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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 18, 1939.

Commons M.P.s TELL OF CHEAP

Hears Of Tokyo Parleys

JAPANESE IMPORTS

A FORTHCOMING change in the law about marking foreign and Em- pira goods going into Britain was in- dicated by Mr. Oilver Stanley, Pre- sident of the Board of Trade, in the, House of Commons recently,

I.R.A. Plotters

20 Years Each

London.

Hewald the Minister of Agricul- ture and be had reached the con-| clusion that there were sufficient grounds for removing the option to Two policewomen, referred to as use the word foreign er Empire, "Miss A and Mis "B", were com LONDON, July 17. Instead of a definité indication of mended by the Common Serjeant (Mr:

the country of origin.

Ceell Whiteley, n.c.) at the Old Bailey ALLUDING in the House

Traders in Britain had stocks recently for the part they played in of Commons to press state which had been marked in accord the disclosure of IRA. conspiracy ance with the existing law, and the which led to five Iristimen being each ments that the Japanese change must be made in such a way sentenced to 20 years' penal servitude, Government would requires to avoid loss or undue incon All five had said that as soldiers of venience to them. The practical the Irish Republle they refused to à fundamental reversal of difficulties were now being studied. plead, give övidence, or make any Far Eastern policy as n

(21), Billing) said he could produce a statement. Patrick Dower condition for opening the can of Japanese salmon on which porter and Timothy Murray (10) Tokyo negotiations,

was a label bearing both the words porter, were found guilty of causing Mr.

Empire and foreign. One could be explosions in Euston Road and an Chamberlain said that His covered up, according to who the attempted explosion in Tottenham Court Road, Berard Bradford (24) a Majesty's Government had

and Gerard Lyona (20), received no such demand from Japan, and he added: "In the opinion of Sir Robert Craigie, the Japanese official at titude would be more correctly

Mr. Tom Jahınatan (Soci, West

customer was,

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Mr. David Kirkwood (Soc., Dum-Walter, barton) said that Japanese men's labourer, of causing an explosion in shirts were being sold here at is, od. High Holborn and the attempted ex- each, pants and vents at Od., wa-plosion in Kingsway. Patrick Me- men's vests at Bd., and embroidered Alcer (27) waiter, was found guilty

· of possessing explosives. nightdresses at is, dd.

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Tientsin Situation

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proved, and food supplica were enter- ing the Concession in Aufficient qunstilics.

Mr. Anthony Eden asked rit were correct to understand that the

Japanese Government had not asked for the Tokyo conversations to be extended beyond the local Tientsin isauta.

Mr. Chamberlain replied: "I did not quite say that."

New Instructions LONDON, July 17.-The Foreign Omce is sending new instructions in Sir Robert Craigle this evening, Reider,

Japanese Campaign

TOKYO, July 18. ANTI-BRITISH propaganda mounting throughout Japan with the

in new developments the Anglo- Japanese conversations regarding the Tientsin issue.

The "Japan Times," an American newspaper, describes postera on the streets of Tokyo calling on Japanese to "Atlack Britain, Leading Obstruc- tion of Japan by Giving Assistance to the Chiang Kai-shek Regime" and "Lay Bare the Cunning British Diplomacy."

Embassy

Japanese low-priced common tea was being mixed with British-Indian And Ceylon ten, What action did he intend taiding to stop the importa- tion of this fen.

Squire To Work In Fields

London.

Mr. Stanley euld be was aware that this tea was blended with Empire tea for the purpose of producing a cheap Mr. Gerald Evans, wealthy, squire pocket tea, and he had no power to of Beverstone. Gloucestershire in stop the importation.

forsaking his large business interests

Mr. G. McGovern (Suc.. Shelties to work in the fields with the that all goods would have a stamp on interest in the Church was stimulated ton)-Could not Mr. Stanley insist villagers as a humble priest. His packets stating either "member of

peace bloc" or "member of the Axis" when he became lay reader to help the Vicar of Beverstone, who was . MANDATES PROMISE

Sir Thomas Inskip, the Dominions He decided to cast off all business ties Secretaiy, stated that the British and devote his life to the people of. Government would make no decision the village. Each morning now thint The Rev. Gerald about transferring the South Arlean he is ordained, protectorates until the inhabitants, Evans, strides across the drawbridge native as well as European, had been and leave the ancient Beverstone consulted.

Castle to work, beside his parishioners No final conclusion would be in the fields, reached. until Parliament had been consulted. The fullest considera- tion would be, given to the wishes and Interests of the natives.

BACKING CHINA DOLLAR

Sir John Simon, Chancellor of thei Exchequer, was asked if it was still the polley of the Gavernment to sup- port the exchange value of the Chin- ese dollar.

He replied that he saw no reason to depart from the view that the atability of the Chinese currency was of great importance from the point of view of British Intereals and the Interests of other countries having economie, relations with China.

Time And Space Overcome

Fox Shot Near Charing Cross

London.

of

London is not so far removed from the country after all since a fox was shot recently on the borders lampstead Heath, less than five miles from Charing Cross as it was ralding a rabbit warren in the grounds of private house. It was shot by a 21 year old girl who fired from her bed- room window 40 feet away. The family were aroused at dawn by a nale In the grounds of their home.

JERUSALEM,` July 17.—The two chief Rabbis of Palestine have up- St. Louis. Two brothers who separated 34 pealed to the people of Britain to protest against the bon on linmlgra- South Town, Around the British

of Jews to Palestine for six in years ago In Cape Tokyo, the newspaper says, are post-Africa, have been reunited here. F. J.

Wolhuter left South Africa to be-months, as from October 1-Reuter. ied up numerous posters and placards come in American investment dealer of a vehement anti-British nature, and finally settled in St. Louis. His

The newspaper estimates that 10,000 anti-British posters are now on view in Tokyo alone.

Signboard dealers and printers are not attempting to profit from the anti-British wave. Tho "Japan "Times""quotes"onte "dealer” as saying" "I am a Japanese. I am behind no man in haling Britain, and I don't intend to profit when making unti- British postera,"

Mass Meetings

Anti-British mass meetings and demonstrations are continuously re- ported from all parts of the country

brother la Major C. R. Wolhuter, and Firing practice will be carried out engineer of Cape Province, who chose from Fort Davis between the hours Lu remain Oiere.

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LONDON, July 17.--Lightning struck a balloon barrage at the Cardington aerodrome this afternoon, and five balloons crashed to the ground in flames.Trans-Ocean,

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