Kwantung Army's Warning to China Peking, May 12,
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The announcement made, by, the yesterday, containing a threat of further trouble in north China, has aroused surprise in Chinese ' and foreign circles here owing to the complete absence of Sino-Japanese ten ion in north China, apart from the Dellet that the Japanese insist on an early settlement of outstanding problems.
The Chinese point out that no Chinese troops remain in the demilitarized zone, and that the Japanese reports of firing on Japanese troops from Malanyu lack conviction.
The Japanese have 100 troops in Malanyu, 400° in Kupeikow, the scene of severe fighting between the Japanese and Chinese last year, and smaller detachments in the minor passes.
No Preparations for Action Despite the warning that the Chinese "must assume the blame should rouble in the demilitarized zone recur," the Japanese appear to have made no preparations for any action, fand the general belief here is that the warning is part of the general Japanese policy of impressing the Chinese with the need of expediting settlement of the remaining prob-Toms in North China.
In its announcement yesterday the Kwantung Army expressed regret that China "ie not fuldiling the terms of the Tangku Truce and is committing frequent trespasses in the de-
'The "latest violation," says the: 'Army, occurred on May 25 when Chinese troops' fired on thie Sugihara unit, near Chihsien, while the Japanese were on "legitimate duty."
In conclusion the Chinese are warned that they must assume the blame for any recurrence of trouble in_the demilitarized area.
The Tangku Truce, it may be re-celled, brought to an end the Sino-'Japanese hostilities along the Great Wall following the occupation of. Jehol by the Japanese early last. year.
The main provision of the truce Iwas the creation of a demilitarized zone in North China where the Chi-Rose are not allowed to. station, troops but only to maintain a force lof special police.
Col. Shibayama Interviewed Interviewed by Chinese pressmen this afternoon, Col. Shibayama, Ja-Panese Military Attache in Peking. said that the retrocession of Malany¥ was at present out of the question.
He emphasized that this question, well as all outstanding Sino-Japanese questions in north China, wauld automatically be settled as) about 3.000 men. soon as the question of through railway traffic and postal relations with the northwest had been solved.
Asked how many Japanese troops) the Chinese were stationed in north China and their best to effect its return but slong the Great Wall, the Japanese
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