London, Aug. 15.
China will soon send an appeal to ne League of Nations, the "Sunday Times" believes but the journal does hot know whether she will ask for an immediate meeting of the Council.
"The hope is entertained by the Chinese not that this step will set in motion the machinery of collective security, but that it will reveal to the world public opinion the facts of the renewal of Japanese aggression."
Turning to the attitude of other ations, the paper declares, "The british neutrality policy is the result of a decision taken at a Cabinet ering last month. The view held lucre 4s that only in the event of joint action with the United States ould Britain take a strong line in ne hope of restraining Japan.
"The diversion of British forces from Europe to the Far East might, it was felt, mean the immediate deterioration of the European situation where such improvement as there has been during the last twelve months held to be due almost solely to the growing momentum of British re-
One fully armed Chinese elficer was captured by Japanese sentries near the Isis Theatre during the night.
Handed over to the Japanese military police for examination, he admitted th; as a member of the D: In his possession note-book, the communique stated,"
The combing of Hongkew fr Chinese suspected of being snipers or informers for their artillery continued unabated yesterday.
According to an announcement made by the Japanese gendarmerie, neting as military police 27 Chinere who ere arrested for loitering in e controlled areas and near lines on Saturday and Sun-been cleared' of suspicion. handed over to the Shung-Municipal Police in the afternoon The unday Times" then emphasized the difficulties of Japanese in the "present conflict and believes that China could resist for a year against Japan—which would upset all the plans of Tokyo.
Finally, the paper says, it is not impossible that following the adjournment of Congress, President Franklin Roosevelt may profit by the Congress vacations to postpone the application of the neutrality law and its provisions to Chinese armaments. Havas.
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