JAPAN REVIEWS WAR

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22595, 28 December 1938, Page 9

JAPAN REVIEWS WAR

DEATH-ROLL OF 870,(100

CONQUEST OF HALF CHINA CLAIMED

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.) (Received December 27, 7.10 p.m.) TOKYO, December 26. An Imperial Army communique reviewing the Chinese war claims that Japan occupies 5,850,000 square miles, 47 per cent, of the area of China, with a population of 179,000,000, 68 per cent, of the total inhabitants.

It puts the death-roll from the outbreak of the war to November 30 at: Japanese, 47,133; Chinese, 823,300. The Chinese casualties exceed 2,000,000. The war front in north and central China from Hangchow to Shansi is 1860 miles, four times longer than the Western Front in the Great War. MOVE EOIi PEACE DENIED STATEMENT BY CHINESE LEADER

(Received December 28, 12.30 a.m.)

SHANGHAI, December 27.

Marshal Chiang Kai-shek denied til at 3Dr. Ching-wei is autliorised. or intended to negotiate for peace. It was reported that Dr. Wang Ching-wei, vice-president of the Kuomintang, had gone to Hong Kong to meet the Japanese. He has stated that China is prepared for peace subject to the retention of her independence.

FOREIGN RIGHTS IN

CHINA

JAPANESE REFUSE TO STATE INTENTIONS

(Received December 27, 7.10 p.m.)

TOKYO, December 26,

The British Ambassador (Sir Robert Craigie) interviewed the Japanese Foreign Minister (Mr H. Arita) and urged a solution of the outstanding questions concerning British concessions in China.

The American Ambassador (Mr J. C. Grew) separately exchanged views with Mr Arita. It has been learned that Mr Arita refused to enlighten the Ambassadors respecting Japan’s proposals to abolish the extra-territorial rights of foreigners in China.

He declared that the cessation of hostilities was the best method of settling all problems; but this was rendered impossible of the granting of British and American credits to China.