BRITAIN & JAPAN

Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1939, Page 5

BRITAIN & JAPAN

TALKS SUSPENDED NO RESUMPTION FOR A TIME (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). TOKIO, August 21. Sir R. Craigie (British Ambassador) and Lady Craigie'have left the city for the summer Embassy quarters at Lake Chuzenji. This is an indication that the resumption of the Anglo-Jap-anese talks is not expected for some time. The Japanese Foreign Office spokesman said that there was nothing in either the British or the Japanese statements that the negotiations had ended. He denied a British assertion that the Japanese had requested the removal of the silver reserves from Peking, but said he could not guarantee the future.

ALL TIENTSIN FLOODED. TIENTSIN, August 21., The entire city is now flooded to a depth of from three to nine feet. Boats are now the sole means of communication. The rains have ceased and it is expected that the waters will gradually subside. I ________ CITY IN DARKNESS. LONDON, August 21. The Tientsin correspondent of the Associated Press of Great Britain says: The floods here have cut off the supply of electricity and have plunged the city in darkness. The waters have swamped the Japanese blockade, whose sentries are mounted on barrels. Thousands of Chinese have rushed into the foreign zone, which is the area hardest hit. The British have appealed to the Lord Mayor of London for aid. The crest of the flood is- yet two days’ dis- : tant.

ANTI-BRITISH PROPAGANDA. PEKING, August 21. The “Grand Anti-British Association” has been formed here. It is to advise the “Puppet” Governments on methods of enlarging the anti-British campaign throughout Asia. The cinemas, in future, will devote their first quarter of an hour to the showing of anti-British cartoons.

The Bri/sli motor cars, including those used by the British Embassy anti military authorities have ceased flying the Union Jack here,

JAP. REPORT

(Received this day at 10.20 a.m.) TOKIO, August 21

The Foreign Office spokesman said there was nothing in either the British or Japanese statements which said that the negotiations were ended.