ANGRY EXCHANGES.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 366, 7 March 1932, Page 1

ANGRY EXCHANGES.

Delegates to League Lose Tempers. United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received March 7, 9.15 a.m.) GENEVA, March 6. The strain of events at Shanghai reacted on the self-control of Viscount Sato and Mr Yen. Mr Yen asserted that Japanese officers had not concealed their intention of taking the entire region between Shanghai and Nanking. f Viscount Sato retorted: Shanghai is a whispering gallery, where false rumours and biased news are bred. Mr Yen angrily protested and the exchanges persisted for forty-five minutes. M. Boncour, chairman, commenting on the incident, said that daily continuance of that sort of thing would stultify the functioning of the Assembly. Sir John Simon laughingly intervened. “It would facilitate a peaceful solution of the present controversy if the local hostilities were suspended," he said.

MORE JAPANESE LANDED.

GENEVA, March 5. Admiral Sir Howard Kelly has telegraphed to Sir John Simon stating that the Japanese have informed him that the Ist and 2nd regiments are being landed at Woosung. The main operations. however, have ceased, except for occasional firing, principally in the neighbourhood of Nansiang.

UNIMPORTANT SKIRMISH

TOKIO, March 5. Messages from Shanghai saying that yesterday’s clash with the Chinese was an unimportant skirmish has caused relief in Tokio. Scouting ’planes reported that the Chinese troops are well away and are considered to be of no danger to Shanghai.

RUMOUR CAUSES RIOT.

SINGAPORE, March 5.

Eleven persons were injured and fifty arrests were made in connection with rioting among Chinese, at Penang following the receipt of unfounded reports from Shanghai of the complete rout of the Japanese forces, with the death of General Shirakawa. The British volunteer units were called out to assist the police.