PEACE PROPOSALS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 50, 1 March 1939, Page 7

PEACE PROPOSALS

JAPANESE INQUIRIES WITHDRAWAL FROM CENTRAL CHINA A NEW GOVERNMENT (Independent Cable Service.) LONDON, Feb. 27. The Daily Express Hongkong correspondent says that Japan is reported to be putting out peace feelers proposing a Government headed by Mr. Wang Chingwei, but including a representative of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek. It would be prepared to withdraw from Central China, but would retain garrisons in the north. Economic rights would be granted third Powers helping in the settlement. Major-General Kito (Military’ Attache at Peking! is reported to be busy promoting a plan to make contact with influential Chinese who are not tainted with the stigma of being mere puppets to Japan. Mr. Wang Chinwei gained prominence recently owing to his peace proposals, but this move did not meet with the approval of Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, who issued an order for his arrest and execution for treason.

NO SURRENDER

CHIANG WILL RETREAT TO TIBET. Received Feb. 28, 1.20 p.m. CHUNGKING, Feb. 28. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek’s intimate friends declare that he will retreat to Tibet sooner than surrender. Chinese agents recently have been active preparing new bases west of Chungking in the event of a further Chinese withdrawal.

JAPANESE LOSSES

1034 AEROPLANES Received Feb. 28, 5.5 pm. CHUNGKING, Feb. 27. A Chinese Air Force spokesman claimed to-day that the Jinanese bad lost 1034 aeroplanes since '.he outbreak of hostilities.

ALLEGED TERRORISM

INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT JAPAN ACCEPTS REPLY Received Feb. 28, 11.20 p.m. TOKIO, Feb. 28. The Japanese have accepted the In tei national Settlement's reply that it. is undertaking control of terrorists with Japanese help.

PROFOUND REGRET

HONGKONG BOMBING BRITAIN SATISFIED [ British Odiclal Wireless. ) RUGBY, Feb. 27. The Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Mr. R. A. Butler) informed the House of Commons at question time that the Japanese had replied to the protest of the British Ambassador regarding the bombing last Tuesday of the Hongkong territory, expressing their profound regret that such an incident should have occurred and assuring the Ambassador that after a strict investigation disciplinary action would be taken against those responsible and that appropriate measures would be devised to prevent a recurrence of incidents of this kind. Japan had also indicated her intention to arrange through direct negotiations on the spot for the payment of compensation for damage and other matters. Mr. Butler added that Sir Robert Craigie had informed the Japanese Government that Britain regarded the incident as having been settled on these terms.