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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
COMMONS' REQUEST FOR ASSURANCE ON
TIENTSIN
LONDON, July 6 (Reuter)-In the House of Com- mons yesterday, Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for. Foreign Affairs, said that he had nothing to add to his answer of July 3 when he was asked for an assurance that the four Chinese in Tientsin would not be handed over until substantial proof of their guilt was furnished." "Mr. Noel Baker (Lab.) asked the Government to bear in mind the lamentable effect which would be produced in China, India and throughout the East. if an assurance was not given..
Mr. Butler replied that this, These things were done because was' one of the aspects of the they were right. The law in our a legal question for discussion during state, while we were in the negotiations and he re-sense at peace, in our view was
greater than expediency." called that there was no question of handing these four Chinese pending the negotiations.
over
Mr. Wedgwood Benn (Lab.) asked if the reference to this incident by the Lord Chancellor last night had been made on the Govern ment's authority,
- Mr. Butler said he had not seen
it.
"
CONTINUATION. WANTED
Mr. Geoffrey le Mander (L) asked Mr. Butler to confirm that the issues to be discussed were confined to the local issue in Tientsin.
Mr Butler referred him to. Mr. Chamberlain's statement in which he said that local issues would be discussed.
Mr. Wedgwood Benn's reference was to a speech made by Lord Maugham at the Lord Mayor's" dinner at Mansion House to the
judiciary.
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Stripping lucadent Questioned by Mr. Geoffrey Mander (L) regarding the strip- Anderson at ping of Mr. John Tientsin on July 2 and the condi tions there, Mr. Butler said that in respect of the former he had nothing to add to what he said on July 3,
bar- since
No other incidents at the
been riers had
reported June 27.
Only small quantities of milk the for hospital use had entered British Concession since July 1 and the British Consul --General,
matter had taken up the the Japanese.
General Position The General position remained as Mr. Chamberlain had stated on June 28.
CABLES
CHINA WAR NEWS:
|| CHINESE ATTACK SOUTH OF
CANTON: FIGHTING NEAR
SAMSHUI IN PROGRESS
CHUNGKING, July 6 (Reuter)-The Chinese military spokes- man, at a press conference, alleged that the Chinese forces had launched attacks on üreas south of Canton, in the vicinity of Sunwel and Kongmoon, against the Japanese positions.
He declared that five new divisions were being sent' 'from, Japan to China, but expressed the optalon that the fresh troops did not represent reinforcements, but were probably replaces
ments.
CANTON, July 6 (Reuter)-The Chinese forces have reached Lupao, about 25 miles north-west of Can- Emil Ladwig, author and bio- grapher, who in the autumn will, where fighting is said to be publish a book about the Duke of progressing, according to an un confirmed report trom a Chinese Windsor.
traveller from Lupab.-
612 KILLED: U.S. HOLIDAY CASUALTIES
Accidents, Shootings And Floods
1
1
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He also stated that the Chinese
were very active near Samshul and it is understood that the bus service between Lupas and Canton was suspended this morning.
Surprise Raids
Soviet Pact Proposals
PREMIER REFUSES
DETAILS
LONDON, July 6 (BWS)The
Prime Minister told the House of
Commons yesterday afternoon that YUNGYUN," KWANGTUNG, July the reply of the Soviet Govern. 6 (Central) Chinese guerills units ment to the most recent Anglo- staked a surprise rald on Suntong. French proposals, in connex.on
southwest of Tsengahing on Mon- the anti-aggression pact, had been
day night.
received and were now being con- After breaking into the town,sidered in consultation with the they engaged in street fighting French Government
In official circles it is not ex- with the puppet troops and police. More than ten puppets were killed pected that fresh Instructions to
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OUTLOOK
IN CHINA
TWO ADDRESSES IN LONDON
U.S. Co-Operation & British Policy
LONDON, July. 6
(Reater)
The outlook in China formed the theme of two addresses 11 Lendon last night by speakers 'with first-hand knowledge.
Neutrality Legislation In U.S.
PRESIDENT'S VIEWS OPPOSED
WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuter) |—äfter his return from Hyde Park, President Roosevelt kinobed with the U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hnil, and it was reliably learned that they discussed “the questions of peace and neutrallfy.” The President also conferred with the Democratic leaders of Coin- Mr. H.J. Timperley addressed the gress, Mr. Barkly and Mr. Rayburn, members of all parties of the as to the best means of fecusing
an early enactment of the newlyw He expressed the opinion thality Tegislation and, trying again Tientsin was merely a test case regulatory currency powers.
