Reply to the Notes from Chinese Government Tokyo, Mar. 31.
Japan to-day has replied to a Chinese note of March 24 in which, the Nanking authorities accused Japan of helping to establish the new Manchurian government.
In its note, the Japanese government says that it is unable to admit the truth' of China's charges and recalls that its attitude to the new government was fully explain the note of March 19 replying Previous Chinese note on the same subject, March 19, the Japanese gov~ of [ernment denied that it was in any way related to the new regime in Manchuria or was responsible for ils appearance. It admitted that Javan was sympathetic towards the "new government and gave as reason that it considered the now state held out the hope that Japanese rights and interests in Manchuria would be respected and peace and order maintained.—It denied that sympathy with the new government entailed active support.
The city of Nungan, south of Changchun, will be the objective of 'a combined offensive by Japanese and Manchukvo troops. to-narrow morning. The city was captured anti-Manchukuo troops on Tues-lay. The offensive, according to present plans, will be launched at All the Japanese residents at Nungan evacuated to Changehun before the anti-Manchukuo troops occupied the city, In the somioficial announcement declaring that fan offensive against the city had }been planned, it was stated that the intention was to drive out the "bandits" there—Reuter.
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