1939-06-16 — Page 31

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 16, 1939.

PREMIER'S PLAIN WARNING TO JAPAN

Lead

Action.. Might

To Regrettable Incident?

LONDON, June 15.

IT WAS ANNOUNCED in the House of Com- mons to-day that the British Ambassador to Tokyo has made reprosentations 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 regrettable 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 sald statement represented the views of the Japanese Government then Japan ls using the incident to make bigger demands than the mere handing over of the four Chinese suspects.

the decisions are taken they will not in

common.

L'intransigeant anys that economic sanctions could be imposed and Japanese ships forbidden the facilities of British and French ports. "Most favoured nation"

treatment by

He added that this Will affect Britain could be terminated, but it other great powers, and asserted that woull be more difleuit 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 ments".

Premier's Refusal

The Premier refused to state whether Britain will take reprisals like denouncing the Anglo-Japanese Trade Treaty of 1911.

Co-

have to be consulted. The operation of the United States is considered vitally necessary-Reiter,

No Information

Washington, June 15.

Of Tientsin Compromise

Envisaged

LONDON, June 16.

(Continued from Page 6.)

assumes that London and the Home Counties are the most densely-popu- lated part of the country. But that Is not so. The Lancashire and Che-- shire region, with over six millions 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 emply moorland, is only a very little way behind London.

* * *

and in

Germany Guilty Of Fraud

Remarkable Legal Case In U.S.

Just as we should think of regions. A very serious view was taken rather than the outgrown counties,

-WASILINGTON, JUNE 15, A THREE-MAN here to-day of the situation so it is old-fashioned to talk about,

GERMAN- 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- MISSION CHARGING GERMANY 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 WITH FRAUD, TO-DAY RULED IN possible

economic reprisals were exchanges of information regarding British and French concessions overflowed its boundaries

the towns have

run FAVOUR OF AMERICAN CLAIMS envisaged when the Dominions High Tientsin were taking place between

APPROXIMATELY $50,000,000 IN Commissioners were in

Washington, London, Paris and Toitye in Tientsin. The Government is any districts conference

Home

Market" uses the ugly PANE "conurbation" to Joint neflon by Britain, France and moment measures of retaliation word

describe WARTIME BLACKTON, KINGS- Co-ordination Defence

of

to-day

Americ

clusters, Two out of LAND, MUNITION PLANTS DIS- It is believed they considered the

which are to be of economic these urban possibility of restrictions on Japanese

the inhabitants of. Great} ASTERS. 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 ports and also day that the United States' reprezen-Japanese goods is envisaged and "conurbations" which have populo- the 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 into British territory. possible to paelfy the situation, Mr. Untied Press.

full said all that he had in mind the possibility of excluding they are, with their populations in

with Sir Thomas Inskip. Minister for but he had no Information on possible contemplating at the present "gether to form one vast unban area- DAMAGES AS A RESULT OF THE |

Taking All Precautions

London, June 15.

In a statement in the House of Commons on the situation in Tien- the Premier sald the British tsin, milltary authorities were taking all precautions for maintaining

Concession.

order.

was the possibility of using their Japanese ships from British good offices--Reuter.

Denounce Treaty is

Suggested

ports in the Far East.

An exchange of opinion on these measures with the French Goverh- on Wednesday. ment took place France in consequence of her rights.

provocative action by local Japanese nerefal questions between the two with the attitude of the i

five of

millions:

London Manchester Birmingham Leeds, Bradford etc. Glasgow

10

215

2

114

11⁄2

Tyneede

Fraudulent Evidenco

He said the evidence produced had convinced him that the German agents had presented fraudulent evidence which led to the Commis- sion rejecting previous American claims.

This is believed to be the first time

Press.

Trans-Ceran says that St Jolin held in Tientsin, is as much affected Wardlaw-Milne, (Con.) asked if by the Japanese step as England, Then there are the astonishing and H.M.S, Lowestoft was moured Government was prepared to urge the although the Japanese authorities facts about the distribution of wealth, any international tribunal has found alongside the bund of the British nese government to call of the declare that an extension of the which cannot be repeated too often. a major power guilty of fraud,

blockade within 24 hours and, in the Concession is not to be taken as an The rich, in this book, are taken as Mr. Justice Roberts expressed the event of refusal, to denounce forth of hostility but is necessary for those families where the chief wage-belief that the Commission can retain Sir Robert Craigle, British Ambas-with the Anglo-Japanese agreement making the blockade effective. earner has an income of more than its jurisdiction despite the German sador to Japan, had-made full re- of. 1011...

a. „week-hardly on extravagant. Commissioner, Herz Victor Huccking, measures— The

planned-by-the£10. presentations to Mr. Arita, the Japan-

This agreement is concerned in the British Government will not becorne definition.

But only

one family in every 19 having resigned on March 1-United ese Foreign Minister, and had beenf. Instrueled to point out the danger of main with settling trade and com-

Government has been de- comes up even to this modest level.

Perjury Committed in-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-

Washington, June 15, cidents,

British Empire.

the latest proposals for a settlement try belongs to a minorily so tiny that

Claims against Germany amount- 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. Tokyo, Sir Robert Craigle, hunded to

10 lion? tention to the serious implications in

ing to $30,000,000 for war damages have been allowed in the Supremo the statement by a Japanese spokes-ed calling a meeting of the League the Japanese Government on Wed

Wednes-

Court by Mr. Justice Roberts, acting man in Tientsin to the effect that the of Nations Council immediately.

