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BRITISH PRESS WARNS REICH Any Alternative To Danzig? JAPAN AND SILVER AS TENSION RISES: POWERS

WILL FIGHT FOR

POLISH INTEGRITY

CABINETS

MEET

Hitler's Methods Now TALKS IN PARIS

Known: No More Victories

Can

Be Won By Bluff

LONDON, Aug. 21 (BWS)-The return to London of the Prime Minister in advance of his appointed time is regarded by the press as one of many signs of heightened tension and the situation is the subject of comment in all the newspapers.

:...

The Times," after noting the same "premonitory signs in German propaganda as heralded the Cze- choslovak crisis last autumn says: "It should be clear- ly understood in Germany that the temper of the British nation is very different this year from what it was last autumn. There has been time between then and now to study and understand Herr Hitler's technique.

tinue

CO De

AND LONDON

5

Adolf: But the ceremony would be NOTHING without a sacrifice from somewhere! (" Yorkshire Observer").

PARIS, Aug. 21 (Reuter)— The meeting of the Cabinet to-morrow is expected to be devoted entirely to foreign affairs. It will prepare the way for A more important foreign affairs meeting on H.K. BLOCKADE:

Tuesday at which M. Lebrun, the President of France, will be present.

No major decisions are expected to be taken to-morrow in either Paris or London, since the position: of both Governments is already definitely fixed. However, it is felt that the outcome of the Cabinet. meetings will emphasise that the two Governments are working along parallel lines.

Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha, the

Premier, M: Daladier.

"If present methods con-Front," also makes the point that British Minister of War, called pursued" by there is no question in Europe to-here this morning en route for the Reich, war will be caused, day that is hot amenable to rea-home and had a long talk with the according to all indications, soned and negotiated settlement. by a violent attack upon the reached without dictation and as vital rights of roland, which between equals.

Britain and France: Great

There is none by the

that can be decided

IN BRITAIN

NO OFFICIAL INFORMATION

TOKYO, AUG, 21" (REUTER) -REPLYING TO A QUESTION AY A FRESS CONFERENCE THIS MORNING, THE FOR- EIGN OFFICE. SPOKESMAN SAID THAT NO OFFICIAL IN- FORMATION WAS AVAIL- ABLE ON THE FORECAST OF A BLOCKADE OF HONGKONG, WHICH WAS MADE BY THE JAPANESE MILITARY SPOKES- MAN IN CANTON,

The spokesman revealed that Mr. Kimpei Shiba, the "Chi- cago Tribune” „cocrespondent, is in trouble with the JapanENG authorities,

Rester learns that Mr. Shiba was arrested I fortnight ago, but the charges have not yet. been disclosed.

JAPAN TO HIT BACK AT U.S.

RESERVES IN NORTH

Possibilities Of Local Solution: No "Surrender"

From Our Own Correspondent.

TIENTSIN, July 30-Japan demands the surrender to the Provisional Government of the silver reserves stored in the vaults of a Chinese bank in the British Area. The British Government, of course, has no right to surrender" this silver. It does not belong to it, for one thing.

The title of ownership must be inspected closely, however, as between the rival claims of the de facto Government of this region and the Chungking Gov- ernment, which now exercises no authority in the North. It would be difficult indeed, assuming there were such stocks in, say, Canton, to entertain any claim by the Peking authorities to an interest in them.

By the same token, a clalm by a Government now stationed in western China, as distant from Peking as that city is from Canton, to silver stocks in Tien taim, must be examined in much the same light.

There is a very definite j Either It regarded itself as the association of the silver re- legal owners of the silver reserve the and thus repudiated an obvious

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Threat Made serves in the North with this obligation; or it looked upon the

In Tokyo

region. So much is clear and Indisputable..

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the

The people in the North gave upį TOKYO, Aug. 21 (Reuter)—| their silver as part of an arrange- The Japanese Government is ment initiated by the Central reported to be preparing a Government which then exercised "vigorous reply" to the re- at least legal authority in cent action of the United North States in

the abrogating

Certain definite things were Govern- Commerce Treaty of

undertaken by the and Navigation with Japan.

According to the newspaper "Asahi Shimbun,” the Foreign Office, in collaboration with a special committee, is re- viewing future policy toward America.

ment to the owners of this silver. We were to have a standard currency at about -1/2,

DEPRECIATION:-

WAR RISK INSURANCE

IN CHINA

SHANGHAI, Aug. 21. (T/Ocean) According to reports received here from Chungking, the Chinese Government has ··appropriated.

| $20,000,000": "in order to promote China's foreign and domestic trade; and to develop China's natural re- sources enabling the Central Trust,... That arrangement has broken which is one of the Chinese Goy- down. The paper which the Government's main economic organisa-

· LONDON "A,úg. 21 (Heuter) are pleaged to defend. And formula "no conference and no-To-morrow's meeting of the compromise" which has become Ministers has been converted if it breaks out, there will be the slogan of the Nazi press. into a full Cabinet meeting. no need to-day, as there

