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THE
HONGKONG
FIRST LYTTON REPORT
REVIEW OF POSITION IN MANCHURIA
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Shanghai, May 4.
TELEGRAPH,
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THURSDAY, MAY
before stationed in Manchuria September 19 and subsequently reorganised, and partly freshly re- cruited soldiers. This force hna been created with the help of the Japanese military authoritles.
Many Japanese officers, either resigned or stl. belonging to the
5. 1932.
THE DOUKHOBORS.
RESIST ALL EFFORTS TO MAKE THEM DRESS
Nelson, B.C., May 4. The local gaol is filled to over-
Japanese army have been engaged flowing with the 117 naked male us military advisers and their num-and female Doukhobore who were bors are increasing. Contracts with arrested yesterday while marching some of these officers have been in proccasion to town. The Govern
made for a year. Japanese Statiment is considering their deporta ARISTOCRATS OF THE PACIFIC
The preliminary report of the Oilers Lytton Commission says:
and
don
and
have been appointed tion.
Govern- It is revealed that the police used by the Manchukuo
These tching powder during yesterday's mont at Changchun. Since Its arrival in the Far East the Commission Investigated gen-troops are stationed or operating demonstration but even that did not eral conditions prevailing in Japan chiefly in the regions of Mukden, make the nudists want to
Thonan. Tsitsilar, clothes. China. It visited Tokyo, Changchun,
The battle raged long Shanghai, Hankow, Nanking, Tien-Tunhau and along the C.E.R. ens- tsin, and Peking, and arrived attern branch where they are engaged furiously and the police eventually!
It conferred Mukden on April 21.
prison-Router's with both Governments, interview against forces not recognising the herded the nudists into trucks for
Authority of the Manchukuo Gov- onveyance many in- ed representatives of
ernment. The total number of the Special Service. classes in terested groups and
Manchukuo army is stated to have both countries and in Peking. re-
been 85,000 who presentatives of authoritics had been in charge of Manchurin Since ar- prior to September 19, riving at Mukden the Commission interviewed the Japanese Consul General and General Honjo.
ALB
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to
are
or life, destruction of property and general sense of insecurity.
No Comments,
at the end of March. The actual number is un-egular forces hostile to the reliable, owing to the uncertainty Manchukuo Government. The totni of the information regarding these strength of these irregular forces referred heretofore is anid to be about 40,000, troops at present,
Bandits. Bandits are now organised pri- The League requested the Com-
The numbor of this force is mission to submit, as soon as pos- sible, a preliminary report on the even at about 119,000, of whichmarily for political purposes and it 60,000 are local guards. This appear to have increased in number existing situation, insofar affects the fulfilment by China and police force is stated to be, in the due to disturbed conditions.
They are reported by the Japan- Japan of the undertakings embodi; main, ff continuation of that exist. ed in the resolution of September ing prior to September 19, its re- ese to be scattered throughout 30 and December 10, these under-organization taking pince with the Manchuria, especially in the part south of the C. E. R. The Japan- help of the Japanese officials. takings being:
there The Commission was informed ese estimate their total at 40,000. Three Undertakings.
in Peking by Chang Isuch-liang In addition to those, continue, The Japanese to
that his forces outside the Greal special bandit forces of 12,000 in rapidly as possible, the withdrawal Wall on September 19, including the north and east of the town of numbered Kirin, said to be en-operating with of troops into the railway zone, in non-fighting elements,
for Fengtien Province, Cinese forces to the north-east of proportion to the safety of lives 60,000 and property of Japanese nationals. 80,000 for Kirin, and 50,000 for Harbin aforementioned.
Armed conflicts between these That the Chinese Government Heilungklang, making a total of
were various forces are frequent. There will assume the responsibility for 190,000 of which 50,000
are bandit raids and attempts by Fenetien province An the safely of the lives and property from
them of Japanese nationals outside that were subsequently withdrawn in Japanese soldiers and of Man- zone as the Japanese withdraw, side the Wall. This would leave chukuo troops to suppress
various and fighting between That both Governments will take 140,000 outside the Wall.
forces military
attempting to Japanese military Authorities the necessary steps to prevent the
maintain the new regime and those extension of the scope of incident
opposed to it. The result is loss and aggravation of the situation.give the number of troops now re The Commission is not yet in a maining outside the Wall as 110,000 position to submit full information of which they state 80,000 joined on these points, but as the Council the Manchukan army, 30,000 is waiting an early report on the mained in the North East of Kirin
The Commission purposely re-i existing situation, the following in opposition to the Japanese and information has been transmitted. Manchukue army and about 20,000 frains from commenting at this the so-called singe on the facts and figures re- Information regarding the may have joined
corded above. The Japanese au- In Manchuria volunteer corps. military situation
The situation is described by thorities maintain they cannot has been provided by the Japanese
withdraw their forces without en- military authorities in referring them thus:
Portions of the former Chinese dangering the safety of lives and to Japanese troops and other forces co-operating with them and relat- army nol recognising the authority property of their nationals outside ing to the forces opposed to them. of the Manchukue Government; a the railway zone. They appeared Information regarding the latter force in the North-East of Harbin to consider that this withdrawal.
30.000 a1
(stated must depend on the progress of has also been obtained from Chinese estimated
officially by the Chinese to be com- the re-organization of the troops ля the Manchukuo posed of the Kirin C.E.R. defence described
under the command of Army. in noted that
the army It will be
The Chinese Government General Li To and the C.E.R. classification adopted, a new feards under command of General not now exercise authority in any ture appears which was not
part of Manchuria and as eventa have developed recently, the proc templated by the council in Septem-Ting Chino). her the local administration was
tical question of the fulfillment of transformed. Commitlers for the
The so-called North-Eastern army its responsibility has not arisen. preservation of peace and order were first established with Japanese of anti-Japanese volunteers in the Possible and equitable menaures pence and western part of Fengtien Province, which will restore help in the last months of 1991.
south of Chinchow are security and create a reasonable They were subsequently supe-mainly
throughout seded by an authority which was estimated at between 15,000 and measure of goodwill
National Manchuria will be considered by so-called 9 as the 20,000. The established on March
Volunteer Army of the North East the Commission in its final report. Manchukuo Government.
On September 18 the number of under the command, of Wu Ching-The Commission will go to Chang- Japanese troops in the S. M. R.tain are mainly operating around chun next week and continue its
of other investigation
parts of to have been Mukden. zone is stated
The present strength of this Manchuria.-Router. 10,590 and the number given for
4,000 inside, and force, which has had several en- December 1, Is 8,900 outside. For the latter part of counters with Japanese troops is April the numbers are given as unknown. 6,600 inside and 15,800 outside, Volunteer Army at Jehol. those outside being in the regions of
This is a comparatively well dis the Tsitsibar-Taonian-Linoyang rail. way, the Mukden-Shanhaikuan rail-ciplined hody of some 3,000 under eastward of the command of Tang Yu-lin and way, the C.E.R. to Harbin and the northern sector of comprises the remnants of the the Kirin-Tunhau railway, making a total of 22,400.
sources,
New Fenture.
Manchukuo Army.
con-
Volunteers.
cavalry of Marshal Chang Hauele lang's first and second army, and is reported active on the borders of Jehol and Fengtlen Provinces. Several minor volunteer corps
The Manchurian army troops designated by the Japanese militare operating partly in the Shan- ary authorities as the Manchukue haikwan region and partly between army is said to have been formed, Tunghua and Tienphoshan, where partly by Chinese regular troops they are
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