Tokyo. Aug. 15, "Britain is asking Japan to do the impossible."
This statement, made by high Gaimusho offciai, to-day was be-Heved by qualified observers to sum-marine Japanese reaction to the British demarche that Shanghai should be excluded from the zone of Sino. Japanese hostilities.
The present hostilities in Shanghai, the Japanese authorities here contend, are the outcome of the Chinese ylolatfons of the "Shanghat Truce Agreement In addition, the overt bombing of the Settlement by Chinese alter aft yesterday, It was held, was evidence of, the "frithless Chinese determina tion" to destroy Japanese lives and property in Shanghai, With almost 50,000 Chinese regular forces, threatening Japanese lives end Property in Shanghai, the suggestion that Japan should "cease invoking her right of self-defence" there is "clearly unacceptable," offelal quarters declared.
"Taxed to Limit ot'the Japanese Goverhment has now [been taxed to the limit, "It has now been compelled to H4ake determined sation to mete out retribution to the Chinese troops for their outrageous acts and. to bring the Nanking Government to a true realization on the. existing situation,
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