Tientsin, Gen, Sung Cheh-yuan, chairman of the Hope! and Charhar Political [Council, told newspaper interviewers lat his negotiations with che Japanese military. leaders. in North China for a settlement of iseuey affect ing Bast Hopel and East Charhar were progressing smoothly. He recalled.
It Is reported in Tientsin Chinese they would not Jeircles that General Doihara was accompanied on his trip by Mr. Hsiao adding "that Major-General Cheng-ying, Mayor of Tfentsin, and that the purpose of their visit is to see could be expected after that meet: had conferred with the leaders ut [Charhar and East Hopel questions, the Kwantung Army.—Reuter According to another report. Major-General Doihara, who occupies the Now Railway Head post of chief of the Japanese Military Plentsin, Dee. 27. Mission In. Manchurlo, will probably Mr, Chen Chuch-sheng, who was hhis headquarters from.
Mukden to Tientsin in order to. appointed by "Gen." Sung" cheh-yuan Peiping-Liaoning' Railway Adminis: ting managing director of th facilitate his conduct of negotiations, with the Chinese and that he muy be tration, assumed his. post yesterday Jappointed Commander of the Japan-afternoon and appointed heads of Jose Garrison in North China in suc-various "departments, During the [cession to Major-General Tad transitional pertog, Ate Tt is felt in local Chinese. circles that there is little hope of recovering glared "he would seve hi beat to—Central News, ' soree: improve the business of the relia, the six districts in East Charhar which have already been occupied by' ster Sse, gue /Manchoukuo troops. It Is _also doubled whether the East Hope! question can be settled without inthe Ministry of Railways from Nal volving further loss of Chinese sover-king, the question is being raised in the "Japanese press to who will surprise Appointment of the railway North China-Peiping, Dee. 26. king, Peiping or the Considerable speculation has Been East Hopel regime aroused here by the action of the, 'A greater part of the Me, Jape." Hope! and Charhar Political Council jese_papers emphasize, in appointing Mr. Chen Chuch-shen, smilitarized zone—Reuter. a close adherent of Gen. Sung Cheh-Railway Fands Seized Yuan, as acting managing director of Nanking, Dec. 27, the Peiping-Mukden Railway, withe The seizure yesterday of additional out reference to the Ministry of Rail-funds from the receipts of the Tang ways. Mr. Chen Chuch-shen was] shan station of the Peiping-Liaoning much in demand in the recent North|Rallway by emissaries of the Bast China negotiations. because of his|Hopel autonomous government nent command of Japanese.—Reuter, reported An "Impossible" Point Tientsin, Dec. 26.
Gen, Sung Cheh-yuan to-day conferred with Japanese military leaders} fnere on two outstanding Sino-Japan-se problems In North Chinn, these being the situation arising from the demand of the Japanese for the transfer of six districts in Charhar' to Jehol for inclusion as part of Manchoukuo; and the incorporation of the autonomous state of East Hopel ander the jurisdiction of the Hopel Charhar Political Council, The Japanese press declare, thi he second point is "impossible Peiping, Dec. 30.
In the Sino-Japanese "negotiations for the solution of various North China The telegram also states that the ulenomous government has patched agents to take Over "the ction of the tatway enst of Tanghu,—Kuo Min. yee
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