DWINDLING CHINA

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 178, 14 August 1937, Page 5

DWINDLING CHINA

What Japan Has Taken Since 1894 CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS Since 1894 approximately 750,000 square miles of territory, roughly IS per cent. of the Chinese Empire of that time, have passed from Chinese sovereiguty or suzorainty to Japanese possession or control, says an Associated Press dispatch to the Christian Science Monitor. A chronology of important events follows:— ■> 1894-95.—, Japan won the Sino- Japanese War. China ceded Forruosa (85,000 square milos), paid an indemnity, ra nounced claims to sujzerainty over Korea (148,000 - square miles) — which Japan anuexed in 1910. 1900. — Japan and princ'pal oceic'lental Powers sent troops to North China to put down tho Boxer uprising. 1904-05.— Japau fought Russia on China 's soil ; China by treaty confirpied Japan in Possession of the Kwantung loased territory (14,000 square milQs), and railway concessious China provjously liad granted Eussia. 1914. — J apan sent an army into Shantung provinqe to capturq Tsingtao from Germany; Japan remained in Chinese territory until 1922. 1915.— With Europe focked in the World War, Japan made its famous "21 deniands" ofi Chipa, Chiua yioldpossession of extensive holding in that ed most on the threat of invasion, Important concession to Japan embodied in trcaties. 1927-28. — Japan, -with Ajnerica, and Brjtain, was embroiled with Chinese Nationalists as they ewept northward to cooquer country. Ia 1927 and again in 1928 Japan sent strong expeditions into Shantung province to its capital, Tsinan-fu, to guard Japanese nationals and interests. In a clash at Tsinan-fu ii) May, 1928, several hundvecj Chinese were killed. , 1931. — September 18, Japanese army bcgan conquest of China 's Manchur--ian provinces (over 500,000 square miles), resulting iu their separation from China aud establishment (2932) of a Japauesc proteetorate, Manchukuo; J ohai added to Manehukuo by conquest in 1933. 1932. — A combiaed Japancso army and navy expeditioa in two-month campaign siuashed Chinese resistance near Shanghai; civilians suffered heavily in Japanese bombardment of Chinese portious of Shanghai; Japanese expedition later with'drawn. 1933. — Completing the conquest of Manchuria, a Japanese taimy swept beyond Great Wall to wlthin sight of Peking's walls, Campaign onded by 't'angk truce, givingf Japan new mililary foothold in North China. 1935—J.ienewcd Japanese presnure with threat of invasion gainod additional concessions in North China, incorporated in Houinezu agreement; most of Chahar fell.under Japanese do» mination. 193G. — Nnmerous attacks on Japan-! ese subjeets in China gave Japan an opportunity for presenting fresh dernands on Chirta; naval reinforcements sent to Shanghai. 1937. — Japan sends her army into North China.