MANCHURIA

Hokitika Guardian, 22 December 1931, Page 6

MANCHURIA

JAPANESE ATTACK. BOMBING PLANES USED. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received this day at 9.25 a.m) -SHANGHAI, November 21. •The Japanese movement in Eastern Manchuria is aimed principle at Chinese bandits and irregular soldiers, who are leaderless since the defeat of General Manchusian in the Nonni River battle. •». Two Japanese regiments are concentrating at Chinchow to drive the Chinese, who are resisting stubbornly. Japanese bombing planes at dawn to-day attacked Chinese positions at Changtu, Tienkiatung and Fnkumea inflicting heavy casualties. General Minami, a former Japanese War Minister has arrived in Manchuria and intends to remain a fortnight and make personal investigations, because he believes the responsibility for tlie present situation is his, since he issued the original orders for the Japanese occupation of Manchuria. A JAPANESE DRIVE. SHANGHAI, December 21. Waiving the formality of an ultimatum the Japanese army in Manchuria to-day began a drive aiming at the total eradication of Chinese influence in the. three (Eastern provinces having Chinchow, the provisional seat of the Government as the main objective.