JAPANESE BULLYING ALLEGED

Southland Times, Issue 23437, 18 February 1938, Page 5

JAPANESE BULLYING ALLEGED

AMERICAN RESIDENT OF SHANGHAI SHANGHAI, February 16. Mr James Walsh, a former American naval officer now in business in China, complained to the American Consulate that a Japanese naval officer forced him to sweep the floor of the patrol station at Honkew. Then, after stamping on the charred remains of the American flag, the officer- belaboured him with a hose. Several Australian and American women belonging to the Independent Gospel Boat Mission narrowly escaped when Japanese aeroplanes attacked boats on the Yellow river at Kaifeng. Australian and American women operating in the Lunghai railway zone in the fighting area had a terrifying experience when aeroplanes bombed and machine-gunned the boats. Miss Helen Bailey, an American, suffered five slight wounds. The Peiping representative of The Times says that the Japanese claim to have captured Weihwai. The Japanese attacking Weihwai captured Changyuan,-from which they advanced to Febkiu, 12 miles north of Kaifeng. Another column is advancing toward Linhsien. The Chinese claim that two regiments entered Tsining, which was captured by the Japanese on January 12. HANDLING OF CARGO FOR JAPAN STEVEDORES’ “FINE LEAD TO EMPIRE” (Received February 17, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, February 16. Replying in the House of Commons to a question by Mr G. le M. Mander (Liberal), the Secretary for the Dominions (Mr Malcolm MacDonald) said he had no knowledge, except from Press reports, of Australian and New Zealand stevedores refusing to handle cargo to Japan, and he was not aware of any shipments of munitions to Japan from the Dominions. Mr -MacDonald did not reply to a further suggestion by Mr Mander that the stevedores were giving a fine lead to individuals throughout the Empire. ITALY ASKS CHINA FOR COMPENSATION LOSS OF INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES (Received February 17, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, February 16. The Hong Kong correspondent of The Daily Mail says that Italy is claiming £250,000 in compensation ' from China for being ousted from the Nanchang aircraft factory and other enterprises.