JAPANESE PLAN ATTACK

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22307, 22 January 1938, Page 13

JAPANESE PLAN ATTACK

AIM OF OFFENSIVE NOT DISCLOSED i I FIERCE FIGHTING NEAR TIENTSIN CHINESE CLAIM RECAPTURE OF WUHU ■ ■ (TTKTTED PEBS9 ASSOCIATION —COPTEIOHT.) I (Recsived January 21, 2 p.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 along the Tientsin-Pukow railway occupied Minnu Wang after fierce fighting for possession to assure control of the southern section of the railway. A Hankow message states that in spite of Japanese reports that the pressure on Wuhu has been relieved, the Chinese claim that the city has been recaptured. Snow is suspending operations on most fronts.

A Peiping message states that Count Terauchi, the Japanese Com-mander-in-Chief in North China, has removed his headquarters to Peiping in order to promote the new Administration.

JAPANESE PEACE TERMS

REPORTED PROPOSALS TO CHINA AMERICA ASKED TO REFUSE CREDITS SHANGHAI, January 20. It is reliably reported that Mr Hsu Shih-ying, Chinese Ambassador at Tokyo, 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 her utmost to try to maintain sovereign rights and territorial administrative integrity, and not to accept any peace terms not fulfilling these conditions. The Japanese declaration in respect of Chinese and foreign sovereign rights merely implied the dismemberment of China and the securing of monopolies in China.

SANCTIONS AGAINST JAPAN

BRITISH LABOUR BODIES' DEPUTATION LONDON, January 20. The International Council of Labour, 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 antiJapanese sanctions, consonant with th 3 recent Brussels Congress resolution.

THE ATTACK ON THE PANAY

PUNISHMENT OF JAPANESE OFFICERS

[ TOKYO, January 20. \ Rear-Admiral Noda, of the Naval I Information Bureau, said that Brit- ' ain and America had been informed of the nature of the punishment of ' the officers responsible for the attacks on the Panay and Ladybird. ■ However, details would not be publicly announced because of the affect on the morale of the services. The Domei News Agency says that a naval spokesman now denies * that Japan is building a 45,000-ton battleship. . _____