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CHINESE BANKS CLOSED: BRITAIN READY THREE-DAY 66

“HOLIDAY 99 TO TAKE ACTION,

British Proposals Received NO PROGRESS IN MOSCOW PARLEYS

MOSCOW, June 21.

A SENSATION has been created in

Armada financial circles by the sudden decision

claim a three-day moratorium.

of the Chinese Banks in Shanghai to

Enters Swatow Harbour

official THE "Tass News Agency" has issued an communique saying: "The British Ambassador, the French Ambassador and Mr. William Strang, the British Foreign Office expert, were received by the Foreign TOKYO, June' 21. Commissar to-day.

THE COMPLETE oc- "They handed M. Molotov the eupation of Swatow is Anglo-French proposals, officially confirmed in which repent the previous pro- posals made by Britain and naval communique

If Submarine Sinks At H.K.

Commons Interested In Safeguards

new

France."

"Circles connected With the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs note that the new proposals do not show any progress as com- pared with the previous proposals -United Press.

Differences

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which states that the naval forces completed the removal of the boom and the sweeping of mines in Swatow har- bour. LONDON, June 21. · ASKED IN the House of

Japanese transports have Commons to-day what submarine meeting of the foreign affairs com- now entered the harbour.-

existed salvage facilities

atmittee states that agreement had al-Reuter. Singapore and on the China rendy been reached on several points Station, Mr. Geoffrey Shakes of the plan submitted to M. MolotoЛ peare. Parliamentary Secretary by Mr. William Strang,

PARIS, June 21. A communiqué issued ofter a

H.M.S. Scout Arrives

The banks did not open yesterday, owing to the Dragon Boat Festival holiday and, according to reliable sources this morning, will not now open until Monday, June 26.

JAPAN WARNED

LONDON, June 21. "BRITAIN IS prepared to take any steps which may be thought necessary to ensure supplies for British subjects in Tientsin,” said Mr. Chamberlain în the House of Commons to-day.

The British Ambassador, he added, had made this perfectly clear in Tokyo.

The Premier told the House that there were stocks of flour

Chinese banks in Hongkong are not affected and rice in the British con- by the decision, and opened as usual at ninecasion, with an ample, although spasmodic, delivery of perish- o'clock this morning.

able foodstuffs.

A "Reuter" message from Shanghai states that the reason for the moratorium is that the Chinese banks are endeavouring to force foreign banks to sell foreign currency more freely, thus raising the exchange value of the Chinese dollar.

kong.

This report is discounted in banking circles in Hong-

NOT PERTURBED

-

Henderson that Japan has not yet

TIENTSIN WELCOMES PRECAUTIONS

He agreed with Mr. Arthur

formulated her grievances, which made negotiations difficult.

The Under Secretary for Foreign

TIENTSIN, June 21. Britain Affairs told another questioner that: THE GENERAL tightening

was not

considering the up of precautionary measures advisability of

of extending the proposed taken in British Concession is pact to cover the Orient generally welcomed, in view of tri-partite

Concluding his statement, Mr. Chamberlain

the widespread rumours that the Sald "The Japanese position is still not Japanese are planning a coup de clear but we expect to hear further force. on these matters to-morrow"

More military lorry patrols, packed The Premier added that more than with khaldi-clad and steel-helmeted

Foreign banking circles in the Colony, whilst some-hair a British Infantry battalion was "Tonmics" are seen in the streets,

at present stationed in Tientsin, what surprised at the sudden decision to proclaim a

and this evening a further company It is understood that the Cabinet of the Durham Light Infantry arrived 10-day discussed measures to moratorium, are not unduly perturbed.

enforced if Japan formally rejects the British overtüres.-United Press.

One well-informed quarter. told the "Telegraph" this morning that, whilst no one knows for certain the underlying motives for the closure of the banks, it was

such a heavy drain on the Currency Stabilisation Fund generally believed, with good reason, that there had been

recently that it had been decided to give the Fund "breather."

to the Admiralty, said that a Bonnet drew attention to the difficul- for Swatow at 2 p.m. yesterday In the course of the meeting, M. II.M.S. Scout left Hongkong number of dockyard and private ties still existing because of the and was expected to arrive at tugs, lighters and mooring ves-special situation of certain Stutes sels, and equipment were avail- which were not asking for assistance, the extrance to the Han River able in Singapore and Hongkong, but that negotiations were continuing at dawn to-day.

The only other warships at They could be used for salvage tavourably with a view to obtaining

the necessary clarification.

