Hongkong, Oct. 10.
After an anxious three-day journey, during which the Canton-Hankow Railway was bombed at several points, the 250 British naval officers, men and marines from the cruiser Capetown arrived here safely from Hankow at 11,50 o'clock last night, The following twelve other foreigners also reached the Colony aboard the specially chartered train, which was named "Capetown LI"; Mr. G. W. Garrett, manager of the Hongkong Shanghai Bank in Hankow, and Mrs, Garrett; Mr, H. Dewsbury, manager Gi the Hankow Dispensary, and Mrs, Dewsbury; Mr. G. Hankey, of the Asiatic Petroleum Company, Banke Mr. J. A. Gaunt, of the Chinese Maritime Customs; and six missionaries, including the 76-year-old Dr. Grant and his wife, The journey from Hankow was twice interrupted because of damage te the line: first at Lokchong, 140 miles Germany Displeased Berlin, Oct. 9.
The speech of President Roosevelt means that the United States is definitely abandoning its neutrality policy in the Sino-Japanese conflict, declare semi-official circles here, abandoning the reserve towards the speech which they have up until now maintained, It also means a simultaneous moral condemnation by the (League of Nations and by the United States, of Japan, allowing any country to intervene against Japan and take economic sanctions. Thus, they declare, the moves of Washington and Geneva, instead of appeasing the conflict, tend to develop it.
Rumours are current here that the purchases of war material from the United States by the U.S.S.R. re perhaps destined for China. It also believed here that Mr. Roose-volts declarations will encourage a renewed outbreak of the British campaign for a boycott of Japanese goods and will foster the tendencies of Popular fronts states, In short, German circles declare that the American decision towards Japan will not at all favour world Peace, and reproach the American Government for not considering the "intolerance of rich states" Dispossessed states are fighting for their lives and protest strongly against the existing treaties, they affrm.—Havas.
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