'Tsingtao, Sept, 30, 'An' unequivocal pledge to "resist
dbeolutely to directions from General aggression and to submit Chiang Kal-shek has been given by General Han Fu-chu, Governor of Shantung, in an important statement refuting the rumours that he may Seve Shantung from an invasion by falling in with alleged Japanese plat to create an "autonomous federation fof the Ave northern provinces of Hopel, Shansi, Charhar, Shantung and Suiyuan, "Foreign newspapers recently pub shed a statement," says General Han, "that General Doihara hag gone to Tsinan to discuss Shantung's ad-ly false and without foundation, an' cannot be believed by any sensible person, because our country's resis tance against Japanese aggression is fa struggle for existence and is the only way out for China."
AN of us military people," the Governor declares, "are Tam carrying the heavy responsibility for civil as well as military affairs in the matter of resisting the encroachments of the enemy. 1 shall implicitly obey orders from the Central Government and submit al solutely to directions from the eralissimo."
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