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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1937.
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Widespread Concern
London, August 17.
Britain's deep concern for war
stricken Shanghai and its implica tions was mirrored in Immense space on the news and literary pages of the press, broadcast talks and cinema newsreel features There is a tendency in “political circles, the editorials regret, that Japan had not made suficient efforts to prevent the situation from deteriorating and they dis. count the Japanese · allusions to defensive 'action, seeing that Japanese troops are operating on Chinese soll. .v!
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Shanghal, Aug. 16,
'The British and American: Con-
Permanent Officialsalar authorities, in the meantime,
CHINA CRISIS DISCUSSED
are doing their utmost to speed up the evacuation of their nationals from Shanghai.
In view of the pressure exerted by the Chinese in Hongkew and
Sixty houses have been destroyed by a fire in Shanghal- Tranencean News Service,
To-day's news from Shanghai,the, Yangtse Valley. the Camman- which includes the arrival there order of the Japanese Marine Forces the 2nd Battalion of the Royal has ordered an evacuation of Jap- Welch Fusiliers from Hong Kong, anese from various streets...". shows no diminution är terision re- suiting from last week-end events. but further Chinese alt raids over the International Settle ment are not reported, and it may be hoped that following strong protests lodged at Nanking by the other British Ambassador' and diplomatic representatives such The "News Chronicle" in a lead-action involving appalling danger Ing article on the bombing of the to life and property of foreigners Settlement says that if the Japan-will not be repeated.
The possibility that the British will offer to mediate is at present considered impracticable, as it is unkely the offer will mees with acceptance in Tokio.
ese had not made 1 descent in force "on Chinese territory, there
would be no need for China to
in
GENERALISSIMO TAKES OVER SUPREME COMMAND
Shanghai, Aug. 18. According to persistent rumours Chinese circles, it is stated that Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek has taken over personally the supreme command over all Chinese
LIVELIEST REGRET General Chiang Kai-shek has expressed his liveliest regret at send up bambers in defence.
the accidental bombing of the In- The "Daily Express" draws his-ternational Settlement in the torical parallels and asserts that course of attacks on Japanese Warfighting forces in and around Japan is invading China exactly ships and positions.
the British Government to re- move the present threat to safety
of Shanghai
as Mussolini had invaded Abysal- In the meantime there is no re- nla and pay tribute to Generalis-laxation of efforts on the part of simo Chiang Kai-shek as a mo- dern Cromwell, at the same time stating that if the two great cur- rents of nationalism, and revolu- tion should unite, the mighty merged force which swept the in- vaders from France in 1793, and from Russia in 1920 will one day sweep them from China,
The Daily Telegraph" asserts that by facilitating the withdraw al of British women and children from Shanghal the British Gov- ernment has.. taken the only im- mediate action possible as far as Britain was concerned to reduce the impact of the desperate local battle upon the wider fabric of in- ternational relationis.
As things stand neither side is disposed to agree to a truce- thus there is little hope that the settle- ment will have 2 guarantee against further" casualties: The British Government is taking an active interest as it is bound to do in the dangerous situation that has arisen.
The "Morning Post" saya that many British friends of Japan will be disposed to question not her sincerity but the wisdom of the means which she has selected for the furtherance of her avowed purposes. The Japanese must be their own judges as to when their patience is exhausted, but was the peremptory despatch of a formid- able armada the most appropriate remedy contrivable for the shoot- ing of two marines, and even if an arinada was necessary, wasn't it possible to foresee the effect of the Chinese psychology of the pre- sence of a battleship on the river front in Shanghai?
The Chinese and Japanese gov- eraments have been urged to take steps to avoid continued risk of clashes and extension of hostilities..
To-day, as over week-end, the Foreign Secretary, who is on hell- day, and Lord Halifax, who is in charge of the Foreign Omace, were in close contact with permanent officiali
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The developments 61 Saturday. and yesterday are deeply regretted by the British Government, which has done ita utmost in Tokyo and Nanking to avert danger which it foresaw of just such incidenta
EFFECTIVE MEASURES Last Thursday the British Am- bassador to China, Sir H. Knatch- bull Eugessen, with the "approval of his convernment, joined with the American, French, German and Italian Ambassadors in notes to the Japanese Ambassador and the Chinese Minister for Foreign Af- fairs respectively aking the Japanese and Chinese to take ef- fective measures to secure the um munity of th International Settle- ment, and on the same day, the British Charge d'Affaires at Wash- ington was instructed to make representations in the same sense to the Japanese Government.
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On Friday, fresh instructions were seat to both Sir EL Knatch-. bull Hpressen and Mr. Dodds to express in the strongest terms to two governments' folly of allowing. the situation to arise from which their own interests in the great commercial centre of Shanghai bo Geneva provides. an ironic touch less than interests of other gov- by announcing the agenda for ernments might suffer the next council meeting. The damage and necessity of precau- first item is entitled "Gift to the tions against action by their armed League" and relates to Japan's forces, which might impexll the offer of £2.000 in respect of their safety of the International Settle- participation in the Technical Committees. The League rappor teur who happens to be the Chi- nese delegate will be called upon to express thanks on behalf of the League- Reuter
CHINA'S POSITION
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Regarding the wider issues in- volved, the anti-Japanese move ment had increased among the broad masses, so that the Chinese Government, with its advocacy of moderation, had been placed in a difficult position:
It is not expected that warships will be used for the evacuatione The arrangements are being made by the British Naval and Military Authorities on the spot. British Wireleų.
MARINES FROM MANILA
Manila, Aug. 17. A company of United States Marines has been ordered to pro- ceed to Shanghal Reuter,
joined with Japan in this agree ment, are showing, in view of the present state of world affair, no desire to interfere.
"The events in Shangbal are an- other example to the spectator role played by Europe and America with respect to things happening in the Far East.
As Germany is linked with both GERMANY'S ATTITUDE
countries with ties of the most Berlin, Aug. 16.
cordial nature, one can only hope" Regarding Germany's attitude in that an appeasement of the Far the present crisis in China, Dz. Bast will be found in a solution Eller said it is to be pointed which takes in account that the out that Germany is not part of interests of China and Japan have the Nina Power Treaty of Wash- their connections all over the Ington, guaranteeing the inviolabl-world
lity of China. Even those powers who. Transnccan News Servi
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It is also stated that the Chinese forces in Shanghai have been con- elderably strengthened, and that the total strength is now 13 divi-
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