CHINESE BLAMED

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21531, 31 December 1931, Page 8

CHINESE BLAMED

ENCOURAGING BANDITS JAPANESE NOTE TO LEAGUE (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) GENEVA, December 29. A Japanese Note to the League of Nations alleges that the Chinese military authorities at Chi nohow are encouraging bandits, whose activities arc increasing. The outrages between November 1 and December 10 numbered 1529. Despite their promises, the Chinese at Chinchow have not withdrawn within the Great Wall. The Japanese have been compelled to fight robbers in the whole of Southern Manchuria, and must advance to the west of the Liao River, where the bandits’ base is situated. POSITION AT CHINCHOW. CHINESE TROOPS WITHDRAW. PEKING, December 29. To-night Hsueh-liang ordered the troops in Chinchow and the vicinity to withdraw inside the Great Wall. It is officially explained that this decision was actuated solely by the desire to give the Japanese no pretext for further aggression in North China, especially in the Peking-Tientsin area. The withdrawal has already begun, and will proceed as rapidly as possible. Despatches which are reaching Chang Hsueh-liaug’s headquarters from Chinchow indicate that the Japanese forces arc advancing up the Yingkow-Kaopang-tze branch line, have occupied Panshan, and are threatening Kaopangtzc.—Times Cable.