BRITAIN'S POLICY UNCHANGED.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18904, 20 January 1927, Page 9

BRITAIN'S POLICY UNCHANGED.

WILL PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY. (S?nHB? "Son" SBB,vieE-) (Received January 19th, 8.5Q P-ffl) LONDON, January 18. "The gevernment's pelicy regarding China is unchanged and, still based W i|9 previowsi Memorandum,'* said the Attorney-General, Sir Douglas Hogg, in'hia speech in London. ''lf the inyi» tation wo have offered is accepted, the Chinese authorities will not find us either ungenerous Or unreasonable, but if they shquhl he encouraged by our forebeniance at Hankow into the, belief that sipiilaP eventfi can he repeated at Shanghai of elsewhere, then it w the Geyernment'a paramount duty to <**? that British lives •and property are protested.,"

JAPAN'S POWCY. A CAUTIOUS BTATBMBNT. AKD tf.Z.' ASSpgiATIOR.) TOSIO, January 18. Japan's Chilift policy, announced, by th« iorhier Foreign Minister, Baron ibideharSi in a'speech in the Diet, involves strict protection of Japan'a legal rights in China, which eannpt be abridged or mpdihed. Cenceying this, the Cninege may tight long in their desire to es.tablis.h such form of Governr ment as seerns best to themselves, Any form of foreign intervention seeking to impose any toroign-inade plan upon the Chinese'."is bound to failJapan is agreeable to China collect ing Customs surtaxes, provided the spirit of the Washington 'lreaty is parried out, mid provided adequate provisions are- made which ft 'i'l r e«* fohably assure that ndditienal rev» enues will not go to finance eivil war or for the private use of my faction. Provided §uch guarantees are given, the resumption Of the International Customs Conference ig desirable, at whioh Japan WPUI d welcome rgspansible representatives of both North and South China within the Chinese delega, tion, . Baron Shidehara dgnled the, possihility of a elash between Hnssia and Japan in Manchuria, where the Soviet a pojjqy is one of trade only, ns is Japan's, Re regrets that America has not adjusted the question of immigration discrimination, but is gM that a true understanding' of Japan's pacificism is Browing among Americans, The Prime Minister, Mr K- ]Val?atsuki. in a speech, says that Japan s naval nlans will only prevent the diminution of strength below the factor of safety, while the question of reducing of the conscript term will !>e pushed on with.

EVACUATION OF CHENGTU. (AUSTRALIAN ASL- N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATIOh".) SHANGHAI. January 13. Despite the evacuation order, mis? sion men, women, and children a r f Staying Rt PhengtU, The Consul and are leaving on January 21st. Only six white women remain in Chungking.