THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 17, 1938.
CHINA PEACE
REJECTS PROPOSALS
Leaders Say No Basis For Negotiations Exists -PACIFIC AIR PROPOSALS REMINISCENT OF
HIROTA THREE POINTS
SERVICE
TO RESUME
Auckland (N. Z.), To-day. Pan-American Airways repre sentative in Auckland states that the company is definitely proceed-" ing with plans for resumption of the ̄ ̄ ̄ trans-Pacific service from Honolulu to New Zealand.
The service was suspended_fol- lowing the disaster last week to the flyingboat Samòàn Clipper.— Reuter.
ONLY AN HONOURABLE Japan Begs
PEACE POSSIBLE
Hankow, To-day.
China has not accepted Japan's peace propo- sals and will continue her resistance but is now, as ever, ready to make an honourable peace.
Aid In America
New York, To-day.
A report that Japanese industrial
SUPREME WAR This is the impression gained by the Hankow interests are trying to establish a
COUNCIL
MEMBERS
Chungking, To-day.
Six special members of the Military Affairs Commission, which has been reorganised as the Supreme War Council, have been appointed by the National Govern- ment.
correspondent of Trans-Ocean after a number of conversations with leading Chinese in Government. circles late last night.
All Chinese leaders emphasise that there is no possibility of peace as long as Japan is not prepared to change her policy towards China completely.
credit of $50,000,000 in the Unit- ed States for purchase of machin- ery, is published in the New York
Times.
The journal states that Mr. T. J. Watson, President of the International Business Ma- chines Corporation of New York, of has been approached, as Presi- dent of the American section of the International Chamber of a Commerce, in connection with
the Japanese inquiry.
At the same time, it is em-says the paper, and will co-operate phasised that never since the in a programme for rebuilding war began has China refused Japan, China and Manchukuo. peace negotiations.
However, study of Japan's peace proposals, and the state of They are:
the opposing Chinese and Japan Marshal Yen Hsi-shan, Direc-ese armies, have led the Chinese tor of Taiyuan Pacification authorities to conclude that Headquarters,
these proposals offer no basis for General Feng Yu-hsiang, Vice-negotiations acceptable to China.
Mili
President of the original tary Affairs Commission and recently commander-in-chief of the forces on the Peiping-Han- kow Railway front,
THREE POINTS
HONG'S KONG TRADE
Well-informed circles say that declaration of war by Japan China is not to be expected.
on
It is feared that a blockade of
If arranged, the credit would the Chinese coast might result in "undesirable consequences" to Ja- be used for purchase of plant for pan, while complete stoppage of the Manchurian Heavy Indus- import trade into China vía Hong trial Development Company, Kong and Indo-China could hardly which was organised on Dec. 1 be achieved.
Chinese circles compare the The military campaign in China, last year to take over heavy in-
in Manchukuo. proposals to the three points pub- say the same circles, will now be dustries lished two years ago by the Jap- intensified. Trans-Ocean. anese Foreign Minister, which now, as then, are unacceptable,
General Li Tsung-jen, Pacifica- tion Commissioner for Kwangsi and Commander-in-Chief of the fifth since they would make China Shantung, completely subservient to Japan. in- Official circles here are
optimistic as to of creasingly
China's military prospects, and
war zone embracing
Kiangsu and Anhwei.
General Cheng Chien, Chief
General Staff and Commander-in-state that Japan's difficulties will Chief on the Peiping-Hankow Rail- way front.
Admiral Chen Shao-kuan, re- cently Minister of Navy and now Commander-in-Chief of naval for- ces, and
grow still greater. Ocean.
Trans-
FAR-REACHING EFFECTS
Tokyo, To-day,
In Japanese circles the
signi-
General Li Chi-shen, the former Kwangsi leader and Inspector-Gen-ficance of the manifesto issued by eral of Military Training.
NEW JAPANESE OBJECTIVE?
Reuter. the Japanese Government- yester- day is emphasised, prevailing opin- ion being that this declaration will have far-reaching effects on Japan ese home and foreign policy.
Shanghai, To-day.
Chinese reports here state
The Asahi Shimbun” deduces: that Japan's relations
with
the National Government are de facto and de jure broken off, and says that Mr. Kawagoe (Ambassador in China) will be recalled and the Chinese Ambassador in Tokyo will leave Japan.
Japan will lend the Peiping “pro- that over 5,000 Japanese troops visional government" full support, have been despatched from the Hangchow area by transports which departed southwards yes- terday.
the
to be the latest object It is believed that these Japanese. troops are destined for Chin- An unconfirmed report receiv- hai, over 100 miles south-east of ed last night stated that a land- Hangchow, where they will landing of Japanese troops at Chin- and then advance eastwards to hai was repulsed yesterday. attack Ningpo, which is belleved Our Own Correspondent.
Reuter
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