NEWS AND NOTES

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4818, 2 August 1939, Page 8

NEWS AND NOTES

The Tokio morning newspapers announce that the economic conference has been postponed to consider the deadlock over the Chinese currency and silver questions. The British contend that the handing over of the £1,000,000 worth of Chinese silver in the Tientsin banks has nothing to do with the maintenance of order in Tientsin, but the Japanese assert that the former is a vital precedent to the achievement of the latter.

The early dispatch of a military mission to Moscow was announced in the House of Commons by Mr. Chamberlain, who, in reply to a question, said: "The Soviet has proposed that at the present state of the negotiations it would be an advantage to begin military conversations forthwith. His Majesty's Government and the French Government have concurred and arrangements are being made to send British and French military representatives to Moscow as soon as possible."

The Times says that a clear analysis of the Government's policy to China has been sent to Sir Clark Kerr, British Ambassador, to transmit to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek. It shows that Britain's attempt to face facts in North China does not mean that China is being let down.

Speaking in the House of Commons, initiating the foreign affairs debate, the Liberal leader, Sir Archibald Sinclair, said: "Let me bluntly tell the Prime Minister that the impression exists that he is still more inclined towards appeasement and less resolute in resisting aggression than Viscount Halifax!

"We assure Mr. Chamberlain that Danzig will return to the Reich, unaffected by theatrical questions or debate in the House of Commons," says the German news service. It adds: "Mr. Chamberlain's declarations exceed the limit of patience when he, in the face of continuous action against the lives and property of Germans in Poland, finds words of praise for the peace-endangering attitude of the Poles."

In a leading article, the Times says that if Danzig is not an immediate danger spot, it is because the Government has made the British position most clear.

The Danzig "police force" now consists of 4500 men, organised into three regiments, says the Warsaw correspondent of the Times.

It is announced officially from Burgos that the Chief of Police in Valencia has replaced the Civil Guard commander of the region. This new purge, it is believed, follows street disturbances in Valencia. Trouble is also reported from Cadiz.