In view of the serious situation, a Japanese cruiser, one navi facroplane cartier and' four destroyers have arrived here from Kure to Join the local Japanese naval force, and 500 fully armed Marines were landed, while another naval detachment is being held in readines at Sasebo. An ultimatum hi been handed to the Chinese authorities by Rear-Admiral K. Shoisawa, commander of the First Japanese Fleet in Chinese waters, demanding and immediate and. satisfactory reply to the demands of the Japanese Consul-General and threatening, that, unless these are complied with, drastic measures will be taken by the Japanese naval authorities to protect Japanese rights and interests The Consul-General is demanding, apart from the dissolution of the' anti-Japanese organisations, an official apology from the Mayor, General Wu Te-chen, as chief 3 ecutive of the City Government which the attack an the Japanese religious devotees took place, the arrest and punishment of the a: sail ants, compensation and the pai ment of hospital bills, General Wu, by the way, ks] accepted the Japanese demand for apology "concerning insulting remarks to the Japanese Emperor made by the ""Minkuopao" and the writer of the article has been suspended but a further allegation has been made that the same news Paper has accused the Japanese! marines of being resper Wednesda} sly, another apology has been In demanding the suppression of anti japanese activities here and the dissolution of the boycott orions, the Consular no intention of interfering with the individual rights of Chinese to refuse to purchase cee faes pret ier The objection centres in the! alleged support tendered such organizations by the Chinese authorities, it was declared, and the failure of the local courts and Chinese police to protect Japanese property from illegal confiscation. In. this regard, Mr. S. Iguchi, one of the Japanese Consuls attached to the Tocal Consulate-General, cited a long Hist of cases in which both Chinese legal and police bodies have accorded official recognition to agents
refused to hold them responsible for of, anti japanese associations "and allegedly illegal acts.
Lacking the tacit acquiescence of the Chinese authorities, and its active assistance in many instances, the campaign would have ceased long ago, the Japanese say. It is these illegal actions, contrary both, to International La and Sino-Japanese Treaty that the Japanese " de-'As long as illegal are permitted "£9 function under the aegis. of the Chinese Government such cessation {is impossible to achieve.
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