The "Telegraph." in noting that' was in 1914, to renew. "ex-

Signor Gayda advocates direct! The Italian Ambassador to Ger hortation to close the ranks. negotiation between" Germany and many who arrived on Sunday in Britain and France are Poland says; That is the obvious Rome had a conversation with the The United States Postmaster pledged to withstand any direction in which settlement German Ambassador yesterday General, Col. James Farley, who is assault upon the indepen-would be scught, but negotiations | morning. It is reported that the at present making a tour through! The newspaper adds that crnment gave the owners of silver tions, to accept war risk insurance. For this must be unfettered and free from Italian Ambassador was received various European countries, arriv- the new policy will be a dollars in return for their propez- One half of this gum will be used reason, the events of the pre-dictation. Whether response is to by Count Clann on Sunday even- en in Paris yesterday accompanied vigorous one so as to meet the ty has depreciated in the North by the Central Trust for accep sent week, which are super-be made to this suggestion we may ing—(TO).

by his two daughters.(T.O.J ficially so like those of last learn from Herr Hitler waen. summer, are in reality funda- speaks at Tannenberg on Sunday his later address at mentally different from them. next, or in

"This country has given specific the Nuremberg rally. His is

it will not word that can ensure peace, since pledge from which and cannot recede. It had given from no other quarter comes the

dence of Poland.

no such pledge to Czechoslovakia. Moreover it realises that in event, which is still perfectly possible, of local

differences

at Danzig

threat to security."

BRITAIN HAS CHANGED

being settled by negotiation; ex-essential fact in the crisis is that plicit guarantees will have to be while German methods not chang- under- found that the implications of jed, British methods have

served.

--

Czechoslovak crisis, and it 'cites in

Arita - Craigie

American attitude."

Agreement

Stands Talks

"Even If Anglo-Japanese

Break Down"

was

to a little over three pence. The tance of war risk Insurance on goods. question of good or bad faith does transported by river, road or rail- not enter.

way, within the territories not The point is that the Govern-occupied by the Japanese, while ment has been unable to fulfil its the other half will be used for part of the contract. Moreover, accepting ordinary war risk insur- it may be said to have repudiatedjance in unoccupied China. part of its undertaking when, after the introduction of Federat ed Reserve Bank currency 18

and peculiarly disadvantageona position regarding the currency in the North.

It permitted allocations of foreign exchange for Shanghai and other ports, but excluded. Its issues in the North from auch favours.

The "Dally Herald" says the JAPANESE NAVY

EUROPEAN LADY months ago, it created a special TOKYO, Aug. 21. (Reuter)- MASSES FOR®. Well-informed Japanese ob-

ROBBED IN servers are of the opinion settlement are subsequently ob-gone a world of change since the YANGTZE DRIVE that the agreement on gener- KOWLOON TONG

the this connexion Britain's leader- (Special to the "Daily Press") al questions, forming

Mrs. Emily Wood, residing at No. A LESSON LEARNED

SHANGHAI, August 21-An background of the Tientsin. ship of the Peace Front staff talks

Embankment Road, Kqwloon 4 "Germany has perhaps even yet in Warsaw and Moscow and "the important conference

situation, reached between Tong, was the victim of a high- to learn how the betrayal of the high state of preparedness of her held in Hankow during the the Japanese Foreign Minis-way robbery yesterday afternoon. Czech nation a new months after defences. It adds 'In 1939 the Munich settlement finally swung minds are made up. Can it be officers" of

our last few days between high ter, Mr. H. Arita, and the British Ambassador in Tokyo,

While walking, accompanied by the Japanese

a child in Waterloo Road, near Brush opinion against the idea that there are still some in high army and navy to plan a new Sir Robert Craigie, on July 22 Rutland Quadrant, about 3 p.m. of any agreement which has no places in Germany who believe drive up the Yangtze to- stands "even if the Anglo-wo other sanction but assurance of that as nothing has changed there wards Ichang. The drive is Japanese conference breaks behind. One seized her while the

.so nothing has really changed

down." The Daily Telegraph," under here. It so then their blindness is scheduled to begin late in the heading "The Unshaken the greatest of all dangers”

good will."

CITY ADJUSTS ITSELF TO NEAR-WAR STATE; FOREIGN FLIGHT TO $

"LONDON, Aug. 21 (Reuter) The latest develop- ments in the international situation led all sections of the City to re-assemble in a very serious. frame of mind.

This feeling was perhaps the same time, the absence of best exemplified by the rise of selling pressure constitutes an en- halfpenny to three farthings couraging feature, and hope is in the price of wheat, which expressed that even should the present International tension has recently been the most

prove prolonged, both the profes- depressed commodity by rea-alonal public and investors will son of its statistical position. keep their "nerve."

