a résolution to investi- whilst the rest will be gate the distribution of slanderous Reichmarks.— and “un-American" propaganda.

Reuters Bulletin Service

afterwards going to the Indian service. He was Awarded the

D.5.0. In 1888 during operations in Burma when he Wis severly wounded. He served in the 41st Bengal Infantry, in the 36th and 13th Madras Infantry, and com-

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1

He said the "Nazis' were trying to build up an army in the United States and that 200,000 were al- It is reported here that the Fin-manded the 3rd Burma Infantry. ready organised. There would be nish cargo steamer, "Martti Rax-The other senior member is Gen- 1.000.000 men in this force before ner of 3.750 tons, was stopped to- eral Sir Henry De Beauvoir De the end of the year, he said. day in the Straits of Gibraltar by Lisle, who is in his seventy-third

Thousands of Gerinan-Ameri- a National Spanish warship and year, and won the DB.O. at Giniss

cans were "scared to death" be- ordered to proceed to Ceuta. The In 1888. He was the in The Dur-

cause of the reprisals threatened ed the 108th Foot in 1883. He perty in Germany If they fall to. afterwards joined a Cavalry and sign the draft form for the Ger- commanded the 1st The

The Royal

man Army.

paid in

U S. ATTITUDE

Washington, Mar. 11. Commenting on the suggestion

that the United States should be made in the British Parliament

invited to join the Spanish -Non- Intervention Agreement, Mr. Cor- dell Hull said that it was well- known that the United States'

Spanish war. dependent course in respect of the

plosion which might throw all criticisms by Mr. Tsurumi, who ti teing requested to permit the ex-vessel was en route from Dakar ham Light Infantry, having joia-agalast their relatives and pro- Government was pursuing an iri-

CHINESE DISTRUST. Also if continual pressure was caused, there might be an ex- The "Times" gives as example, East Asia into the melting pot a sass probably rendered a great disastrous extension of the anti-service to the Japanese. Foreign foreign and semi-nationalist Once by emphasising the lack of brigend coralrunism73- of china inter-departmental consultation which was the bugbear of Japan-¡ and co-ordination which is the ese militarists, whose policy helps, besetting weakness of the Japan to keep it alive.

ese administration and accounts

It was these considerations for the great gaps that yawn to which affected the British attitude suddenly and disconcertingly be- to Japan far more than commer-tween the assurances of Japanese cial competition or differences to statesmen and the actions of warda naval disarmament.

Japanese soldiers.

MODERATE OPINION

It is still too early to prophesy That is why Mr. Sato's speech success of the new policy. produced a favourable impression Chinese distrust will not dis in Britain, where the destre ex-appear rapidly. The Army may pressed by many leading Japanese reassert its power.

FRENCH LOAN ATTRACTS

Steady Public Buying

to Marseilles with a cargo ground nute Transocean News Service.

BRITISH PROTEST

of

Dragoons,

Both officers wear original first London, Mar. 11:

casts of the badge of the Order, Replying to questions in the and their appointments to the or House of Commons to-day. Mr. der appeared in "London Gazette" Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secreof November 28; 1888. Itary, said that two spanish cargo,

steamers carrying British owned Iron ore, proceeding to à British port from Spain, had been inter- cepted by the Insurgent Navy. Their whereabouts is at present unknown.

The British Ambassador at Ken-

Paris, Mar. 12. Private buying of defence loan bonds is proceeding steadily and quietly since & o'clock this moradaye has been instructed to pro- log. Private purchases in the feat to General Francisco Franco.

rebel commander-in-chief, request thousand to twenty thousand trancing the release of the cargo: Bri. reserves the right to claim It is generally thought that

houses and publie Heuter's Bulletin Service. banking stitutions have already made im portant purchases.

for improvement and consolida- Nevertheless, the paper con-mal post office range from" A Hon of Anglo-Japanese friendship is fully reciprocated.

