THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 26, 1938.
JAPANESE
MILITARY
OF
AND FUTURE OF CHINA Anglo-Japanese Relations Described As "Complex"
FIFTEEN KILLED IN YESTERDAY'S SHELLING
Canton, To-day.
Fifteen are believed to have been killed and wounded when two Japanese warships fired over 20 shells into the Namtau area in Pó-On District yesterday morning at 10.15 a.m.
Several small wooden structures were demolished.
The Chinese replied with artil- lery and machine-guns, but failed to register any hits:-Our Own Correspondent.
CONTROL OF
CAPITAL
DEMANDED
Tokyo, To-day.
MORE PERTINENT QUESTIONS IN THE DIET
Tokyo, To-day.
Japanese troops may be stationed in China after
termination of the current hostilities.
ABORIGINES OF HAINAN IN TRAINING
The tow
report
Canton, To-day. Gazette" publishes Hainan that 10,000 Miao and Liao aborigines of the southern part of the Island are un-
4.
This was indicated in the House of Representatives
yesterday by the War Minister, General Sugi- dergoing an intensive course of mi- yama, replying to a query whether or not if litary training as home guards. would be necessary to have permanent garri-igines show much enthusiasm sons in China when peace was restored there. fight the "
· The report adds that these abor-
General Sugiyama said: "The Japanese army authey hat Japanese, and that when
completed their training they will be drafted for the front.
thorities at present are too engrossed with r mili- -Reuter.
tary operations to consider the question. "However, we are carefully studying the problem
of stationing troops not only in China but also Britain would "formulate in Manchukuo.”
Other
Effective steps to con~]day, would form the basis of any ried out in fields direcst be car
a short- sighted policy based on untoward happenings which were reported from time to time,” important declarations with the present Incident as the The Japanese Government for- made by members of the Cabinet turning point, and therefore the merly was prepared to negotiate yesterday included Mr. Hirota's Government must carry out reforms peace with China, had the Central": statement that Japan's four peace necessitated by the new conditions. Government sent a delegate. terms, made public by him on Satur- "Firstly, all reforms
“Germany, only offered her good connected offices of mediation." trol capital were defuture peace negotiations, Mr. with the China Incident.”
The Central Government, how- BRITAIN AND JAPAN manded in the Diet yes-Hirota's disclosure that the Japan-
ever, "failed to seize this last op- ese Government intended to demand Amplifying the Premier's reply, portunity," and therefore both the terday by a representa- full indemnification by China for Mr. Koki Hirota said that the German and Japanese Govern- tive of the ultra-rightist damages suffered by Japanese na- causes of the present conflict were ments, after consultation, issued Tohokai Party,
tionals there, and Prince Konoye's "very complex, and so are relations statements on January 19 revealing emphatic declaration that the Ja-between Britain and Japan.” the nature of the diplomatic moves, The interpellator, who took up panese Government had never it He said he did not believe that Reuter the cudgels in defence of Japan's self directly proposed peace to the unprivileged classes, was ·Mr.
Chinese Government. Torao Miura, virtually unknown outside the Lower Chamber..
He suggested that the alleg- ed severity displayed by the Government in putting down labour and tenant disputes should be shown in treatment of the rich.
GOVERNOR-GENERAL?
་་
Questions asked by Mr. Yoshiro, the independent Member of Parlia- ment who is widely known as a religious leader, included: "Does the Government intend to appoint а Governor-General in North China to give political guidance to the au- thorities in that region?
He further urged the Govern- "Will it be necessary to station ment to relax the restrictions on troops in various parts of China speech and organisations, declar-and reorganise these military units ing that no country was ever de-as colonial troops?
veloped without some dissenting "Are the four peace proposals an- voices within.
·SUETSUGU'S REPLY
Replying, the Home Minister, Admiral Suetsugu, declared there- was no intention of putting down labour and tenant dispute unless- they violated the law.
nounced by Mr. Hirota also sub- mittable to the new regime which is expected to appear?
"Did Japan. desire peace through a third party late in October when |fighting was still in ogress
Shanghai?”
PREMIER'S REPLY
He emphasised that he would- Mr. Yoshiro also referred to the not hesitate to suppress those ele-German Government's statement on ments which violate the law, Jan. 19 which said that both the "whatever their economic power Chinese and Japanese Governments and social standing."-Reuter." had expressed a desire for German
FOUR BILLION YEN FOR WAR
Tokyo, To-day.
co-operation in reaching a peaceful settlement.
Replying, che Premier said that Japan "might consider establish- ment of certain machinery for ex- tending political guidance in North China at the opportune time.”
He said the Japanese Government had consistently sought China's re- consideration from the beginningį.
A bill providing for an approp-of the Incident to Jan. 16, when it riation of 4,000,000,000 yen for issued a statement enunciating its special military expenditure in con-China policy............ nection with the China Incident, is "The Government never itself being submitted to the Treasury proposed peace within the next two days.
The measure will reach .the Lower House early next week. Reuter
Government.”
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National
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