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SPOKESMAN'S ATTACK ON. S'HAI SETTLEMENT

SHANGHAI, July 31.

THE JAPANESE army spokesman to-day criticised the attitude of the International Settlement authorities, whom he accused of tolerating anti-Japanese intrigues in the Settlement. The spokesman declared that the Chungking Govern- ment was endeavouring, through its emissaries, to recruit soldiers among the Chinese unemployed, and that Chinese agitators had reached Shanghai from Hongkong in order to carry on anti-Japanese agitation.

There was evidence, said the spokesman, that in both cases the International Settlement was the centre of the activity. Treina-Ocean,

Safeguards For Britons Sought MALEVOLENCE OF THE JAPANESE

Tuesday,

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MOMENTOUS DEBATE IN HOUSE OF COMMONS

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demand, he asked the Primo Minister to consider whether he could go even attle further, and say not only that we would do nothing to support the Japanese demand. but we would do something prevent them from bringing it about,

willing to share with all the other nations, including Germany and Italy, all the advantages of this association, Referring to the formula, Sir John said that it the provided they also shared in its Wardlaw-Milne

Japanese rend no more therein thun obligations,

"That would place the respon-the words implied, he thought that sibility for encirclement where Visit was a diplomatie triumph for Bri- count Halifax has placed it on Ger- taln.

If the Japanese demanded support mion shoulders

"It is an encirclement which of their currency, however, a very We Germany could break at any time different situation would arise. by joining the circle with complete were bound by treaty and long equality of status and by non- friendship to support the integrity of armament and acceptance of the a free and independent China, and rule of law and third party judg-Britain would not countenance any

Tucasures to draw Japan from

an impossible position into which the inistakes and arroganes of her leaders had led her.

ment,"

Objections To Recess

August 1, 1939. Breconshire In Harbour

Round Of Functions On H.K. Built Ship

CULMINATING in a special luncheon to the Governor and Lady Northcote on Thursday, a round of functions will begin on the Hongkong-built Breconshire

she lays at her central fair- way buoy to-day..

To-night the ship will be brightly lit for a dinner party which Captain D. Mansfield, Commander of the new Gien iner, Intends to give his long- kong friends.

The lunchicon on Thursday has primarily been arranged in honour of Lady Northcote, who will return from England to-morrow by the Carthage, Lady Northcote perform- ex launching of the Breconshire at He concluded that we had ampleTalkoo Dockyard on February 2, but means, by economic and financial she could not be back in time for the reprisals, to toree different treatment trials, and Thursday's function will of British Interests by the Japanese give her an opportunity to inspect the Government, but he would rather ship. these matters were settled in co- operation and by friendly discussion.

Mission To Moscow

Mr. Hugh Dalton (Labour) de- clared that the Opposition strongly objected to members being sent away for an indefnite and long period in recess, un it would have been proper to have had a more constant touch with the Ministers on the inter- national situation.

"The Labour Opposition does not-Reuter,

he said.

brass tacks.

The proper course would be for

versations, in Moscow Mr. Chamber-

Salling On Friday

The Breconshire will leave her buoy lo-morrow to take on over 500 gallons of oil the AFC, wharf, but she will be back at the buoy

she will leave for Shanghai on her

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later in the day. On Friday at dawn maiden voyage.

LONDON, July 31.-Mr. J. W. Banfield trust the Government either to do the

right thing when Parliament's back Referring to the earlier announce-

turned, re-assemble (Lab.) asked in the House of Commons to-day mortis med printment to-day concerning military con- whether the Prime Minister will give instructions

Mr Dalton criticised the delays in lain said that this was almost without

She will carry no passengers. precedent in history. Britain and

first the ship was fully booked by that special care be taken to safeguard the well-the Russian and Polish negotiations, France had agreed to send a mission

referring to the staff talks, de- beings of British subjects in China who are cred that he hoped the inembers of before reaching a political agreement round trippers to Shanghai; but these bookings had to be cancelled when it the mission would set the politicians objects of Japanese suspicion and malevolence. good example by getting down to

Mr. R. A. Butler replied that local British authorities | would take such measures as were possible, but that Viscount Halifax to see M. Molotoit, no special instructions appeared to be called for.count Halifax. It would be admir- Mr. Banfield: "Is he aware "Pan-Asiatic Anti-British Rally" Halifax met M, Molotoff, and Mr. that British subjects in parts of North China are seriously per- the Tohoki, minority political party.

TOKYO, Aug. 1-Organised by M. Stalia. turbed by the situation and a "Pan-Asiatic Anti-British Itasy" cannot they have something was held at the 1blyn Public Hall more definite than this very

Blast night. vague statement?

