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China's Challenge Upsets Military Calculations
Berlin, To-day.
In a "provisional balance-sheet of the Far Eastern conflict, drawn up by the Tokyo correspon- dent of the "Frankfurter Zeitung," the conclusion is reached that the resistance offered by the Chin- ese has taken the Japanese by surprise and has up- set their calculations.
The correspondent says that the Japanese themselves admit that the spirit and achievements of the Chinese armies have exceeded all anticipa- tions, and that the successes of the Japanese are neither as rapid or as extensive as had been con- fidently hoped in Tokyo.
NINE-POWER CONFERENCE PROBLEM
Berlin, To-day. Interviewed by the "Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung" shortly be fore the resignation of the Belgian Cabinet, M. Spaak, the Foreign Minister, referring to the Nine-
Although, according to the cor respondent, nobody in Japan, even now, doubts that the war will be brought to a victorious finish within the next few months, it is never- theless realised that every month, nay, every week, by which hostili- ties are prolonged, means for Japan an increase not only of her military but also her economic and political burdens, which in view of her en- cumbered financial situation, cannot be regarded with a light heart
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Power Conference at Brussels, said panese high command had not vista-S
it was faced with an extremely lised extension of hostilities beyond difficult problem.
North China and had also anticipat
The Conference, he said, could ed that operations at Shanghai would
be strictly localised. only solve its task in any degree satisfactorily if it was not organ-
The Japanese military believed ised as a tribunal sitting in judg-that a few swift and decisive blows ment over the actions of a certain suffice to increase Japan's prestige, Power but if the delegates make a and that the Japanese political and down economic position could be consoli sincere effort to smooth
dated without any resistance from existing differences and views.
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