CHINA’S POLICY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 300, 18 December 1937, Page 9

CHINA’S POLICY

EXHAUSTING THE JAPANESE CHIANG CONFIDENT OF ULTIMATE VICTORY (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) HANKOW, Dec. 16. General Chiang Kai-shek, broadcasting to the nation, said: “No matter how the situation changes the Chinese must not surrender. We are convinced that the present situation is favourable to China. Prolonged resistance is not to be found at Nanking or in the big cities, but in the villages throughout China and the fixed determination of the people. The time must come when Japan’s military strength will be completely exhausted, thus giving China the victory.’’ He added that since the opening of the campaign the Chinese armies had sustained 300,000 casualties, the loss of civilian life and property being incomputable. NEW JAPANESE DRIVE ARMIES TURN NORTH ADVANCE FROM PUKOW HANGKOW, Dec. 16. Confounding predictions of foreign observers, the Japanese have begun a new drive north from Nanking. They are proceeding along three routes with the object of joining up with the Japanese forces in North China, who are at present on the north bank of the Yellow River. The main column is advancing from Pukow along the Tientsin-Pukow railway, and is heading for Chuchow. The right column is pushing north along the Grand Canal and the left column is pressing on from Hohsien.

CONTRITE JAPANESE NUMEROUS EXPRESSIONS OF REGRET Received Dec. 17, 6.30 p.m. LONDON, Dec. 17. The Tokio correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says that superior naval officers with difficulty persuaded Admiral Hasegawa, in charge of naval operations at Shanghai, from resigning in order to assume full personal responsibility for the bombing incident. The Navy Office announces that the Japanese mvy voluntarily and without reference to the United States, will fire a formal salute at Shanghai in honour of those killed in the bombing of the Panay. The British Ambassador, Sir Robert Craigie, pointed out to the Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Hirota, that the Japanese apology did not refer to the firing on the Tuckwo and Tatung, lhe British Embassy later in the day received a special No u e apologising for firing on those vessels.

Further Japanese apolcg-es include that conveyed by Mr. Okamura, embassy secretary, wno ilew to Wuhu and c-.pologised to the commander of the Oahu on behalf ci Mr Kawagoe for the sinking of the Pc nay, and apologised to the commander of H.M.S. Bee for firing on the Ladybird.

BOYCOTT OF JAPAN AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOUR. Received Dec. 17, 9.5 p.m. NEW YORK, Dec. 17. The president, Mr. William Green, has instructed the unions affiliated with the American Federation of Labour immediately to make effective the boycott of Japanese goods. FUTURE POLICY JAPAN IN CHINA CONFERENCE WITH THE EM"EROR TOKIO, Dec. 16. Following a series of consultations between the highest authorities the Prime Minister, Prince Konoye, will go to the Palace to-morrow to ask the Emperor's sanction for a conference between the Emperor, the army, the Navy, and Cabinet to discuss and decide Japan's future policy in China following the capture of Nanking.