High praise was bestowed upon the leaders of Kwangsi province for their efforts in promoting. the welfare the masses by Col. Hiroshi Nemoto, chief "of the press section of" the Japanese Minisiry of War, on Friday.
Returning to Shanghai from a two! Weeks trip in the South-west, he said the "earnestness" being shown by Gen, Li Tsung-jen, pacification commissioner for the province, and Gen. Pai Toung-hsi, chiot of staff of the Fourth Army Group, was "really odenirabt "And they really seem to be getting Fesulis." he remarked in an interview with, Japanese reporters.
Asked about the altitude towards JJapan of the leaders in the Southwest, Col. Nemoto considered thai they "do not appear to hope for a war among the peoples of Asia."
Met at the wharl by Major Jiro chide, assistant military altaché, and Majo: "Yoshio Onki, Col, Nemoto' pro-laceded to the Towa Yoko Hotel on Range Road where he met Major-Gen. Rensuke Tsogai, Japanese milltary attache here.
Under present plans, disclosed by /Major Tchida, the visiting officer Is 10 eave for Nanking within the next few days, after which he will proceed to Tientsin and Peiping before return-jing to Japan, Mr. Masayuki Yokoyama, Japanese! consul-general tu Geneva," who was Jexpected on the same vesisl, did not arrive, having cancelled his' revervatons when the vessel wat' about to 'A. mysterious leakage of gas, the second in the neighbourhood within the last two weeks, was responsible for the death of a young Chinese shop assistant early on Friday morning [at 390 Chekiang Road, near the inter= [section of Nanking Road, Ten other youths and men were overcome by. fumes. and one. of the victims re-_ mained in a fairly serious condition Jast night. The Rescue Van of the [Shanghai Fire Brigade. administered Joxygen to the surviving victims at the scene, resuscitating them. Investiga-{tions into the causes of the tragedy Jare being carried out by the Shanghai Fire Brigade, the Shanghai Gas Company and detectives of Louza Police Station.
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