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VOLUNTEER FORCE ORDERED TO STAND BY FOR MOBILIZATION IN TIENTSIN: ANTI-BRITISH AGITATION UNABATED

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TIENTSIN, JUNE 21 (REUTER)—THE VOLUNTEER FORCE IN THE BRITISH CONCESSION HAS BEEN ORDERED TO STAND BY FOR IMMEDIATE MOBILIZA- TION.

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There are now two British" warships here-HM.S. Sandpiper arrived yesterday. afternoon and later H.M.S. Lowestoft, which was due to leave to-morrow, cancell- ed her departure.

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A British motor lorry, escorted by a detachment of the Durham Light In- fantry, brought a large quantity of vegetables into the Concession.

BRITISH LORRY RUNS BLOCKADE

This was the first British effort to defeat the restrictions against the entry.. of foodstuffs. The Japanche sentries allowed the lorry to pass the barricades with- out molestation, but the reports that seven lorries ran the blockade yesterday are untrue.

AGITATION FANNED BY JAPANESE

The anti-British agitation fanned by the Japanese continues unabated and Chinese hotel keepers have issued notices calling for the surrender of the British Concession and offering accommodation at half rates to all. Chinese who have left the Concession.

MILK SUPPLIES STOPPED

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The food shortage remains acute despite to-day's excursion and supplies of milk have now been completely stopped by the Japanese. The Concession is also short of coal.

The slight relaxation in the restrictions at the Japanese barriers was noted last evening, presumably on account of the Chinese Dragon Boat festival to-day, but Britons have declined to hail the move as a sign that the blockade is being definitely alleviated.

BRITAIN WILL NEVER YIELD

JAPAN'S THREAT

CHALLENGE WHICH MUST BE MET

LONDON, June 21 (Reuter)

-The Solicitor General, Sir

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TIENTSIN ISSUE NOT RAISED

BRITAIN'S REQUEST REFUSED

TOKYO, June 21 (Reuter) —Mr. Arlta, the Japanese

CHINESE SUCCESSES IN SHANSI

SIAN, June 21 (Central)More strategic points north-east of Maotsintu' and south of Chang- tienchen, in South Spansi, have been recaptured by the Chinese in their sweeping drive against the Japanese.

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These, according to latest mill- tary advices, include Yientitsun, Kuwang and Tungyen." The Ja- panese are said to be fleeing in confusion m 1. northwesterly direction with the Chinese follow- ing in hot pursuit.

Houwang and Machlashan, east of Changtienchen, have also been re-occupied by the Chinese in o furious assault.

Chinese forces in the vicinity of |Talku, south of Taiyuan in central Shans, are reported to be taking an offensive and pushing back the enedly,

Chance Enginler KAOAN, KIANGSI, June 21

Foreign Minister, införmed (Central)-During at encounter

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that the Japanese Govern-morning, the Chinese, killed some SABOTAGED?

ment is unable to comply ten Japanese, wounded twenty with Britain's request for the and captured a number of rifles: abolition of exceptional and tin helmets.

INQUIRY SUGGESTED discriminatory ..treatment

In South Hoper against Britons and also the

BY US. SENATOR CHENGCHOW, June 21 (Cen- dilatory examination of food-itral-A chance encounter be- WASHINGTON, June 21 stuffs at the Japanese bar-tween Chinese and Japanese forces (Reuter)A resolution, for riers in Tientsin, according near Nanto, south-east of Taming the appointment of a Con- in southern Hopel, resulted in over gressional Committee to in- JAPANESE DENIALS

the Japanese vestigate the possibility that TOKYO, June 21 (Reuter)-side. Denying discrimination against The Chinese have been staging the loss of the "submarines tary of State, stated resterar Britons in Tientsin. a Japanese a series of raids on the Japanese Squalus, Thetis and Phenix that the U.S. Charge d'Affaires in Foreign Office spokesman said that at Taying, south of Tsaochiang, in were due to sabotage was Tokyo, Mr. Dooman, had protested no official information had reach- south Hopel, exacting considerable introduced in the Senate against Japan's continued bombed Tokyo regarding preferential losses from the enemy.

yesterday by Senator Barbour. ings of American properly in treatment accorded to Americans,

