1939-06-16 — Page 19

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June

16, 1939.

PREMIER'S PLAIN WARNING TO JAPAN

'Action.. Might Lead To Regrettable Incident"

LONDON, Juno 15.

IT WAS ANNOUNCED in the House of Com- mons to-day that the British Ambassador to Tokyo has made representations to the Japanese Govern- ment regarding the Tientsin situation pointing out the danger of "provocative action on the part of the Japanese which might lead to a regrottable incident".

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The Ambassador also drew the Japanese Govern- is Mr. R. H. Butters, centre is the Rev. Frank Short, chairman of the committee, and on right Mr. MACKINTOSH'S Ltd. ment's attention to the serious implications in the Japanese spokesman's statement that the objective of the blockade was to secure much wider co-operation from the British authorities in North China.

Mr. Chamberlain wald it the alatement represented the views of the Japanese Government then Japan is using the incident to make bigger demands than the mere handing over of the four Chinese suspects.

decisions are taken they will act in common.

Intransigeant says that economic

could be sanctions

imposed and Japanese ships forbidden the facilities: of British and French ports. "Most

nation" treatment favoured

by

He added that this will affect Britain could be terminated, but it other great powers, and asserted that would be more difficult for Australia) "close touch is being maintained with and India to break off economic the United States and French govern-relations with Japan, and they would

have

The to be consulted, operation of the United Statca is Premier's Rafusal

considered vitally necessary.-Reuter.

ments".

The Premier refused to state whether Britain will take reprisals like denouncing the Anglo-Japanese Trade Treaty of 1011.

Co-

Small Hope

Of Tientsin Compromise

Envisaged

FACTS ABOUT PEOPLE

(Continued from Page 6.)

assumes that London and the Home Counties are the most densely-popu- Jated part of the country. But that is not so. The Lancashire and Che- shire region. with over six milliona of inhabitants, is more than half as crowded again as London and the

Home Countes. And the West Rid- ing, even though it includes large areas are empty moorland, is only a very little way behind London.

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*

Germany Guilty Of Fraud

Remarkable Legal Case In US.

A

WASHINGTON, JUNE 15, THREE-MAN GERMAN.

LONDON, June 15. Just as we should think of regions No Information

A very serious view was taken rather than the outgrown counties, Washington, June 15. here to-day of the situation so it is old-fashioned to talk about cities as if they were self-contained Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of which has arisen in consequence units within their city boundaries. AMERICAN MIXED CLAIMS COM- It is understood, however, that State said in a Press conference that of the Japanese blockade of the In this motor age, every city has MISSION CHARGING GERMANY and WITH FRAUD, TO-DAY RULED IN possible economic reprisals were exchanges of information regarding British and French concessions overflowed its boundaries envisaged when the Dominions High Tentsin were taking place between in Tientsin. The Government is many districts the towns have run FAVOUR OF AMERICAN CLAIMS Commissioners were in conference Washington, London, Parls and Tokyo

"The Home Market" uses the ugly DAMAGES AS A RESULT OF THE with Sir Thomas Inskip, Minister for but he had no information on possible contemplating at the present together to form one vast unban area: APPROXIMATELY $50,000,000 IN

joint action by Britain, France and moment measures of retaliation word "conurbation"

describe WARTIME BLACKTON, Co-ordination of Defence to-day. America..

which are to be of economic these urban clusters. Two out of LAND, MUNITION PLANTS DIS- It is believed they considered the,

Ave of the Inhabitants of Great ASTERS, possibility of restrictions on Japanese Referring to his statement yester-character. A special tax on Britain live in one of the seven Mr. Justice Owen Roberts of shipping using Empire parts and also day that the United States represen- Japanese goods is envisaged and "conurbations" which have populathe United States Supreme Court restrictions on the import of Japanese tatives at Tientsin would do all the Board of Trade is to examine tions of more than a million. Here acted as an impartial umpire. goods

territory possible to pacify the situation, Mr. United Press.

Hull said all that he had in mind the possibility of excluding they are, with their populations in was the possibility of using their Japanese ships from British good offices.--Reuter.

ports in the Far East.

Into British

Taking All Precautions

London, June 15. statement in the House of In it -Commons on the situation in Tien- tsin, the Premier said the British military authorities were taking all precautions for maintaining order: and H.M.S. Lowestoft was moored

Donounce Treaty is Suggested

London

to

millions:-

10

Manchester Birmingham

21

Leeds, Bradford etc.

234 14

Fraudulent Evidence

KINGS-

He said the evidence produced find convinced him that the German fraudulent presented agents had evidence which led to the Commis

American sion rejecting previous claims.

