Peking, Sept. 4. official eir-
Japan_will recognise Manchuku before September 15, it was a nounced by the Foreign Office today.—United Press, pt A Treaty and defensive alliance between. Japan and Manchukuo was signed and Will be effective before the 16th of this month, according to. authoritative information colved here to-day. It includes mutual respect for territorial Fight to. station troops throughout Sovereignty and. gives. Jap
Manchuria, while Japan undertakes Both internal and' external: defence Except the right to station troops throughout 'Manchuria the Treaty Accords Japan no new rights, mere-confirming. the old, 'A' foreign office spokesman, com-monting on the 'Treaty, emphasises That there' is mo question of establishing a. protectorate as Mancha eve wil retain complete freedom in foreign and financial aftalts.
Jntimated: that™a minor agreement would be likely later the purpose of fixing details, but he asserted. that there were no secret louses. inthe. new Treaty, copies Of which would be communicated to the leading Powers before the doct ent is signed. He said it had not yet been decided whether the Treaty Would be registered in Geneva, "The spokesman intimated that the wording of the) Treaty, which ficially "deteribed as, the Japane Manehiviuo protocol, is. extremely Delet and simple, which contains
a halt gle' santene occupying "one and The Cabinet has already approveq the Treaty. and the Privy Couns expected to consider it next titer which the Emperor's int. Te will be of sigrture fuct, be. Tes the Emperor's sane: fis "tut:
It expected that General "Muto be appointed <Ambassador, to Manchuku soon after signing the Treaty—Reuter.
Sept.
Conversations described as portant" but. not revealed in del Wore exchanged between Mr. Arita, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Ambassadors of the United States, Great Britain, France and Ttaly, in individual talks concerning 'Manchukuo recognition during yes terday afternoon between noon and 6 pam. it was revealed to-day—United' Press. cording to ating from Changchun, was telegraphed by the Manchukuo "government" to Peking lon September. 2.
The warning, to have Nanking ernment ts Welly proested Marshal Chang hsueh-liang's alleged disturbances in Manchuria, Oficial circles here, point out that Joven if the reported "Warning" was ncivally. despatched, the' marshal would in any ease not be bound to reply. since he has retired and is hot responsible for the situation in North China Reuter.
Nanking, Sept. 5. ese reports alleging that the puppet Wit, seferenee to, recent Japan Manchakuo "Government "has a dressed "warnings" to Marshal Chang Hsuehllang and the Nation-
ties of the Chinese Volunteers. in Government regarding the activ Manchuria, it is learned from thoritative' quarters here that neither the Government "not folial Chang hag received any such fiwarninge™ "If such outrageous messages' should be received, they would of course be ignored," it pointed' out.—Kuo Min. eho! Invasion Imminent Peking, Sept. 4.
The situation in Jehol is becom-jing tense in view of the impending invasion by the Japanese.
The Japanese military are busy [transferring troops along the Chinchow-Chaoyang branch railway. Their aeroplanes are conducting. frequent demonstrations across the JJehol border.
It is learnt that in order to avoid unfavourable criticism from. the League of Nations, the invasion of Jehol will be effected in the nam: lof the Manchukuo government. The Manchukuo units will act guards for the Japanese army. Preparations are now under way for a Inrge-scale movement, as it is announced that Jehol will be attacked [from three separate routes. The!
wasion is planned to start soon after the formal recognition 'Manchukuo, by Japan, General Tang'
Provinei two offices at Peking Tientsin with Generals Huang, [Chin-po.and Meng Chao-tien as directors, so as.to facilitate contact with the northern authorities—Kuo Min.
London Newspayer View Volunteer Activities London, Sept. 2.
"New danger of a Sino-Japanese war," is the banner heading flashed across thie front -page of the Peking, Sept. 2.
Foreign messages from Mukden confirm the reports from Tokyo that a further series of raids oc-
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