The article emphasizes the vast extent of the British Empire's interests in financial, commercial, shipping and cultural China, Tt points out that Hongkong is one of the most pro-sporous ports in the Far East and its university is doing much for the education of Chinese youth. Over a third of the foreign ships in Chinese ports are flying the Red Ensign, while British capital is invested in a multitude of undertakings in almost every province in Chin:
In Shanghai, British interests are second only 10 those of Japan, while the work of British officials in. the Chinese service and British teachers and missionaries cannot be assessed in material terms.
America also has a large trade with China and American education has done much to make young Chinese what they are to-day.
With regards to British interests in China, "The Times" points out auth-natively that British investments. in Shanghai alone are 3% times greater than those of Japan.
In China proper, the journal con-eludes, British investments total £197,000,000, $6 per cent. of the total foreign investments, against £74,000, 000 for Japan, which is 21 per cent the total, and £82,000,000 for the United States, nine per cent, of total foreign investments in China, Talk of London he outspoken, and closely reason tender In who. Times" is the fate of "ait polities and "diplomatic ses, 'Without 9 doubt, it. crystllizse pablic opinion "here, embodying. not nly the' Liberal ana Labour Howe wien "generally "are riled Japan's foreign policy on the grounds its allegedly imperialistic ten doneies, but the view of orthodox members at the Conservative Party, Which are all saituenced ty sent! mental memories of the Anglo-
"Bie delay in publishing the leader was due to the desire of "abe Times to"vait unt the interview between Sic"Francis Lindley, British Amba" Sader to Tokyo, and Mr, K. Hirota, Sapanese Minister of Foreign Affairs "he fact that ct that "The Times" unualty supports the government and also fexttomely' friendly towards Japan, fends "adaltonal " signiteance "and Weigh to ts lender.-enter.
"However, supplying China with war planes, building aerodromes in {China and detailing military instructors or military advisers to China, or contracting "Joan to provide funds for political uses, would obviously {tend to alienate the friendly relations between Japan and China and other countries and to disturb peace and order in East Asia. Japan will oppose such projects.
China, "which were not in agreement faith the spt of ce-operation forthe Promotion of peace in the Far Hast consideration of this fat, there-tore, the Foreign Office spokestian Considered proper: and. timely. to lexpoumas the Japanese attitude, "which had si ready been stated and was well "Tue statement was made to pressmen, and it had been a great surprise Japan to note that the expounding for ter atitode hed caused so much "The foregoing attitude of Japan should be clear from the policies she has pursued in the past. But, on account of the fact, that positive movements for joint action in China by foreign Powers under one pretext or another are reported to be on foot, it deemed not inappropriate to reiter-jate her policy at this time."—Reuter.
Mr, Hirota Explains Tokyo, Apr. 26.
Gen Ching Tso-pin, Chinese Minister in Tokyo, called on Mr. Koki Hirota, Japanese Foreign Minister, to-\day when, it is understood, he explain-led the substance of the unofficial statement issued yesterday in Nanking, and also requested information as to the intentions of the Japanese Government in connection with the statement Imade by Japan on her policy towards (China, on April 17.
Mr. Hiroia explained that the Japanese nation had been disquieted Jat the frequent reports recently that various Powers were selling munitions Mr. Hirota deciarod_ further that there was manifestation ofa sentiment Chine, of which it was "not very pleasant for the Japanese fo take note hata waming fad aso been sounded China, eating the Chinese. tion to prepare for a cis in 1990,
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