FOR JUSTICE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 267, 10 November 1937, Page 7

FOR JUSTICE.

CHINESE FIGHT.

Reverses Will Not Affect Resistance. NO DIRECT NEGOTIATION. i (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WKLLIX(ITOX, this day. A cablegram from Nanking received by the Chinese Consul stated that, interviewed regarding the military situation, Marshal Chiang Kaishek said China's plan of resistance was to preserve her own fighting power, and at the same time exhaust the enemv so that China's ultimate object might be obtained. Temporary gains and reverses did not affect China's resistance, which would be continued until the validity of treaties was restored and justice reestablished. believing that ultimate victory belongs to China. He is of the opinion that the Japanese will meet with greater difficulties as they advance further into the interior. He expressed opposition to direct SinoJapanese negotiations which, according to him. will merely afford Japan another opportunity to press terms clearly unacceptable to China and the Xine-I'ower Treaty signatories. On the eastern Nhansi front the Chinese are desperately attempting to stem the Japanese advance. Meanwhile, the provincial capital lias been removed to Linfeng.

CHINESE STROKE.

Operation in North Endangers Japanese. WITHDRAWAL PROBABLE. (Received 'i p.m.) NANKING, November 0. The inception of a bold Chinese flunking movement in North China is endangering the Japanese advance along the Peking-Hankow railway. Chinese regiments pinned the Japanese to I'aotienchu, North Honan, while the Chinese right wing, moving across country, struck west towards the railway from Taming, between Shantung and Honan provinces, in South Hopei. One Chinese detachment has already captured Chengan, and another seized Nhuntehfu and Kwangchuan railway stations, blowing up tracks and bridges. This has jeopardised Japanese near Clmugtehfii and Matoucheng, compelling their withdrawal north of the Chang River.

AT TAIYUAN.

SAFETY OF MISSIONARIES

It is hoped that the British Baptist nissionnries at Taivuan took the laptmese warning to evacuate the city jefore 7 a.m. Their location is in the loiithern part of the city, which the Japanese, for tactical reasons, did not it tack. However, 10,000 Chinese defenders, mutilating Shanghai's "Doomed Battalion," refuse to capitulate and are lolding out to the last. Dr. Wyatt took his wife jjnd children • o safety last month, but the others ,vere determined to remain. They in■l uded Dr. Ellen Clow.