An exchange of opinion on these measures with the French Govern- ment took place on Wednesday. France in consequence of her rights Trans-Ocean says that Sir John held in Tientsin, is as much affected Wardlaw-Milne, (Con.) asked

Then there are the astonishing This is believed to be the first Ume Japanese authorities facts about the distribution of wealth, any international tribunal has found

of the which cannot be repeated too often a major power guilty of fraud,

Mr. Justice Roberts expressed the

Government was prepared to urge the by the Japanese step as England,

the although

alongside the bund of the Britishpanese government to call of the declare that an extension

blockade within hours and, in the Concession is not to be taken as an The rich, in this boot, are taken as

Concession.

carner has

Presi..

event of refusal, to denounce forth- Sir Robert Craigle, British Amuns-with the Anglo-Japanese agreement act of hostility but is necessary for those families where the chief wage-belief that the Commission can retain has an income of more than its jurisdiction despite the German making the blockade effective.

The sador to Jupan, had made full re-jof 1911.

the £10 a week-hardly an extravagant Commissioner, Herr Victor Huecking, mensures planned by presentations to Mr. Arita; the Japan- 1 This agreement is concerned in the British Government will not become definition. ero Foreign Minister, and had been main with settling trade-and-rom-operative until the attitude of the

But only one family in every 18 having resigned on March 1-United instructed to point out the danger of mereinl questions between the two Japanese Government has been de-comes up even to this modest level. provocative action by local Japanese countries and provides for the export finitely established. At the moment And do you know that roughly half which might lead to regrettable in-of Japanese goods into parts of the London is still waiting for a reply to the accumulated wealth of the coun-

British Empire.

the latest proposals for a settlementy belongs to a minority so tiny that Sir Robert had further drawn at-

which the British Ambassador in they are only 1 in 200 of the popula Mr. George Mander (Lib.) suggest- tention to the serious implications in

the Japanese Government on Wednes- the statement by a Japanese spokes-ed calling a meeting of the League Tokyo, Sir Robert Craigie, handed totion? man in Tientsin to the effect that the of Nations Counc!! immediately.

The Premier repiled to all these day. question at issue could not be settled

cidents,

by the handing over of the four ac-suggestions by saying that Govern cused men but that the object of the ment had not yet come to a definite blockade was to secure a much wider decision. form of co-operation from the British

China,

authorities

The Premier

in Continued: "I! B clear that if this statement represents

the views of the authorities in

and more far-reaching than the hand-

are concernch

British Ambassadors Confor

Chungking, June 10.

Porjury Committed

Washington, June 15. Claims against Germany amount- ing to $50,000,000 for war damages have been allowed in the Supreme * **

Court by Mr. Justice Roberts, acting The weekly expenditure of the as Umpire for the German American Three Probable Demands average family (including dukes and Mixed Claims Commission.

dustmen) is 27 5s, 5d., of which The claims arose from alleged acts munition works...At The British press to-day features £4 5s, 4d. is spent in shops and the of sabotage on attention to the development of the cinemas, restaurants, wages. laxes, situation here and in the Far East, subscriptions etc.) Food

The "Daily Mail" is sceptical as to largest item, taking 418. a week.

reports from Tientsin and devotes remainder in other ways (buses, pubs, Blackton, Kingslede a previous

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The Judge set the decision in favour of Germany on the German wit- Kround that certain

had committed perjury. The

STOCK MARKET REPORT

The "China Press," English paper the possibility of reaching a settic- The wage-earner with an income, nesas chief claimants were the Leigh the Japanent, and here we from well-informed circles that Sir would insist on the following three hands, can only spend £1 a week on Valley Railroad, Bethlehem stree

the Incident in Shanghal, claims to have learned ment by a fair compromise as Japan of about 50s. a week on the other to make demands

food. Meat is the most expensive Corporation, and various insurance Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr and Sir points:

(1) England should discontinue food item, followed by dairy produce. underwrllers-Reuter. ing over of four men. Such demands Robert Craigie, British Ambassadors

* supporting of the Chinese currency,

* * would raise important questions of to China and Japan respectively, had conferred on the Tientsin situation by other

(2) England should give policy in wh

great Powera not less

These are just a random selection this long distance telephone.

assurance that her concessions in thon The closest touch is Foreign shipping companies in

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fascinating British authorities new edition even more should be obliged to collaborate than the old. with the Japanese in creation of a Now Order for China. The paper is optimistic, however, the effect of the of the Concession.”

