JAPANESE REPLY

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 55, 2 September 1937, Page 10

JAPANESE REPLY

THE BRITISH NOTE

REVOLT OF MANCHURIAN

SOLDIERS

(Received September 2, 2.20 p.m.)

LONDON, September ,1

The Tokio correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says it is stated that the Government will not be in a position to reply to the British Note concerning the shooting of Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen for several more days. .. •;- • ■ ;.-■ ~ :;. . -.. ' ■ ■■''.'

-The military authorities report that 50,000 troops from Tokio have, now landed at Shanghai, compared with the Chinese ■ estimate of at least ioo;ooo. •-■■ ■ •

Manchurian soldiers at Mukden are reported to have mutinied against their Japanese officers/many of whom were killed. Another regiment at Chankpai is reported, to have deserted.

China has launched a liberty loan, of £30,000,000 at 4 per cent., redeemable in 30.years from 19.41...

HONG KONG CHINESE BITTER.

'Eight thousand Chinese have sailed from Saigon for Hong Kong to enlist in the 'Chinese army.

The Japanese air raids at Canton have embittered the Chinese at Hong Kong; -resulting iri hostile crowds gathering'before Japanese shops. The Government is concentrating 1300 Japanese for protection, and 200 women , arid children are leaving for Japan tomorrow. '-..... - : : . ■ •

Tokio reports that the Emperor, wearing the Shinto robes of his high priestly office, worshipped at three sanctuaries in the Imperial Palace and prayed for victory for the army. The liner President Hoover, which was bombed off Shanghai, sohie days ago, arrived at Kobe. Her shattered appearance caused great excitement. The purser said that one of the' six bombs dropped struck one of the funnels, which crumpled up.