CANTON HOSTILITIES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23262, 3 February 1939, Page 9

CANTON HOSTILITIES

REVERSE FOR JAPANESE LANDING PARTY» REPULSED CHINESE IDOLS CONFISCATED HONGKONG, Fob. 1 Japanese troops, after attempting to make a landing at Tongka, near Macao, on the Canton River, using 30 shallow pinnaces, withdrew after the Chinese had sunk two of the craft. An aerial bombardment continues. Other Japanese raided Shinchow, near Canton, and machine-gunned a bus load of refugees near Macao. Two were killed and 12 wounded. The Chinese reporj; the confiscation of idols from a Cantonese temple, and of 500 genii which are gold-plated and of wood, and are valued at 6,000,000 Chinese dollars. CURRENCY EXPORTS EFFECTS OF RESTRICTION FOREIGN TRADE CHECKED SHANGHAI, Feb. 1 The restrictions on the export of currency have been extended to Chefoo and Wei-li&i-Wei, "in order to maintain the exchange value of the Federal Reserve Bank notes." Customs officers at both ports, under orders from the Peking provincial provisional • Government, are refusing to issue export permits unless, bills of exchange are passed through the Yokohama Specie Bank. Foreign business is almost at a standstill. JAPAN AND RUSSIA MORE FRICTION OCCURS MANCHUKUO FRONTIER MOSCOW. Feb. L Seven Japanese ' were killed and wounded, and a Russian officer was wounded in a clash on the frontier of Manchukuo on Tuesday. A battle with machine-guns resulted |from an unsuccessful attempt by the .Japanese to occupy l an isiland on the Argun River, near the mouth of the Goran tributary. Russia sent a Note to Japan protesting against Japanese cases of violation of Soviet territory and warning Japan against possible consequences. DAMAGED PROPERTY NO INDEMNITY FOR POWERS Independent Cable Service TOKIO, Feb. 1 The Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Arita, stated in the Diet that Japan had no intention of indemnifying third Powers for property damaged in the course of the Japanese military operations in China. BRITISH AID FOR CHINA (Received February 2, 6.20 p.m.) British Wireless LONDON, Fob. 1 The Secretary of State for India, the Marquess of Zetland, speaking at Cambridge, said he had no doubt that Parliament would grant a credit to China. The Government had under consideration further methods, which he said he need not particularise at the moment, for granting China assistance.