SOAR TOWARD TOKIO

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 20 November 1937, Page 9

SOAR TOWARD TOKIO

CHINESE AIR RAID THREAT MODERN FOREIGN FIGHTERS NANKING, 10th November. "Soon my pilots will soar toward Tokio.” stated Madame Chiaug Kaishek to-day. "For China the war starts to-day. Away from Shanghai, and under no necessity to be mindful of foreign nationals, China can now throw in the whole of her forces. “Fortunately, land transport is bringing China badly-needed munitions, aircraft ami supplies from nations which realise that a Japanese conquest of China i., a menace lo their interests.

“Recently 500 of the latest EuropeanbnilL bombing aeroplanes arrived to supplement tlie Japanese Air Force. But soon niv air force will be supplemented by the most modern lasL lighters and bombers, able to ouilight and outdistance the latest Japanese aemplalies. “The Japanese fail to realise that, although my air force is smaller in numbers, it is trained and llown by experts I'loiu America and Europe. Boon my Daie-and-Diu pilots will soar lo 101 l ll io.

"Although 1 shall issue the strictest orders not to bomb the City of Tokio or non-combatants. Japan will realise that the Japanese bout may soon by replaced bv a Chinese sandal. “No great importance should lie attached to the Japanese vietuiies in North China, and their occiipliun of Taiyuan In, the capital of Shansi I’unimc Mur uorUiei n army i? t in most, efficient in

ilii: Fur East. If links only for the moiiii'iil. heavy armaments, which we expect moil In lie available.

“It seems likely now that the Shanghai liiteinafioiiiil Settlement will lie, isolated from the war front. That means that the Japanese invasion continues only oil Chinese soil, to which the Japanese have no .shallow of right or title. “The Generalissimo and I wish the world to know that, our retirement from Shanghai was a tremendous Chinese sacrifice in the interests of foreign national-.''

NO SILK STOCKINGS AMERICAN GJRLS DECIDE ON BOYCOTT (Received 20th November, 9 a.m.) SEATTLE, 19th November. Gir.l students at Washington University have voted that, they will not wear silk stockings until Japan removes troops from China. The action followed a resolution by the American Student Union condemning silk imports from Japan and an ultimatum that members should shun girl* wealing silk stockings. TOKIO JOURNALIST LEAVES MOSCOW ALLEGED “SOVIET OPPRESSION” TOKIO, 18th November. The "Ashai Shimbun” announces that its correspondent has been obliged to leave Moscow as he is unable to perform his du'/.'s because of “Soviet oppression.”

ANTI-JAPANESE DEMONSTRATION rOLICE CHARGE MOB AT VANCOUVER (Received 20th November, 10.55 a.m.) VANCOUVER, 18th November The police arrested 28 persons in an anti-Japanese demonstration on the arrival of the Empress of Canada from, the Orient. Marching from a peace poster display under the auspices of the Canadian League of Peace and Democracy, 200, mostly youths, bearing placards denouncing Japan, invaded the docks. Brushing aside steamship police the leaders declared that the liner was bringing Japanese Christmas goods and urged the crowd to prevent their unloading. After a refusal to depart 50 Vancouver police cleared the deck with a baton charge amidst a barrage of stones and sticks. Those arrested included four women leaders. It is indicated that the demonstration was aimed to lead the dock workers to refuse to unload Japanese cargo. Dockmen ignored the overtures.

The police attribute the demonstration to radicals.

The Canadian Pacific Company is planning to double the dock guards. VANCOUVER, 18th November

In court the demonstrators’ counsel slated that the affair was an aftermath of the Brussels Conference.

The Magistrate declared: “I am getting tired of the attempts of these people to settle the affairs of the Empire. They cannot take the law into their own hands.” Accused were remanded for a week. Bail was allowed. NINE-POWER CONFERENCE MR EDEN INDISPOSED (Received 20th November, 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, 19th November. Although it was expected that Mr Anthony Eden, Foreign Minister, would return to Brussels at the week-end, the Foreign Office announces that he is not going. Mr Malcolm MacDonald, the Dominions Secretary, and Viscount Cranborne, the Foreign Under-Sec-retary, will carry on. Mr Eden has been suffering from influenza and a cold and has been advised by his doctors not to undertake the journey.