Swatow are H.M.S. Thanet and operated with funds jointly work according to the require- M. Bonuct also announced the im- ments of the particular accident.minent signature of a Franco-Turkish U.S.S. Pillbury,

provided by British and Chinese Defence Talks -Reuter.

pack.-Renter.

To Buy Diving Bells

LONDON, June 21.The Admiral-

ty is considering the purchase of diving bells for the resour of sub- morine crews, staled Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare in the House of 'Com- mona to-day.

Mr. Shakespeare added that nego-! tiations had been opened on the sub- ject with the US. naval authorities,

It was recalled that failure of the Admiralty to possess diving bells, and exclusive rellunce on the Davis Apparatus had been severely criticis ed in connection_with__the recent Thetis disaster.—Trans-Ocean.

King's Jockey Found Dead Burnt-Out Plane

LONDON, June 21.

The crew of two suffered a like fale,

Fresh Conference

MOSCOW, June 21.

Proclamation Issued

.......__SWATOW, June_22. THE COMMANDER of the

The Stabilisation

Fund is

Banks, the advances from the. former being guaranteed by the British Government."

In Singapore

a

A fresh Anglo-French conference Japanese Expeditionary Force The Fund temporarily withdrew with M. Meloten this evening lasted to East Kwanguing has issued from the market earlier this month C. in C. To Preside

two hours. Another talk will be held day or two,~~~Reuter,

China And Russia

in a proclamation enjoining Chinese find its true level, and the immediate At Secret Sessions

Loudon, June 21. Asked if Britain was maintaining contact with Russia regarding

the situation in Chian, the Premier gave negative answer in the House Commons- to-day.

to

R. A. Butler

e

was asked

Russia of

in order to allow Chinese currency to leitizens in Swatow to place con- effect was a drop in the exchange fidence in the Japanese author-rate of the Chinese dollar from 3d io ities and to proceed with their 44. daily business at ease.

SINGAPORE, June 21. ALL THE delegates for the A further drop of a farthing was Angio-French talks, described The object of the Japanese forces. Shanghai yesterday, the closing rate

recorded in unofficial markets in officially as an "International the proclimation says, is to overthrow being 6d. The market was casy on Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.

Defence Conference" have ar- opening this morning, the rate being rived here. 0.33/04,

have. cornered

will

meet

as

Admiral Sir Percy Noble will

The utmost secrecy is being main- tained regarding the talics,

and extensive measures have been taken

World Powers, notably Germany

conference. Reuter,

U.S. Silvar Palicy WASHINGTON; June 21.-It Is to guard the conference building. au- reported In Senate quarters that

and Japan, are showing interest in the

be

No Acquiescence In Blockade

LONDON. June 21-Answering supplementary questions in the House

situation, Mr. Chamberlain said, in;

to reinforce the defence forces.

The precautionary mobilisation of the Volunteer Defence Corps hins been carried out and all police on traffic duty have been withdrawn and ordered to do special patrol duty.

reply to Mfr. Arthur Henderson that are temporarily assured, thanks to of Commons to-day on the Far East "Tommy" Runs Blockado

Food supplies for the British troops he hoped, if Japan had any grievances the enterprise of Lieut.. T. M. Sim- she would formulate them.

mons of the R.AS.C., who crossed Replying to Mr. Anthony Eden, the International Bridge in a van the Premier said that Bir Robert driven, by a private yesterday and Craigle had made it quite plain returned with several days' supply that the British Government was of fresh vegetables.

not prepared to acquiesce in the blockade, and that they were pre- and brought back a week's supply of He repeated the manoeuvre to-day parta to take steps which they mutton.

thought necessary to ensure sup- - Neither-Licut, Simmons--no-the “plies to ̄Britlali" "subjectā.

private carried arms, though Asked if the possibility of convey-apparently the Japanese permitted Mr. Chamberlain said that the whole obstruction.---Reuter, Reuter,

ing food by air was being considered, them to pass the barricades without situation was under consideration,

Deliberate Challenge To Britain

London, June 21. "I hesitate to believe that the Government of Japan wishes deli- berately to challenge the whole position and policy of Great Britain," said Lord Halifax, in the course of a speech on foreign affairs, delivered in London to-day.

to

Kulangsu Food Question AMOY, June 22-The foreign con- sutar body has approached the PLEASE Turn To Pago 4.

