Peking, Oct. 10.
Three officials of the British Leto investigate the situation understood that Sir Miles Lampson, the British Minister, re-Wards them as being sent ¢rom personal staff for investigation pur-Poses to enable him to report on ihe situation rather than as dele: gales directly representing the Oct, 11.
'A Chinese report received here this morning from Chinchow states that Major Lovat Fraser, the Assistant Military Attache, who one of the three British representa. tives who have been sent to Manchuria, alighted from the train {hinakow esterday, afternoon and investigated the places damaged by bombs during the Japanese air attack Inst Thursday, It is believed that the three Brit ish investigators will attempt "to proceed to Changchun "and Kirin well as Mukden. 'The three left for Manchuria on Saturday night. It ig understood that the British Minister, Sir Miles Lampson, regards''them as being sent from his own personal staff for investigation' purposes to enable him eport.on the situation rather. than og delegates directly representing the British Government.
"The Times on Situation London, Oct, 12
It is impossible for the League of Nations to agree to the Japanese view that it should meet the Chi nese complaints by merely recommending the Nanking Government to come to terms with its adversary quickly, says "The Times" in the course of a leading article this morning. Nor can it be possibly the paper declares, that the military operations _in Manchuria come under Article XV of the Covenant of the League of tions.
"The Japanese Government, says The Times," has put itself in the wrong by permitting, or failing to prevent, repeated military action, and to this breach is added a clear departure from the spirit of the Kellogg Pact. It would be deplorable that Japan, a highly civilised stated which has' always prided herself on punctilious observance of international obligations, should de~ part from her high standard. would be equally deplorable if the Chinese Government, which has placed itself unreservedly in the hands of the League, should follow counsels of impatience, passion or despair, The fact that Lord Reading hai gone to Geneva, "The Times" continues, suggests the importance which His Majesty's Government attach to the action of the Leugu any failure of which might lead t disastrous upheaval in, Chin Moreover, in the present condition of Burope a blow to the prestige of the League would be the worst posable prelude to the forthcoming World Disarmament Conference Reuter, The Independence Movement Mukden, Oct. 4.
Much interest has been created here, by the so-called movement for the independence of Manchuria, An independent government has been established in Kirin and it is. supposed that Liaoning (Fengtien) and Heilungkiang will follow. suit, despite the fact that educated Chiness point out that such. independene mean the end a within a few years, citing Korea as an instance in point, Much attention has been attracted here by the oficial declaration made by the head of the Japanese De-Jegation at the recent meeting of the Council of the League of Nations that the occupation of Manchuria was not a war-like act. A few examples of what the Japanese army hag done in Mukden will suffice to show how far this assertion was from the truth:
1.—A large number of Chinese aeroplanes at the serodvome have been taken over and the Chinese marks painted over with Japanese marks, in many cases so badly th the Chinese marks are still visible.
—At the Trench Mortar Arsenal, aurarge portion of which bad been reorganized for the menufectare of
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