Mr. Butter: "I think the statement I have made was very definite. I am aware of the Member's anxlely.

Anti-British Agitation

or to invite M. Molotoff to see Vis-

able, added Mr. Dalton, It Viscount

Chamberlain exchanged views with

"We surely are showing a great amount of

Lust and of a real, strong and intense desire to bring the negotiations to a successful Issue, when wc agree to send

And soldiers, sailors

alrmen

To Russia to discuss how we can make our military plaus together, before we have an assurance that we shall be able to come to an agreement on political matters." declared tha Frendier.

Formula For Peace

milltary " Herr tler can be sure that Russia is with England and France, Anti-British manifestoes and re-

I am certain there will be no war, solutions were adopted at the meet-is year at least, and perhaps for ink.

A long period in the future."

Premier's Defence

Recrudescence of anti-British agitation is reported throughout the country. Iollowing the reported dead- lock in the Tokyo parleyn.

Four hundred members of the rel th Japan Lawyers' Association

Mr. Chamberlain, who was loudly cheered upon rising, said:

"In a position where we are con- ducting a number of negotiationa

The Russian Foreign Minister had expressed the view that if we once began

conversations, to whilen attached great importance, the political difficulties should not prove Insurmountable. It was an expression of view which weighed with us, and we hope M. Molotoff's anticipations will be realised.

Apprehension Re Danzig Referring to Danzig, Mr. Chamber-

causing a considerable amount public apprehension, and it was one which required very careful watch- lizg

of

Mr. Arthur Henderson asked whether any direct representations had been made to the Japanese Tokyo yesterday afternoon and sent with foreign Powers, sume of them lain said the local situation there was Government with regard to the anti-British manifestous and resolu-fighly delicate character, 1 feel anti-British feeling augmented by tions to Government leaders and the it is an occasion when one should

be careful what one says. the Japanese nulliorities, -

British Embussy.

"The task of carrying on negotin-. Mr. Duller replied in the

Muss meetings were also reported mative.

Hakodate in Hokkaido, Sendai, tions on foreign affairs is not easy, members who Ishimaki, Toyohashi and other cities and believe that

Japan proper-Domei,

have held responsible positions in the past, and hope to hold them in the future, should exercise a little more

-

in reply to a further question, Mr. Builer declared that the interests of British trade in China would be kept fully in mind in the course of the negotiations.—Reu- Anglo-Japanese .ter.

Railway Blockade

Customs Tariff Revision

sense in what is atting and what is likely to help the cative they profess to have at heart, before giving voice to such observations."

Ust

There had been frontier incidents,

Far

aver 1

was decided that the ship would miss Hongkong on her first homeward voyage and, go direct from Japan to Manila. She will spend month in England to enable her to be worked into Glen schedule, and will make her next appearance in long- kong on New Year's Day, On her way back to England she will leave here on January 28. She is already booked up.

Now Launch This Month Glenorchy will be launched at Talkoo The Breconshire's Bister ship

on August 17. The delay in securing materials will not operate in her case and her delivery will probably be effected much more swiftly than that of the Breconshire. -

NETHERLANDS CRISIS

Ruigenhoek.

CATHOLICS MAY· FORM CABINET

THE HAGUE, July 31- but the Polish Government had shown Queen Wilhelmina to-day re- adinirable, calm, and he felt certain ceived the leader of the Roman continue Catholic State Party, Dr. they could be trusted to their wise and statesmanlike restraint. Deckers, at her

residence in Tokyo Agreement

It is belleved that leaders of the Turning to the

East. Myother parties will also be received Chamberlain said their cause was not this evening or Tuesday morning, but it in not expected that a mandate helped by reading into the formula

Govern- for the formation of a new Govern- LONDON, July 31.-Replying to a PEIPING, Aug. 1.Japanese

Interpretations which the

denied interment will be given before Tuesday question in the House of Commons, sources report that a third revision

ment had already pretations which were calculated to evening. 's Mr. R. A. Butler said that further of the North Chinn customs tariff

Dr. Deckers appears to be the most The arrangements made with Po-ive rise to anxiety and distress representations were recently made since their occupation is to be un-

likely candidate. Other to the Japanese Government by Sir nunced shortly, as the two revisions land and Turkey in conjunction with China, and which were not borne out Robert Craigle concerning the Japan- during the last 18 months "failed France were important in building by a careful and impartial examina- Ministers are also mentioned.

tion of the formula. ese authorlikes' refusal to allow anfally to satisfy the requirements of the pence front.

