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TOKYO'S ULTIMATUM Demands Nanking Quiescence: Expires To-Night SINO-JAPANESE CONFLICT WORKING UP TO CLIMAX
SHARP FIGHTING IN
WANPING AREA 29TH ARMY RESTIVE
Peiping, To-day.
RUMOUR RIFE IN SHANGHAI
Fear Of Possible Local Diversion
Shanghai, To-day.
Shanghai is full of rumours re- garding the North China situation
JAPAN SECRET SOCIETY AND BRITAIN
Tokyo, To-day
The ultra-Rightist Japan Pro- tection Party, affiliated with the Black Dragon Society, this morn- ing handed in a letter to the Bri- tish Embassy for transit to the An air of breathless suspense prevails in North
British Government.“ China, which is awaiting the dread time when the and there appears to be a real fear Pointing out Japan's actions in Japanese ultimatum to China, presented to Nan-here of the development of an in- North China, the letter says they cident which will be seized by the are solely in self-defence, and re- king yesterday, expires at 11.30 to-night.
ing a diversion in Shanghai.
measure for intervention, which Strong patrols are maintained by strongly opposed.-Reuter.
Hongkew and along the North Sze-
The Japanese Note handed in yesterday de- Japanese as an opportunity for creat-quests Britain to refrain from any manded:
An undertaking by the Central Government the Japanese naval landing party in not to interfere with the execution by the local chuen Road, including mobile ma- Chinese authorities in North China of the terms for chine-gun motor-cycles. Our Own settlement of the Lukouchiao incident, and
Correspondent.
Immediate cessation by the Central Govern- ment of provocative activities (presumably the despatch of Nanking troops to the north and other preparations for possible conflict).
DEMONSTRATION RAIDS
Peiping, To-day.
It is reported that several at- tempts have been made in the last
TENSION ON THE COAST
Yu Han-mau Stays In Kwangtung
ia
Canton, To-day. Owing to the tension in Amoy,
The Note requested adequate assurances by few days by Japanese forces to Foochow and Swatow, and to the in- China by 11.30 to-night under pain of "grave un-compel withdrawal of the 37th Di- disposition of General Yu Han-mau, 4th. fathomable consequences."
vision of the 29th Army from their Commander-in-chief of the
Route Army, Generalissimo Chiang present position by demonstration
Kai-shek has instructed him not to
ever, stood their ground and claim the attackers.-Da-Dao.
to have inflicted 200 casualties on
and
General Yu.is, entrusted with the defence of both Kwangtung Fukien.Our Own Correspondent.
The Central Government Cabinet members raids. met yesterday morning and held another meeting The Chinese troops have, how-go to Kuling yesterday. in the afternoon to discuss the demands, and the Chinese reply is being awaited with the deepest an- xiety in all circles, as definite developments for bet- ter or worse must inevitably follow. JAPANESE ATTACK TRAINS
TRAIN ATTACKS
Many Passengers Alleged Wounded.
PLANES NEAR PEIPING
Peiping, To-day.
Having occupied an area of over in Tai-I in the east of Fengtai, the Japanese are establish-
Owners have been forced to part
A Japanese plane, flying over the
to watch The trains attacked were on the Kinhan Rail-with their land at $60 to $80 per Peiping-Hankow line
mow, or nothing. At the newly movements of Nanking troops, is way, two in districts in Hopei and one in a district constructed aerodrome there are at alleged to have fired on a passenger in Honan.
Meanwhile, two Japanese military aeroplanes 500 mow yesterday raked Chinese passenger trains in North ing an aerodrome. China with machine-gun fire.
The Nanking Foreign Office has protested to the Japanese Embassy.-Reuter. TWENTY-NINTH ARMY RESTIVE
PEIPING, TO-DAY, 8.21 am...
Nanking, To-day.
present five planes, two bombers northbound tram in Honan at 11.30 passenger and three scouters, and these have a.m., and later on been frequently seen sweeping over southbound train in Hopei at 12.15 the old capital and its adjacent p.m. Many passengers in both lands.-Da-Dao.
trains are to have been injur- ed. pre
al-
NO CONCLUSION
THE TWENTY-NINTH ARMY IS VERY RESTIVE AND
Tientsin, To-day: VOWS THAT IT WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY HUMILIATING
Interviewed by Da-Dao early this SÉTTLEMENT, FOLLOWING REPORTS FROM TIENTSIN THAT GENERAL SÚNG CHEH-YUAN HAS EXPRESSED HIS RE- morning, an officer of high rank of GRETS FOR THE LUKUCHIAO INCIDENT TO GENERAL KA-the 29th Army declared that TSUKI AND HAS VERBALLY AGREED TO JAPANESE TERMS. though no definite conclusion
SOME SECTIONS OF THE ARMY ARE BECOMING MORE reached at yesterday's parleys by AND MORE TRUCULENT AND IT IS CERTAIN THAT IF the representatives of the Chinese SUNG CHEH-YUAN CONCEDES TO JAPAN, THE 29TH ARMY and Japanese, the situation was not WILL ACT ON THEIR OWN INITIATIVE AND DECLINE TO AC-fat all worsened. CEPT HIS ORDERS.
Meanwhile it is learned that the Japanese are insisting upon the removal of all Central Governinent troops from Hopei before the withdrawal of Japanese forces can be commenced.
Various reports indicate that the number of Japanese troops in North China is still rapidly, increasing. -Reuter. BRISK RIFLE FIRE
I
Shanghai, To-day.
was
It is stated that the Chinese For- eign Office has presented vigorous representations to the Japanese Em- bassy regarding the incident. Our Own Correspondent,
K.C.R. LOOP LINE
Canton, To-day. Gen. Sung Cheh-yuan is leaving According to information receiv- for Peiping this morning.
ed from a reliable source, it is The new 'G.0.C. of the Japanese learned that the joining of the Forces, Lt. Gen. Kiyoshi Katsuki, Canton-Hankow Railway with the accompanied by Major-Gen. Hashi- Hong Kong-Canton Railway will moto, the Chief of Staff, paid his soon be effected, the junction being first official visita còn Shng màu
ek palm the suburbs uf Cheh-yuan, who was supported by Canto
the National Chung- Gen. Chang Chi-ch
Mayor of
is at present hous- Tientsin, to-day. After formal ex
were started a few days ago and are expected to finish by the end of a month.-Da-Dao,
Da-Dao.
Events are moving towards a climax and every- change of compliments, the Ja thing hinges on China's reply to-night for non-ese officers withdrav intervention in local settlement of the North China issue and cessation of political activity by the Cen- tral Government, which means cessation of pre- parations for a possible conflict.
Brisk rifle fire was exchanged between Chinese and Japanese troops in the Wanping area yesterday,
Operatio
Both sides, however, took precautions to localise the fighting, which ceased after an hour. TING
Meanwhile, the Japanese military authorities are alleged to be trying to establish a censorship of outgoing mails from Tientsin. Reuter.
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