1937-07-23 — Page 24

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 23, 1937.

JAPANESE DIVERT TROOP

WAR RISK- CLAUSE IN FAR EAST

Berlin, To-day.

The Association of Hamburg In- surance Agents has notified the suspension of the war risk clause for all cargo shipments to the Far East.

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The shipments involved those to, from, through and în Japan (including Korea), China Manchuria and Manchukuo. Reuter.

NANKING'S STAND

Self-Defence If Japan

Compels It

Nanking, To-day.

TRANSPORTS

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FICE STATED THAT EVEN IF THE JAPANESE ARMY DE- MANDS FOR WITHDRAWAL OF THE 29TH ARMY WERE AC- CEPTED, THERE WERE STILL SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS REMAINING TO BE SETTLED BEFORE THE DISPUTE COULD BE CONSIDERED AT AN END.

THE ANTI-JAPANESE MOVEMENT, THE BREACHES OF THE HO-UMETSU AGREEMENT, THE MARCO POLO SHOOT- ING RESPONSIBILITY, AND THE ACTION OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT IN SENDING TROOPS TO NORTH CHINA, WERE ALL MATTERS WHICH WOULD REQUIRE DETAILED NEGOTIATION AND POSSİBLY PROVE OCCASION: FOR GREAT DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN.

The Diet met this morning for [Commerce to-day circulated a tele- fifty-five minutes but no mention gram throughout the country asking was made of North China, the ses-all anti-Japanese organisations to sion concerning itself chiefly with combine and to accept without re- preparations for the official opening servation all orders which are given on July 27.

by General Chiang Kai-shek, and to The official spokesman of the Warl

Mr. Koyama, of the Mingeito request General Chiang to dismiss Council declared that peaceful settle- Party; was elected President of the all pro-Japanese officials in the Gov- ment of the Lukouchiao

Diet and Mr. Y. Kanamitu, of the ernment. Our Own Correspondent. Incident

[Seiyukai. Party, Vice-President. could only be effected without in-

The Prime Minister, the Foreign. fringement of the sovereign rights|Minister and the Minister of Fin- and territorial integrity of China. ance will deliver important speeches the new Diet on July 27.Our The only alternative is to put Mar-to shal Chiang Kai-shek's self-defence declaration into action. For a cer- tain period of time the Chinese forces which have been despatched to the northern part of the country will stay where they are. -Da-Dao.

THE

Own Correspondent.

ANTIJAPANESE MANIFESTO

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JAPANESE DIVERT

TRANSPORTS Believed Sent To Dairen

To Await Events

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Tientsin, To-day. Japanese transports, with first section of reinforcements for North China, believed to be 10th Division, which were expect ed at Taku Bar yesterday morning, have not yet arrived.

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It is understood the transports have actually sailed but possibly put in to Dairen to await events in Peiping.

Seven field-guns, horse-drawn, and an escort of 150 infantry, have proceeded along the highway Peiping.

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At 9 o'clock yesterday morning Japanese military supplies were unloaded on the north bank of the Hai

Ho, Tientsin's

The river. : Chinese troops are all on the south bank.

The "Ta Kung Pao" reports that Japanese troops and artillery con- tinued their withdrawal to Feng- tai last night, and confirms the withdrawal of General Feng Chi- han's troops from Peiping and Lu- kouchiao-Reuter.

JAPANESE BREACH

ALLEGED

Sending More Troops Into-Zone

Peiping, To-day. Growing concern is felt heré as the Japanese. army authorities are maintaining their fighting strength intact, and no material withdrawa! has been carried out so far. "Before agreement to cease hostilities, both sides promised to withdraw as soon as supervisers from the other side had arrived.

Up to this morning the Japanese had only reduced slightly their for ces at the front, but no withdrawal has taken place.

Three Japanese armoured cars ar- and rived at Fengtai yesterday, proceeded: further west.

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Shanghai, To-day.

An announcement that the de- tails of a new Sino-Japanese agreement on North China, con- cluded on July 19, will not be made public, in order not to aggravate the situation, has aroused uneasiness in Chinese. circles who fear the terms to be.. of a most unpalatable nature. A Japanese report that Nan- terms, king has approved the is discredited.

It is even doubted whether the terms have been communicat- ed to the capital.

Meanwhile, reports state that Shih Yu-san may be appointed Mayor of Tientsin in succession to Chang Tse-chung, who is in disfavour with the Japanese.— Reuter.

Tokyo, To-day. The Japanese papers do not see in the new disposition of the 37th Division of the 29th Army any solution of the North China crisis.

The press contends that the fundamental point of friction re- mains, with further incidents continually cropping up... unless an axe is laid at the root of the trouble.

The forecast in this connexion is that the Japanese policy may show a great change.

The Government proposes, ac- cording to one paper, to despatch an important statesman to Nan- king to negotiate a fundamental solution of Sino-Japanese fric- tion-Reuter.

NEWS FLASHES

Hong Kong is becoming the Treasure Island of modern times. Millions upon Millions of gold and silver pieces are being hid away in vaults. ROYAL type- writers are busy tabulat- ing figures that must balance to a penny.

The Japanese forces at Yangchuan have been considerably strengthen- ed as another contingent arrived this morning. The railway station there

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