The Stock Exchange is in a As in the case of wheat, the in- state bordering on stagnation ternational situation is mainly with would-be dealers encounter-responsible for the increased acti- ing difficulty in obtaining quota-vity in other commodities and, tions, Prices in all sections Have among the base metals, both been marked down as a precau- copper and lead continue to be in tionary measure and observers of demand."

August.

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men approached her from

other snatched the handbag from Full observance of the agree her hand.

observers state, would be (Continued on Fage 9)

Admiral Oikawa, Commander-in-ment, Chief of the Japanese China Fleet, left for Hankow on August 11 to participate in the talks.

It is understood that the follow- ing decisions have been reached;

(1) The Navy will collaborate with the Army in the Ichang campaign.

(2) Ships of the Third Squadron, which have already left for the Yangtze, will concentrate. at Klukfang and Hankow. Special naval headquarters will "be established in Han kow and Yochow.

(3) The campaign will start as soon as the river has risen sufficiently to permit of naval operations,

Chungking

Yunnanfu Railway

LONDON, Aug, 21 (Reuter)The

the market are reluctant to ex- Continental switching from the press any opinion regarding the Pound to the dollar is causing Chinese Government has placed an future course of prices, some pressure against Sterling on order with British arms for rail- Among gilt-edged securities, the Foreign Exchanges, but the Briway lines, costing £280,000, for War Loan was marked down over tish control fund is holding the the new railway from Chungking one point to 89-7/8 and other spot sterling-dollar rate under to Yunnanfu, which will join the stocks are also sharply lower. At rigid control.

line to Indo-China.

On Other

Pages

PAGE 2-Hongkong Cycling Club. Open Lawn Bowls Singles championship. U. S. baseball results. Britain beaten at athletics. PAGE 3-Radio programmes. H. K Police Reserve orders. PAGE 5—Cinemas. Crossword

puzzle. Coming events. PAGE 6-Interport hockey player married. Newsettes. Menu

PAGE 7.--Man and wife charged at Criminal Bes- sions. Border situation. PAGE 8-Leading article: British Policy In Far East. Kowloon bullding progress. PAGE-10-New trade route via the Arctic. Colony trade returns Police Court

PAGES 11 and 12-Finance sand, commerce, Putted turtelend PAGE 13The Bervices. Lon- don Gazette. Japanese air raids, continue............ China's in- terest in Mongolia. An- tagonism between puppets.

She immediately gave chase and shouted for #help. Her calls at- tracted the attention of two passers-by who pursued the men and arrested one of them.

Her handbag, money and a gold watch, to the total value of about $300, was recovered,

KOWLOON CITY ATTACK Five men, four of whom were armed with revolvers," entered the Chang Fat Grocery."Nga Tsin Wal Village, Kowloon City, about 9.45 last night. "

The shop-keeper, Kwan Tal-wah, was injured with the butt of a revolver.

THE DOLLAR

T.T. ON LONDON: 13,2. 19/12d. T.T. ON NEW YORK: 28, 7/16 From Our Own Correspondent .......

London, Aug. 21. "London süver prices to-day were up 7/16 as follows:-

Spot Forward

Aug. 19 Aug, 21 17-1/8 17-9/16 16-15/16 17-3/8

New Trouble Brewing In Shanghai: "Ultimatum" Presented By Fu Hsiao- en

INDEMNITY ASKED FOR SATURDAY'S SHOOTING: SPOKESMAN'S THREATS

SHANGHAL, Aug. 21 (Reuter)-Fu Hstag-en, Jap- anese-appointed "mayor of Greater Shanghai," to-day sent a protest to the Shanghai Municipal Council containing four demands in connexion with the shoot ing incident in the extra-Settlement "bad lande" on Saturday night in which a British police sergeant, Mr. W. L. Kinloch, was slightly injured, two puppet police- men were killed, and several wounded.

A Japanese army spokes, and expresses the hope that the man, told foreign correspon- Council will abandon the policing dents this evening that the and administrative powers which demands were "reasonable" it has legally acquired " "over The marauders took money and and he savi no reason why the the extra-Settlement areas. gold ornaments to the value of Japanese authorities should about 3110 and ran towards Po not support them. Kong Road, according to a police {report.

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The demands were:

(1) Punishment of all Settlement

police who did the firing.

Anti-British Movement

At a presa conference this even- Ing. a spokesman of the Japanese Embassy described the incident as an obvious violation of the Arits- Craigie agreement." He said that

(2) Submission to Fu Hidao-en by should there be any intensification

the Council of a report on the disciplinary measures, taken.

(3) Payment of damages to the

victims."

of the anti-British movement as a consequence of this unfortunate incident, the responsibil rest with the British

He emphasized that the Incident had caused grave co Japanese author

(4) An apology to Fu Hsiao-en and

assurances that a similar to eldent would not recur. The protest threatens that likely

Hable, measures will be taken them as the falling satisfaction of the demands about it