No Shanghai steathers proceeded to Britain and France Said Wenchow yesterday and they will To Want Treaty Giving Not do so unless the military situation has eased. That important east Russia the Burden Chekiang coastal district which has been the pivot of cargo transporta-Moscow, June 29. tion between Shanghai and Chekiang Criticism against Great Britain and has been cleared of all Shanghai France, particularly the former, for vessels since Wednesday. the slow progress in the negotiations The s, Elbhof and s. Hanna, of for a three-Power pact against aggres-which Carlowitz and Company are sion is made by the Soviet deputy, agents, returned to Shanghai on. Tues-M. Slidanov, in an article today in the day &nd Wednesday respectively and "Pravda." the Furiere Consolini, of the Chinese-Italian Steamship Navigation Com-He complains that, despite all the pany, is here having also returned efforts of the Soviet Government from Wenchow. Three other steam-aimed at the early conclusion of a ers which formerly planned to pro-pact, no substantial progress is ceed to Wenchow including the s. observed.
Enderta have cancelled their trips to After recapitulating staff negotia-Wenchow. Those boats which have tions, M, Shdanov asserts: "This returned here have postponed their shows that Britain and France do not trips indefinitely, desire a treaty with the U. S. S. R.
No boats belonging to big shipping based upon principles of equality. firms have been put on regular runs They desire a treaty in which the between Shanghai and Foochow since U. S. S. R. would play the part of a the military situation there has be-labourer shouldering the entire come tense but two boats the Chinese burden of obligations. But no self-names of which are the Sheng Kwang, respecting country would agree to and Shengfu were reported yesterday such a treaty if it does not wish to to have unloaded their Shanghai become a plaything in the hands of cargo at Chuanshih outside the boom people who like others to pull their of the Min River which leads to chestnuts out of the fire for them." Foóchow. These two boats belong to "Still less," the writer adds, "can a small British shipping firm. Ship-the U. S. S. R, whose power and ping between here and Foochow is dignity are known to the entire world, therefore also paralyzed. agree to such a treaty. It seems to Ningpo, or rather Chinghai which me that the British and French desire directly leads to the former city, is not à real treaty acceptable to the almost completely closed to shipping.
U. S, S. R, but only talk about a Although Japanese military authorities themselves have not closed treaty in order to speculate, before Chinghai, the Chinese military authe public opinion of their countries, thorities there have been forced to on the imaginary unyielding attitude close it to shipping because of the of the U. S. S. R."—Reuter, Japánesé threats, The s. Mohlenhof, which flies the German flag, left here yesterday morning for Ningpo as the last trip.
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Lao Taiping. Before the Mohlenhof sailed Chinghai was cleared of Bertie Minchin Treacher Shanghai steamers, the Hsin Peking, Amanda Minchin "Mary Nash and Tembien having returned to Sybil Jason Miles Mander Shanghai from there, la Mae Jones Lower Yangtze Involved Because of the tense military situation also existing in some of the districts on the northern bank of the Yangtze in Kiangsu province notably Hsingkong (which is just opposite Tsungming Island) shipping between Shanghai and Kiangsu has also encountered difficulties, The s. Liwo, a Jardine boat left for. Hsingkong yesterday but the Chinese press re-"ported that a Japanese war vessel there had on previous occasions signalled to steamers warning them against sailing to that port.
The Chinese evening press struck a pessimistic tone yesterday asserting that the suspension of shipping between Shanghai and South China ports will seriously affect trade in Shanghai, although it does not affect China as a whole. China has restricted the importation of foreign goods but Shanghai's export trade will be affected. The blockade of other ports will render it impossible for manufacturers in Shanghai to obtain raw materials from the interior.
Commenting editorially on the blockade situation, the "Shun Pao" opined that it would not reduce the supply of ammunition destined for China nor would it destroy China's main force engaged in the war of resistance. The blockade is a threat io the Powers. Action rather than protests is urged upon the Powers if they want to preserve their interests in the Far East.
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