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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1937.

Sir Frederick Leith-Ross

On China Situation

London, July 12,

Tanks and military lorries do not make the best commercial travellers, declared, Sir Frederick Leith-Ross at a dinner, given by

Only by making China more prosperous, said Sir Frederick, could Britain hope to improve trade with her, and no country was likely to gain more from a more prosperous state of affairs in

FRIDAY FIXED FOR MEETING

Government To Make Report

London, July 12. Friday next has been fixed as the

the Federation of British Industries China than Japan. Therefore, it date for the meeting of the Non-

to the Japanese economic mission now visiting England, when re ferring to the present situation in China. Str Federick, however, ex- pressed confidence that common- sense would prevail and overcome all difficulties.

Sir Frederick said he was very glad to see an expansion of Japanese trade with China in the last eight months. but he belleved that this could be much improved by a better Sino-Japanese under- standing. Incidents such as the present were bound to long as the territorial integrity and the normal sovereign rights of China were not respected.

recur so

DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSE

was in the best interests of Britain and Japan to co-operate in restor ing a strong and peaceful China,

It was because of this mutual in- terest that he had confidence in future Anglo-Japanese relations.

Sir Frederick suggested that the present expanding trade provided a most favourable opportunity to eradicate misunderstanding by smoothing the path of commercial relations. He urged that the exist ing system of quotas should be re- placed by some

other system mutually advantageous to Britain and Japan.

The Japanese Ambassador re- plied to the speech."- Renter

BORDER. WILL BE-

CLOSED

Berlin, July 12 London, July 12

"In spite of her platonic assur- The clash between the Chinese

ances, that the Franco-Spanish and Japanese outside Peking was

border will remain closed, France, the subject of several questions in.

has capitulated to those elementi Commons this evening. The For- eign Secretary said that the in which favour an open intervention on behalf of the Valencia Govern- formation that had reached him

declares the "Berliner was so far incomplete but it indi-ment," cated that Japanese troops, hold-Tagablatt" on Monday, in an out- lag manoeuvres near, Lokouchiao spoken west of Peking, came into conflict during the night of July 7 and 8 with a battalion of the Chinese 29th. Army garrisoning that town, There was considerable fighting, the Chinese from Nanguan and Japanese from Tangchow, east of Peking. Joining in the fray. Each s'de charged the other with provo cation. The Japanese demanded that the Chinese troops should evacuate Lakouchiao ang retire to the west of the river which flows past that town. The Chinese are reported to have done this and ac-:

article on the French action of informing the Non-In- that after tervention Committee Tuesday the international control on the Franco-Spanish officials border will no longer be accorded the facilities hitherta' enjoyed. "The situation on the Pyrenees frontier cannot be compared with that existing on the Portuguese trontier," the paper concludes.

If the French

It

the

Intervention Comittee at which the British Government will re- port on the mandate entrusted to

of finding a solution to present deadlock over the Spanish sea observation scheme. The For- eign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, when questioned on the subject in that Government- Commnna, said were conscious of the difficulty of their task and were fully aware of the urgency of the problem which they would

discharge as rapidly and efficiently as possible.

They were at present actively engaged in the necessary work in connexion with their report. Re- ferring to the announcement by the French Governmentự that as from to-morrow they will suspend the facilities. now artorded to for- eign observers" on the Franco- Spanish frontier unless the control on the Portuguese frontier has been previously re-established, Mr. Eden såld that good observers would be allowed to remain at their posts and that meanwhile the French decrees will still remain in force,

NATURE OF PROPOSALS When the supplementary ques- tions were addressed to him re- garding the nature of the Britis proposals to be put before Friday's meeting, Mr. Eden 'declined to give further information. In answer to other questions relations to the Spanish war, he said he was fully alive to the importance of getting Non-Spanish volunteers' out of Spain and of establishing air con- trol and naval control to be admin- stered impartially. It was the de- sire of the British overnment, he stated In reply to a further ques- tion, that the Consul should ro

turn to Bilbao as soon as possible

The "Nachtausgabe" is of the opinion that even Government's step did not mean and the ocial had already pro- actual relection of Non-Interven-ceeded to that city in order to tion, it will nevertheless make all take possession of the Consular

