SOME PROGRESS

Evening Star, Issue 23325, 22 July 1939, Page 15

SOME PROGRESS

THE TOKIO TALKS AGREEMENT ON GENERAL TIENTSIN ISSUES A FURTHER MEETING TO-DAY Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright TOKIO, July 21. “ Some progress towards agreement has been made in the Tokio talks, which lasted 100 minutes,” according to an official communication. There will be a further meeting to-morrow. The Domei Agency reports that an agreement was reached on general questions forming the background to

the Tientsin issues, but in contrast to the more hopeful one of the communication, the ‘ Osaka Mainichi ’ declares the China emergency has reached a stage at which Japan will have to fight not only China but Britain and Russia. The ‘ Kokutein,’ which is the organ of the army anti-British movement, is strongly urging the Government immediately to implement the Italian and Japanese anti-British military alliance.

BRITAIN'S FAR EAST POLICY

JAPAN NOT FORCING A CHANGE,

TOKIO, July 21. (Received July 22, at 8 a.m.) Commenting on Mr Chamberlain’s House of Commons statement, the Foreign Office Spokesman said Japan had not the slightest intention of forcing Britain to change her policy in the Far East, but Britain should realise the facts and voluntarily change her attitude.'

KAIFEHG MISSION HOSPITAL PATIENTS AND EMPLOYEES EJECTED. TIENTSIN, July 21. Headed by an Anglican bishop and his invalid wife, English and Chinese missionaries are going to the coast. At the expiry of the Japanese ultimatum to evacuate Kaifeng, patients and, employees of the mission hospital were ejected after a blockade lasting a week. JAPANESE MARINES LANDING MADE AT SWABUE. HONGKONG, July 21. After a naval and aerial bombardment had demolished the shore defences several hundred Japanese marines landed at Swabue and proceeded to the interior. SHANSI PROVINCE DAMAGE TO MISSIONARY PROPERTY. (Bntisb Official Wireless.) RUGBY, July 21. (Received July 22, at 11 a.m.) Mr R. A. Butler, replying to a question in the House of Commons regarding the damage to missionary property in Shansi said: “ According to reports received by Lord Halifax, damage has been done to the premises of the China Inland Mission at Linfen and Hungtung, in South Shansi. The English baptist mission at Taichow, in the north of the same province, was broken into, but not looted. Details of the damage done has not yet been reported, and pending information I am not able to say what action may be appropriate in the matter. PASSPORTS FOR FOREIGNERS NEW JAPANESE REGULATION. HONGKONG, July 21. (Received July 22, at 10.30 a.m.) The Japanese Consul-General stated that nationals, other than Chinese and Japanese, travelling to Tsingtao and North China in future will require Japanese visas. BOYCOTT INTENSIFIED TIENTSIN, July 21 (Received July 22, at 1 p.m.) The Japanese are intensifying the anti-British boycott., j