CHINA AND JAPAN

Hokitika Guardian, 19 October 1931, Page 5

CHINA AND JAPAN

FORCE V. ARBITRATION. (United Presß Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. 1 LONDON, October 16. Commenting on the dispute, the “'limes” says: “The fundainefftal issue at stake is of vital importance to future internaional relations, wheller or not conciliatory methods on settling this dispute are to prevail on whether ultimatiuins aud force are to rule. The relations between suveieign States or arbitration and judical, settlement, that i s the consideration which must for the moment take precedence over the merits ol the. Manchurian dispute itself.” ROITiNC AT SKANCHAI. SHANGHAI, October 17. Owing to the continuance of interacial clashes nightly in International Settlement at Shanghai, the Municipal Council of the Settlement has ordered the Russian detachment of tlie Volunteer Corps—a permanent corps composed of “White” Russians —into the Japanese quarter to reinforce the police. There have been Japanese Marines rushing in all directions,- in the Settlement throughout the past night, suppressing riots and rescuring the victims. JAP WARSHIPS. SIXTEEN ON THE YANGTZE. SHANGHAI, October 17. The Chinese Government at Nanking is deeply concerned over there being an increasing number of. Japanese warships plying on the' Yangstze Kiang River. There are sixteen destroyers and gunboats, from a total of twenty-nine Japanese'“warships in Chinese waters stationed at differen points along the Y’angtze, China's major waterway. CANTON BOYCOTT. OF JAPANESE GOODS. SHANGHAI, Oct. 38. As indicative of the widespread nature of the Chinese boycott against the J apanese the Chinese Chamber of Commerce at Canton has ordered all the firms in the city to submit to t-lie Anti-Japanese Association lists of the Japanese goods they have in stock every five days. Anyone attempting to import any further supplies from Japan when the existing stocks are so.d out will he “appropriately punished by the Association.” AMERICA’S PART. AN IMPORTANT GENEVA EVENT. RUGBY, October 16 At a meeting of 'the League of Nations’ Council at Genova this evening, M . Brinnd French Foreign Minister) read a. reply from the United States agreeing to sit on the League Council to examine the relations as between the stipulations o'j:' f Vhe .Kellogg Pact and the situation in Manchuria. M. Briand emphasised that the United States’ collaboration was an important event. The nations, he said would feel great. satisfaction in seeing this display of good will in the world light against war. Pirentiss roprosonting the United States, said that his Government did not seek to intrude with respect to such measures , as tSe Council might propose under the Covenant of the League of Nations, and was not in a position to participate with the members of the Council in the formulation of any action envisaged under that instrument for the composing of the differences existing between two of its members. The United States had already conveyed to tlie Council its sympathetic appreciation of their effort, and its whole-hearted accord with the objects in view, and it had expressed the hope that the tried machinery of the League, might, in this case, as on previous oecassions, be successful in reaching a conclusion satisfactory to both parties. Moreover, acting independently and through, diplo--matic channels, the United States Government had already signified its moral support of the Council’s efforts to bring about a peaceful solution of the unfortunate controversy in Manchuria. Lord Reading and other members ot ! the Council expressed Iheir wholel hearted welcome to the United States ' representative.