IN THE FAR EAST

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20922, 29 September 1939, Page 7

IN THE FAR EAST

FEACE SUGGESTION BASIC OF EQUALITY TREATY ENFORCEMENT (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) NEW YORK, Sept. 27 The Chinese Foreign Minister, Mr Chung-hui, suggested to-day that the United States Government was in a favourable position to act as mediator and bring the Sino-Japanese hostilities to an early end, says the Chungking correspondent of the United Press of America in an exclusive message. The Minister outlined the basis for an honourable peace as follows: (1) Enforcement of the Nine-Power Treaty. (2) Economic co-operation between all friendly nations, including Japan, if she is willing to cooperate on a basis of equality. “So far, unfortunately, Japan’s idea of co-operation has been really Japanese domination in China,” says Mr Chung-hui. “On this basis we can never co-operate. Japan has no chance of executing the programme on which she embarked in 1937. Already she is very weary, and realises that she is ringed in by nations pledged to enforce the Nine-Power Treaty.” RAID ON RADIO OFFICE GUNS DRAWN ON PROPRIETOR (United Press Assn.—sloe Tel. Copyritrnt) LONDON, Sept. 27 Armed Japanese entered the office of the radio service which has been sending American commercial messages since the establishment of Japanese cenorship, also uncensored press messages operating under a licence from the British Concession with the co-operation of the American Chamber of Commerce. The Japanese drew guns when the proprietor, Mr W. A. B. Nichols, ordered them off the premises and prevented them seizing a batch of incoming messages. The intruders remained until the arrival of the Chief of Police of the Concession.