HEROIC RESISTANCE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 31 December 1938, Page 9

HEROIC RESISTANCE

MESSAGE TO KAI-SHEK A WIDELY-SIGNED BRITISH COMMUNICATION WORK FOR CHINA U F A -Bv Electric Telegraph-Copyright’ LONDON, 30th December. A New Year message signed by mem* Lers of the House of Lords and House of Commons, the trade unions, churchmen, actors and writers has been sent on behalf of the China Campaign Committee to General Chiang Kai-shek congratulating him on “his heroic resistance offered Japanese aggression m 1938,” and sending wishes for victory in 1939. “We are determined,” says the message, “that our work for China shall continue in 1939. We shall send still more money to China. We shall widen the boycott of Japanese goods and persist in demanding that the British Government, not merely extends export credits to China, but also grants loans and joins the United States in stopping the supply of oil and war materials to Japan.” FREIGHTER’S CREW DETAINED (Received 31st December, 10.50 a.m.) TOKIO, 30th December. The police detained the captain, two British mates and 44 Chinese members of the crew of the freighter Hannah Moller, suspected of violating territorial waters.