COOL REQUEST

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23400, 17 July 1939, Page 11

COOL REQUEST

JAPANESE MINISTER CHANGES IN EAST BRITISH RECOGNITION SUGGESTS CO-OPERATION By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received July 10, 0.5 p.m.) LOXDON, July 15 The Anglo-Japanese conversations concerning the situation at Tientsin were opened to-day and lasted three and a-half hours. The delegates will meet again on Monday, says a message from Tokio. It is understood that the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Arita, proposed that Britain should announce her intention of co-operating with Japan by recognising the historicchanges in the Far East. The British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, suggested that the conference should define the causes of the Tientsin dispute first. Mr. Arita replied that an understanding on fundamental questions would enable the negotiations to proceeds , smoothly. Sir Robert is spending the week-end at the seaside. The Times yesterday said that if the Japanese introduced extraneous subjects in the Tientsin conference, for instance, co-operation, Britain would announce that she would not discuss matters prejudicial to herself or to other Powers. A report from Sir Robert Craigie on the demonstration outside the British Embassy in Tokio on Friday is now under consideration in London, says a British official wireless message. ,

HATE CAMPAIGN JAPANESE CROWDS ANGRY DEMONSTRATIONS ANTI-BRITISH ACTIVITY LONDON, July 1-1 A huge crowd gathered at the British Embassy at Tokio at 2 p.m. shouting anti-British slogans, says a message from the Japanese capital. Extra police were rushed to the Embassy, but failed to disperse the mob, which was worked up to a frenzy, began to hurl stones at windows and tried to crash the gates with motor-cycles. A delegation delivered a resolution at the Embassy stating that the 7,000,000 citizens of Tokio are determined to overthrow Britain, which .is "the enemy of humanity." The demonstration was the largest against a foreign Power in the history of Japan. Anti-British demonstrations in' 27 other cities demanded a boycott of tx-ado with Britain and Australia. An Independent Cable Service message from Tokio states that two bombs were thrown at the British Consulate at Tsingtao, in the course of a big anti-British demonstration. Several windows were broken, but there were no casualties. The Japanese' Consul called and apologised and promised a full investigation. A Japanese news agency at Shanghai says the Central China antiBritish Federation at Nanking passed a resolution proposing the temporary custody of British property, to be returned when Britain changes her attitude to events in China.

ATTACKS ON PORTS FOREIGN SHIPPING WARNED HONGKONG DEFENCE MOVE (Received July 16, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 15 The Japanese Navy announced that it intends operating against Swabtie, 65 miles north-east of Hongkong, says a message from Tokio. Foreign warships and other vessels have been asked to leave the port by Tuesday. The Japanese also will operate against Hinghwa, 300 miles north-east of Hongkong, on Wednesday. The anti-British leaders at Peking sent an ultimatum to Britons at Kaifeng, mostly missionaries, to evacuate the town within four days. The Governor of Hongkong has approved of the conscription of ablebodied Britons for defence. About 2500 arc affected, 1700 of whom are liable for combatant service, 750 having volunteered. j

RESIGNATION DENIED BRITISH AMBASSADOR , ' \ (Received July 10, 5.5 p.m.) British Wirclew LONDON, July 15 Reports to the effect that Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, British Ambassador to China, had tendered his resignation, or that it was under consideration, aro categorically denied in informative quarters in London.