PARLEY WITH JAPAN

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 July 1939, Page 7

PARLEY WITH JAPAN

REPORTED CONCESSION BY BRITAIN RECOGNITION OFj STATE OF WAR. FORMULA FOR NEGOTIATIONS. By Telegraph-—Press Association—Copyright, (Received This Day. 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, July 21. A British Buffed Press Tokio correspondent says Sir llobert Craigie and Mr 11. Arila have agreed upon a formula for negotiations regarding the Tientsin issue. Sir llobert Craigie has sent a copy of the agreement, consisting of a single paragraph, to London. It is understood that -Japan’s original demands have been somewhat watered down, but the agreement satisfies the demand that Britain recognise that war conditions exist in China and also the difficulties under which the Japanese Army is operating.

A correspondent of the Associated Press of Great Britain in Tokio says it- is understood that Sir Robert Craigie’s concessions relate to assistance to China which is justified under the Nine Power Treaty. SOME PROGRESS ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL REPORT. PESSIMISTIC NEWSPAPER COMMENT. TOKIO, July 21. “Some progress toward an agreement” was made in conversations between Sir Robert Craigie and Mr Arita lasting an hour and 40. minutes, according to a communique. They will meet again tomorrow. The Domei Agency in an unconfirmed report states that agreement was reached on the general questions forming the background of the Tientsin issues, but in contrast to the more hopeful tone of the communique the newspaper “Osaka Mainichi” declares that the emergency in China has reached a stage at which Japan will have to fight not only China, but Britain and Russia.

The “Kokutein,” which is the organ of the Japanese army’s anti-British movement, is strongly urging that the Government immediately implement the Italb-Japanese anti'British military alliance. PASSPORTS IN CHINA ASSERTION OF JAPANESE * CONTROL. (Received This Day, 10.40 a.m.) HONG KONG, July 21. The Japanese Consul-General stated that nationals other than Chinese and Japanese travelling to Tsingtao and North China in future will require Japanese visas.

MISSION PROPERTY

DAMAGE DONE IN SHANSI.

(British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day. 10.55 a.m.) RUGBY. Julv 21

The Foreign Under-Secretary (Mr R. A. Butler) replying in the House of Commons to a question regarding damage to missionary property in Shansi said: "According to reports received by Lord Halifax, damage has been done to the premises of the China Inland Mission at Linfen and Hungtung. in South Shansi. The English Baptist Mission at Taichow, in the north of the same province, was broken into, but not looted. Details of the damage done have not yet been reported and. pending receipt of this, I am not able to say what action may be appropriate.