MAJOR CLASH CERTAIN eace Negotiations Alleged Mere Playing For Time APANESE CONCENTRATING H. H. KUNG
TROOPS ON NANYUAN
MAIN BASE OF 29TH ARMY IN HOPEI: FIRST OBJECTIVE
Peiping, To-day.
BRITISH AMBASSADOR IN WARSHIP FOR NANKING
Nanking, To-day.
According to the British Em- bassy, Sir Hughe M. Knatchbull- Hugessen, the British Ambassa-- dor to China, häs boarded a cruis- er at Peitaiho, and is proceeding southward. He is bound for Nan- king.-Da-Dao.
The lull in North China continues and there ap- cars to have been no serious incident since the ash outside Peiping early yesterday morning, hile it is understood that negotiations for peaceful lution of the affair are still going on at Tientsin.
Most competent Chinese and foreign observers, owever, consider the present lull most deceptive An emergency meeting of the Ex- spite of the easing of local tension and the re-ecutive Yuan was held in Nanking pening of negotiations.
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yesterday at 10 am to discuss
PLEASED BY GOLD-SILVER AGREEMENT
New York, To-day.
The Chinese Minister of Fin- ance, Dr. H. H. Kung, concluded his economic mission to the United States yesterday when he sailed for Europe on the Nor- visits 'to mandie for brief several countries.
Dr. Kung said he was highly pleased with his financial mission to the United States."
He refused to discuss details of the silver and gold agreement but stated the underlying pur- pose was to increase the Chinese-
gold reserve. means of meeting the present situa→
Our Own Correspondent.
They believe the Japanese authorities are tion. waiting completion of their reinforcements be- ore taking major action to drive the 29th Route Army from Hopei.
Reinforcements for the Japanese continue to ind their way into the North China zone, and troops From Fengtai are concentrating heavily towards Nanyuan, 29th Army Headquarters, according to reliable reports which suggest that elimination of che 12,000 Chinese troops there will be the first ob- jective of the Japanese military operations. Reuter.
SIX DIVISIONS MOVING NORTH
Shanghai, To-day.
NATIONAL CONGRESS
Nanking, To-day.
It is authoritatively learned that
Asked how much silver he ex- pected to sell to the United States, Dr. Kung replied: "It all depends on how much you want to buy,
How much gold we will buy de
despite the tense situation in North pends on how much you have to China, the General Election of re-sell. We have a great deal of sil- presentatives to the National Con-ver and your country a great deal gress will be held next week in Pei- of gold." Reuter.
ping and Tientsin as scheduled.
Da-Dao.
TRUCE DENIAL
Peiping, To-day. General Chin Teh-chun, Mayor of Peiping, interviewed by Da-Dao,
Austrians
To Attempt
denied knowledge of the assumption Mt. Everest
news
in
as alleged by the Japanese agency Domei, that General Chang Chi-chung and Chang Yun-yung, as At least six divisions of Central Government representatives of the 29th. Army troops, accompanied by Red Cross units and other had signed a truce agreement
settlement of the Lukouchiao Inci auxiliary forces, have moved northwards to the dent.-Da-Dao. border of Hopei Province in the past few days, ac- cording to news from reliable sources.
Signs of military preparations are even evident
in Nanking itself. Reuter.
TO DRIVE 29TH ARMY OUT
Peiping, To-day.
YU HAN-MAU'S TRIP
Vienna, To-day. mountaineering expedition now being organised by the well- known climber, Professor Rudolf Schwarzgruber, will leave Austria in the Spring of next year for India in order to at- the ascent of several tempt Amoy, To-day.
peaks, including A rousing welcome was accorded Himalayan to General Yu Han-mau, C. in C. Mount Everest. of the Fourth Route Army Corps Besides the Professor, five other and Commissioner of Pacification of Austrian mountaineers will par-, Kwangtung, when the populace of ticipate, and they will be joined by Changchow gave an extensive party six Darjeeling climbers and several
dozen native porters.
He inspected the 157th and 158th
Japan is sending more and more troops into in his honour. North China and it is anticipated that the Fifth Divisions to-day, after which Division from Japan will be disembarked in Tien-participated in the celebration tsin to-morrow or Saturday.
Cost of the expedition is estimat he ed at about 40,000 Austrian schill- of ings, the greater part of which has the first anniversary of the establish- already been subscribed by the
ment t of the Fourth Route Army public. T to
The party does not intend General Yu Han Mau will return make an attempt on Mount Everest He at once, but will first try its to Canton to-morrow. by ai
on a number of lesser CHINESE QUARTERS VIEW THE OUTLOOK GLOOMILY will proceed to Lushan to interview prowess
the Generalissimo after staying here peaks.--Trans-Ocean. AND EXPRESS THE CONVICTION THAT “PEACE NEGOTIA TIONS" ARE A DEVICE OF THE JAPANESE MILITARY TO for one night Da-Dao. KEEP THE SITUATION COMPARATIVELY QUIET UNTIL THEY
·ARE QUITE PREPARED FOR THE LARGE SCALE. OPERA- TIONS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THEIR ALLEGEDLY DE- CLARED INTENTION TO “DRIVE THE 29TH ARMY OUT OF HOPEI.” — OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
THE 10TH JAPANESE DIVISION IS ALSO REPORTED Corps. “ UNDER ORDERS FOR NORTH CHINA FROM JAPAN.
CHIANG KAI-SHEK TO TAKE CHARGE
Mobilisation Of China
Armies
PLANES OVER PEIPING
FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEBATE ON MONDAY
London, To-day. A- debate on foreign * Observers believe that the Japan-
especially in rd to Spain and ese have the intention of trying
Nanking, To-day. the British non-intervention pro- to encircle Peiping, and the Chinese troops are moving from three direc-
message from Peiping states posals, will take place in the House tions the Peiping-Hankow, the
that the city and its surburbs pass-of Commons on Monday.-
Secretary,
Mr. Tientsin-Pukow and the Lunghai ed a quiet day yesterday. At dawn The Foreign Railways.
this morning a large number of Anthony Eden, will speak for It is reliably reported that Gen- Japanese aeroplanes appeared in the Government, and the Labant lear eralissimo Chiang Kai nek will re- sky. After reconnoitering, they left er Major Clement Attlee, and Both_the Chinese and Japanese turn to Nanking from Kuling to| Japanese forces continue to pour Liberal leader, ́~ ́ Sir
will take into Tientsin from Shanhäikwan. Sinclair, ~~ for the
Trans-Ocean. armies have been speedily mobilis- day or to-morrow and
-Da-Dao. charge of military affairs himself. ing in the last few days.
Shanghai, To-day.
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