Ambassador Warns Nanking on Pakhoi Affair: Further, Protests on Latest Incident in Hankow Nanking, Sept. 10.
Mr, Shigeru Kawagoe, Japanese Ambassador to China, to-day warned Gen. Chang Chun, Foreign Minister, that' the responsibility for any yntoward consequences of the continued failure of the Nanking authorities to enable Japanese investigators to land at Pakhoi would rest with the Chi-hose Government. Making a surprise all on Gen, Chang, the Japanese envoy is understood to have pointed out that, in spite of repeated -assurances that all facilities would be accorded Japanese officials, the latter still were unable to carry out their mission.
'Mr. Kawagoe informed Gen, Chang, that the Sapanese Navy, charged with protecting the lives and interests of Japanese' nationals in China, as well as the Japanese public in' general, were fast loosing patience, and to have requested that prompt measures bbe taken to cause the 19th Toute Army to withdraw from Pakhoi.
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Gon. Chang replied that he fully understood the Japanese view, Ne~ otiations had been started by Gen. Chiang. Kol-shek for the evacuation of the 19th Toute Army to Kwongsl. Ho assured the Japanese Ambassador that another telegram requesting that the negotiations be hastened would we sent to Gen, Chiang, Asked what conerete slops the Nan= King Government intended to take. the Foreign Minister replied that the only practical measure would be to secure the voluntary withdrawal of the 19th Route Army, Further questioned as to what the Chinese authorities proposed to do, should their projected efforts fall, Gen, Chang replied that they would thine of some other means. "He asked Mr, Kawagoe to trust the Nanking Government, hr. Kawayoe also drew Gen. Chang's attention to the approach of the Mfth anniversary of the Mukden incident and requested that adequate mon sures "be taken to prevent any demonstrations of an. anti-Japanese character, Gen, Chang said that all provincial authorities had been asked to take stringent precautions against antisFapanese outbreaks, Appeal to Gen. Chiang Geni Chang Chun yesterday asked Gen, Chiang Kai-shek for definite instructions, Domet learned to-day from reliable Chinese sources. The message was wired to Gen. Chiang immediately after Gen. Chang's interview with Mr. Kawagoe, and a conference with high Waichiaopu oft-dals, who met last night to discuss the situation—Domei.
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