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JAPAN'S WARNING

Big-Scale Drive Expected Before Week's End- SENSATIONAL

Nine Power Pact

DECLARATION Still Effective, Says U.S.

BY PREMIER

Tokyo, 12.54 p.m.

Desultory fighting in the vicinity of Peiping is merely the lull before the storm, according to the Japanese newspapers, which view the acute ten- sion as an interval while both sides are engaged in concentrating their respective forces, for the inevitable widespread conflict.

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The newspapers stress that the Japanese authori- ties are obliged to proceed with their "fixed plan of self-defence," and add that the Supreme Mili- tary Council meets to-day, for the purpose, ac- cording to the reports, of endorsing the War Ministry's policy. Wartime insurance rates for shipments to China are to be enforced in Japan as from to-day, ac- cording to the "Asahi Shimbun." Reuter. CHINESE TAKE GLOOMY VIEW

Nanking, 12.50 p.m.

WASHINGTON, TO-DAY.

MR. CORDELL HULL, SECRETARY OF STATE; RETURN- ED NON-COMMITTAL ANSWERS TO "A" VOLLEY OF QUES- TIONS FROM NEWSPAPERMEN REGARDING CHINA.

ONE QUESTIONER DREW ATTENTION TO THE STATE- MENT OF THE BRITISH FOREIGN SPECRETARY, MR. AN- THONY EDEN, THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT IS CON- SIDERING CONSULTATION WITH THE UNITED STATES,

HE HAD NOT YET RECEIVED MR. HULL REPLIED I WORD OF ANYTHING IN THIS CONNECTION.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE WAS ALSO ASKED WHE THER THE UNITED STATES WOULD APPLY THE NEUTRAL- ITY ACT TO CHINA AND JAPAN.

HE REPLIED THAT MATTERS HAD NOT YET. REACH- ED THE STAGE AT WHICH SUCH A STEP WAS NECESSARY. DESPITE THE END OF THE WASHINGTON NAVAL TREATY, THE ADMINISTRATION CONSIDERS THAT OTHER TREATIES NEGOTIATED AT THE SAME TIME, SUCH AS THE NINE-POWER PACT, STILL EFFECTIVE.-REUTER.

ACUTE TENSION

IN PORTS Exodus From Chapei Beginning

Shanghai, 1.30. p.m. Reports from the outports refer ominously to anti-Japanese tension, which has seriously increased

the arrival of Ja-

the result of

The outlook in North China is considered very gloomy. The Chinese feel that the heavy Japan-panese warships. ese troop movements can have only one meaning.

as

doubled in the last 24 hours.

In Shanghai,- an atmosphere of considerable disquiet

· vails - and the barricading of the North Station has followed by a large exodtis of residents from the Chapel area, who are flocking into the Settlement, although the move ment has not developed into panic proportions.

The Japanese Naval Landing The authorities in Amoy, Foo-Party have posted - strong guards chow and Tsingtao have been com-in the Hongkew District and tanks are on patrol.-Our Own OBSERVERS EXPRESS THE OPINION THAT THE ONLY pelled to adopt stringent precau- and lorries loaded with Japanese HOPE OF AVERTING A MAJOR CONFLICT IS FOR POWERS tions against untoward incidents, marines FRIENDLY TO BOTH CHINA AND JAPAN, SUCH AS BRITAIN, and the police patrols have been Correspondent. THE UNITED STATES AND FRANCE, TO INTERVENE FOR AN AMICABLE SETTLEMENT.

The Chinese authorities are firmly convinced that Japan is only waiting until the concentration of her troops in North China is completed before

·launching a general offensive.

This they expect may even be started before the end of this week. Reuter.

GRAVE STATEMENT BY PREMIER

Tokyo, To-day.

Prince Konoye, the Japanese Prime Minister, has informed all leaders that the Government has decided to take the responsibility of wiping out the anti-Japanese movement throughout China, as the Chinese Government has demonstrated their reluc tance to do so.

According to Domei news agency reports, he also stated that Japan is preparing to send more troops to North China......

The Japanese demands along these lines were conveyed to Gen- eral Chiang Kai-shek through the Chinese Foreign Minister, Dr,

Wang Chung-hui, and the Generalissimo is reported to have re plied that if the Japanese pressed him further, he will be com- pelled to reply.

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