The Archive · 1936

Japanese Deny Instigation of Move

Military Attache Talks to Nanking Heads: Protest Lodged in Canton and Filatly Rejected Shanghai, June 16, Current rumours of Japan's alleged part in instigating the South-western Teaders {0 rise in arms against the Central Government were denied by. Major-Gen: Sclichi Kita, Japanese military attache, in his ' interviews with leading members of the Nanking administration, Major-Gen, Kita told Dome! yesterday.

Major-Gen. Kita returned here from Nanking the previous night, afler conferring with Gen. Chiang. Kal-shek, President of the Executive Yuan; Gen, Chang Chun, Foreign Minister; Gen. Ho Ying-ching, War Minister, and other Govern: ment leaders.

'He declined to divulge the nature of "his conversations with the Chiese officials, but said that the {issues touched upon were those with which he failed to deal fully during his previous visit to the capital early last' month.

The members of the Central Government, he said, appeared to be [sincerely hopeful for the readjust ment of Sino-Japanese relations.

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