Nov. 29. hours have been evacuating Chinese Japanese troops for the past. 36
territory in'Mancyuria, and raving into the South Manchuria Railway zone solely to avoid further ostlider "with Chinese smiitary forces, the inister "of War ounced here to-day.
General Site Minami, the Miniter Wary inam.ofleal" statement fRsued at the, War Office. declared that in view of the Chinese proposal that all Chinese troops near Chinchow, the provisional capital of Manchuria, be withdrawn to points west of Shanhailewan and within [Great Wall of China, advances ha Soon suspended by" the Jo army.
Ths order checking the Japanese advance and withdrawing Japanese {oops into. the South Manchuria Railway zone, however, yas issued fagalne which M, Aristide Briand, to. prevent hostilities of the. sort the French Foreign' Minister and President of the League of Nations Council, had warned.
"im explaining. the reason for, the cudden reversal of Japanese military tactics in Manchuria the War Ofc warns, However, that should Chinese Troops threaten the. South Manthuvia Railway and create disorders {n the future, the Japanese authori will, resort to. appropriate action. Tes omphasi hat at present the which were advancing in Chinchow ave been placed east of the Liaoh river—United Press.
Chinese Preparations Disproved Chinchow, message from, Gen zal Shona, Acting Girma iment, and Jung Chen, Chief-ofthe Liaoning Provincial Govern-Staff to the Headquarters for Northeastern Border Defence, reports that the 'British, American' and French
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