CHINA’S POSITION.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 September 1924, Page 3

CHINA’S POSITION.

LATEST CABLE NEWS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. WAR NKW9. (Received lids dny at 11.23 it.iu.) PF.KIN, Sept. 29. A Mukden communique states •Icliul troups moved eastward from Cliiupinj/. with the objective of rornpt.uring Chanj'liuj', They met port of tin' wav o section of (lie Mukden second army, which defeated them niter n brisk battle. The Jclmlites (led to Toelimgsliiin, where they wore reinforced, rosiimillt' ttie offensive Inter, an I wcic ilgain signally defeated by the othei unit of the second army, which drove the enemy to Lnohushniig. in the icighI mrhood of Chinping, aft«-r no ail

night battle. They took thirteen mountain guns, a thousand rifles and much supplies, killing four hundred wounding a thousand and capturing many. The fall or C’hinjsing is cx- *• potted hourly, (treat quantities ot /supplies of grain, beans and firewood are being transported to within the walls of Mukden. Foreigners have been notified by the police to exhibit their national colours on automobiles and carriages, to prevent their possible yommaiidoori ng. (Jeiicrnl trade is reaching a standstill. flic country folk are afraid to come to the city. The military headquarters are supremely confident as to the outcome. A Mukden message states local .Japanese papers accuse the British ( iiasul tit Mukden of securing the evacuation of British troops at Shanbaikwan. after selling their arms and ammunition to Chili. The Consul and other British are accused of assisting the Mukden enemy in order to oppose local sentiment. The Consul issued a denial of this charge, which reflects the general anti-Anglo Saxon campaign in the .Japanese press in Manchuria, where white correspondents are regarded as spies. The mail from I’ckiu was delayed for a fortnight. The telegraph lines are congested. Changsoliu’s forces are advancing steadily on .leliol. Troops from Pekin are falling hack, not offering serious resistance. Chang is preparing defence lines in the event of reverses, hut holds every mountain pass approaching llie Shanhaikwan front, while the Lowlands are forming the liases for continual air raids. A semi-official report says Japanese capitalists have secured a caiitrnet for the construction of Tuonan Silsihnr railroad, an extension of Siipungkl line. The concession was originally the cxlnsive right of the consortium formation. . Clinjig is officially confirming the siguihig of the Soviet agreement, hut the text is not publishable until ratified l.v the Provincial Assembly.