HOSTILITIES IN CHINA

Evening Star, Issue 22882, 14 February 1938, Page 11

HOSTILITIES IN CHINA

SETTLEMENT OF REFUGEES CHINESE JUNKS ATTACKED IN BRITISH WATERS Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright HANKOW, February 12. The Chinese Government is encouraging huge armies of refugees to trek westward along the Yangtse. Even the provincial capital of Chungking is not considered safe, from air ' raids. Large areas in Chensi, Yuan, and Kwangsi have been earmarked for the settlement, ’of refugees. The Japanese are reported to have reached the "’alls of Tangyin. ’ Chinese air raids at Pengpu set fire to a Britishowned flour mill and damaged an Italian mission station, severely injuring six priests, and also ■ damaged the French Ursuline Convent.

Japanese.armed trawlers are reported to- have attacked and set fire to four Chinese junks in British waters off Hongkong. The Shanghai correspondent of ‘ The Times ’says that, after arresting scores of suspects, the police-found two more severed heads with.notes attached, alleging anti-Japanese activities. Two Chinese threw a bomb at the office of the ‘ Evening Post,’ causing negligible damage. They were caught, but refused to disclose the instigators of their action. .Six -■ thousand • terrorists • have been arrested since January 12. . MfiHTS OF THIRD P6WERS JAPANESE SUPERVISION. TOKIO, February 12. Japan has informed the United States that she has stationed officers at all important posts ,in China to supervise the rights of third Powers. '■ MOVE TOWARDS FORCING PEACE ' INTERNATIONAL EFFORT. '• ' v , • : ■ LONDON, February 12. A two-day conference, organised by the International Peace Campaign, will he.-opened to-morrow, to consider means of' ending the Chinese-Japanese war. There r are 850. delegates, representing ' Britain, Franoe, New Zealand, Australia, Russia, Canada, China, the United States, India, Mexico, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Holland, Austria,, Switzerland, and Czechoslovakia. . The conference, will- consider an eco'homic -boycott -of Japan and also aid -- s-t»iGhma.niM, iHehri-Rolin, of Belgium, ■ is th<’pr&identi' AH “AID TOi CHINA WEEK" IDEA OF EMBARGO APPROVED. LONDON, February 13. (Received February 14, at 1 p.m.) The International Peace Conference passed a‘reeolution of general approval of an Aid-to-China Week on exports end credits to Japan, non-recognition of the puppet governments, or of settlement violating China’s territorial integrity and sovereign rights. Sir Norman Angell proposed a worldwide Aid-to-China ’ Week, including poster parades, picketing, and also a ) newspaper coupon pledge scheme in ’ order to compel governmental action rendering an embargo against Japan effective. It was announced that a committee of 10 lawyers had advised, under, the Trade* -Disputes Acts, 1906 and 1927, that dockers could not be’ proceeded against for' boycott action. LUHGHAI RAILWAY AREA JAPANESE ADVANCE CONTINUES. SHANGHAI, February 13. (Received February 14, at 10 a.in.) The Japanese have intensified their threat to the Lunghai railway, recapturing Tsingfeng. . They are reported to have occupied Puyang, and another column has reached the eastern terminus of the Taochang-Chinghua railway. Clashes are still occurring southward of the Hwai River, where the Japanese left flank is attempting to prevent the Chinese from the hills cutting communications. THE PANAY VICTIMS SUBSCRIPTIONS FROM JAPAN. TOKIO, February 13. '(Received February 14, at 10,30 a.m.) The chairman of the Japanese (Red Cross handed to the American Ambassador £1,920 for the Panay victims. Most of the sum was subscribed by • school children. SOUTHAMPTON STEVEDORES REFUSE TO UNLOAD JAPANESE •GOODS. LONDON, February 13. (Received February 14, at 8 a.m.) Southampton stevedores refused to unload 22 bales of Japanese cotton goods from the Berengaria consigned to Madeira. ANOTHER JAPANESE APOLOGY TOKIO, February 13. (Received February 14,, at 10 a.m.) Japan, replying to the American protests, profoundly regrets the events at Nanking, which occurred despite Japanese orders owing to lack of troops for police duty. Japan promises a further inveetigation and compensation*