Upon. the outbreak of the Lukouhia incident early "in July. the Sapanese General Staff and War Office, We said, assured the govern ment" that the Japanese military {forces would be able\to eliminate the farmed Yeslstanse of North China, At same time Prince F. Konoye, the Premier, informed Japanese fnanclal, commercial and industrial elreles that, though Japmese ancial and' ccommareial interests. might be Veruely affected: by the North Chi Trouble, the duration of the military struggle would be short and that oncusion of a steel mi fry campaign. Japan would got suf Ielont Important concessions in North Ching to compensate for all the tomporary Yosses_of her. merchants, 'However, as the Japanese militar ists extended thir "aggression many' other pavis of China and the' subsequent sti" resistance put up by the Chinese' In defence of their ter ritorial integrity' and sovereignty' pointed to a protracted war, the Sapanese people became more and more dissatisfied with the' policy. their government and. the rnllitarsts Who precipitated the present war, he Hongkong, Sept. 16, Reports wore current that the [Japanese warships, after suffering damages from raiding Chinese acroplanes, had departed from the Pear The British steamer Sultal arrived hhere from Macao and reported that no Japanese warship was in sight.
Brilish naval authorities were in-lined to discredit the reports, The s. Rawalpind! from" Japan reporied tat it "was signalled afer Hongkong " and" was halted. The Japanese warship near veatel was later allowed to proceed.
Twelve big Chinese bombing planes arrived "in, Canton from. the north forming a "Dare 16 Die Corps" with the object of destroying the Japancee base at Pratas, In the event of death, the families of "the aviators. will Feceive $10,000, it was said.
Japanese destroyers also," sent a motorboat toward a fishing junk near, if not within, British waters, forced the twenty occupants ashore and thea blew up the Junk.
Fourteen "British and nine Negro} sinhers of the crew of the Severn-igh, charged on September 11 with izobeying, the captain's orders. by salt to Japan with a cargo of scrap iron Because their [sympathies "were with China, were fondly Femanded—United. Press,
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