Peiping, Nov. 3.
In a speech to a hundred Japanese and Chinese officials at a banquet there yesterday, General Sung. Cheb: Yuan, Chairman of the Hopel-Charhar Political Council, told." Lieut-Gen. 'Tashiro, Commander of the Japanese Army in North China, that "Japan and China are sister states with' {Identical Interest and common dan: era"
"Equal economic' ce-operation is the best policy he, si.
in his nese general thanked General Sung-and the Chine ese. people for their "wholehearted" assistance in the present manceuvres, He denied any viterior motives.
"The Mukden incident will not be repeated in North China," he said. "T' greatly admire General Sung's patriotism and sincerity."
Before dawn to-day, the Japanese vanguard of the forces and patrols of the Chinese fores defending Suiyuan have occurred fon the Suiyuan-Charhar border, but 4 general offensive by the Manchou forces and their Mongo) allies fs "not ikely to take, place in the immediate future, as. the const tion of Woops td oupplice har yet been completed. Shangtu. and Pailingmiao re expected 10 be the lackers' eastern and northern bases of operations, respectively.
concentrating at Pulingmiso, who eng Yinw's Mongol troops ore Shou-hsin, the Manchoukto general, is massing his forces at Shantu, Other Mongol troops, under the com= mand of Cho Shi, are expected fo third attacking fore having 'Taoling, Holnho, Choteeshan, Fengeheng, and Tatung' as their oh: ete Preparations Peiping, Nov. 8, The authorities of Suiyuan prov: Ince have Intensified their preparations {0 resist Invasion as the move Mfanchouluo "and Mongo) all night, Chinese "poli pedally' guarding the university camuses along the routes,
from the south wall of the city, skirt The main "Eastern, Army" swept mishing With the "Western Army" Outposts. "The "Eastern Army" to-ight will camp astraddle the Pinghan Line, near Fengtai, under the cover deviness Machine gun fre sual; Bie southeast of the clty—United Press.
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