The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-22
Joins Great Britain In Defiance Of Japan
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united States destroyer John D. Pope. which left Hong Kong Tues day, was expected to go there.
 The ultimatuln hour passed.
 Dispatches from Hong King and Shanghai indicated that the Pills bury and Thanet had received wire- less orders to remain at their posts and await Q show-dwon.
 British Machine Gunners
 Machine gunners of the British Middlesex regiment, at Hong Kong, received emergency orders to be ready by tonight to leave for secret destination. believed to be either swatow or Tientsin.
 Dispatches from Singapore, the British naval base at the tip of the Straits Settlement, said that troops of the Loyal regiment were standing by for orders to sail for Shanghai.
 Admiral Yarnell had left Tientsin igor Chinwantao yesterday to board bis flagship the cruiser Augusta.
 He was ready to sail for the the ater of action in the south.
 There were explosive situations at three points on the China coast. Americans were now involved in all three.
 Food Shortage Acute
 Tn Tinetsin, wghere Japanese were blockading the British and French concessions, food shortage became suddenly acute. British army head quarters announced that unless the Japanese permitted adequate sup plies to enter, they were prepared to send a formal military expedition out after them.
 At Kulangsu, the foreign area oi Annoy, the Japanese navy had im- posed blanket blockade and like wise refused to permit entry of food stuffs.
 Authoritative American and Brit ish sources at Shanghai indicated that if the refusal was adhered to warshpies would be sent to run the blockade.
 But the situation at Swatow was the most serious.
 The first Japanese order to for eigners to get out was sent to foreign consuls there. It said that the Japa- nese could not guarantee safety o1 foreigners after p. m.
 Refers Ultimautm
 The United States consul informed the Japanese that he would refer the ultimatum to the state department at Washington.
 The British consul sent his notifi- cation to the British embassy at Shanghai and added that he was planning to evacuate all Britons.
 Back from Shanghai went orders to the British consul to reconsider his decision and to refuse to evacu- ate Britons unless he was convinced thoir lives were in actual danger. Tho message added, however. that no Briton who wished to leave should be dissuaded from doing so.
 The Norwegian merchantmen Prominent left Swatow just at the ultimatum hour with 70 foreign women and children. sailing for Hcng Kong.
 But about 70 Americans and hundreds of Britons and other foreigners remained for the show down.
 Another Break at Hankow
 Another serious situation involv- ing both the United States and Great Britain was developing at Hankow, far up the Yangtse river in the isolated interior of China.
 Japanese troops on June IA raid- cd the home of L. w. Rowland. of the American Methodist Episcopal Mission. They arrested Holland and alleged thatt hey had discovered s.anti- Japanese" leaflets in his home,
 American consular authorities made repeated demands for his re- lease. and insisted that the Jap anese at once give full particulars of alterations of "anti-Japanese activities by American missionaries generally. ,
 The Japanese refused not only ko release Holland or to subStantiate their charges. They refused 2 woro Of information about Holland.
 Today, a dispatch from HanKow said. American authoriteis were anxious regarding Hollands per- sonal safety.
 Three Japanese gendarmes today raided the home of William Lewis \ British business man at HankoW heat \ Chinese servant who refused them adrnittance and searcneo tne house over Lewis protest Tor sup. posed "illegal" radio. They oio no'
 Here at Tientsin, British authori- faes received news that c. A. Smith < Britisn importer whom the Jap enese arrested Saturday, had beer Iit on the head with a pistol anc fnaf the Japanese army had refusec fo hermit him to have 1t dressed.
 finder their considered policy o1 inflicting indignities on British citi. xens, the Japanese today strippec five Britons at their Internatonal br1dre barrier outside the British concession. Belgians and French men who passed ct the same time Werc unmolested.
 Move at Shanghai
 Tho greatest alarm was expressed in diplon,atic quarters at Shanghai oyer what was regarded as Q sud f7en general Japanese move agains, ali foreign nations and interests 1T China.
 They expressed belief that there mieht be q crisis at Shanghai, the rreatest foreign concentration poinl