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agreed to replace certain military significance is attached to the ex-ence to the Bilbao mines, Mr. Eden pressions of satisfaction on the part stated that no negotiations had, units east of the river by the mil- Illa on the understanding that the of the Valencia Government, proso far as he was aware, been start- Japanese troops should withdraw minently featured in the Parla Po-eds between General Franco and representatives of the British in- to neighbourhood of Fengtal, fur-pular Front press." ther east, pending settlement. Sub- The "Deutsche Allgemeine Zel-terests concerned- sequently both sides accused the tung" states that, due to the fact. that the Non-Intervention Com- other of infringing the terms of the truce and Intermittent night-mittee will not meet before Friday, ing has taken place.

the French demands cannot be My latest information received dealt with within the time limit. this morning was that Peking it-Transocean News Service. self was quiet and that there was

no news of further Aghting. Un- der the terms of Article 8 of the protocol of Beptember 7, · 1901, Japan and other foreign powers are entitled to station troops at certain points in North China in order to keep open a free com- munication between Peking.and the sea. The number of Japanese troops in North China is believed to amount to several thousand.

The possible repercussions on British interests and on interns- tional trade generally, of the ten- sion between China and Japan,

added Mr. Eden, was fully recog- nised. If the Anglo-Japanese con- versations developed in London that would evidently afford an op- these portunity of discussing events with the Japanese Ambas- sador. It is the earnest desire of the British Government that there should be settlement, not only of the present dispute, but also of the difficulties existing generally between China and Japan.- British Wireless,

COMMENT IN COMMONS.

แ

AGREEMENT NOT

› BINDING

Nanking, July 12. According to an officidi, memor" andum, which was handed by the Chinese Foreign Minister, DI. Wang Chung Hul, to the Japanese Ambassador, the agreement per- | taining to North China was con- cluded without approval of the Central Government of Nanking. and is, therefore, neither valld nor

binding.

NON INTERVENTION PLANS

Landon, July 12.-

In his endeavour to hlad ́a solu, tion to the non-Intervention crisis, the Foreign Becretary Mr. Anthony Eden held, a number of conferences with. Foreign Office officials and also with representatives of the | foreign, powers interested. The new plan, it is stated, will not be ready til Wednesday, and "untli then utmost secrecy is to be main- talned.

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In answer to a question of Major Attlee, Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Eden declared that the British Government would be ready to announce the plan by Friday."and Informed Chinese circles deny that proposals would be formulat- that an agreement was reached used as rapidly and effectively as the Felping incident, or if such an possible. agreement as signed, it was done by persons without oficial status.

Transocean News Service,

A DELICATE TASK Japanese Military authorities on

London, July 12. the other hand state that the Ho

In the course of a long state- pel-Chachar authorities have ment. on non-intervention dis- agreed to the Japanese conditions, cussions carried out last week, Mr. which included withdrawal of Chi-Anthony Eden, Foreign Secretary, nese troops from the Marce-Palo declared to-day that while con- Bridge, apologies, punishment of scious of the difficulty of their task the persons responsible for the in accepting the mandate to seek cident, defence measures against communists, and suppression of anti-Japanese activities.

Chinese papers state that the Nanking authorities have urged the Peiping authorities to resist to the utmost, although official confirma tion of this fact in lacking.-

rumoren News Service.

London, July 12. In a lengthy comment on the situation in the Far East, the For sign Secretary Mr Anthony Eden, in the House of Commons stated that. ac cording to Article, 9 of the conven

The British Government, Mr. tion of September 11, 1901, Japan Eden armed desired not only and the other foreign powers.could

that this question, but all problems station troops at certain points in

between Japan and China would North China, to maintain a free and a peaceful soluti connection between Pelping and to a question by the the sea. It was estimated that the ber, Mr. Henderson, strength of the Japanese troops at present conflict was the moment was 7,000.

fact that

Mr. Eden turned to the question noeuvred in too clos whether the present condictin Pelpin

Governing

North China would affect British interests, and said that this day. ger was present, and should the rese Anglo-Japanese conference take that

portunity

place in London, the would be taken to discuss the alt

sado

the Japanes

ment

#fransoce

the

dud to the

an agreement on non-intervention, Brith statesmen consideredit their duty to make the attemptin

They recognised, too, that reall- sation of their aims must depend largely upon an increased measure of International co-operation.

The Government is fully aware of the urgency of the problem and is at present actively engaged on the necessary work. It is the Gov- ernment's intention; said Mr. {Eden, to make a report to the Non- Intervention Committee this week.

Reuter,

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