Gen, Chiang Will Keep On, Says Ex-C.-in-C.
Tokyo, Mar. 3.
Broadcasting a home-coming speech to the nation last night, Gen. Iwane Matsui, former Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Force in Central China, said credit for Tapanese vietories'in Central China was not due to him but to "every officer and private of the Japanese 'Army on the battlefield He expressed appreciation of the "effective solld ce-operation" of the' Imperial. Navy, citing the Mcient transportation of landing forces.
Gen. Chiang Kal-shek's administr weakening and "being under-Gen, Matsui said, but Gen. Chiang would not give up his resist ance to Japan.
He paid a glowing tribute to the bravery of Japanese officers and men on the China fronts, and appealed to the nation to extend "helping hands" to' the families of soldiers in action.
Osaka, Mar. 6:
The Japanese Seamen's Union to-day voted to-send a telegram to the British Trades Unions protesting against the recent refusal of Middicsex longshoreman to load food and Water on the Japanese ship Haruna Maru.
The protest declares that the action by British—longshoremen was "in consistent with humanitarian prin" epics" and urges the British union fo consider the matter on the basis of. Anglo-Japanese—frlendship—United Press.
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