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STALEMATE IN WAR IN CHINA
Japanese Officers May Be Recalled
CHUNGKING,
Dec. 20.
QUARTERS CLOSE
to Chinese military leaders foresee the pos- sibility of Japanese army and navy officers in Central China being recalled owing to lack of progress made during the last six weeks.
Those mentioned are Lieut.-General Hata and Vice Admiral Oikawa.
It was stated that the changed international situation as a re- sult of the American and British Isans to China may force Japan to change her military strategy in China-United Press GENERALS CONFER
PEIPING, Dec. 20. CHINESE POLITICAL circles Ever that General Kits and General Daihara are now Co- operating in a political pro- gramme which will make its bow following a conference of the united council on December 24, when it is hoped that the Chukuchui," or National Salva- tion and Pence Society, will be inaugurated.
con-
According to some circles, the Japanese milltary chlefs are templating trying to induce Wu Pel- fu to accept the presidency of the Society, but they have not yet start- ed to negotiate with him.
Following meeting of the United Council, a representative of the council said that the Society would be inaugurated probably about the elose of the year with the aim of planning a new Governmental form in accordance with Japanese deci- slons.
Reputedly reliable Japanese sources Elate that a peace movement is being pushed at the instigation of a large group of Japanese, who are anxious to know when the war will be end- ed, and also what the Government to achieve this end.
non-
According to this Japanese source, the group, which mainly comprise big business men. threatened payment of the new taxes should Government nut push
plans. It is said that the
Japanese mili.." Litry
their authorities are doing utmost to dissolve the group, but Government circles fear non-military that both
ond repression indulgence is likely to lead to diffi- cultles,
over-
Meanwhile, peace propaganda, with an anti-foreign trend, is continuing in the Chinese press. For instance, one review of the year's work of the Hsin Min Hu lauds Sino-Japanese friendship, concluding with the ub servation that Orientals are proud of the reconstruction of Oriental culture and the new order after 100 years of pressure from the Westerners.United Press.
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RAILWAY DISRUPTED
Peiping, Dee, 20. Reliable sources report a new dis- ruption of railway traffic on the Pel- ping-Mukden linc due to heavy troop movements.
The report states that during the last few days, five Japanese divisions have moved from North to Manchu- kuo, reportedly clue to generat nervousness over the Russo-Japanese situation.
These forces were drawn from Shan- tung, south Hopel and Shunsi, and consequently the projected Japanese drives north-westward to cut the Russian supply route to China is not materialising-Reuter,
STALKMATE CONTINUES
Shanghai, Dec. 20. With the stalemate continuing on all the fronts, the Japanese forces have carried out further cleaning-up operations behind the lines, these in- cluding operations in the north-east corner of Shantung, which is nominal- ly completely occupied by the Japan-
esc,
The Shantung operations also in- cluded an area south-west of Chefoo, where large-scale operations against the Chinese guerillas have been ne
cessary.
Questioned regarding a statement made by the Japanese Consul-Gen- eral in Canton to a British correspon- dent about six weeks ago that the Pearl River would be opened to foreign shipping within six weeks, a Japanese spokesman here was unable to make any comment. He made the come answer when asked about the statement credited to the Japanese Consul-General In Canton that the Pearl River could be re-opened im- mediately, but this was not done in order not to projudico negotiations regarding shipping on the Yangtse- Trans-Ocean.
December 21, 1938.
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