CHINESE FORCES CONCENTRATE.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20489, 7 March 1932, Page 9

CHINESE FORCES CONCENTRATE.

Jlgw LINE OF DEFENCE. gggiSTANCE TO JAPANESE MOVEMENT. fACTIONAL IMF FICU LTIES. — Mil ASSOCIATION--n* ELECTRIC (Received March 6th, 5.5 p.m.) SHANGHAI, .March 5. Uiat there is no intention of a cerjjjjl section of the Chinese forces laytheir arms permanently and iae anti-Japanese hostilities, was to-day l.v General W ang. ftjefof staff Of the Nineteenth Route TL who stated that since the . forces were proceeding beyond JO-kiiometre zone, tho Chinese ma* «ntitled to resist. Agisted by the 88th and 87th Divis- . sn j other reinforcements, the S, - Nineteenth Army has estabstrong lino ol defence, exlujns Kwantung to Taichong Tfor m the Yangtse river, which is ftegded to constitute opposition to m ooTemeiit by tho Jnpancso boyond 111 listed zone. ThcfappnaßC General Shirakawa offiJu explained that military oxigen2J«lad compelled tho Japanese troops SfVwseed beyond twenty kilometres, "Jji* occupation on Kwangtung was Toijjatrrf tor protection in Nansiang, vas now the headquarters ot the French Conu- concerned over theicon2Sion.of » large force of Chinese <m»i bwond Nantao, where a stron & "tamiJiaent system is progressing. o.tg. rumours circulated _ from ifceidiai regarding Chinese victories "TlSfTv. Chinese populace to make «MM«dented demonstrations, and SEii still considerable difficulty in TL£- the Chinese forces to agree bottilities owing to factional ■lf!®**' ARMISTICE TERMS. SITUATION CONSIDERED OBSCURE. HjPfwre OBJECTIONS. 'oiSKUL WIEILESS.) BUGBY, March 4. fh«. litnation continues - Although fighting in most fpi drawai ° f th ® (ikiM of the lines ' Pre» telsgnunt netting near Nanii il Chinese tfifaii advancing to see authorities. I 0 discuss the ,ke especial exproposal of a they regard as clement, despite efugees, remain the inhabitants absence of guna of the League ation at Shangafter an hour's committee to •ning the terms ilities, and outs necessary at le full meeting ms introduced February 28th, livh have been ites the Governsteps to assure of orders given both forces for itiea; secondly, t of the condi:ommends that representatives, the naval and ' the Powers 1 view to makitilities definite, ic Assembly exthe Powers reat the addition ? of the Chinese ion tho amendder protest, and ACKERS. lON IN 3 PATROL re taken locally •eaee movement, i continuing for ng a round-table C in the way of 'usal of the Cant any terms artg Government, not representaina, and without led at Nanking Chinese troops, d at Liuho and n the Japanese, ities have much the crowds • of lieving that the tory, or because

they wished to create a panic, startled the inhabitants by a great crackerfiring demonstration over the city and the foreign Settlements. Ultimately volunteers assisted to restore order. Detachments of British troops patrolled the streets all night. AMERICAN POLICY CO-OPERATION WITH LEAGUE. HELP FOR PEACE-MAKERS. (Received March 6th, 5.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON, March 4. The State Department has semiofficially announced that the United States co-operation in the League Assembly plan to liquidate the, military situation at Shanghai is virtually assured. However, the Department emphasised that the move means no repudiation of the Government's policy on the Shanghai and Manchurian situations which are closely connected. The Government merely is offering the services of the Consul-General, Mr E. Cunningham, and Admiral M, M. Taylor, at Shanghai, to help negotiate or carry out any formula or -negotiations decided upon. JAPANESE' TROOPS. MAIN' OPERATIONS CEASE. (Received March 6th, 5.5 p.m.) GENEVA, March 5. Admiral Sir Howard Kelly has telegraphed to Sir John Simon (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs), reporting that the Japanese informed him that tie First and Second Regiments were landing at Woosung. The main operations, however, had ceased, excepting occasional firing, principally in the neighbourhood of Nansiang. AN UNIMPORTANT SKIRMISH. 5* NO DANGER TO SHANGHAI. (Received March 6th, 6.30 p.m.) TOKYO, March 5. Advices from Shanghai that yesterday's clash was not an important skirmish have relieved Tokyo. Scouting aeroplanes report that the Chinese troops are well away, and it is considered that there is no danger to •Shanghai. RIOTS IN PENANG. SEQUEL TO FALSE WAR REPORTS. (Received March 6th, 6.50 p.m.) LONDON, March 5. A message from Singapore reports that eleven persons were injured and 50 arrests made in rioting by Chinese Sf V™ TjSKSjji were called out to assist the police.