MANCHURIAN STATE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 140, 15 June 1932, Page 7

MANCHURIAN STATE.

JAPS. FAVOUR INDEPENDENCE,

(Received 11.30 a.m.)

KOBE, June 14,

Representatives here to-day unanimously passed an inter-party resolution in favour of the independence of the newly-established State of Manchuria.

INQUIRY HINDERED.

MANCHURIA COMMISSION,

PEIPING, June 9. "Witnesses were prevented from coming openly to see lis and had to meet us secretly at the risk of their lives," said Lord Lytton, who returned last night after six weeks' investigations in Manchuria as chairman of the League of Nations Commission, and who expressed keen satisfaction that in the face of considerable difficulties it had been possible to hear both sides.

"We succeeded," he said, "in interviewing a great many Chinese and not less than 2000 written Chinese communications came into our hands. I think it may be said that we obtained all the information necessary to understand the facts of the present situation and the events which took place on and afte* September 18 last."

Regarding Russo-Japanese relations, I/ord°Lytton said that as far as the commission's observations went, the position appeared to be very much easier now than six weeks ago. Both sides, he thought, were anxious to avoid a clash.