DENSE CLOUDS OF SMOKE rising from the duomel capital of
Kwangsl province, after Japanese air raids earlier this month. The city of Kwellin has suffered immense damage from incendiary bombs.
FIRE RAGING IN THE HEART of Kwellin, capital of Kwangst province. The whole centre of the city was reduced by flames which followed un incendiary bomb raid on December 7.
GOVT. ADMITS ANXIETY
Japan's Seizure of China's Railways
LONDON, Dec. 21.
REPLYING TO Mr. A. C. Moreing in the House of Commona to- day, Mr. R. A. Butler said that in the note of December 18 addressed to Sir Robert Craigle, the British Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Arita stated that no change whatever had occurred in the past three months to render a survey of the Shanghai-Nan- king railway line possible.
Revenues were collected in Japan= |eurrency is used. ese yea, antt Japanese military notes
Thursday
Interest on the Peiping-Mukden on this, and the Shanghai-Hungehow Loan had been paid to date, and rallways.
Viscount Halifax was communicating On the Peiping-Mukden railway, with Sir Robert Craigle regarding Federal Reserve Biuk currency won ether obligations secured on these In general use; except on the Man-allways,
Mr. Murcing usker it the Govern-¦ churinn section, where Manchurian
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LONDON, Dec. 21.
THE ALLEGED VIOLATION of | British Consular seals and the breaking into of Wallace Harper's premises in Canton by Japanese troops recently, formed the subject of a further question in the House of Commons to-day.
The enquirer was Mr. A. C. Crossley, Conservative member for Stretford, who is a publisher and a well-known poet.
A "Reuter" message says that Mr. Crossley asked for the result of the enquiries into the case in which Japanese soldiers entered the premises of the Andrew Harper Company in Canton, and seized motor ears. and accessories there, despite British Consular seals being placed on the building..
Mr. R. A. Butler. Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said he thought the reference was to Messrs. Wallace Harpers.
The company was registered
as British, but D substantial
December 22, 1938.
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block of shares were at present The War In China
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hands.
Viscount Halifax had asked for de- tails beyond those already received, with a view to deciding whether any further action was required beyond the representations already made by the British Consul-General In Cunton.
Reuter.
ment was really satisfied with these continual excuses regarding a survey of the Shanghai-Nanking railway, and said that it was some months
ince he raised the matter.
Mr. Butler said he appreciated Mr. Morcing's anxiety, which was now The shared by the Government. Japanese note declared that the same military reasons that made inspection limeuli before, made;it difficult now.
Reuter,
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sporadic skirmishes.
Four or five divisions of Japanese troops who were press. ing on Changsha last month when the Japanese offensive was suddenly halted have now been withdrawn to Hankow.
This move is believed to be Tungling is on the youth bank of the: somewhat significant in view of Yangtse River, reports that large numbers of Taking advantage of a blinding | Japanese
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Manute. chukuo have been brought about,
I k helleved by increased Rus70- Falling show and reduced visibility Japalle tepalun consequent upsa have halted Japanese aerial opera- the refusal of the Soviet to renew ions, although two planes bombed the Fisheries Agreement with and machine-gunned several towns Japan. The agreement expires on aleng the Shen:l-Shangt border on December 31.
Tuesday.
An average of six or seven trun-
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of Japanese troops and military supplies, including tanks and artillery, are passing through Tientsin day en route to Manchukuo.
Owing to this military congestion, ordinary passenger and freight ser- vices have heen practically pended.
COOLIES CONSCRIPTED
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The Japanese are reported to have resumed railway trafic 011 the Canton-Hunkow railway between Wuching and Puchi, a distance about 75, miles,
Chinese coolies were
to repair the tracks.
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