NEW JAPANESE DECISION

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22319, 5 February 1938, Page 15

NEW JAPANESE DECISION

Chinese Property To Be Seized !&arm felt in SHANGHAI Scheme to Secure Reparations (mnIED PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.) (Received February 5, 12.5 a.m.) LONDON, February 4. The Shanghai correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph” says the Japanese may seize Chinese property worth millions of pounds if the decision announced by a Japanese Embassy spokesman is fully carried out. The spokesman disclosed the seizure of the residence of General Wu Teh Chen, Governor of Shantung, and a former Mayor of Shanghai. The spokesman added that the authorities intended to seize the property of all Chinese engaged in anti-Japanese activities, regardless of its location. The question whether the property of taxpayers within the settlement should be protected instantly arises. The decision is believed to be connected with Japan’s determination to secure reparations from China by all possible means. CANTON HARBOUR TO BE CLOSED CHINESE SERVE WARNING ON SHIPPING PROPOSED BOOM ACROSS PEARL RIVER LONDON, February 3. Canton is seething with excitement after a Chinese warning to all breign ships to leave the harbour dorp night because of a decision j clrose the boom across the Chuor Pearl river. Tne Chinese recently assured Mr .P. Blunt, the British Consul-Gen-ral in Canton, that 24 hours’ notice [ the closing of the boom would ; given to facilitate the evacuation : British women and children to ong Kong. The shipping companies are unible to clear their' ships at such tort notice, and are pleading for a extension of time. The Domei News Agency reports that 1000 soldiers were killed when the Japanese bombed 140 junks from the air after the occupation of Pengpu. The spread of smallpox in Hong Kong is disquieting. There was an inrrease of 120 fresh cases for the week ending January 29, and there were 56 cases in the last 24 hours. ANTI JAPANESE DISPLAY French munition workers PROTEST (Received February 4, 11 p.m.) PARIS, February 4. Taking advantage of the visit of Japanese experts, employees of an inns factory in the suburb of Le Vallois, which is making armaments br Japan, staged an anti-Japanese demonstration. Later a deputation, representing ®e men, waited on the Minister for Jar (M. Daladier) and requested “6 cancellation of the order. Japanese casualties IN CHINA MOBILISATION MEASURE PREPARED (Received February 5, 12.5 a.m.) TOKYO, February 4. The Minister for War (General > “Jigiyama) informed the Diet that ®.OOO Japanese have been killed in hostilities in China to date. The Prime Minister (Prince onoye) said he had prepared a Mobilisation Bill putting the rl 10 ii on a war basis, as the con’TlPtion law was inadequate.