HOSTILITIES IN CHINA

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19549, 3 February 1938, Page 6

HOSTILITIES IN CHINA

LEAGUE'S RESOLUTION COMMENT IN LONDON PROTECTION OF INTERESTS (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 2 p.m. RUGBY, Feb. 2. The Council of the League of Nations this morning passed a resolution which, inter alia, noted with regret the intensification Of hostilities in the Far East, recalled its own resolution of October last expressing the moral support of China, and expressed confidence that member States with special interests in the Far East would lose no opportunity of examining, in common with other similarly interested Powers, the feasibility of further steps contributing to a just settlement of the conflict.

The Chinese delegate accepted the resolution, while reserving the right to ask for further League action. The League of Nations' resolution on the Chinese situation was mentioned by Mr. Anthony Eden in answering a House of Commons question on the action against aggression in the Far East, the Foreign Secretary stating that there was nothing in the resolution to prevent co-operation between the League Powers and others. However, he was not in a position to make a statement on the resolution. In answer to another question, ,Mr. Eden staled that the British Ambassador at Tokio had been instructed to impress on the Japanese Government the extreme importance the British Government attached to the maintenance and protection of its interests in Chinese customs revenue. The Japanese Foreign Minister had given an assurance that due consideration would be given to the views of foreign Powers. 'flie Japanese Government has been asked and has agreed to pay £ISOO compensation respecting British soldiers killed or wounded in Shanghai, said Mr. Eden. He added that the compensation respecting naval ratings killed or wounded was £O2O. *

BOMB IN STEAMER

JAPAN'S NOTE TO CANADA (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Feb. 3,2 p.m.) TOKIO, Feb. 2. The Foreign Office has requested Canada to take steps to prevent a recurrence of the incident in which an attempt was made to sink the steamer Hiya Maru with a time bomb when in Canadian waters.