THE WAR IN CHINA

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 58, Issue 87, 22 January 1938, Page 5

THE WAR IN CHINA

BIG ATTACK PENDING.

ON AN UNDISCLOSED SECTOR.

PREPARATIONS BY JAPANESE. (United Prwss Association —Copyright) (Received This Day, 9.5 a.m.) SHANGHAI, January 20. The British United Press reports that a Japanese spokesman reveals that Japan is preparing a big attack in an undisclosed sector. It is assumed to be along the Lunghai railway, with the immediate objective Kai-feng and Suchow.

Japanese advancing alo.ng s the Tient-sin-Pukow railway occupied Minnu Wang after fierce fighting for possesr sion to assure control of the southern section of. the railway. A Peiping message states that Count Terauchi, the Japanese Commander-in-Ohief in North China, has removed his headquarters to Peiping in order to promote the new Administration.

JAPANESE SHIP NOT UNLOADED.

A STEVEDORES’ PROTEST. (Received This Day, 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 21. Stevedores at Middlesbrough docks refused to unload the Japanese steamer Haruna Maim as a protest against events in the Far East.

AN ASSASSINATION.

MEMBER OF CIVIC BODY. (Received This Day, 11.10 a.m.) SHANGHAI, January'2l. ; Mr Yang Foh-yuen, a member of the; Civic Association, was assassinated as he was entering his home in the French Concession. The Domei Agency states that Han Fu-chu has been executed at Hankow.

RELIEF FUND 01= £90,000.

CONTRIBUTIONS IN LONDON, (Received This Day, 11.10 a.m.) LONDON, January 21. The Lord Mayor of London’s Fund for the relief of distress in China amounts to about £90,000, of which £75,000 has been sent to China fit-cash or in medical supplies. , An anonymous gift of £4OOO has been received.'• ' ■ ' ■ : 7“ •

MESSAGE AGAIN DELAYED.'

JAPANESE CENSOR’S ACTION.

SHANGHAI, January 21

The Japanese censors again held up a message lodged by Major Temperlejr for dispatch to the “Manchester Guardian.”

THE CENSOR’S OBJECTION.

“BESMIRCHING JAPAN’S GOOD

NAME ”

(Received This Day, 11.10 a.m.) LONDON, January 21

The British United Press correspondent says that Mr Temperley’s message from the “North China Daily News’ ” story, confirming his own information regarding Japanese atrocities in the Nanking area.

< The Japanese censor said they were unsubstantiated reports, maliciously intended to besmirch the good name of the Japanese Army.

SANCTIONS AGAINST JAPAN.

BRITISH LABOUR ADVOCACY

LONDON, January 20

The International Council of Laboui the Council of the Trades Union Congress and executives of the Labour Party and Parliamentary Labour Party resolved to send a deputation to the Prime Minister (Mr Chamberlain) and the Foreign Minister (Mr Eden) to urge anti-Japanese sanctions, consonant with the recent Brussels Congress resolution.

JAPANESE PEACE TERMS. REPORTED PROPOSALS TO CHINA SHANGHAI, January 20. It is reliably reported that Mr Hsu Shih-ying, Chinese Ambassador at Tokio, has been handed Japan’s latest peace terms. > Chinese organisations have petitioned the United States Ambassador (Mr Nelson T. Johnson) for the rejection of reported Japanese requests for American credits, declaring that they will merely help Japan against China. The Chinese Embassy states that China is doing lu?r utmost to try to maintain sovereign rights and territorial administrative integrity, . and not to accept any ponce terms not ful-

filling these .conditions.., . The . Japanese declaration - hi respect of ' Chinese and foreign sovereign rights merely implied the dismemberment of China and the securing/ of • monopolies in China. .....

CHANGES IN THE TARIFFS.

JAPAN REAPS THE BENEFIT. (Received This!. I) a a - , 12.50 p.m.) LONDON, January 21. The Peking correspondent of (‘The Times” says that the provisional Government has announced a series of reductions in‘the North. China, Customs tariffs, An intention .to discriminate is denied, but Japan will benefit most by the changes.