MANCHURIAN DANGER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19962, 2 June 1928, Page 11

MANCHURIAN DANGER.

* ACTION BY JAPANESE, PREPARED TO TAKE CONTROL* United Service.. TOK.IO. May 21. The Manchurian situation again appears to be becoming critical. It is understood that additional Japanese military units may bo despatched shortly to Peking, Tientsin, and the Manchurian area. A semi-official Japanese report states that in view of the possible disorder outside the Great Wall, which has become imminent since tffe Southerners' occupation of Paoting on Thursday morning, the Japanese Government is reported to have decided to depatch part of the Third Division now stationed at Shantung to the Northern fronts. The president of the South Manchurian Mr. Yamamoto, has- reached Mukden, the capital of Manchuria, after having conferred by telegram with the authorities at Tokio. It is the opinion of competent observers that Japanese military control of all South Manchuria is already virtually an accomplished fact, and that developments henceforth will depend entirely on the nature of Chang's retreat. If the retreat is disorderly the Japanese will disarm all the troops. That would mean the necessity of assuming practically the entire administration of tho country, at least temporarily.