LATEST

BRITONS EVACUATE SWATOW

afternoon.

cantile

marins

and

and

Mr, Wedgwood Henn asked ques-

The proclamation warns Swatow tions

Air Marshal Sir Philip Joubert De regarding statt talks with residents not to attempt to aid the Russin, Mr. Chamberlain replied that Kuomintang, and its armies but to FUND OPERATING

La Ferte und Major-General McLeod

The Foreign Secretary said that, arrived this evening, as well obviously ar

pledge allegiance to the Japanese. an agreement must

rather, he believed that the situation settled before this question arose.

"By se doing, the Chinese people A suggestion that the Moratorium director military operations in the Colonel G. B. Henderson, deputy will Mr. Chamberlain rejected a sus their lives and

in Tientsin had developed out of not only be kindly treated but had been called because the Ex-

some misunderstanding, perhaps due testion that Cabinet Minister should

will be well change Fund was no longer operating Indian Army. They arrived by air

to a difference in conception. [protected." the proclamallon udds, proceed to Moscow.

The gymnasium at the barracks of "Rigorous

is enürely discounted.

the Manchester Regiment will be the

Lord Halifax doalt at some punishment

length will be One factor contributing to the venue for the full conference, but whether, during the course of theeted out to all those who atteint weakness of the Chinese dollar is be the navy, army and air force sub-

with the situation in Chino, and in the course of

of his

said: conversations in Moscow, he had been to resist the Japanese or to collude lieved to be that the Japanese au- commlitees

speech with the Kuomintang forces,"

"We wer separately informed

were asked to take action, the thorities Formed by

note addressed by the Soviet on March 20 proclamation warns--Domel,

Chinese during the greater period of the which, on the evidence then before us, we felt we could not take. If, Maritime Customs receipts in North talks, the conference re-assembling Estonia, warning Estonia that any

THE JAPANESE Commander-in- THE King's jockey, James attempt to reach an agreement with

Operations Extended China 'and are using them to buy periodically to correlate the sub- placed in similar circumstances, the Chief at Swatow has issued a request Crouch, was founded dead to another Power would be regarded as

foreign exchange. • The receipts from committees conclusions.

Japanese Government might have felt to Great Britain and the United States SWATOW, June 22. this source, which amount tʊ ap-

able unfriendly night beside the burnt-out nero-an

net as they wished us to act, to withdraw HMS. Thanet act, entailing the most

and were therefore at a loss to under-1.8.3. Pillsbury before 1 o'clock this Following occupation of Swatow, proximately $1,000,000 a day, provide; plane in which he left Heston serious consequences.

stand why we refused, and attributed Japanese troops began mopping-up the Japanese with a powerful lever preside. Mr. Bullere

replied: "No." as a passenger yesterday to race

operations north of the city and near in the exchange war, Asked to make enquiries regarding Koshek yesterday afternoon.

our refusal to a desire to harm their

The request, which is described in at Newcastle.

interests. the note, Mr. Butler declared: "Vis

"Router" message as an ultimatum.. "I need hardly say that whatever applies count Halifax is aware

may have been the general British pics also to Third Power mer- judgment about events in China, itdition to several smail British

shipping. In .. ad- has never been any part of our in American craft, the steamers Ying- tention to allow the Concession at chow and Prominent are in Swatow Tientsin to be used as a base for CHarbour. tivities prejudicial to Japanese mill-arou

Interests, and If they can be The "Telcgraph" understands from

that, and would authoritative sources that these rought to believe

steamers will be used by the British repeated declara- authorities to evacuate all British tions that they do not aim at the de- | **) struction of British interests in the women and children from Swatow. Far t

I should hope the matter Opportunity will also be provided for might

of

other:

pationsis Tokyo." capable of settlement in women and children

to evacuate if they desire to do so. It had appeared a short time ago, The decision to evacuate women' continued Lord Wolfe that there and children has been decided upon. would be at least a few months of the "Telegraph" understands, owing tranquility, but that had not proved to the danger of a Chinese counter- to be the case. At a time when a attack on Bwalow. calmer patch might have given time for wise counsels. to prevail, there had cropped up an incident that add- Large forces of Chinese are stated

to their anx tions with which they were

sumably with the object of counter- After

reference to the recent policy attacking the Japanescen of uniting themselves with others The Yingchow and Prominent are who desire to maintain law, as op expected to leave for Hongkong at posed to lawlessness in Europe, Vis-about 2 o'clock the afternoons and count Halifax dealt with Anglo- should arrive here at

marrow.

