SOVIET BRUSSELS DELEGATION
Moscow, To-day.
The Foreign Commissar, M. Maxim Litvinoff, and M. Potem- kin, have left for Brussels to re- present Russia at the Far Eastern Conference.
M. Rubinin, Soviet Ambassador to Belgium, is also a member of the deputation-Reuter
CONFIRMATION OF QUEMOY OCCUPATION
HAN FU-CHU RUMOURS IN SHANGHAI
Shanghai, To-day Japanese circles in Shanghai | are fostering a rumour to the effect that General Han Fu-chu has been arrested by General Pei Chung-hsi, acting on orders from Nanking.
Pei Chung-hsi is alleged to have arrived in Tsinanfu with authority to take over yesterday.
The rumour, however, which is based on Han's alleged doubtful attitude in the Sino-Japanese hos- tilities, condicts with a report from Tsinaniu which refers to a reception given by General Han Fu-chu to foreign consular officials
Japanese naval vessels are an- chored off all the approaches to in Tsinanfu, in which he showed them a coffin proclaiming that if Quemoy Island but otherwise ; there is little activity, a "China the Japanese attacked Tsinan he Mail" representative was told by would leave it only in the vehicle foreign passengers on board the prepared, thus indicating his in- B. and S. s.s. Kwangtung which tention to fight to the end. arrived this morning.
Own Correspondent.
Our
The Kwangtung arrived in Amoy a day after the occupation of Quemoy Island and, while passing
The K.C.C. is holding a contract it en route to the harbour, noticed
bridge drive for members and lady two Japanese cruisers of a new type, one of old type and a desnon-member friends on November
19 at 9 pm troyer anchored in various posi- tion off the Island. There was ab- solutely no sign of any military activity ashore, however, and refugees from Quemoy Island, who Amoy itself was free from excite had evacuated the Island prior to ment.
the Japanese occupation, to Hong
The Kwangtung brought several | Kong.
THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 1, 1997
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