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Grey River Argus, 15 February 1940, Page 7

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AMERICA AND JAPAN Differences in China [Aust. & N.Z- Cable Assn I (Received February 14. 11-45 p.m.) NEW YORK, February 14. The correspondent of the Associated Press of America states: Mr Arita. told the Diet that Japan is considering over 200 unsettled protests iegarding damage to American interests in China, including .149 bombings. 73 cases of miscellaneous damage, and ten of commercial restrictions, and “two or three” killings of Americans, whereon compensation was being paid. He added that Japan was investigating other insults and indignities which Mr Arita classed as quite minor matters. The Washington correspondent ot the United Press says that officials there are expecting a further strain ing of Chinese-American relatioi following the passage of a bill enat ing loans to be made to China. The Associated Press Hong Koitj correspondent says Chinese fighter: drove off twenty-seven Japanese bombers which were further attacking the Hanoikunming railway, shooting down one. JAPANESE CLAIM. TO BRILLIANT VICTORIES. (Received February 15. 1.20 a.m.) MONTREAL, February 14. The Hong Kong correspondent of the Associated Press of America says the Japanese High Command in South China has sent a .message to Marshal Chiang Kai Shek suggesting that he should sue for peace, boasting “our operations are of unprecedented brilliance, resembling those of the Battle Of Tannenberg.” The message claimed that the Japanese have killed 50,000 Chinese and wounded 200,000 in Kwangsi, wherein the Chinese claim that 3000 Japanese were killed in 72 hours. JAPANESE SUGGEST PEACE LONDON, February 14. The Associated Press Hong Kong correspondent states the Japanese High Command in South China has sent a peace note to Marshal Kai Shek and other Chinese Generals urging them carefully to consider whether they should continue to suffer the depletion of their fighting forces or to seek peace. U.S.A. NAVAL EXPANSION I (Received February 14, 9 p.m.) WASHINGTON, February 14. The Naval Affairs Committee has submitted for the consideration of the House of Representatives a Navy Supply Bill for the year 1941, totalling 966,722,000 dollars, which is 51,412,000 dollars, above the 1940 total, but is 111,699,000 dollars under the Budget estimates. The Bill includes funds to start nineteen warships and to complete 97 warships that already are under construction, and also to start 352 aeroplanes, and also one million dollars to improve the harbour facilities of the Island of Guam in the Western Pacific. “