CHINA AND JAPAN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21529, 29 December 1931, Page 7

CHINA AND JAPAN

THE POSITION AT TIENTSIN JAPANESE REINFORCEMENTS ' -J (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) PEKING, December 27. A Tientsin report states that* two battalions of infantry and some artillery, as reinforcements to the Japanese garrison, arrived there at the week-end. A semi-official Japanese statement explains that the troops are merely for the protection of Japanese nationals. There is no intention of positive action unless provoked by the Chinese. Many of the latter, however, who are resi-, dent in the native city, are apprehensive, and are moving into the foreign concessions. • ■ r , •’ A CLASH EXPECTED. TOKIO, December 28. (Received Dec. 29, at 0.30 a.m.) A mixed brigade from Korea to-day reinforced the troops in Manchuria who are ehgaged in eradicating bandits who are. at present ravaging the) country. The Government has declared that it has no intention of driving out the Chinese regular army from Chinchow, but unless it ceases supporting the bandits clash is-considered to be eventually inevitable.