Official Denials of Civil War Rumours Issued by Nanking, Kwangsi and Kuangtung Canton, June 7.
ECEARING that there was no truth in reports that the South west armies were planning to invade the North with the intention of overthrowing the Central Government, Mr, Liu Lu-yin, member of the Central Executive Committee, to-day stated that the present military and political movements in South China were designed to bring about armed resistance against Japan, "In this hour of national crisis," he added, "no one in China, east of all the South-west authorities, desire to see an outbreak of civil war in the country."
Mr, Liu declared that the military preparations in South China were aimed against Japan, The South-west authorities, he added, were now fully prepared to resist the Japanese, and the troops were ready to go to the front.
The troops, however, he slated, should never be deceived by such were awaiting orders to advance from canards so as to cause, confusion in the Central Government, which, in the ational salvation programme." the opinion of South-west officials, should take the lead in the move. ment to resist Japan, No Immediate Danger There was no necessity of Chia formally declaring war against Jap Nanking, June 4, The Southwest, they admitted, had thorities "were merely urging the sufficient forces to protect their bord= Central Government to offer armed ers, but would be Unable to wage an Fesistance against the Japanese, who offensive war on the Nanking forces. "have not only invaded' Manchuria, While denying knowledge of a South: but also, without paying the lo western advance Into Hunan, thes regard to international treaties and, circles confirmed reports of vast obligations, have sent large numbers troop movements within the Kwangsi of troops into Tientsin and Peiping." and Kuangtung borders, This was "Therefore," he concluded, "it said to be particularly true in Kwang plain that the South-west authorities where high officials led by Gen. Dropose to do nothing but urge armed Li Chi-sen, the newly appointed Gai resistance against the invaders." risen Commander of Nanning, were Reuter. gathered in the Kwangsi Capital to discuss strategic plans, No Occupation 'These military' measures of the Canton, June 4.
South-western leaders. were chara The reported occupation yesterday terized here as a "demonstration. of the walled town of Yungchowfu, A reply to the South-western, in. south-western "Hunan, and of manifesto denouncing Gen, Chiang Tehang, in southeastern "Hunan, by troops of the South-western armies, {s categorically denied by, the Kuangtung and Kwangsi authorities.
Kal-shek's alleged failure to defend China and urging war upon Japan will be issued by Nanking, further learned—Domel, The reported invasion of Hunan is. characterized by the South-west authorities as entirely without foundation.
Various Consular authorities foreign powers, interviewed here for day by Router, declared that they had no. knowledge of: the alleged communiques sued by the Kwangs! and Kuangtung military authorities announcing the occupation of Yangchow fu and Ichang.
While the city continues quiet and normal, anti-Japanese sentiment has Been intensified—Reuter.
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