PEACE IN CHINA

Grey River Argus, 1 December 1938, Page 7

PEACE IN CHINA

JAPAN’S TERMS

A Capitulation

[Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.] SHANGHAI, November 29.

The Japanese spokesman declared that the Yangtse would remain closed to foreign shipping, until Chang Kai Shek’s Government was annihilated, or capitulated, and China was satisfactorily rehabilitated. . Admiral Oikawa, Commander-in-ChTef, sent a memorandum to the English, French and Italian Commanders, in a similar strain. VANCOUVER, November 29. A message from Victoria states that Mr Edward Hall Paton, British financial adviser in the Far East, arrived at Victoria from the Orient. He stated the danger of a Chinese currency collapse was keeping the Yangtse River closed to international trading. A collapse would be as detrimental to Japan as to other countries. Mr Hall Paton is en route to London, to report to the British Government. - » HONG KONG, November 29. After an Anglo-Japanese conference at Shumchun, the Japanese Consul, Mr Nakamura, announced that the Hong Kong frontier incidents had been settled satisfactorily. BRITISH MEDIATION QUESTIONED CHEN WANTS RUSSIAN CO-OPERATION. LONDON, November 29. The former Chinese Foreign Minister, Eugene Chen, in an open letter to Mr Chamberlain, states: “Peace in China, which is vital to British interests, can be established either by yielding to General Itagaki, who is the representative of the military elements ruling Japan, or standing up to him with the Soviet, by China’s side.” He adds: “You know and General Itagaki .knows, that Britain cannot withstand Japan. General Itagaki knows that France can do nothing unless Japan actually invades’ IndoChina, but General Itagaki also knows that Britain, with Soviet co-operation, can impose peace without sacrificing China. He knows that any war with Russia will be fought on Japanese territory. Neither British nor Chinese vital interests will be served if Britain alone embarks on peace mediation.”