Canadian Cameraman Arrested; Foreign Werner Children Leave Concessions; Prices Soaring Tientsin, June 14, (EMPTLY at five o'clock this morning, the zero hour mentioned n the Japanese proclamation of yesterday. the threatened blockade of the British Concession began. Barricades, which had been placed in position on the Concession's poundal during the past few days, were erected and manned.
The local Japanese military authorities are understood to have informed the British authorities late last night that, while they appreciated the spirit in which the compromise solution was proposed, they felt it had come rather Jate.
The Japanese had made all arrangements for the blockade, and it was impossible to alter the Programme at such short notice. While Ualians, Germans and Amer-
Japanese Commander Issues Proclamation Tientsin, June 13.
The Commander of the Japanese Garrison in Tientsin this afternoon fesued a proclamation banning. pedestrian and vehicular trate between the Japanese Concession, the Chinese quarter and the British and French Concessions on and atter G6 am, to-leans generally experienced little trouble, Britons and Chinese seeking fg enter or leave the British and French Concessions were thoroughly searched today following the enforcement of the Japanese " blockade. Britons often also had to answer questions and to submit their docu. ments of identification for scrutiny.
Some Chinese are known to have been stripped of their clothing guard-rooms, but no foreigners are Yeported to have been subjected to such treatment.
This measur it was stated, was taken' to impress the activities of and Communist elements."
'The International Bridge wilt be closed from 6 am, to. 12 midnight, while Yamaguchi, Asahi, Fuyo, 'Tal-yan, Chungehlen' and British' Race Course Roads will be closed from 6 am. to 10 pin, The proclamation states that all yedestrlans and vehicles will Hable to examination and search by the Japanese authorities at seven epeciiled points, while all vessels, viving on the Pei River, which runs Mrough Tientsin, are to heave to at Dairen Pier, near the Japan Bridge, 0 undergo inspection.
Violators of the proclamation are to be dealt with as stipulated by the Commander of the Japanese Garrison, Minimum Necessity In amplification of the proctamation issued today, a spokesman for the Japanese military authorities declared ihat the *solation" of the British and French Concessions represents. the minimum necessity for the discharge fof their cities by the Japanese army tinder the prevailing lreumstance it certainly followed. the. British refusal to deliver four suspected 23° asin," the spokesman state, "which fact, however, represents only one Side of the shield."
"The proclamation, the, spokesman went om was one manifestation of the indignation of the Japanese Govern nent and people over the "pro-Chiang ta, pursued by' Britain.
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"he arrow" the. spokesman ciimed, "i si ready off the bow and {herefore the question could not. be Settled by. the mere transfer of the "The Japanese army will never tury the hatchet unt and tutes the British 'Concession authorities change {heir aUitude, and ce-operate with the Japanese in the construction of a "new fonder" in East 'Asia, by" abandoning thoit pre-Chiang. Kaleshek' policies, including the protection of anti= apanese' and Communist elements ihe support of Chinese. dollars at the hicrilee of Federal Reserve. Bank en, the. cornering of. commodities onnivanee ut the use of wireless by elements, and permission 10 rise antitapinese selioot books Others Inconvenienced the spokesman regretted that chinese, "Germain, American "and thor foreign residents of the Butt find French" Concession" wil perience inconvenience' through the Isolation of the Concessions, French Concessions, Branding' the British Concession as "hotbed of intrigues and conspiraties againat the construction of a new order in Fast Asia, and the resters tion of peace and order in North China. the spokesman said the panese wore taking, action to isolate the British Concession from outside as the "only alternative in the pre= ailing. circumstances."
Apart from occasional light military: loreless, with patrols from the Durham Light infantry evidence during the it is understood that farther, precau-Vions have een taken in the Con with grave apprehension the "new While British business men obstacles to trade, in a situation which already dificult, there is no evid-nee of nervousness sanons Britons. Rather are there signs of ire, coupled dogged determination to "stick
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