Mr, Kawagoe's Long Service in China The Nanking Governments consent Nanking, Apr. 17.
to the appointment of Mr. Shigeru Kawagoe, Consul-General in Tiensi, 85 japanese Ambassador "to China, Was asked last night by Mr. Yakiehi Suma, Consul-General" here, in Interview with. Gon.
Chang Chun, the Foreign "Minisier. A igh oft: cial of the Walchlaopi_ (old Domi this morning that the matter will be considered at the meeting of the reeutive Yuan next week.
"China," said tis offal, "is not position to object "for. Kawagoo's appointment. As Mr. Kay: figoe has served. In various paris of China, "and. has "numerous "friends throughout the country, his selection for" the post is quite "appropriate He pointed out, however, that neither Gen, Chang nor other nowily-appin ed high oficals of the Walehisopi fre acquainted with the Ambassador-
85 years ago and has spent the last eleven years of his diplomatic service in' Bfanchurla and. China. He graduated from the Tokyo Imperial University in 1908, beginning his diplomatic career in Hankow. two! years later. His next posts wore in Shast and Switzerland, as a seeretary to the Legation, In 1921 he was. appointed chief of the Third Section of the Galmusho's East Asian Affairs Bureau, three years later being transferred to Berlin as second. secretary of the Embassy. In 1925 he was appointed Consul-General in Kirin and four years later he was tronsferred in the same capacity to Tsing-ao. In 1982, he became councillor of the Embassy in Changchun, follow-fed 2 year later by appointment as Consul-General in Canton, and in 1934 a8 "Consul-General in Tientsin.
Tokyo, Apr. 15.
The Nanking Government's alleged pro-Soviet tendencies were given to-day as the reason for the Com-jinnnist "penetration of China, by! Major-Gen. S. Kita, newly-appointed military attache to the Japanese }Embassy in China, on his departure his post.
"Sino-Japanese relations since the Joutbreale of the Manchurian Incident." the declared, "have been steadily aggravated by Nanking's anti-Japan-jose policies, and no improvement in relationships has yet been noticeable.
"While Nanking retains a sceptical Jaititude towards Japan, it also main~ {tains its dependence on the Occident."
Immediate steps to secure "actual ce-operation" between the two nations would, Gen. Kita said, benefit Jnot only the two nations, but the lorient as a whole.
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Commenting on the reporte Com-Jmunist.infiitration into Suiyuan, he declared that, "in view of the proximity of the province to: north JChina, Japan cannot remain indite {ferent to the situation."
Japan's policy towards China, he asserted, has been "firmly establish jed" since her withdrawal from the League of Nations.
"Japan has no alternative but to maintain the peace of the Orient and secure ce-operation with China. [The so-called three-point programme but an affirmation of these two prinelptes, which must be clearly understood by China.
Gen, Kita will sail for Shanghai from KKobe on board the s. Shanghai Maru on April 19.
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