Tientsin for the settlement of the retaliation measure now planned by↑ Henderson asked whe-attuation in the Tientsin British the British Government, England ther Government intended to invoke Contr

Concession.

would be successful, the

paper de-

country. would

ilme, the British

terrorists, American governments. In the mean- cargoes to Tlerttsin, but passenger sidering

created by the

refusak

and by

these

"ment

is-con-service is as usunt.

of

the

A Tientsin message states that

to accept the since June 14 there have been no

a committee of enquiry further negotiations between the

(3)

proposal; 20 continuance of the British and Japanese authorities in with regard to

blockade of

01

be

Article Seven of the Nino Power is understood that the British cre

clares for Japan 05 a highly Treaty which vided for full con- Consul-General in Tientsin has industrialised sultation between all the signatory notified the British-owned shipping unable to stand any derangement of Powers where a situation arose con- companies to stop shipping in the Hat trade, all the less as her resources trary to the principles of the Treaty. Ho which flows past, the British have been depleted by the Chinese

view of the

the restrictions war. the Japanese,

Australian Co-operation

Mr. Chamberlain said the situation

crament was considering it

in all fries are posted on the

Portinent Question

London, June 15.

Icloso

R. H. Callender

Johannesburg Murder

Was

Johannesburg, June 15. General Secretary of the was obviously a grave one and Gov-

The South African Mine Workers' Union, aspects but he was not prepared to opposite bund to prevent sampans! The "Daily Expresa". recalls the Mr. Charles Harris, was shot dead say what action they would decide to and boats from

the river. crossing

Thursday when he collaboration. between the hero take-Reuter,

Under the alleged instigation of the Government of England and Australia getting into his car to drive home Japanese the anti-British campaign which is to be of the greatest im- from his office. in Tionisin has been intensified. ¡portance in the case of British action.

It was learned later that a man Anti-British handbills and posters The paper also reports that more Mr. David Adams (Lab.) is to usic bearing such, slogans as "Boycott be sent to China.

appeared in large numbers yesterday, British and French warships would had lain in wait for Harris and had fired five shots at him as he stepped Mr. Chamberlain on Monday if the British Goods Determinedly," and

Into the street. The murderer has Government proposa at Tientsin to "Take Back the British Concession Government against giving way to

The News Chronicle" warns the surrendered to the police, maintain, in view of the gravity-of-Central News. the principle involved, the inviola- bility of the British Settlement Reuter:

* British Attitudo Praised

Paris, June 18.)

Balkan Entente

Athens, Juno 15.

It is believed that the deed was the Japanese demands, for if weak molvated by political enmity-

Trans-Ocean.

shown ness werS

in this first instance, an extremely awkward case of precedence, would be created with regard to the rest of the British Concessions in China,

• The "Times” Opinion

the rofecting

British suggestion, Japan has made it clear, the "Times" says, that she is not 'Interested in finding a solution, but prefers to take

The evening newspapers warmly The Rumanian Foreign Minister, Approve the British attitude in M. Gafeneu, arrived at Piraeus to-day. The Times" declares that England the Tientsin dispute as an opportun Tientsin and emphasize that the aboard the Rumanian steamer Dacid. Japanese have now rulsed thin larger He was welcomed by the Greek was no longer ready to accept aty for attacking British interests In question of the Concessions generally. Deputy Foreign Minister, Ministers of solution by compromise after Japan the Far East

Whatever the Japanese motive, the Balkan Entente and enthusiastic had rejected Use first proposals for a The "Financial Times in discuss- Rays the Journal d

des Debate, it is crowdal u. 2mingo MRMAKUNT way of Bottling the dispute. Eng ing British measures of retallation, 'cèrising; that' Anglo-French interests. It is anticipated that M: Gufencu's land's suggestion, that both sides hints that the Board of Trade is con- are completely imited - The British efforts to strengthen the Balkan should submit, to ruling of a Court templating cancellation of the Anglo- and French governments, have con- Entente will be very favourably re- of Arbitration, would have proved Japanese trade agreement Trans-

together and whatever ceived in Athens--United Press. the basis for a fair settlement. By · Ocean.

Buited:

Hongkong Stock Exchange, official summary issued yesterday says:

With the exception of a line of Government 3% Loon, placed at ur, the day's trading was the poorest recorded for n considerably long time. Until more light is shed on the local political situation market conditions will remain difficult.

Buyers

HK. Bank $1,357% Raubs $8% NA

H.K.-Lands $38

Star Ferries $6612

China Lights (Old) $81⁄4 Canton Ices $1

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H.K. Govt. 4% lean 4% pm,

Seller: Providents $4.00 H.K. Tramways $17.20

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H.K. Bank $1,375/65 Union Ins. $400 HK. Lands $36% Star Ferries $507 Lane, Crawfords

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HK. Govt. 3% loan par Atoks Ps. 20

Antamok Ps. 221

Baguio Gold P. 24

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