Mr. Chamberlain declared that by The formula was a statement of inspection survey of the Shanghai- the new order in East Aska. Nailing raway company, which was Japanese imports into North Ching the guarantees given to Rumania and fact and did not denote a change of in 1036 amounted to $313,000,000, Greece, these countries were given an policy, nor the recognition of belli- assurance that they were not without gerent: rights on the part of Japan, which was double that of the pro-friends, and not without those who It did not betray British interests in vious year, while exports to Japan recognised that they might possibly China, and it did not purport were $104,000,000, ahout the same as be objects of attack, and who had intend to surrender any rights belong- in-1937-which-trend-is-likely-to-be promised-to-go-to-their-assistance-Ring to third-parties.

centuated by a new tarist.-Reuter, they were.

required in the interests of the British bond-holders-Reuter.

War With Drugs LONDON, July 31.-Ilis Majesty's Government had under immediate canskleration possible representations to the Japanese Government on the drug situation in the occupied areas In Chin, declared Mr. I A. Butler

In the House of Commons to-day, when replying to a question-Reu-

ter.

Lending Powers Are Slashed

The Premier said that good had been made of the time since March in the matter of re-armament, and nor defences are now, indeed, of a formidable character.

Lips Scaled?

Fantastic Statement

10

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Sir

of her

Mr. Chamberlain said that

asked Archibald Sinclair had The Prime Minister declared that whether the formula meant we would Mr. Dalton had been proud of his help Japan to hold what she had got insistence in asking question about and not stand in the way the Russian negotiations, and in fact getting more. "he had tried for a long time to goad JAC to recriminations against the WASHINGTON, July 31.--Pre Soviet by seeking to put the blame {sident Not Mr. Chamberlain

Roosevelt's Lending and for the delay upon this Governinent. Spending Bill was passed in the restrain myself, it is measure of LONDON, July 31--Mr.

Senate to-day. Cham-

the sincerity of my desire to come to berlain replying to questions by the

The Bill now goes to the House of an agreement. Opposition as to whether the British Representatives where it faces a Government intended to follow the hostile reception. example of the United States and to The version

the required some passed by ALS denounce the Anglo-Japanese renty Senate stashed the President's origin currecting the false inpressions which of commerce, contented himself with al $3,000,000,000 for lending purposes Mr. Dalton sought to convey. I am not going to give lo-day a summary saying that the respective situations to only $1,815,000,000. in which the two countries found

The Philippines Bill to-day passed of the negotiations for that very themselves were nal the same the House, on a voice vote.-United reason. Trans-Ocean,

Anti-British Movement

Presa.

"I can assure the House that it from self-control

former

Under the prevailing circumstances the mandate will be for the forma-

tion of a Government which can rely on the support of the three leading parties.--Trans-Ocean.

that one must admit the situation -in-witch-the-neoumulation of-wea- pons of war, was going on on so many sides and at such a pace must be regarded with naxiety, for It was difficult to see what resolu- tion to the problem there could be unless it was resolved by war it- self.

"Unhappily, bud feeling between. "Why suggest such a fantasticnutiung is fomented by poisonous pro- statement?" asked the Premier, and pagandu. added: What good animunition for those who do not wish us well!" (Cheers).

"These sugestions are not only calculated to Infurious, but are weaken our influence in the world. Let me say once again that the Government will not reverso lis policy in the Far East at the request

of another Power. I should add

thai wo have not been asked by Japan to do so, Gr

"I know perfectly well there are people in other countries who

these watching

Jealously very negotiations, and would be exceed could use In order to divide the Soviet Government and ourselves.

"I do not propose to give them that information.

PEIPING, Aug, 1-Thie anti- THEY CAN'T SINK THEingly glad of any ammunition they

British movements show no sign of

a decline.

"STOOGE"

I

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British missionaries in Tsangchow, south of Tientsin have been given

"There is no secret about the fact orders to leave by the local anti-menis. I don't know, and couldn't that the Soviet, French and British British committee, who have re- tell if I did.

governments combined have hitherto moved all British subjects,

After-thought-the shell-hole Inot been able to agree upon a mentioned in the second paragraph.definition satisfactory to all parties of One direct result of the anti-The Home Fleet were pumping salt- the terin 'indirect aggression, British movement contributed to die shells Into Centurion in the Channel although all three of us realise that cause of the death of Minnie a week or so nggʊ. One made such indirect aggression could be just as Shipley, a Canadian missionary from a gash below witter that the Ad-dangerous as direct aggression, and London, Ontario, who died from miralty thought she had better be the three of us desire to find a satin- typhus in a hospital in Chengich, laid up for a short while and re- factory method of providing against |

•Honan.

i paired. The pickets had driven away all the nurses, and no one was left to nurse Miss Shipley.-cuter,

O. D. Gallagher

DON'T BEAT THE WIFE,

NAZIS ARE WARNED

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no right to Inlet

11.