The resolution

WASHINGTON, June 21" (Ren-

ter) Mr. Cordell Hull, U.S. Secre-

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Mr. Hull later confirmed that The spokesman denied reports of SEDUHING, June 21.(Central) that the Committee be direct- Mr. Dooman had called at the manhandling of Britons at the Two Japanese warships of lighted to investigate the whole Japanese Foreign Oface twice barriers of the British Concession draft and eight steam boats sailed question of the activities of TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS:| NEW JAPANESE Terrence James O'Connor, in yesterday, acting on Instructions and described as "typical mallelous to Wongkong in the district of foreign spies in the United PRIVATE MOTOR CARS a speech to a Conservative from the State Department.. anti-Japanese propaganda" the re- Sunwul on the morning of June States. gathering at "Loughborough,

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ports that three Britons had been 17 and attempted to land marines call said it was Idle to pretend The first

сопсеглед the stripped naked and a British wo there. "After being fired upon by

been manhandled by the that the blockade of Tientsin situation in Kulangsu and the man had

Chinese, they retired was not a threat directed second was in regard to the com- Chinese police in the presence of Kowkang. against the heart of Britain- tinued bombings of American pro-Japanese.

perty in China.

to

East Kiangst Lall' The Foreign Office spokes- a threat which" was probably

Mr. Dooman, besides protesting man added that women and chul- FENG HENG, KIANGSI, June engineered and designed by

¡Central)-Heavy downpours those who saw in the British against the bombings, asked the dren were being searched by wo- 31

Japanese Government's assent to men police, He said that no ban have deepened the lull in east Empire, the greatest stumbling the publication of the previous had been placed on provisions and Kiangst. Both the Kan River and block in the way of progress representations by the "United vegetables taken into the British the Fu River have risen considera to achieve domination of the States on the subject. world.

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Mr. Hall added that so far

as he knew, the situation in

Tientsin was not raised.

AMERICA'S INTEREST

TIENTSIN DANGER Their thoughts, he said, wander- ed in the direction of those of kith and kin who were suffering in-

PARIS, June 21 (Reuter)-- dignities and facing danger

America's interest in Tientsin is Tientsin.

The traditions of Conservatism represented in sections of the press only existed to fortify them in the as much greater than generally re- .conviction that Britain, at what- evef cost, to herself, had never yielded, and would never yield, to a threat of the kind she was now facing

CABINET MEETS

LONDON, June 21 (Reuter)-The Cabinet held its usual weekly meeting when the Far Eastern situation was discussed. Another

ported.

"Firare" says that the United States is following the position much more closely than it would appear asking how could she forget that England" sacrificed her alliance with Japan after the War through respect for her friend-.. ship towards the Americans. "L'Epoque" writes that it is

statement is expected to be made learned that representations from

by the Prime Minister in the Washington are couched in very House of Commons this afternoon:"vigorous terms.ne

DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN JAPAN AND BRITAIN

LONDON, June 21 (Reuter)-Little fresh light was thrown on the present discussion between the British and the Japanese Governments in regard to the situa- tion in Tientsin by Lord Halifax, when he made his first" statement on the blockade" in the House of Lords yesterday afternoon... Dealing with the strong. representations" made by Sir Robert Craigle in Tokyo, Lord Halifax said that Mr. Arita, the Japanese Foreign Minis ter, had taken note of these and had undertaken to make inquiries.

"At the same time, we are fully alive to the reactions -in the present dispute on the position of the other British and international settlements- In China."

Britain was maintaining the closest Lord Halifax re-emphasized that

touch with the American und

Sir Robert Craigle was en French Governments. deavouring to clarify the situation and he (Lord Halifax) had dis- cussed the subject with the Japan-

on Monday.

⠀ ‹Difficult Situation

Precautions Taken

Concession.

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NEGOTIATIONS WITH SOVIET

MORE FAVOURABLE VIEW: AGREEMENT NOW NEAR

LONDON, JUNE 21 (REUTER) — A` MORE. FAVOURABLE VIEW IS NOW TAKEN IN WELL-INFORMED QUARTERS OF THE PROGRESS OF THE ANGLO - FRANCO - SOVIET

NEGO. TIATIONS, SAYS REUTER'S DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT.

The latest Sovlet memorandum", "has been examined · and points to the view that the two sides are believed to be nearing agreement.

FRESH INSTRUCTIONS

MOSCOW, June 21 (Beuter) ---Mr. William Strang, the Foreign Office expert, is re- ported to have received fresh Instructions from London and will get in touch with the Savlet Foreign Commimar, B., Molotov, for further conveTER- tions.

