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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 16, 1938.

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-WHEN WILL THE TAXPAYERS REVOLT?-

JAPAN AND ITALY GRASPING THE TAIL OF THE TIGER

LONDON, Dec. 15.

IF JAPAN PUSHES the war in China and still fails, the reaction which "dogs the stops of all extremes” will produco a “Red” Japan.

If Italy pushes her Mediterranean ambitions too far, her foreign policy will fail hor industrial, commercial and financial sections, and the sotback may casily create an anti-Fascist revolution.

Crisis In Concession In Hankow

These opinions were expressed in an editorial to-day by the "Birmingham Post."

The newspaper asks, how far aggression pays the ordinary man even in aggressor nations.

NATIONAL REGISTER

"The point will occur to many. readers who have noted the

simultaneous disclosures made

in the Budgets of Japan and Italy.

Mounting EXPLAINED force before agreement,

are being asked to make sacrifices

Fighting Behind The Lines Admitted

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SHANGHAI,

Dec. 15. REVEALING THE wide-spread operations Expenditure in both countries against Chinese guerilla is due to a policy which sets forces, involving the Italian and Japanese tax-payers army, navy and air. a Japanese House Of Lords Debate which would be unnecessary if Reme force, SHANGHAI, Dec. 16.

and Tokyo observed loyally their spokesman to-day said pledges to Geneva. THE SITUATION in the:

These

two Budgels underline the that since December 9, Replying on behalf of the Governmoral already French Concession in Han-

nent to n debate in the House of letters-the citizen is asked to make the Japanese forces had kow has grown much more Lords in the National Register the sacrifices for big future gains In-

with Any reasonable, carried out operations acute, so it was learned Earl of Birkenhead said the register

was being prepared in such a way compatible

in the Shanghai, Tsung- yesterday evening from a that it could quickly completed peaceful and political world system.

Surely non-aggressor Powers, in an emergency without private source.

disturbing industry,

Great Britain and the United ming, Hangchow and by States, may rexionably consider the

economic Yangchow areas. present a political asset, to be used actively, and not as a liability strength as to be defended passively-Reuter.

London, Dec, 15.

The Japanese authorities have) All interests would be fully re- 11 local committees. taken extraordinary mengures presented on because about 150,000 Chinese key industries, who were stilled was intended that men engaged in have taken refuge in the French men, should not be taken from their Concession.

occupations if that could be avoided. Men who undertook to serve In national services such as fire brigades would certainly be retained in those the early services at least during stages of the emergency.

All food supplies to the Conces- slon have been cut aặ.

One man who attempted to bring foodstuffs from the riverside into the Concession was shot.

Giving figures with regard to Prices of fon have already risen considerably cause of the position. A... the Earl of Birkenhead said On the other hand, the water sup- that on October 31 lust, the number wardens required was ply which had been cut off by the of air rald Japanese Has been provided for by 420,000 men and 100,000 women. the pumping of water from the British Wireless. Tangisento the Concession, where i̟

is filtered.

This intolerable position, it is de- clared, must lead to catastrophe un- Tess the dispute is setiled quickly.- Trans-Ocean.

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Japan's Parleys With

Britain's Plan Soviet Break Down

To Aid Trade

LONDON, Dec. 15...

MOSCOW, Dec. 15.

A DEADLOCK has been reached in the negotiations MOVING THE SECOND read for Japanese fishing rights in Soviet territorial waters, ing of the Export Guarantee according to a semi-official report issued here, which Bill, designed to assist Britain's states that negotiations had continued between M. drive against subsidised foreign competition, Mr. R. S. Hudson, Litvinoff and Mr. Togo, the Japanese Ambassador. Secretary for Overseas Trade said in the House of Commons Mr. Togo asked whether, in M. Litvinoff would not agree, and to-day:

the event of the Japanese Gov-proposed that Mr. Tono again inform

the Japanese Government that - "I suggest in conclusion, that this ernment considering favourably temporary agreement could be con- is only one of the methods that have the question of overdue pay- eluded only on the basis of the Soviet been adopted by this country to meet ment for the Chinese Eastern statement of November 28-Reuter, the existing situation. New difficul- Railway, the Soviet Govern- ties and new problems are continual-ment would agree to sign with- ly coming up, and our competiturs;

are continually extending and deves out changes, the draft of the

loping their methods, and it seems Fisheries Convention they had

that we have, as occasion arises, to refused to approve in 1936-37.

culties.

adopt new devices to meet those dim-M. Lilvinoff replied in the

negative.

