CHINESE WARNED.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 368, 9 March 1932, Page 1

CHINESE WARNED.

Concentration of Troops a Threat. NEW MANCHURIAN STATE. United Press Assn.—By F.lectrio Telegraph—Copyright. (Received March 9, 11.30 a.m.) SHANGHAI, March 8. General Shirakawa has issued a warning to the Chinese regarding the continued concentration of hostile troops in the vicinity of the Japanese defences, stating that the digging of trenches and erecting of defences constitute a threat which the Japanese cannot overlook. If a serious clash occurs, the responsibility will be on the Chinese. ' The populace of Nanking is reported to be excited and many are evacuating the city owing to reports of the approach of the Japanese and the falling back of Chinese troops. Both reports are discredited. General Chiang Kai-shek has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Army, Navy and Air Force. The situation at Shanghai is brighter, following the announcement that the Chinese public services are to be resumed in the devastated areas. Excitement in Manchuria. Changchun, the new capital of the new Manchurian State of Manchowkou, is agog with excitement pending the inauguration of the new Regent, the ex-Emperor of China, now generally known as Mister Puyi. All preparations are in the hands of the Japanese. In the meantime, developments in Manchuria are again attracting attention. Reports from Harbin state that sixty-one locomotives have been sent from the Chinese Eastern Railway into Russia. The purpose of the transfer is unknown.