DEADLOCK STILL PERSISTS

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22768, 21 July 1939, Page 11

DEADLOCK STILL PERSISTS

■ »- ... . OFFICIAL RESERVE IN TOKYO DIVERGENCES DESCRIBED AS CONSIDERABLE (UNITED PEES 3 ASSOCIATION—COPTEIGHT.) (Received July 21, 1.10 a.m.) LONDON, July 20. In spite of the official reserve and the efforts of the Japanese evening newspapers to gloss over the British firmness, nothing thus far contradicts the reported deadlock in the talks between Sir Robert Craigie and Mr Arita. On the other hand, the Tokyo morning newspapers go a step farther in declaring that the differences over Tientsin became more and more evident as yesterday’s talks dragged out. The divergences are. described as considerable. Sir Robert Craigie is reported to have frankly accepted certain of Mr Arita’s points, but strongly opposed others, particularly those affecting British prestige. The newspapers attach the utmost importance to to-morrow’s meeting. The opening of the subsequent formal negotiations on the Tientsin issues is said to depend on Britain’s acceptance of certain immutable Janane.se demands. The Tokyo correspondent of the British United Press says the principal conflict yesterday concerned Mr v Arita’s request that Britain should admit that her Far Eastern policy hitherto had been pro-Chin-ese, and that she should pledge herself to co-operate with Japan in pressing peace and order. BRITISH ATTACHE DETAINED PEIPING, July 19. A Japanese army spokesman, denying that Lieutenant-Colonel R. C. Spear, the British Military Attache at Kalgan, had been placed on trial, said it was recognised that he was a military attache, therefore he had a certain diplomatic standing. The crux of the matter was whether Lieutenant-Colonel Spear had exceeded his duties and privileges. He hoped that a British official would be. invited to attend the court-mar-tial. Lieutenant-Colonel Spear had been detained for 54 days. SURGICAL AID FOR CHINA APPEAL LAUNCHED BY LORD NUFFIELD LONDON, July 19. Lord Nuffield has launched a; £SOOO appeal to send a complete orthopaedic unit and surgeon to China to alleviate the sufferings of Chinese casualties. Lord Nuffield ( himself has contributed £SOO. j