"No doubt there are plenty of difficulties in front of us in the delicate negotiations being carried on, persistence of and at least there is anti-British agitation in North China

on by people who carried influenced, inspired and controlled by the Japanese.

Warning To Japan

are

"I cannot help feeling that, if we halted this war of words and if some action was taken tending to restore confidence in the peaceful intentions of all States in Europe, there is no question which cannot and should not be solved by peaceful discussions.

"If that can be done, guins for all concerned would be incalculable, and we could look forward to a periodi of increasing and unexampled pros- perity in International industry and agriculture, which would result in a Heneral Improvement in the condi-

ons of the people.

Gruesome Harvest *On the other hand, if war should come and whichever sido claimed the victory, nothing is more certain that that the victor and vanquished will' glean a gruesome harvest. "I believe that this great and pro- found fundamental truth is begin

Edon Surprisa Mr. Anthony Eden surprised the Opposition in the course of the de-

bate by almost completely supporting the attitude of the Prime Minister,

Regarding the Far East, Mr. Eden said that Japan has not yet succeeded in conquering China and that such chance hardly existed any longer,

"I am bound to say that If this ning to get down to the minds of pellation continues and these the rulers and people ulike." (Cheera) attacks on British Interests and|--Reuter.

in North rights

oti Chino Ko unchecked, the British Government will be obliged to take a Very 'serious view of the matter." Mr. Chamberlain added that this might make successful outcome of the Independence Of States negotiations very difficult. "At the same time, we are, exceed- Referring to the questions regard- ingly anxious not even to appearing Chinese silver, the Premier said desirous of encroaching on the he could not discuss questions of this independence of other States, and if character without the fullest comince recently not only the organising with other countries power of the Chinese had developed, we do not agree-both France and munication

but that the Chinese morale had ourselves with the Soviet Govern- whose interests were equally Involved

greatly improved. ment on this definition it is because with our own. the formula the Soviet favours appears to us to carry that precise significance."

With regard to'a provisional agree-

or punishment on his wife,

Other Speakers

Japan

Mr. Eden welcomed the Premier's demand that Japan should alop the Recent U.S. Action

and-British agitation in North Chinu, Referring to the recent action of and he regretted that the British LEIPZIG, July 31.-Husbands, The court decreed that a husbondment, the Prime Minister said that the United States, the Premier said Government had not used such ente-

towards *fanguage in Germany are not allowed to has

corporal the Soviet prefer to slim or initiat he believed that the general objects beat their wives, according to Every action which alms at in-has been reached.

nothing until complete agreement of Britain and the United States were earlier. Britain would possibly have closely similar, but that did not follow

n better answer to the blockade of that one must necessarily do the same Tientsin by. denouening her trade the German Supreme Court in nicting physical punishment on one for the other of matrimonial partners

trenty, with Japan. thing as the other. Leipzig.

in maltreatment which, under certain

"The House can rest assured that

With regard to Danzig and the The Court handed down a conditions, may be interpreted as an Sir John Wardiaw-Milne, speaking the Government places the utmost Gerinan-Polish tension, Mr. Exten the polley of Mr. decision to this effect to-day aftence against Paragraph 49 of the in the debate, said that ho was de- importance on collaboration where fully approved

Murringe Law, even though the lighted at the very clear statement possible, and I will never fail to Chamberlain and Viscount. Hallfax. after husband, who had

Prime Minister, and he keep the United States Government which he said was not a policy to object of the person infleting the made by punished his wife by beating her, punishment may have been a correcthought it very entiafactory;

informed of all Drliain is doing or ¦ create a war, but to avold fl have p

Sir Arnold Wilson (Cons) regretted contended that the wife's accusation jiive one.

He saw no reason why we should Is about to do." (Chears). not follow the example of the

that "loan negotiations with Germany United States and denounce the

had falled” and he advocated a new Anglo-Japanese' agreement,

British attempt for n rapproche- ment with Germany.-Trans-Ocean, Referring to this Japanese currency

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of maltreatment as grounds for her. The husbood cannot assume the divorce was unfounded, because the right to beat his wife as a means of punishment was not brutal or in-maintaining discipline in the home, spired by animosity,

declared the court-Traną-Occan,

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