AMERICAN NOTE TO JAPAN

Taranaki Daily News, 12 January 1932, Page 7

AMERICAN NOTE TO JAPAN

BRITAIN NOT FOLLOWING ONLY ASSURANCE REQUESTED CHINESE NOT IMPRESSED ACTION THOUGHT TOO LATE By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright. London, Jan. 9. The British Government has decided that it is unnecessary to follow the lead of the United States and despatch a Note to Japan, but the'Japanese Ambassador at London has been requested to confirm Japan’s assurances to ’Britain regarding the “open door” policy. A (Pekin message states that intelligent Chinese there speak of Mr. H. L. ■Stimson’s Note as of the “head of * dragon, but the tail of a rat.” They point out that such an action might have had an important effect three months ago, but it is hardly likely under the present circumstances to have much effect.

“It amounts,” says Ope, the Kuo-Min- / Tang organ, "to' locking the door after the thief has walked off with the jewla.” i Takung-pah, an influential Tientsin paper, says the American action is better late than never, and issues a warning that failure on the part of the Nino Power and Kellogg Pact signatories to restrain Japan may mean the collapse of the present ruling class in China and the spread of Bolshevism. - a WHOLE DETACHMENT WIPED OUT. ATTACK BY CHINESE BANDITS. Rec. 7.50 p.fti. i Kobe, Jan. 10. The most serious incident since September occurred in the wiping out of a Japanese detachment of 60, including Colonel Koga and three officers. They were surrounded by 5000 bandits who are endeavouring to recapture Chinchow.