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CHIANG KAI-SHEK GRANTS INTERVIEW: NO OFFENSIVE UNTIL END OF FEBRUARY
Berlin, To-day.
An interview with General Chiang Kai-shek, which is remarkably sympathetic to China, published in the "Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung" from its special correspondent in Hankow, refutes the view entertained in many German circles, and often expressed in the German press, that China is under Communist influence.
The correspondent speaks of the Generalissimo's anti-Communistcam” paign, denies that Communism in- fluences
political affairs in China NEW SOVIET
and quotes General Chiang as say- ing that guerilla warfare is being prepared by the Chinese forces.
No sort of offensive is possible at. present, the Generalissimo is alleged to have said, but reorganisation and filling up of the Chinese divisions will be completed by the end of February. Reuter.
SINGAPORE WAR MANOEUVRES
Singapore, To-day. With the arrival of Vice-Ad- miral L. G. E. Crabbe, Comman- der-in-Chief, China Squadron, and Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Alexander, Ramsay, Commander- in-Chief, East India, the stage is set for commencement of the most extensive manoeuvres ever staged at Singapore.
The exercises are scheduled to start on February 2 for the purpose of testing the various defences, and the warships and aircraft participating in the manoeuvres have now all sembled in Singapore.
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The planes, number 110, comprise 36 local planes, 20 from the aircraft- from carrier H.M.S. Eagle and 54 Iraq and India, while the warships, which total twenty, include three sloops of the Royal Indian Navy, H.M.S. Eagle, the submarine mother- ship H.M.S. Medway and ten marines from China.
10,000 TROOPS,
sub-
AMBASSADOR'S ESCAPE
London, To-day. The new Soviet Ambassador to China, M. Luganets-Orelsky, who had presented his credentials to President Lin Sen at Chungking on Monday, escaped death by a hair's breadth on his return flight to Hankow, according to despatches from the Yangtse port.
The plane placed at the Ambas- sador's disposal by the Chinese Government had to make an emer- gency landing at Ichang.
Just when the plane had landed, the airfield was bombed by Japan- ese planes.
One bomb exploded in the imme- diate vicinity of the Ambassador and his companions, some of whom are reported to have been wounded. -Trans-Ocean.
"FEDERAL" CREW
LEAVING SHIP
San Francisco, To-day. The Chinese crew of the steamer Federal" are leaving for New York to join another ship, and a new non-Chinese crew are manning the ship.
A member of the original crew, interviewed by Reuter, said: "We In addition, the 10,000 troops in-left Hong Kong thinking we were clude the Malay and Punjabi Régi- to carry medical supplies from ments, who will take part in the America to Shanghai. exercises, during which land batteries- for 18-inch and 15-inch guns will go
into action for the first time.
“We would be shot as Chinese in Japan, and if we escaped we would
Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Ram- be shot as traitors in China. That's say, who is a son-in-law of the Duke why we refuse
of Connaught, is commanding the
naval forces; Major-General W. G. Federal,
"
to sail on the
Dobbie, G.O.C., Malaya, is in charge The "Federal" is carrying scrap-
of military forces, and Air-Marshal iron for Japan. Reuter
Tedder, air officer commanding R.A.F.
in the Far East, is commanding units of the air force in the defending fore. ces:
Following the exercises, the newly- completed dock at the Singapore na- val base will be opened. Reuter.
FOREIGN POLICY TALKS IN PARIS
Paris, To-day.
The Foreign Minister, M. Yvon
GEN.WEYGAND] Delbos, yesterday received the
UNWELL
Paris, To-day- General Weygand, former com- mander-in-chief of the French Army, who has been suffering from poor health for some time, has been taken to hospital where he will un dergo an operation.
Doctors say that his condition is not, such as to cause alarm; Trans- Ocean.
Polish Ambassador and the Bel- gian Minister and discussed pro- blems of the League Council meeting.
M. Delbos also received a Jewish deputation which asked the Minis ter to obtain from Rumania an-88- surance that the Minority Agren- ment of 1919 would be respected.
They also asked that the matter be included in the League Council agenda and treated as urgent. Trans-Ocean.