Confirming that a local agreement as reached between Chinese and ese military authorities Pei ping on Monday morning a Govern ent spokesman said to-day that apan wants a faithful observance of the accord by Chinese troops."
He, however, expressed regret that "some Chinese units are no only obstructing a fulfilment of the agreement," but even engaged in wanton firing on Japanese forces." Therefore, he declared. the Japanese Government, in accordance with the policy announced on July 11, decided to equate—self-defensive measures" to see that the Chinese troops carry out.the provisions of the accord.
Gaimusho officials said that the North China incident could be settled locally and amicably if the Chinese troops observed the local agreement: of July 11 and 19.
The talks between Foreign' Minister Wang Chung-hui and M.
Shinrokuro Hidaka, Charge D'Affaires, in Nanking, the officials added, "cannot really be described as negotiations, especially since Dr. Wang is evading the major points raised By Mr. Hidaka.
Japanese financial circles have not been affected by the North China crisis, Mr. Okinori Kaya, Finance Minister, told members of the Privy Council this morning.
"No ill effects have been felt yet. he said. Japan's exchange remained stable with "no need of concern for the future," he added.
Contributions Pour In Contributions to the Defence Fund io-day continued to pour in from patriotic Japanese in this country and abroad The "Asahi" newspapers, which are collecting for the construction of Army aircraft, yesterday received Y.237,297.47, of which Y.104,946.39 was given to the "Tokyo Asahi" and the remainder to the "Osaka Asahi."
Messrs. Masaaki Innuma and Kenji Tsukakoshi, who early this y ar piloted the "Divine Wind" on a re-Cord dash to London ahd back. personally collected Y.30200 for the} lid Mr. Shinzaburo Obuse, a wealthy stock-broker here, to-day informed the War Office that he would contribute Y 470.000 towards the building of six military "planes. During the Manchurian incident. Mr. Obuse presented the Army with a check for Y.300,000 for the building of planes.
In "Harbin, Mr. Shigeji Kondo, President of the Kondo Lumber Company, yesterday contributed Y.50.000 to the Okabe detachment in Manchuria
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