OMINOUS REPORT

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 58, Issue 86, 21 January 1938, Page 5

OMINOUS REPORT

RUSSIA MASSING TROOPS.

ASSERTIONS BY JAPANESE.

BRITISH ARMS ALLEGED. (United Press Association—Copyright.) LONDON, January 19. The Tokio correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph” says that the newspapers declare that Russia, in co-oper-ation with Outer Mongolia, with which she is allied, is concentrating troops and aeroplanes in the areas bordering on North China and Manchulsuo. The “Asa hi Shimbun” asserts that Soviet forces on the Manchukuo frontier h.ave been increased by three infantry and two mechanised divisions, two divisions of artillery, and one cavalry division, and one engineering division and 1500 aeroplanes. It is also alleged that Britain is supplying the Soviet with 20 submarines and 10 heavy guns. v

DISTURBER OF THE PEACE.

' CHINA ACCUSES JAPAN. (Received ~This Jkiy, 9.45 a.m.) SHANGHAI, January 19. The Chinese. Government has issued a statement citing Japan as a disturber of international peace and asserts that although China’s desire for peace is unchanged she will not tolerate any encroachment on her sovereignty. China considers that all acts established under Japanese occupation are null and void, externally and internally.

CHINESE WAR COUNCIL.

UNDER CONTROL OF CHIANG

HONG KONG, Jan. 19

Madame Chiang Kai-Shek confirmed the creation of a Supreme War Council, under Marshal Chiang Kai-Shek s control, to intensify the campaign against the Japanese.

BRITISH ARMS FOR CHINA.

NO SERIOUS VIEW BY JAPAN. TOKIO, /January 19. The Prime Minister (Prince Konoye) told journalists that he .saw no possibility of resuming talks with Britain, which was adopting a more realistic attitude toward the present situation. Therefore it was not necessary to take a serious view of the question of imports of British arms into China.

JAPAN’S REPORTED NEW TERMS.

LONDON, January 19. The British United Press says that a report is current in Shanghai that Japan is submitting new peace terms, providing for the withdrawal of all forces, except from the Peiping, Tientsin, Suiyuan, and Chahar regions, with the right to nominate the mayors of the chief cities. Foreign observers doubt the authenticity of the report.

SURPRISE OFFENSIVE PLANNED.

BID FOR CONTROL OF RAILWAYS

(Received This Day, 9.5 a.m.) SHANGHAI. January 20,

The British United Press correspondent reports that the Japanese spokesman reveals that Japan is preparing a big attack dn an undisclosed sector. It is assumed that the Lunghai railway, with the immediate objective Kaifeng, Kweith and Suchow. The Japanese advancing on the Tientsin-Pukcw railway occupied Minnu Wang. There is fierce fighting south of Penghu, the possession of which will assure the control of the southern section of the railway.

LOSING THEIR CHINESE COOKS FOREIGN RESIDENTS IN TOKIO. TOKIO, Jan. 19. The Domei News Agency says that a panic has been created jn the foreign colony in Tokio by the decision of 64 of their Chinese cooks to return home with the Chinese Ambassador.