"They may be novel, and they will!

Mr. Togo then stated that he was certainly be without precedent in our prepared to start negotiations on a history."

temporary agreement for one year in The main points of the B are conformity with the prosposal made firstly, to increase the £25,000,000 by the Soviet Government on Novem- fund to guarantee export traders ber-20, M. Litvinoff agreed, but sald business, and secundly of the extra this did not cause the Soviet Gay- ernment to withdraw its demands amount, £10,000,000 to form a fund for expert eredit guarantees in the regarding railway payments, and that operation

of which the Board of in the course of further negotiations Trade can have regard to political, us it would be necessary to return well as commercial,considerations- this question..

Reuter.

League For The Two Americas

LIMA, Dec. 15.

!

AN AMERICAN League of Nations, supported by system of moral, instead of economic or military sanctions, was proposed at the Pan- American Conference to-day by delegates of Colombia and Santo Domingo.

Pleading urgency, Sen. Lopez Domeen, Colombla's Foreign Minister, said that they had "never heard such unmistakably Imperialistle words na were now coming from Europe."- Reuter.

9 Below Zero In Soviet Cold Wave

Warsaw, Doc. 10. Severo cold has broken out all overi central Russia, state reports from Moscow.

In Moscow itself the temperature is! nine degrees below zero.

Heavy snow storms have brought rall and road traße to a standstill.— Trana-Ocean.

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Subsequently Mr. Togo opposed

He said that a unit of 16,000 of the new Fourth Army were centred at Nankiao and Nanhwei, 20 miles south-east of Shang- hai, with their headquarters

in Shanghai, though he did not know whether they were in French Concession or the International Settle-

ment.

He added that the Japanese navy had blockaded the const, the air force had bombed the Chinese forces, and the Shanghai Japan- ese garrison had enveloped them yesterday, and had captured Nankiao and Nanhwei. He estimated the Chinese losses to be 400 dead, while they hind surrendered trench mortars and 40 machine-guns.

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The Japanese losses in this engage-

were one killed.

The spokesman added that a Japan- ese coloumn from Yangchow attacked 6,000 Chinese guerillas, armed with artillery at Tienchong; 50 miles north- cast of Nanking, and killed 250. The three N.C.Os killed and ten soldiers Japanese losses was one officer and wounded.

He added that army and navy units attacked 1,500 guerillas at Tsungning Island, and killed 150 of them.

For four days the Japanese forces operated against 20,000, members of

Japanese Minister the 1st King Volunteer Corps," Recalled To Tokyo

Shanghai, Dec. 15. Mr. Masayuki Tank, the Japanese

Minister at Shanghai, has received Instructions from Die Japanese Foreign Offee to return to Tokyo.

north of Hangehow, and killed 800, as well as capturing 60 machine-guns, The Japanese left three dead and 12 wunded.

Asked how, the Shanghal 4th Army communicated withi headquarters their forces despite the Japanese cordon thrown around the area, the ispokeamman replied it was easy because almost all the Chinese are spies. Although nothing offelal can be This is characteristic of the situation obtained regarding the purpose of thall over China,United Press. recall, well-informed quarters stre that Mr. Tani is to be appointed, to on important position.-Trans-O can,

the tusis for a temporary agreement Famous Clow, Of

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mentioned in the Sovlet proposal of November 28, and insisted on the prolongation of the temporary agree- ment now in operation, and added |thal if it proves impossible to con- clude a new convention, the previous convention must be renewed.

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Eden Visits Town Of Ancestor

Washington, Dec. 15.

Mr. Anthony Eden, whose visit to the capital was marked by frank and informal discussions with President Roosevelt, Mr. Sumner Welles, Senator Kty Pittman and members of the American Cabinet, left for New York carly to-day, via Annapolis, capital of the State of Maryland, where an ancestor of Mr. Eden's, Sir Robert Eden, was the Inst Colonial Governor,

Mr. Eden motored to Annapolis in brilliantly sunny weather, and a re- ception committee of leading citizens, including Hear-Admiral Wilson Brown, Superintendent of the US. | Naval Academy, conducted the party on a tour of the 18th century town. to Sir Robert Edan's tomb, and the Naval Academy,

Mr. Eden will privately address the Council on Foreign Relations unofficial association for the study vi forelun policy) at a dinner to-night. -Reuter.

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