THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 1997
JAPANESE YANGTSE VALLEY OPERATIONS IN SUSPENSE
'Chance For Chinese Government To Change Attitude
GENERAL MATSUI
INTERVIEWED
Shanghai, To-day.
The commander-in-chief of the Japanese forces, General Matsui, declared yesterday that some time will pass before operations on the Yang- tze will be resumed.
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The Japanese command, so he said, is not in a hurry, and wishes to give the troops a respite for tesy fights-Reuter. the time being.
Japan's willingness to come to an understand- ing with China, was once more stressed by the Gen- eral, who declared that Japan has no territorial as- pirations in China.
to
He, however, added that the Ja situation without inflicting unneces- panese government would cease to sary damage and driving her recognize the Chinese Central Gov- despair.
ernment and would order Japanese "If, however, the National Gov- troops to march on Hankow and ernment continues to maintain its Chungking unless the Chinese gov-present anti-Japanese attitude, the ernment changed its attitude. Trans-Ocean.
FIRST INTERVIEW
Imperial Government, I think, will find it necessary to issue a state- ment repudiating the National Gov- [ernment”..
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BRITISH GOVERNMENT
SILENT ON IMPLICATIONS
OF IRISH CONSTITUTION
London, To-day.
Although nothing authoritative can be learn- ed at present with regard to the British Govern- On the whole, General Matsun add-
ment's attitude toward the new Irish Free State Shanghai To-day led, it is necessary to show as a *Japan will give the Chinese Gov fact the real intention of Japan, constitution which will be ceremoniously inaugur- ernment an opportunity of chang-which has no territorial ambitions ated on December 29, it is understood that no dras- ing its attitude, but if its anti-Ja and is sacrificing much for the onltic change in the existing state of Imperial rela-
panese policies are continued, the purpose of establishing peace Japanese troops may find it neces-the Far East Reuter. sary to advance to Hankow and Chungking," declared General Maf- sui, commander-in-chief of the Ja- panese expeditionary forces in Cen- tral China, yesterday afternoon in what was his first press interview since the fall of Nanking.
MR. SUN FO'S
TOUR STARTING FROM HONGKONG
Hankow, To-day-
Outlining his views on the China policy which will be fol *lowed by the Japanese Govern- ment in future, General Matsui said that Japan may repudiate the National Government of
A spokesman of the Foreign Office China if its present policies are stated that Mr. Sun Fo will shortly not altered.
leave Hong Kong for Europe where He emphasised that Japan has!
he will pay "a visit of goodwill" to no territorial ambitions in China, England, Germany and Soviet Russia and is sacrificing so much for her only purpose of establishing peace in the Far East”.
and that he intends to stay for a considerable time in the latter coun- try but that it would be wholly er- roneous to regard Mr. Sun Fo as the prospective successor to Mr. Ting Answering questions put by Fu-tsiang as Chinese Ambassador newsmen, General Matsui said: “At
now.
NO HURRY.
in Moscow.
the time of capture of Nanking 1 Mr. Sun Fo will be accompanied clearly expressed my opinions, solon the journey by Mr. Yumin who there is not much for me to say was formerly representative of the Chinese Foreign Office at Shanghai “At any rate, there ought not to and who has now been appointed be any hurry about future military Counsellor of the Embassy in Mos- operations so soon after occupation cow. The spokesman added that Mr. of Nanking.
Yumin will act as Chinese Charge "Soldiers should get a rest after D'Affaires in Moscow during the ab- every battle, and there is more rea-ence of Mr. Ting Fu-tsiang-Trans- son for them to rest after four Ocean. months of hostilities without a break
"At the same time, we would like the Chinese time to recon- their attitude. Of course, if they don't mend their ways, we may have to go even as far as Hankow and Chungking"
REAL INTENTION
"Resort to arms does not alwa mean to attain the objective. It has been my aim to make China.
a true appreciation of the
BRITISH NAVY HEALTH
London, To-day. The high standard of hea the British Navy was in a new low record for inva attained in 1935--
analysis of complete health statis- to ties has just been published.
British Wireless.
tions is expected.
It is pointed out that any mem- name from Irish Free State to Ire- ber of the British Commonwealth island, can have no practical effect. free to modify its own status also
REPUBLIC WITH A KING
it is several years since the throne Juridically, the new constitution played any part in Irish politics and will intensify political problems as the new constitution only con-raised by the existence of what is firms the existing situation, it is not practically a republic inside a com- thought probable that President Demonwealth, ruled by king, but, as Valera will withdraw from his pre-coercion is out of the question, De sent measure of co-operation with Valera will doubtless be allowed to the Empire, pointed out that the create what legal status he pleases "paper," annexation of Northern without objection from the United Ireland, implied in the change of Kingdom-Reuter.
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