FAR EAST CRISIS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11828, 9 January 1933, Page 5

FAR EAST CRISIS

RIVAL FORCES FACE EACH OTHER.

THREAT OF FURTHER TROUBLE

SHANGHAI, Jan. G

The Japanese and Chinese troops are at present facing each other across a small stream west of Shanhaikuan. General Hoehukuo, whose troops stubbornly fought the Japanese, informed Nanking that the Chinese had been placed in an anomalous position duing the past few months owing to the presence of a large Japanese force in Shanhaikuan. It bad been neither peace nor war, the Chinese submitting to all indignities until they were finally compelled to fight. The enemy, however, possessed superior arms and equipment, despite which his men hold out for three days and nights. A Pekin message states that the Japanese Suzuki Brigade, from Ivwan tong, has arrived at Shanhaikuan, while considerable transportation equipment continued to be landed. According iu Japanese advices, the Chinese are concentrating troops at Jehol and also in the vineity of Shan haikuan.

BRITISH INTERESTS AT CHINGWANGTAO

REMINDER TO COMBATANTS

(U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Jan. 8, 7.15. p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 7 The British representative at Peking has directed the attention of the Chinese and Japanese to the existence of British interests at Chingwangtao and lias requested that these be respected

GRAVE SITUATION

JAPANESE READY TO CARRY INVASION FURTHER

(U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright! (Received Jan. 8 .6.30 p.m.) GENEVA, Jan. 7

The Chinese legation has communicated to the League the Chinese Foreign Office statement In connection with hostilities at Shanhaikuan, addng that the Japanese are now in a position to descend on Tientsin, Peiping and Jehol, an eventuality fraught with the gravest consequences. The Chinese Government urges the League to take immediate measures to check the Japanese.

CHINESE TROOP TRAINS RUSH

NORTHWARDS

A SERIOUS DEVELOPMENT

ALLEGED FRAN CO-BRITISH SUPPORT FOR JAPANESE

(U.P.A. by Elec Tub Copyright) .(Received Jan. S, 6.30 p.m )

SHANGHAI, Jan. 7

Th e gravest anxiety wag felt last night, when troop trains carrying upwards of SOOO Chinese troops passed through Tientsin northwards to reinforce weakly-held positions between the Lan River and Shanhaikuan. The Japanese have 6000 on the spot. Chang-bsueh-liaug’s representative has arrived at- Nanking to discuss the position with Chiang Kai Slick.

The most serious development consists of the publication by the Central News Agency of a Nanking despatch from Geneva conveying the information allegedly from American squrce s that Britain and France secretly agreed with Japan at the time of the Japanese withdrawal from Shanghai not to interfere with Japan in Manchuria.