EGOTIATIONS FAIL

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 139, 4 February 1932, Page 3

EGOTIATIONS FAIL

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1ILITARY OPERATIONS ON LARGE SCALE IMMINENT APS. PREPARE TO ATTACK

— By Telegraph — Copyright).

SHANGHAI, Tuesday. The foreign intervention negoations definitely failed to-day hen an announcement was made yr local Japanese officials to the [ayor, Mr. Wu, that Japan canot accept a suggestion of rerement to their previous posions. The truce is now regarded as efinitely ended and fighting on a ;rge scale is expected to be jsumed immediately. ollowing a reconnaisance by two planes in the lunch hour, the Japse took up advanced posts at apidmately 2.30 p.m., commanding- a eral advance into Chapei, a subof Shaxighai, at 3 p.m. The adce is proceeding. our concealed Japanese field guns heavily shelling Chapei. wo thousand Japanese Marines are paring to attaek the Chinese, who ily intend to driye the Japanese n Shanghai. ourteen thousand Chinese troops concentrated westward of Chapei he Japanese naval headquarters e issued a communique denying 5 the military movement this afloon constituted an endeavour to ance into Chapei, and alleging that troops had merely taken up the itions allotted them by the allied inianders entrusted with the de;e of the International Settlelt. )bservers returning from Chapei ;e that the district is thoroughly ed and fully manned by the Chin- , whose Nineteenth Army is preed to offer stubborn resistance. . Tokio message says that Prince ihimi has been appointed Chief of Navy Staff. he Japanese Minister, M. Shigesu, on his arrival at Shanghai arged for the transport to Japan of anese women and children in view the situation which is rapidly beling worse.