The Premier replied to all these

us Umpire for the German American question at issue could not be settled

Mixed Claims Commission. by the handing over of the four ac-suggestions by anying 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 British Ambassadors Confer

Authorities in China.

The

is

Premier continued: "11 clear that if this statement represents

Chungking, June 10.

day.

* *

The weekly expenditure of the average family (including dukes and Three Probable Demands

dustmen) is 47 5s. 5d., of which The claims arose from alleged acts works ni The British press to-day features £4 6s. 4d. is spent in shops and the of sabotage on munition reports from Tientsin and devotes remainder in other ways (buses, pubs, Blackton, Kingsland. attention to the development of the cinemas, restaurants, wages. taxés, The Judge set aside a previous etc.) Food the decision in favour of Germany on the situation here and in the Far East. subscriptions

The "Daily Mail" Is sceptical as to largest item, taking 41s. a week. ground that certain German wil- the possibility of reaching a settle- The wage-corner with an income nesses had committed perjury. ment by a fair compromise as Japan of about us. Д week on the other The chief claimants were the Leigh

food. Mient is the most expensive Corporation, and various insurance

The "China Press," English paper the views of the authorities in Tokyo in Shanghai, claims to have learned the Japanese are using the incident to make demands which are wider from well-informed circles that Sir would insist on the following three hands, can only spend £1 a week on Valley Railroad, Bethlehem Steel

Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr and Sir points: and more far-reaching than the hand-Robert Craigle, British Ambassadors ing over of four men. Such demands to China and Japan respectively, had would raise important questions of

501 conferred on the Tientsin situation by polley in

in which

Dre concerned great Powers long distance telephone.

not less than thisi

country, and the closest touch is be

Ing maintained wife way

American

Foreign shipping companies

in

with the French and Shanghai have stopped shipment of rican governments. In the mean- cargoes to Tientsin, but passenger

Britsit

con-service is as usual. created by the

ring the alternment

A Tientsin message states that

STOCK MARKET REPORT

(1) England should discontinue food item, followed by dairy produce. underwriters-Reuter,

* supporting of the Chinese currency,

*

* AI! (2) England should, ve

These are just u random selection Assurance that her concessions in China would no longer serve as of the interesting facts that can be Communit and derived, without eye-strain or tedium, sanctuary for

from this book. I have found the fascinating Britisht

authorities new edition even more The (3)- should be obliged collaborate than the old. with the Japanese in creation of a Now Order for China.

however,

terrorists,

The paper is the effect of the

refusal of the Japanese to accept the since June 14 there have been no proposal for

sal for a committee of enquiry further negotiations between the and by the continuance of the British and Japanese authorities in with regard to blockade of

of the Concession.

Tientsin for the settlement of the retallation measure now planned by Mr. Arthur Henderson asked whe situation in the Tientsin. Brilishi the ther Government intended to invoke Concession.

Government. England British would be successful, the paper de- It is understood that the British

clares, for Japan as

highly in Tientsin con-Consul-General

would industrialised country

be signatory notified the British-owned shipping unable to stand any derangement of

has

Article Seven of the Nine Power

which provided for full Treaty

between all sultation between Powers where a

the

•situatio

the

Treaty. Ho River which flows past the British

to the principles of rose con- companies to stop shipping in the Hal trade, all the less as her resources

Mr. Chamberlain mid the situation, Concession in view of the restrictions/have been depleted by the Chinese

war.

Australian Co-operation

R. H. Callender

Johannesburg Murder

Johannesburg, June 15.

was obviously a trave one as Goy-imposed by the Japanese...

The General Secretary of the crament was considering 11izi' mll · Itm)

South African Mine Workere' Union, Japanese sentries are posted on the aspects but he was not prepared to opposite bund to prevent sampans The Daily Express" recalls the Mr. Charles Hurris, was shot dead my what nation they would decide to and boats from crossing the river.

close

collaboration between the here on Thursday when he inko-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.

Portinent Question

London, June 16.

and

that

more

WAS

in Tienisin: 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 Mr. David Adams (Lab.) Is to ask bearing such slogans as "Boycott be sent to China

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

into the street. The murderer has Government propose at Tientsin to Take Back the British Concession."

The News Chronicle" warns the surrendered to the police. maintain, In view of the gravity of--Central News.

Government against "giving way to

'It is believed that the deed was the principle involved, the inviola

the Japanese demands, for if weak-

motivated by political enmity- in this frat | Trans-Ocean. .shown Instance. an extremely awkward. case of precedence would be created | with regard to the rest of the British

Concessions In Chỉña,

bility of the British Settlement.

Reuter.

British Attitudo Praised

Párls, Júno 15.

Balkan Entente

GLENDENING Kft.

Athens, June 10,

ners were

___⠀⠀ "The "Times'' Opinion

rejecting the British suggestion, Japan has made it clear, the Times" The evening newspapers warmly The Rumanian Foreljan Minister,

says, that she is not interested in approve

the British atlitudo in M. Gafcncu, arrived at Piraeus to-day The Times" declares that England the Tientsin dispute as as opportun finding a solution, but prefers to take emphasise that the aboard, the: Rumanian steamer Dačinj

aled the larger He was welcomed by the Greek was no longer ready to accept a ty for attacking British Intercala în Concor

generally. Deputy Foreign Minister Ministers of solutions by compromise after Japan the Far East FERRY RE

hollyd, the Balkan Entente and enthusiastic had rejected the first propsials for a The Financial Times discuss

crowds.

HEMEROM drkat way of sotuling, the dispute Eng- ing British menzures of retaliation,

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