THE FAR EAST

Evening Star, Issue 23340, 9 August 1939, Page 9

THE FAR EAST

ANGLO-JAPANESE TALKS TO RESUME SHORTLY BRITISH AMBASSADOR RECEIVES INSTRUCTIONS Press Association —Dy Telegraph—Copyright TOKIO, August 8. (Received August 9, at 8 a.m.) Mr Arita announced at the Cabinet meeting that the Anglo-Japanese talks were resuming in a day or so as Sir Robert Craigie had received almost complete instructions. Cabinet discussed measures to deal with devaluation of the Chinese dollar. CONFERENCE FURTHER DELAYED TOKIO, August 8. (Received August 9, at 10 a.m.) Sir Robert Craigie and the Japanese diplomat, Mr Kato, met for an hour

and decided on a further delay in the resumption of the talks. General Itagaki has called a meeting of high officers of the army after the inner Cabinet meeting. NOT DESPATCHED YET REPLY TO JAPANESE PROPOSALS (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, August 8. (Received August 9, at noon.) The reply to the proposals of the Japanese Government, which are being examined in London, has not yet been despatched to Sir Robert Craigie, and, pending its arrival, no further meeting with Mr Arita has taken place. ANTI-BRITISH MOVEMENT PEKING, August ’B. Local papers print lists of British products the public are forbidden to buy and name Japanese and German substitutes.

BRIBED TO DEMONSTRATE CHINESE IN THE NORTH. t (Independent Cable Service.) LONDON, August 8. (Received August 9, at 1 p.m.) The British Chamber of Commerce at Tsingtao has written to the London Chamber of Commerce stating that many largo Japanese business houses in Tsingtao are revolting against the Japanese army engineered anti-British campaign in North China. They refuse to allow soldiers to plaster abusive posters on their walls. The letter says that during the demonstrations Japanese mills were closed to allow Chinese employees to attend. Each adult present was given 30 cents, and children five cents. The Chinese shops were ordered to send a representative or pay a fine. Army authorities on the spot are responsible for the demonstrations. POSITION IN TIENTSIN REQUEST TO JAPANESE CONSUL. TIENTSIN, August 8, (Received August 9, at 10 a.m.) Mr Jamieson approached the Japanese Consul requesting the military strictly to control tho anti-British campaign and to detail Japanese soldiers to watch over British business premises. The Consul has not yet replied. JAPAN AND THE AXIS NO DECISION YET. TOKIO, August 8. (Received August 9, at 8 a.m.) General Itagaki was subjected to much cross-questioning by members of the Cabinet. Well-informed observers expect several similar conferences before a decision is reached on whether Japan should join tho Axis. CANTON RIVER REOPENED CHINESE SUCCESS AGAINST WARSHIPS. LONDON, August 8. (Received August 9, at 11 a.m.) Tho Hongkong correspondent of ‘ The Times ’ says the Japanese have reopened the Canton River, allowing tho passage of a British ship every fortnight.

Chinese gunmen wounded the Chinese chairman of the Canton Chamber of Commerce as he emerged from a building in tho company of Japanese advisers. The Chinese claim to have sunk two Japanese warships while repelling an attack at Wangmoon, where additional warships are assembling. Foreign sources confirm the sinking of a destroyer either by mine or a broadside from a sixteenth century muzzle-loading battery. The Japanese bombed Wuchow, killing 200 and wounding 700, rendering 6,000 homeless, and damaging the American Baptist Mission. FLOODS IN TIENTSIN AREA WATER STILL RISING. TIENTSIN, August 8. (Received August 9, at 11 a.m.) Feverish preparations have begun against the floods which are slowly creeping up the level streets. Swirling waters from the Paiho River have already covered a large area of the Chinese quarter. Breaches have been made in tbe dykes, thus flooding the plains to the west and south, but the water is still rising in Tientsin.

GHIAOTSO GOAL MINES TAKEN OVER BY HONAN GOVERNMENT. SHANGHAI, August 8. (Received August 9, at 8 a.m.) The Honan Government is taking over the Chiaotso coal mines, owned by a Sino-British syndicate. ALLEGED ESPIONAGE TOKIO, August 8. (Received August 9, at 10 a^n.) Two Canadians and four Chinese were arrested at Huchow for alleged espionage on behalf of Britain. BIG RUSSIAN LOAN FOR CHINA LONDON, August 8. (Received August 9, at 10.10 a.m.) The British United Press correspondent at Chungking says officials confirm that Russia is lending China £28,000,000. FRONTIER AIR FIGHTING JAPANESE CLAIM. TOKIO, August 8. (Received August 9, at 11 a.m.) In the course of air fighting on the Mongolian frontier 78 Russian and two Japanese planes were shot down between August 3 and August 7,