The Senate's postponement of the and that anything in the nature of capitulation to Japan over Tien-neutrality proposals until Saturday: tsin would for a long time end the was apparently due to pressure by possibility of American co-opera- the Isolationist Senators, who are tion in either the Far East or in now engaged in sounding public opinion and watching the matt | Europe.
carefully for, deciding just how far they can oppose the President,
NEW YORK, July 6 (Reuter) Deaths during the four-day, Fourth of July National Holiday
and one was taken prisoner...
the British and French Ambassa- The office of the so-called peace dors in Moscow will be despatched totalled 612, compared with
maintenance committee was wreck before this evening at the earliest. 517 last year. with
that 248 were ed.
It is assumed that the Cabinet, It is stated
ime night Chinese which met twice yesterday-for killed n motor accidents. in train accidents. 145 drowned, militia units engaged the Japanese two and half hours in the morn-House of Commons. six killed in aeroplane crashes at Fukwohu, 17 miles to the northing at No. 10, Downing Street, and west of Tsengshing. The Japanese again in the evening in the Prime and 30 by shooting. Mr. le Mander asked if the It is feared that between 40 and were defeated the following mor- Minister's Room at the House of Government was satisfied that, 50 were drowned in Moreheading and retired in disorder. Over Commons--was concerned, among other matters, with the Muscow pending the Tokyo negotiations Eastern Kentucky, as the result of 40 Japanese were slain
Fatshan on the Canton Bamshul negotiations. a sudden food following a cloud The Lord Chancellor, responding everything that can, and will, be
At least 100 houses are Railway abont 10 miles southwest
BRISK EXCHANGE burst. to the toast of His Majesty's done for the Britons in Tientsin
scene of a The Prime Minister's statement protection from believed to have been demolished of Canton, was the Judges, dwelt on the equality of to receive the
that they in Morehead and two other towns bitter night engagement on June 1.at question time in the Commons British justice wherever it was such indignities and
the town "re-virtually isolated.
Chinese smashed into
gave rise to a brisk exchange of administered under the folds of received all the food they
from several directions and chal supplementary questions.
According to Senator Pittman's quire. the British flag.
office. It is hoped that the Conf- The Mr. Butler:
Government
Mr. Hugh Dalton asked: "Is it lenged the Japanese to hand-to- ISTANBUL TALKS
hand fighting. More than thirty true, as stated in the press that
mittee, will have the bill to report will certainly do its best to effect
to the Benate in about a week's this result,
ENDED
Japanese, including three petty one of the outstanding difficulties
time, but whether this will be a ANKARA, July 8 (Reuter) The officers, lost their lives while some relates to the new proposals put
A Military Revolt
variation of the Bloom: BUL or forward by the Government, for a Asked to give particulars of the British Military Mission has con- ten Chinese were killed.
The other speaker was Mr. something fresh is not yet known. further extension of the list of
William MacColin Kirkpatrick.
Opposition Views manner in which Customa colleccluded its talks at Istanbul
collected
The Sunday after Inspecting the Dar the states to be guaranteed.". is returning here to-day. tions and revenue wis
Prime Minister: I do not think who, in addressing the 1912 Club, High sources have branded Mr. Tientsin and Chinwangtao
members, will leave for London on danelles fortifications..
it desirable to enter into details of declared that undoubtedly the Hoover's assertion, in the "Ameri- . were being
what the differences are which are failure of the Japanese, military can Magazine." that the United and whether these held or remitted against the loan obligations in North China, Mr.
yet unsolved. It would be a mis-party to end their undeclared war States should not attempt to pre- take to suppose that dimculties and to present them with the vent the inevitable readjustments that the Japanese
spoils of victory had disappointed of the peoples," as "particularly Butler. said
arlae from one side only."
the business, financial and civil irresponsible and mischievous." authorities were holding the venue in suspense account at the
elements in Japan. Yokohama Specie Bank on behalf
in
"
Customs Revenue
ALLEGED CRIMINALS One illustration. and the most striking of all, he said, was that "If a powerful foreign Government many thousands of miles away should demand, the handing over by the outpost of the Empire some alleged criminals of a race foreign to our own, and we should take the view that the demand was not in accordance with the law, the men would not be delivered up until the legal requirements were complied with. These things were done be- cause they were right. The law in our state, while we were in a legal of the Inspector General of Cus- requirements were complied with. toms.
CHINA WAR FINANCE COLLIN ASKS TO
(Continued From Page 1
issued on the eve ot the
second anniversary of the present conflict.
BE RELIEVED ·
OF TASK AMSTERDAM, July
rew
6 (Reu- ter) Dr. H. Colijn, who resigned
Dr. Kung points out that all from the post of Prime Minister
on Friday, to-day called on Queen Japan's attempts to undermine
Wilhemina and asked to be re- China's
have signally lleved of the task of forming a currency failed and that, far from belig
Government. The previous financially embarrassed, China
Government resigned owing to
new
paid out not less than $530,000-differences 002 for the services of external and internal obligations.