-The - difficulties He in the Russian anxiety": ̈ regarding guarantees for ber Baltio neighbours, while they are not willing to accept guarantees. The slowness of the negotia- tions is not surprising London as when Mr. Strang left for Moscow he was expected to be away for two to three weeks.

BRITAIN HOLDS THE CARDS LONDON, June 21(Reuter).

Great Britain holds the cards

economically declares the "Daily Lord Halifax also recounted the Mall in a leader on Tientsin, ese Ambassador. Mr. Shigemitsu, events which led up to the present The writer adds that Tientsin s situation in Tientsin and declared the Japanese challenge and as that the British military author-much a challenge as unrestricted The Foreign Secretary acdedities had taken all precautions submarine warfare, gas, "scraps of The Government trust that the possible to maintain order.

and all the rest of the Japanese Government will not The entry of perishable goods, as tactics of a nation battling for desire any more than do His Ma- the result of rigid search at the victory in the face of grave den jesty's Coverment, to widen the barriers, continued to be spasmodic, feat

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area of disagreement or to com- bat normal supplies were reported The challenge does not in- plicate a situation that is already to be reaching the markets in th extremely dificult

Trench Concession.

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In the Colony of Hongkong in-

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and the New Territories during the week ending at 8 a.m. On Saturday, Jame 17, 1930, there were altogether 98 trafic

eign Affairs, sald that he regreted age 19, died from injuries re- celved in response to the British bus and cycle.

TOKYO, June 21 (Reuter Jun A new Japanese drive in South China was launched with the seizure by the Japanese Naval Force of the unoccupied island of Tasu, a few miles from the of International Settlement Kubangsa.

Commons And Late accidents as the result of which 1

person was killed and 50 persons The Japanese landed guns and exchanged fire with the Chinese were injured Mr. R. M. Tinkler

Private motor cars again head forces on the mainland town of LONDON, June 1 (Router)-In the list of vehicles involved with Sungsu, from which, according to Chinese the House of Commons, Mr. R. A.36.

Japanese reports, the Mutler, Under-Secretary for For-

troops subsequently withdrew. The person killed, a Chinese male,

Summoned for unlawfully con- that no reply had yet been received through a collision between tinuing to occupy and maintain a structure an Crown Land "at protests to Japan, regarding" "the

Of persons injured 38 were Taikoktaui without a permit from death of Mr. R. M. Tinkler, late employee of the China Printing pedestrians, who were either walk-the Director of Public Works three and Finishing Company who was ing or running across the road men, Ip So, Chan Kwan and Tang

and were struck by vehicles. struck by Japanese bluejackets at

Chan-shi, were fined $10 each at Court yesterday. the Company's Pooting plant. . Of 98 accidents, 44 were coll-the Kowloon

Asked if he had read the report stana between vehicles: $4 were Mr. 6. E Peplow, Senior Land vehicles and Bailiff of the PWD appeared as of the Coroner's Court giving decollisions between

pedestrians.

complainant in the case. It is felt that at the next meet-talls of the manner in which Mr. ing between the British and Tinkler met his death and" whẹ- French. Ambassadors, Mr. Strangther he would "secure immediate and M Molotov, talling unfore- | satisfaction for this unparalleled seen developments, there are good outrage.” Mr. Butler said that chances of the points of difference Lord Halifax had seen accounts being cleared away in principle. of the Corner's inquest and was If agreement is reached, there awaiting an official account when would follow the task of drafting due account will be taken of the the text and this might involve extreme serioumess of the case.

little time, but the outlook in

The Under-Secretary for well-informed circles is optimistic.

Foreign Affairs did not repky Moscow Talks

when asked whether the Gov- ernment had expressed ·' any. sympathy with the relatives of the late Mr. Tinkler.

Mr.

MOSCOW: June 21 (Reuter)- William Strang, Britain's Special Envoy to Moscow. Bår William Seeds, the British Ambas- sador in Moscow, and the French Ambassador continued their con- sultations on the proposed Three- Power Pact, but hitherto this week they had no interview with USSR. and that this forms. M Molotov, pending fresh instruc tions from London,

Government

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Soviet sisting on a guarantee

frontiers of the Far Eastern

an chetacle to the Anglo-Franco Soviet agreament elicits a formar German Reports Denied

Tass denial, which describes the MOSCOW, June 21 (Reuter)-report as absolutely groundless German reports. that the and a toere invention.

R.A.F. PLANE CRASHES AT 400 MILES PER HOUR. BURIED TO A DEPTH OF 50 FEET IN GROUND

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