·Arrangements are being made, to nd ob provide socommodation in the Colony

No fire broke out in the city nor that the Soviet made it clear to the Estonian was any serious damage done. by The plane crashed at Forest-in-

Latvian and

governments thatgun-Arc. Japanese military Teesdale, near Castle

Barnard, they would take a grave view of any thiorities claim that up to the present President Roosevelt is not willing to Durham.

agreement which resuited in athe Japanese forces have suffered promise to increase the price of After 24 hours of intensive search diminution of Latvia's and Estonia's practically no losses.

newly-mined. domestic silver after ing, in which the Air Force Sovereignty. The Estonian and It has been established that

30 As requested by the the June participated, the plane was dia-Latvian

governments, for their part, vanguards of the Japanese forces allverites. covered by a local postman, who made it clear that they

which landed in were

Swatow Bay

Inquiry was made in an effort The In оп descried an object on distant hill-determined to maintain their inde- Wednesday morning, reached the city to break the Senate filibuster in con- side, and identified it as an acroplane pendence and neutrality."

af 2 o'clock in the afternoon-Domel, nection with the resolution extending through field-glasses.-Renter Special.

the President's powers to devalue the] dollar and maintain the stabilisation fund.-Reuter.

Mr. Chamberlain sold that conver- sations with Poland and Turkey were proceeding satisfactorily, when asked

with

Seven Chinese Die regarding staff talke

In New York

countries-Router,

Franco-Turk Pact

re

Hangkong Food Foars

Local meat and vegetable markets these

considerably effected by the Japanese invasion of Swatow, which was a major source of food supply of the Colony,

.... PANIS, June 21.-A Franco-] NEW YORK, June 21.-Fire swept Turkish agreement will be signed in swines consumed In Hongkong cach It is estimated that of about 40,000 through two Chinatown tenement Puria and Ankara on Friday. blocks here to-day taking a toll of at The agreement will be a mutual Swatow, and about 24,000 catties of month, 0,000 were imported from least seven lives.

assistance pact by which the two vegetables and Firemen fear that others have Powers pledge themselves mutually dally from the Kwangtung port to fruits were supplied perished in the top storeys of the to safeguard peace and order in the the local markets. buildings, one being six storeys high Balkans and the Eastern Mediter and the other four.

The fire broke out at 4 ám. Many occupants excaped in their night clothes-United Press.

TALLINN, June 21-The Estonian Chamber of Deputies, at a special boision" to-day agreed by in large majority to the ratification of the German Estonian non-aggressioni part signed in Berlin on June 7-Trant

COCRINE SY

ranean.

Autonomy For Ruthenia

BUDAPEST, June 21.

Tinned Salmon From Japan

British M. P. Wants To Know Why

ed

Easte

Due To-morrow

twa

anxieties and to be massing around the city, pro-

LONDON, June 21-Questioned in the House of Commons to-day regard- ing the report that considerable

Deputies to-day, when a bill regard-Ronald Cross. Parliamentary Secre

quantities of Japanese Unaed salmon In a statement to the Chamber of had been purchased by Britain, Mr. ing the incorporation of Ruthenia and tarderstood that considerable supplies

the Board of Trado said the appointment of representatives un canned Russian and Japanese M. Bonnet will also give an asaur-herself to pay compensation for from that region to the Hugo salmon were in bond in Britain, but ance by a unilateral declaration that French property in the Sanjak. A Chamber of Deputies was France pledges herself Hot to cede future frontier between the Banjak Count Teleki, the Premier, declared that a large part alrendy belongs to Soviet any rights enjoyed by her in Syria and Syria will be drawn In such a

that The Hungarian Government con- Britons. to the benefit of any other Powers as way that the Djebel Alra Mountains sidered it Its duty to grant to long as Syria remains a mandate,

As regards the question whether The agreement: also refers to will remola Syrion, while Antioch: Buíhania such mensure of autonomy it was not in public Interest that Jectives as ourselves.Apostole for rock the "pruences,"

tho will become incorporation of the Sanjak of Al-

guarantees the arcompatible with the Hun-Japanese agents should make efforts the right formula presents dimcul-

garlan constitution:

to unload their salmon on the market succeed in teaching an agreement. Los, but I am conßdent that we shall exandretta in Turkey, France do- rights of the minorities in the newly

A bill containing

legislative mea-Mr. Cross said that, as a matter of clares that the Sanjak with Antioch, acquired territories, and will pledge rures relative to Thithenian autonomy course, that question was receiving We have gone further than many shall come under Turkish sovereignty, herself not to engage in any politicni would be submitted to Parliament as the Government's closest attention at

would have thought right in an en- Turkey, on the other hand, pledgeu propaganda in Syria-Trans Ocean, early es posible. Trn Ocean the present Reuter

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Turkey,

he said, "the Soviet! RE

WO Government have interests and