IN EVENT OF WAR
J A PAN ESE “SYM PATHETIC NEUTRALITY.” Received May 18, 1 a.m. TOKIO, May 17. It is understood that the Government has definitely decided that its attitude in the event of a European war would be one of “sympathetic neutrality." This decision will be finally approved on May 18. AMERICAN MISSION WIPED OUT Received May 18, 1 a.m. PEIPING. May 17. Japanese bombers wiped out the United States mission at Tungpu on the borders of Honan and Hupeh provinces, razing the school and church. There were several casualties but none among the Europeans.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19390518.2.74
Bibliographic details
Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 115, 18 May 1939, Page 8
Word Count
97IN EVENT OF WAR Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 115, 18 May 1939, Page 8
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Wanganui Chronicle. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in