"The enemy," General Han asserts, "are again using their old tricks at this critical time in order to cause dissension and to create suspicion, By such rumours they are confuse the minds of people, s0 neither see nor hear d "All this 1 deeply regret cerely abominate. It will be fortun-fate for our nation if our fellow-countrymen and our friends from foreign lands do not fall into this trap by believing such false and Sroundiess rumours."
According to Chinese reports, a Japanese plane flew over Tsinan on September 22 and dropped three let ters, one each for General Han Fu chu; Admiral Shen Hung-lich, Mayor of Tsingtao, and General Yu'Hsueh-chung, asking for. their attitude regarding an autonomous federation of the five northern provinces—Reut Gen, Han Denies Flight Nanking, Sept, 30.
Japanese reports alleging that Gen. Ban Fuchu had. fled from Tsinan owing to the Japanese advance on the Tsinpu front were categorically @enied in authoritative Chinese oittcles here, Interviewed to-night, Gen. Ho Ying-chin, Minister of War, said hig had Just had a long-distance tele phone conversation with Gon. Han Who called up from Tsinan to report on the military situation—Kuo Min.
"Nichi Nicht" Prediction Tokyo, Sept. 30, An autonomous federation of the five provinces in North China—Hopel, Shantung, Shansi, Suiyuan and Charhar—will be organized fol-Towing "the successful termination of Japanese military operations," pre-lets the Paotingfu correspondent of the "Nichi Nichi." Simultaneously, he declares, the provinces will be demilitarized, and he believes over {$100,000,000 is. absolutely necessary to rehabilitate the provinces—Reutér,
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