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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23395, 11 July 1939, Page 10

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TIENTSIN BLOCKADE TOKIO DISCUSSIONS ANTI-BRITISH RALLY JAPANESE AT KOBE By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON. July O Tho Tokio correspondent of tho Times says the conference concerning Tientsin between Britain and Japan is expected to open either on Wednesday or Thursday. Japanese military and civilian delegates had a preliminary meeting in the weekend and drew up proposals for submission to Cabinet on Tuesday. Sixty thousand participated in an fanti-British rally at Kobe. Hostilo resolutions were cabled to the British Primo Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, the Foreign Secretary, Viscount Halifax, tend Sir Archibald Clark-Korr, British Ambassador to China. Similar' meetings Vcro held in Morioya and Peking. Tho Tientsin correspondent of tho iDaily Telegraph says all is quiet there, hut Japanese sentries are annoying Britons by sending them back to tho end of queues at examination sheds and giving preference to Chinese.

Relations Broken 0:3 British and Japanese military authorities have broken off relations. General Homma refused to receive MajorGeneral A. E. Grasett, connnander-in-chief of'tho British troops in China, ,\vho is on a tour of inspection. Japanese have interfered with shipping on the Hai River and held up the P. and 0. liner Soudan for a day. The British Consul at Tientsin, Mr. E. G. Jamioson, is reported to have apologised to Japanese Army authorities regarding a river collision in which the escort vessel Lowestoft and a Japanese Army motor-boat were involved, damaging the latter. The Japanese, in view of the fact that the collision was purely accidental, accepted the apology and did not demand damages. ' Protest to Franc* Japan has protested to 1;ho French municipality at Hankow against an incident on July 7. It was fitated that a blockade of the concession would be likely if the French did not respond in the proper manner. In the incident complainecl of French marines, armed with machine-guns, refused'to permit a Japanese decorated float to, pass-through the streets of the concession.

A message from Chungking says the Japanese have launched a new drive, in the south-east of Shansi Province. Reinforcements are pouring into the sector in an effort to stem tho advance. Guerillas, who are very active in-tho lower Valley, inflicted heavy pasnalties on the Japanese,

CHINESE RENEGADE PROPAGANDA FOR JAPAN NEW PUPPET GOVERNMENT Independent Cable Service (Received July 10, 10.15 p.m.) LONDON, July 10 It is reported from Shanghai that Wong 'Ching-wei, the former deputy to General Chiang Kai-shek, who was expelled from all his offices for urging the discussion of peace with Japan, has returned and bought up many newspapers and news agencies for propaganda for a new Japanese-sponsored F T cral Government. He has installed himself in a mansion with steel doors and sentry posts. Broadcasting against General Chiang Kai-shek, he advocated the co-operation of China and Japan for political and economic Benefits.