The representatives of Africa, America, A alia, Belgium, Bolivia, Canada, China. France, the United Kingdom, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal and Soviet Russia. the declaration states, observe with regret that the Japanese Government still contends that the conflict between Japan and China hes outside the scope of the Nine-Power Treaty and again declines to enter into an exchange of views for the purpose of endeavouring to achieve a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
It is clear that the Japanese concept of the issues and interests involved in the conflict is utterly different from the concept of most other nations in the world.
The Japanese Government, the declaration continues, insist that as the conflict is between Japan and London, Nov. 16.
Sir Louis and Lady Beale are not returning to Shanghai, as i probable that Sir Louis is succeeding Mr. Claude Taylor as Director of Fairs and Exhibitions in the Department of Overseas Trade. Mr. Taylor is retiring on December 31. During his present stay in England Sir Louis has not been in the best of health, but he is now understood to have made a good recovery.
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