MANCHURIAN WAR

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 81, 26 November 1931, Page 5

MANCHURIAN WAR

3s Assn. — :

•hinese troops attapk japanese in ambush 3TUAL WAR" THREATENED

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SHANGHAI, Tuesday. ghting has broken out between ese and Japanese troops in the ity of Mukden. Yesterday an ensment was fought between Chu- > and Hsinmintuxn, and was con;d thrpughout the night. Details lacking, apart from the report the Japanese were attacked by ese. troops xn ambush* he worst fears of foreign ob6S are now rcalisod, indicatxng predicted battle. on a major scale he near future unless the Ghintroops cease massing in the vicr of Chinchow. Tokyo xnessage delivered here 2S that unless the Chinese troops md Chinchow withdraw, and " a ;ral zone is established following vvithdrawal of Chang Hsue-liapg's ps within the Great Wall, Japan be forced to make a formal deation of war with the gravest posities. tpanese military officials have deed that failing the withdrawal of Chinese troops, "actual war" may ,k out. resident Chiang Kai-shek's de,ure northwards, it is feared, may sipitate reinforcing the Japanese risons at Peiping, Tientsin and nhaikuan. , Nanking paessage states that all ;s of the country are seething with iety demanding that the Governtt declare war. Eour special trains Shanghai to-day for Nanking •yipg over 10,00*0 students, all deing their willingness tp fight, but sting that Chiang Kai-shek should [ them.