With the Japanese forces on the Southern Tsinpu front, May 22, "It is ridiculous to think that Japan has any hostile intentions towards Great Britain or any other third Power,"*
This remark was made by Gen. Shunroku Hata, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese forces in Central China, in the course of a tea party given at his headquarters in honour of three foreign newspapermen, including Reuter's correspondent, who are visiting the Japanese lines om the Southern Tsinpu front, is impossible for Japanese to the break through to Hankow now, At one time it was feared that if the Chinese troops withdrew in great "Unfortunate Misapprehensions"
It was prompted by a query on his views on Anglo-Japanese relations, the questioner having suggested that there seemed to be "some unfortunate Japanese Break Lanfeng Wall Attacking from the east and west sides simultaneously, misapprehensions among the section, of the world press and public opinion that Great Britain and Japanese are antagonistic to each other."
Japan, General Hata said, was pursuing her inflexible policy in China, but she had no intention of Japanese shock troops have broken through the walls of Lanfeng, a Japanese bulletin from the front claimed late last night. ter fighting was reported to be raging inside the city: as strong Japanese vmits sought to drive out Chinese defenders comprised of both Central Army and provincial troops, Entrance into the city was gained, the reports said, after characteristic enveloping operations carried out by the Japanese columns over a period of jeopardizing the rights and interests of third Powers It was a misconception, he declared in reply to another question, to think that the Japanesu army had any hostile feeling towards British troops or the British people—Reuter,
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