STILL ACTIVE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 February 1939, Page 6

STILL ACTIVE

CHINESE GUERILLA FORCES SOME VENTURESOME EXPLOITS. KUOMINTANG AND COMMUNISTS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 11.20 a.m.) LONDON, January 31. The Shanghai’correspondent of “The Times” says that, despite mopping up, guerillas continue to be troublesome throughout the occupied area, engaging Japanese troops two miles from Shanghai. They also burned a transport plane which made a forced landing ten miles from Nanking. The Central Executive of the Kuomintang has issued a manifesto rejecting the Communist application to join the Kuomintang, but welcoming continued co-operation as at present.

WU PEI-FU’S TERMS. COMMAND OF LARGE ARMY. (Received This Day, 1.20 p.m.) PEKING, January 31. Wu Pei-fu, it is reliably stated, is demanding the formation of a large Chinese army under his command, and the return of real power to the Chinese.

INTENDING TO STAY. JAPANESE ARMY & NAVY PLANS. (Received This Day, 11.55 a.m.) TOKIO, January 31. Admiral M. Yonai, Minister of Marine, announced that the Army was preparing to station troops in. large areas in China for a lengthy period. The Army is already constructing barracks and the Navy intends maintaining strengthened forces on the Central and South China coast and on the Yangtse after the conclusion of hostilities.

ALLEGED ATTACK. FIRING ON BRITISH SHIP. (Received This Day, 10.5 a.m.) HONG KONG, January 31. It is alleged that Japanese warships fired on the steamer Delia, whose passengers included. Mr Alan Tully, of Melbourne, husband of the late Sir Cnarles Kingsford-Smith's widow, and Mr Mark Weston, ex-British attache at the Washington and Paris Embassies.