Nov, 1 1 ,
1939
jHej? Yn China presentedPto the
mission as a consolation a sum of
1.000 yen and 300 yen to the mis­
sion and to the personnel of the
l mission for their individual prop­
erty damages.
3. Poplar Grove Farms at Tachang, Klangsu—The Amerlcan: owned dairy farm I n question.
, situated I n a dl&trlot access to
passage through which Is for-^
Embassy in Washington Lists and
bidden as an emergency mea^r
ure to nationals of third powetw,
Settlements in China After . was
reopened a ttbe end of/£eptember as a special measure for
War Damages
| the Americans.
, 4- United Brethren Ohufch at
Siulam, Chungshan-hsieri> Can­
ton Province:—Against »the dam­
TOKYO STRESSES POLICY ages caused to UMe church by a
shell during the" Japanese naval
bombardment on June 12, 1939, a
certain amount ofy money was
War Minister Says Defenses presented to the church on July
5,7.' This incident was regarded
Must Be on Continent With as settled.
5. An American junk I n ShaEnemies Increasing
meen, Canton—An Americanowned Junk was capsized by a
Japanese naval vessel on July 16,
1939, in the unopened harbor off
Special to TUE NEW YORK T o o l .
WASHINGTON, Nor. 10 — In­ Shameen, Canton. On Aug. 2,
stances where Japan has settled sixty Hong Kong dollars was paid
with American I nterests I n China, and with that the matter was re­
through the payment of money or ported settled.
6. Other minor cases: St. Luke's
otherwise, were reported tonight by
tho Japanese Embassy, evidently as Seminary situated near Tsinan,
Shantung,
was enabled to reopen
a summary of advices from the For­
in October, 1938.
eign Office in Tokyo.
Damages caused to American
The Embassy stated that a "set­ mission properties by local hostili­
tlement has been reported from ties in Tsi-ming, Tehslen, Talan,
Tokyo," and that some of the cases etc., were all speedily investigated
"date back considerably into the and reported settled. Provisions
past." I n Washington, announce­ were supplied to some of the mis­
ment of the settlements was taken sions to relieve the shortage of
to Illustrate the more moderate pol­ supply.
icy of the new Japanese Cabinet..
Cases of physical injury sus­
Under the settlements, Americans _tained by an American missionare allowed to return to Shanghai ary at LoUng, Canton, and the
University, money has been paid in damage to a junk owned by the
connection with bombings of mis­ Minhsln School for the Blind I n
sions and for damages to an Ameri­ Canton were reported settled by
can-owned junk and there have been the payment of certain sums of
money I n March and August, re­
other arrangements.
spectively.
" " " T E X T OF T H E STATEMENT
The text of tho statement from
the Ei
Embassy follows:
"1. Shanghai University—Subse­
quent to the battle in the strategic
area around the university, the
area fell into the hands of the
Japanese armed forces. There­
after it has become inaccessible
to any but the members of the
Japanese forces I n charge, and
the university had to be closed.
The university representatives,
acknowledging that under the
then existing circumstances it
was too much to ask all the facili­
ties for the reopening of the uni­
versity for educational purposes,
demanded that residence within
the compounds should be made
available for professors and mis­
sionaries, and free access bo re?
.stored to them and their Chinese
servants. I t was also stated that"
the university would reserve the
right to demand compensation for
the damage and loss caused by
the forced disuse of the establish­
ment.
"The Japanese authorities in
j China decided to grant the rej quest on teh part of the univcr. sity authorities, but to defer the
iuestlon of compensation to a
ster date, and negotiations along
I that line took place between con! sills general of the United States
and Japan I n Shanghai.
"Having completed needed rej pairs and I nstallation of electric
fights and telephone wires and
arrangements for the protection
of residents I n the compounds,
the Japanese Consul General in­
formed his American colleague to
I that effect. The American Con| sul General transmitted the infor­
mation to the university repre­
sentatives and expressed his aprcclation of the Japanese efforts
or the restoration of the univer­
sity. Thus by the middle of Oc­
tober three families were expect­
ed to resume residence within the
-'compounds.
Money Paid to Missions
"2. Tslmohsien — Against the
.damages caused to the residences
attached to the Lutheran mission
at Tslmonslen, Shantung Prov? I
Ince. on June 26, 1938. by norial J
bombing, tho'.iJapanese author!- <
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