CHINA'S APPEAL TO WORLD'S UNITY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 128, 2 June 1938, Page 7

CHINA'S APPEAL TO WORLD'S UNITY.

BOMBMG HORRORS.

Hope for Intervention to

Save Defenceless.

WOMEN AND CHILDREN SUFFER

United Press Association. —Copyright.

(Received 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 1. The Chinese Government, says a Hankow message, has instructed its diplomatic representatives in Europe to draw th'e attention of Governments and the League of Nations to the terrible civilian casualties due to indiscriminate Japanese bombings at Canton.

An appeal is to be made to world conscience in the hope that on the grounds of humanitarianism urgent and effective measures will be taken to force the Japanese to cease their wholesale slaughter of civilians, which has resulted in several thousand casualties among non-combatants, including women and children, and which may be repeated elsewhere on an even more terrible scale.

With reference to the bombings of Canton, • the Japanese Foreign Office spokesman, Mr. T. Kawai, said: "The Chinese are denouncing us for attacking a supposedly defenceless city but we spotted at least 31 emplacements for anti-aircraft guns and 10 military establishments.

"Hence Canton cannot be recognised as defenceless. Moreover, for obvious reasons several such establishments are close to foreign property, and another is close to the Sun Yat-sen Memorial. Nevertheless, we are doing our utmost not to damage foreign property."

The Foreign Office insists that the bombing was confined to fortresses, aerodromes, munitions factories and military points, and it is suggested that the civilian casualties were attributable to the recklessness of the defenders' fire.

Trustworthy independent estimates of the week-end bombing casualties at Canton are 459 killed and 1020 wounded, says the Canton correspondent of "The Times."

EXCLUSION MOVE

Canadians Want to Stop Entry

Of Japanese.

COMMONS REJECT BILK

(Received 1.30 p.m.) VANCOUVER, June 1. The Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire Convention adopted a resolution urging the Government to terminate the gentlemen's agreement governing Japanese immigration in favour of total exclusion. An Ottawa message states that a bill, introduced into the House of Commons by a British Columbia member, Mr. A. W. Neill, to have the Government exclude the Japanese by means of a language test, was voted down by 87 votes to 39. Mr. Neill claimed that most of the Japanese coming into Canada , were labourers. Mr. Tlios. Crerar. Minister of Immigration, declared that the move would defeat its own purpose, as the Japanese would learn English and immigration would increase. Air. Neill warmly attacked the Government as being afraid of Japan and lukewarm towards Britain. He also charged them with a secret agreement witli Tokyo, which Mr. Crerar denied.

DISEASE SPREADING

Attempt to Check Cholera

In Shanghai.

BECOMING EPIDEMIC. (Received 11.30 a.m.) SHANGHAI, June 1. To prevent the spread of cholera, which is gradually becoming epidemic, the Japanese are demanding certificates of inoculation for all new entrants.