Cogent Reasons
budget.
regarding the 1940
PEIPING EXCHANGE in CONTROL EXTENDED
Kung
(From "Hongkong Dally Frees"
and
WHEN THETIS plunged to HER DOOM LAST OF SURVIVORS
GIVES EVIDENCE
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Court Pays Fine Tribute To Lieut. Woods' Gallantry
LONDON, July 6 (Reuter)-In a quiet tone, Lead- ing Stoker Walter Charles Arnold, the last of the four men to be saved from the ill-fated submarine Thetis, gave the public court of inquiry a graphic account of what happened when the submarine plunged to her doom, when the hearing was resumed yesterday after-
noon.
GREAT FORBEARANCE Mr. Dalton: These negotiations have now been dragging on for" three months. Does the Prime Minister realise that he has been treated with great forbearance In the House and in the country?”
Mr. Pilkington (Conservative for Widnes): "Is the Prime" Minister aware that there is doubt beginning to grow in this country whether the Soviet Government
treaty?".
wants this
Mr. Vyvyan Adams (Conservative for Leeds, West) asked if the Gov. ernment had considered sending a Cabinet Minister to Moscow.
No further answer was given by the Prime Minister.
FRENCH PESSIMISM "PARIS, July 8 (Reuter)-M. Pietri, diplomatic commentator of "Le
Jour" and "Echo de Paris," states
He said that when they got The next attempt at escape was to the spot where the diving made by four men and when they trial was to take place, the had got into the escape chamber engines stopped and they he flooded it up. We gave them
to prepare for plenty of time to escape-quartermain items on the agenda of the were told diving.
He noticed one small leak in the deck head, but it was not serious and, while he was going to Inspect the leak, there was a terrible rush of air from the foremost compart- ments and I heard people shouting from there to the control room to
While admitting that China's financial problems are many this time of stress, Dr. gives cogent reasons why the
Special Correspondent) country will be able to endure a
TIENTSIN, July 6-The Peiping protracted war better than Japan,
The chief of these is the vast "Provisional Government" issued a natural resources of China's vast proclamation this afternoon ex- hinterland, coupled with which tending exchange control to all are the people's progress towards exports. The new regulation will political unification, their loyal become exective as from July 17.
A statement issued by the support of the Government's po- licy and the spontaneous and "Federal Reserve. Bank" declares go to the surface: worldwide sympathy for China's the exchange rate at ls. 2d at which rate most business is at present done on the link system through the Japanese banks' off. clal rate of 8-1/4d.
just cause.
Dr. Kung emphasizes the careful management of China's wär fance and success with which the country was able.. to combat sinister, Japanese attempts to confuse her rency position.
CUT-
China's Finance Minister pays appreciation of due and warm
the friendly assistance which the United States and Great Bri- tain have extended to the coun try in her present struggle national axistence in the
of credits.
for matter
WATER GUSHES IN
'I realized at once that there was a torpédo tube open, because that was the biggest hole in the ship forward and it must have
rush of air.
of an hour or twenty minutes-and nothing happened.
"We then shut the hatch down and drained down the chamber. Three of the men were dead and the other chap was very shaky and could not last very long
"The mouthpieces of the Davis sets on those who "were dead were torn away from them,"
KICKED HIMSELF CLEAR Arnold said that in his escape he got caught on some clips as he
that the Moscow talkB were the
to
"America's willingness stand on our side, in the Far East and in Europe was con- tingent," he said, “on. Britain's readiness to take a definite stand."
"
He was of the opinion that the war in China was purely a military, revolt-an undeclared war to end with an undeclared peace.
British efforts then to retain her trade with China would not be easter, They would have to be in tensified and their whole organiza- tion changed, while the whole of Britain's attitude towards the policies of the Japanese military authorities would have to be stlf- fened.
KULANGSU CONDITIONS
JAPANESE WANT POLICE POST
*The Isolationist member, Mr. Hamilton Fish, declared that the. House of Representatives would never give up its determination to guard United States neutrality and would not permit President Roses- velt to intervene in Europe.
On the other hand, adminis”" tration quarters report that a mrvey of senatorial opinion indicates that President Roots: velt's neutrality stipulatione may eventually be met, even If several weeks of debate fa necessary.
