A COLLAPSE.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20260, 31 July 1937, Page 7

A COLLAPSE.

JAPANESE SUCCESSES. CHINESE RESISTANCE BROKEN DESTRUCTION OF A UNIVERSITT! United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyrlif (Received July 31, 1 p.m.) TIENTSIN, July 30. The Chinese resistance In North China has cobapsed and survivors of the 29th Army and the 38th Division are fleeing to Paoting-fu. The Japanese dominate the whole of Hopei. They have disarmed the Chinese police and have accorded personal protection to General Li Wentie. They are completing the destrue tion of Nanking University and bomb ing Tientsin and neighbouring vil lages. They have captured the Chines gunboat Haiven ofT Taku, and an forcing prisoners to bow three time to the Japanese flag.

PEKING AND TIENTSIN. JAPAN'S COMPLETE CONTROL. AUTONOMOUS ADMINISTRATION United Press Assn.—Elec Tel. Copy- n PEIPING. July 30. The Japanese are completely in coa trol of Peking and Tientsin, and i present are ‘’mopping up" the out skirts. They have captured the pot at the mouth of the river. TOKIO, July 30. The spokesman of the Japanese Fob eign Office, Mr. Tatsuo Kawai, statei to-day that, in consequence of th Japanese Army having established con trol of the Peking and Tientsin regioa the Chinese inhabitants were likely b organise local peace preservation hod ies, which would have contact witl tlie Japanese. The latter were read} to aid su h bodies, after which, in dti course, these organisations might wej develop into an autonomous adminla tration.

CHINESE WITHDRAWAL. AN EMERGENCY GOVERNMENT. JAPANESE SURROUND PEKING. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. LONDON. July 30. A Joint message from British news* paper correspondents in Peking coni Arms the withdrawal of the defeated -* Chinese 29th Artny to Changslnties and the displacement of the Chinese administration by an emergency Gov* eminent. The message adds that the Japan* ese Army has encircled Peking, bu| it is stated that it does not intend t« enter the city, which Is quiet, except for Japanese gunfire, which is pre* venting a Chinese concentration at Changsintlen. Despatches from Tientsin state that Chinese troops are reported to havi attacked the Japanese Concession. A| artillery duel took place and lasted foi some hours. A statement has been Issued that, In consequence of previous attacks, the Japanese forces had no oholce but to bomb Tientsin In self defence. Tlie casualties in the actual fighting are estimated at 309 Japanese and 1200 Chinese. AN ARMISTICE PROPOSED. EFFORTS BY POWERS. EVACUATION OF FOREIGNERS. United Tress Assn—Elec. Tel. Copyright. NEW YORK. July 29. The Washington correspondent of the Now York Times says it is reliably reported that tlie Governments of the United Stales and other foreign Powers are endea\curing to negotiate an armistice for four or five days in North China. In order to facilitate the evacuation of foreigners, as It is felt that the fighting Is too intense for dependence, on Japanese as>urance that cities with foreign quarters will not be bombarded. Senator Pittman, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, in defending the United States' refusal to Invoke the Neutrality Act. pointed out that this would probably be used by Japan as a pretext for blockading all Chinese ports without the formality of declaring war.