IN THE FAR EAST

Hokitika Guardian, 10 July 1940, Page 5

IN THE FAR EAST

FURTHER DEMANDS

ON BURMA QUESTION. (United Press Association—By Electri# Telegraph—Copyright). . TOKIO, July 9. The Japanese Cabinet , has decided to make another representation to Britain, demanding her reconsideration of the question of transport of arms to China through Burma. ' • JAPAN SEEKS APOUOGYi FOR ARRESTS BY U.S. MARINES. SHANGHAI, July 9. The Japanese Embassy spokesman here, Mr Ken Tsurumi, said that Japan has made a protest to. the United States, which requires an . American apology, which it is hoped will' Be forthcoming on account of the arrest of sixteen Japanese by U.S.A. Marines. He said : “There is no question of the seriousness of the case, which is regarded as a grave insult to the Japahese Army, However, Ido not believe that either the Japanese or the American authorities will pursue such an unwise policy as to aggravate the case until it affects the whole relationship between the two countries. . C 1 KAI SHEK’S CALL. FOR U.S.A. AND SOVIET SUPPORT. CHUNGKING, July 8. Marshal , Ohiang Kai-Shek, in a speech on the third anniversary of the Sino-Japanese war, reaffirmed the determination of the Chinese people to continue their resistance “until the enemy has entirely cast off his aggressive policy, and withdraws his forces from our soil. China will not hesitate to oppose forcibly any Japanese aggression in Indo-China' or other Asiatig territory. Japan, weakened by. the. SiboJapanese war is powerless to make l war against any third nation. ’ ’ ( ' , n He added that it was unthinkable and grave consequences , wouldri follow,' if Japanese threats to Indo-China, the East Indies, and Burma were tolerated by nations friendly to China.. He;:appeMed to the United States and Russia, to help:China, saying they were able to do so, because they were fiot involved in the European war. \ '' ?

PRO-JAPANESE JOURNALIST. J • , . '.yiy*' W" • ’ ' > ASSASSINATED AT PEKIN,-. . PEKIN, July 9.‘ Wuchuchih, the Chief Editor of the paper “Hsinminpao,9 tho official orgim of the North China Government, whs assassinated by an unknown gunmdu in the Chinese City on Sunday night, No arrests have been made. He was shot twice in the head. ■ i QUERIES TQ. JAPAN., ’ DISCOURTESY TO EUROPEANS. i. SHANGHAI, July 9.j Mr Peek ; U.S.A. representative, is asking the Japanese to explain the reason why two Japanese tanks crossing the marine sector of Shanghai on Monday. He is also directing attention to “discourtesy” in not giving an advance notice of Nishio’s visit to,the Park Hotel, and also to discourtesy in recent cases, where truckloads of Japanesi soldiers were transported in the marine sector.

ADMIRAL’S REPORT.

WASHINGTON, July 8,

Admiral Richardson, after a conference with Air Roosevelt, said that there was no immediate plan to move the fleet from Hawaii. He insisted that the conference was merely routine, and said that the bulk of the fleet at present in Pearl Harbour. Political observers in Chungking are disappointed with Air Roosevelt’s hemisphere consultation statement., which is said to be tantamount to » recognition of M, Arita’s Asiatic‘Monroe doctrine. AUSTRALIAN PHONE SERVICE. MANILA, July 9.' Mr Sayre is inaugurating a Philip-pine-Australian radiophone service tomorrow. He is conversing with the Prime Minister, Air P. G. Atenzies. UNDER CONSIDERATION. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, July: 9. A summary of Sir Robert Craigie’s conversation with Mr Arita has reached London, and is under consideration. It would appear that the conversations are likely to continue.