FEELING AGAINST JAPAN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23413, 31 January 1938, Page 8

FEELING AGAINST JAPAN

PROTECTION FOR SHIPS BOMBING EXPECTED AT SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28. The Federal. authorities heavily guarded the ‘Japanese ships in the docks, ostensibly receiving a warning that 'the -Taiyo Marti would. be bombed. All approaches to :thp pier were closed. ' ' ' ‘

Five coastguard cutters patrolled the bay arid waters in the Vicinity of Japanese vessels loading cargoes of cotton and other supplies for Japan. BOYCOTT IN AUSTRALIA PRIME MINISTER’S APPEAL; SYDNEY, Feb. 29. (Received Jan. 30, at (5.30 p.m.) The Federal Government is- at present not likely to take steps to discipline waterside workers who refused to load war material on to Japanese ships. < - The Prime Minister [Mr 'J. A Lyons), in a stateemnt on the sub- • ject, appealed to the waterside workers to recognise the fact lhal the foreign policy of Australia was the responsibility of the 1 Government and not of a group of individuals. FRENCH ANTAGONISM DOCKERS REFUSE TO LOAD WAR MATERIAL MARSEILLES, Jan. 28. - (Received Jan. 30, at 61.30 p.m.) Dockers refused to load the Japanse steamer Hakusan Maru with 50 tons of zinc and aluminium for Yokohama, believing that it would be used for military purposes against China. The steamer sailed without the shipment. EXCLUSION OF JAPANESE , ACTION URGED IN CANADA OTTAWA, Jan. 28. (Received Jan. 30, at 6.30 p.m.) ; Mr A. W. Neill (British Columbia), an Independent member of the House of Commons, has given notice to move a resolution to, abrogate the Canadian agreement. with Japan, admitting 150 Japanese annually. He favours total, exclusion.