Another Delay Dog WASHINGTON, July # (Reuter) ***Another delay was encountered. by the administration for the re- vision of the neutrality legislation when the Senate Foreign Relations Committee postponed until Bator-
day, consideration of the Bloom Bill an approved by the House. Representatives, because AMOY, June 30 (Reuter Mail)-members are also on the
Committee which « la bus Another demand by the Japanese other work. Senator was presented to the Eulang stated that he was not Municipal Cound on June 29,
meetings of the Cabinet yesterday morning and evening, and that, as a result, Mr. Strang has been asked to remain in Moscow waiting for a definite answer from the Soviet Government within twenty four asking that a Japanese Police the delay and emphasized that Inspector be appointed, tr addition
hottrs.
the administration forces inten th
M. Pietri also contends that if to the three Japanese constables demand a final show down the talks break down, the Franco-the Council have already promised their proposal to repeal
embargo, Soviet Pact will have to be de- to instal nounced.
The new Japanese inspectar, who would rank second to the chief
WISH FATHER of Police would work in confunction
The "Provisional Government" been a big hole to cause such a went out of the hatch and kicked TO THOUGHT
promises to allocate a portion of exchange for foreign remittances to families abroad.
NO GENERAL EVACUATION OF FOOCHOW
The naval authorities, in Hong- kong yesterday stated that there Debt Service Intact had been no general evacuation of He also refers to China's de- Foochow termination, throughout the pre-
H.MS, Duchess and the s.s. Sin sent crisis, to retain the con- klang of the China Navigation fidence or friendly and sym Co., Ltd., are anchored on Sharp's pathetic nations by scrupulous-Peak, and will attend to the eva- ly living up to her obligations. Her cuation of British nationals, debt service, consequently, re should it become necessary. mains intact, despite the
ships imposed on her
ment and her people,
hard- Govern-
In the face of this national effort in the cause of fus- tice and h
the Fiku Minister is confident
"new China will
her present stru
loving coun
that
operate with friendly powers in her development for the common beneft of the world and of her own people.
The full text of Dr. Kang's statement will be published in
special supplement of the Hongkong Daily Press" to TUOTTOW
i
"I saw several people, most ly Messrs. Cammel Laird's men, trying to shat the port door, No. 25. The water was splash- ing about the tobe compart- ment and as they tried to get the door, shut it came gushing through the door into the second compartment.”:
He then helped them to shut the
himself clear On the way out he hit a couple of wires...
with the Japanese Consular Police, His duty would be to advise the Chief of Police on police matters. At present the Chief of
Inspector and a Japanese Sub- Inspector.
He said he had no idea at all why the other men did not come out of the submarine after him.
Answering counsel, Arnold said that the short circuit had burned itself out and that it had no efect on the behaviour of the men in Chamberlain as war monger blockade, is daily growing more the submarine,
GERMAN VIEWPOINT Police a arcisted by a foreign
ON WAR DANGER
#
At yesterday morning's hearin bulkhead door. He felt no burp Lieut. Woods replied to a series of as the Thetis hit the bottom and searching questions concerning the the ship then rested at an angle opening of the rear door of the He fired several smoke, candles torpedo tube, following which the during the evening and more the water rushed in and flooded the
compartment,
following morning aft
After 11 o'clock that night, the air became progressively worse and it was very bad when Capt. Oram and Lieut. Woods escaped.
SHORT CIRCUIT
BERLIN, July 6 (Reuter)- President Roosevelt has sud- denly again ousted Mr. Neville
Food Shortage The food shortage in Kulangsu, brought about by the Japanese
GENEROUS GIFTS FOR DEFENCE
BRITAIN THANKS RULERS OF MALAY STATES
· LONDON, July 6 (Reuter)—–
No. 1, since the President's acute. Fresh meat, and vegetables In the House of Commons utterances on the Neutrality are scarce and prices have, in yesterday, reporting the Bul Bill, according to the semi- many cases, more than doubled tan of Trengganu's gift of
Brunel's gift of $100,000 to official" Deutsche Dienst" during the six weeks of the $50,000 and the Sultan of which professes to regard blockade.
Foreign residents are coming to wards the cost of Imperial American neutrality with in- difference, except insofar as rely more and more an tinned Defence, Mr. Malcolm TOUR it is exploited by the Pre foods, while the great majorit Donald, Secretary of State for A GALLANT BEHAVIOUR
on the laland the Colonies, said: At the conclusion of the evidence sident and his Jewish ac- of the 60,000
on a bare gifts are gratefully given by Lieut. Woods, Mr. Justice complices for war incitement are
by the Governr Buckmill expressed ppteris against the German people. tion of the court on the
We should like to leave
in which Lisut Woods gave his the American evidence and added that the on- comment he had to make was that
eople
dou
that r intention
A little water went into the mat motors and a volume of amoke came from the door. This was due Llout, Woods had not said quite to a short circuit and those who enough about the really gallant had gas maaks put them on, while way he had behaved afterwards. the others put on their Davis/ap- paratua
nquiry/was then adjourned
until to-day.
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