It is true that sedative speeches

cludes. Mr. Bato's speech and yes

terday's debate in the Diet are en- couraging signs of a better outlook

by Mr. Bato's predecessors were on international relatioris.

sometimes followed by military'de= || Reuter. monstrations which had a con- trary effect; but the fact that Mr. Sato before accepting his new post, exchanged views with Mr. Sugiyama in the

presence or Premier Hayashi is regarded by well-informed Japanese opinion us highly significant,

There are signs that moderate opinion has begun to influence Japanese foreign policy.

General Hayashi is a soldier but his speech at the re-opening of

NEW DIPLOMATS IN BERLIN

Berlin, March-11.. Chancellor, Hitler received this afternoon, four newly appointed diplomatic representatives to Ber-

n

Those were the Bulgarian Minis... the Purliamentary session was in ter. Karadjoff, the Swedish Minia-

no way that of a militarist, and ter, Richert, the Dutch Minlater his references to Anglo-Japanese von Rappard and the diplomatic relations were obviously inspired representative. by a genuine desire for their im- Villalas. provement.

tromy

Panama

Transocean Novi Service.

|

bonde.

Reuter's Bulletin Service.

(Other cables apptar on Page 13.)

· MARIE TEMPEST CARRIES ON

London, Mar. 11:

tain

compensation.--.

TROOPS AT FUSHIH

Blan, March 1-The vanguards of the 17th Route Army under General Yang Hu-cheng,"concur→ rently Pacification Commissioner for Stan, have arrived at Fushin, until recently the stronghold of In obedience to the dying re the "Reds in northern Shenel quest of her husband, who passed | Fushib is 240 miles north of Blan.. away yesterday, Marle Tempest to- Mr. Chang Chung member of night played her wual part in the the Central Executive Committee. comedy "Retreat from Folly." at who came here last week from the Queen's Theatre.

Nanking for the second time, has She was tumultously cheered been conferring with certain when she made her appearance. quarters on important matters "Kouter..

...FRENCH CRUISERS

TO PATROL

Sequel To Bombing Of Steamer

of a leading motors car firm as the leader of the Nazi forces in the United States. Reuter.

Mr. Dickstein named a chemist

TEST NEARLY ENDS

IN DEATH/

Reuter.

AIR BASE AT PORTSMOUTH

Government Grant

Details of the "new scheme to establish an air base for Empire fying-boats at Langstone Harbour,

· graph.”

its

A "foolish act" which brought Portsmouth, to be placed before him very near to death was des- the City Council, are made public Paria, Mar. 12... cribed by Prot. W. Thornton, head by the Docks and Airport Com-

mittes which recommends a result of the bombing of a of the electrical engineering de- French steamer near Marioca, by partment at Armstrong College, adoption, states the Daily Tele- insurgent planes, four French Newcastle, when speaking at & Improved terus have been ar cruisers have been ordered to meeting av Newcastle-on-Tyne,

ranged with the Air Ministry, and patrol the waters between the says the "Daily Telegraph.” M French mainland and Africa for He said that carrying out an,

the Airport Committee therefore protection of French vessels. Ships experiment at the college to dla scheme for land-locking the nar

recommends “a revised barrage ́are ordered to fly the French nag all day and at night Huminate

level would be secured. bour by which a constant water the flag so that it can be seen from the air- Reuter's Bulletin Servic.

INTERNATIONAL

cover the effect of electricity on

typhold bacillus be lost his pipette and put a long glass tube into his mouth with the intention of draw ing into the glass just two drops of the bacilluï‚· -*

The scheme will cost £1,221,452, of which the Government will pay 2568,228. The Government will also guarantee an annual income of not less than £30,000 for 15

years.

"The whole of the bacillus. hit me in the mouth.” he said. ""The shock was as if I had been hit RUGGER UPSET on the back of the head with

hammer. I was stunned. I held Belfast, March 12, my breath and quickly rinsed done. On the following day I had To-morrows international mgby out by mouth with strong dis- all the symptoms of typhoid.. match between Ireland and Wales infectant,

"I again wrote down everything. has been postponed owing to a did this 16 or 17 times I did Tha next day the typhoid symp heavy fall of snow, making the not know what the outcome was toms were worse. On the third ground unft.

going to be, so I wrote down all day, however, they had completely the particulars of what I had disappeared.”