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"VOICE OF GUNS
OUR ONLY LANGUAGE" Japanese Prime Minister's Vigorous Statement
-ITALIAN
AMBASSADOR TO MANCHUKUO
Shanghai, To-day. Japanese reports state that Italy will shortly appoint an Ambassa- dor to Manchukuo, and - that an Embassy will be opened this month.
Manchukuo will also establish an Embassy in Rome, to which post, it is reported, Mr. Hsu Chin- fei has already been appointed.— Our Own Correspondent.
No Resumption Of Talks With London
Tokyo, To-day.
"The voice of guns will now be the only lan- guage we can use in dealing with the Chinese Cen- tral Government,” declared the Premier, Prince Konoye, to newspaper correspondents last night.
FOREIGNERS TAKING NO RISKS
Canton, To-day.
The news that the Japanese
intend to bomb the newly opened Canton-Hong Kong highway, and that foreigners must notify the Japanese before making the trip,
Although pressed several times for a state-is ment on possible complete blockade of China, as demanded by a large number of influential Ja-
GENERALISSIMO panese, the Premier refused to commit himself.
SNUBS JAPAN
not surprising to Shameen in- habitants, who realise that the Journey is bound to be fraught with danger.
In fact, the road has been bombed several times without
"That is a matter on which I can say nothing, noticeable effect, and the opinion is generally held that such bomb- The decision rests solely with Imperial Headquar-ing is even less successful that ters," he said.
the attempts on the railways, which are always repaired a few hours later.
including women, had intended to Several carloads of foreigners, make the trip over the week-end, but their plans are now under-
Prince Konoye declared that Cabinet were being contemplated. Japan would henceforth decline
He himself was in favour of a Tokyo, To-day.
to enter into negotiations of any movement that aimed at the crea- "We will continue to decide our kind with the Chinese Central tion of the one party system, but he pects of peace talks had been "set ship of such a party although he declared a Foreign Office spokes-at naught by the attitude adopt-continued to occupy the position of
Prime Minister-Trans-Ocean." man this morning, "and all third-led by General Chiang Kai-shek." power attempts at mediation be- tween China and Japan will be discouraged in Tokyo."
own way of treating with China "Government, now that all pros-was not prepared to assume leader stood to have been cancelled.
man
The spokesman said that Ger- efforts at mediation, through Dr. Oscar Trautmann, the Ambassador in China, had met with complete failure.
Meanwhile, Japan would proceed at the appropriate moment to take
up negotiations with the new "pro- vional Government" at Peiping.
PEIPING'S “AUTHORITY”
This new "government,” he stat- ed, would in all probability develop its authority along lines similar to The spokesman continued that General Chiang Kai-shek those taken by the present Manchu- kuo regime, in which case "no great had refused to even consider peace negotiations on the basis length of time will elapse before it of the Japanese attitude, and that will be able to speak with author- as “important note" on peace, ity for the Chinese people." sent to General Chiang Kai-shek, was not even considered" by the Generalissimo. Our Own Cor respondent.
It is too early, yet, added Prince Konoye, to divulge any particulars about the promulgation of the new regime, or about the possibilitles of mergence with the new provincial governments that may spring up
and there.
here
JAPANESE AIR He was, however, in a position to
RAIDS
Shanghai, To-day.
state that with regard to economic development in the newly occupied territory in China, certain state control would be unavoidable.
A review of the activities of
It was the intention of his Gov- the Japanese naval air force was ernment to send economic advisers given this morning at a press into this territory, although nothing. conference by the Japanese of a definite character had been spokesman.
decided upon up to the present mo-
The spokesman said that the ment. air force had been – kept “very busy" since the beginning of the Year Up to yesterday, four raids
ONE-PARTY SYSTEM
had been carried out on Hankow, With reference to Japanese do- five on Nanchang and two on mestic affairs, Prince Konoye said Changsha, Our Own Corres- it would be idle to supna
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Several highways, together with wooden bridges in north Kwangtung, recently have been bombed by the Japanese, but the damage was only slight. Reu- ter.
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