Barcelona, Jan. 3
The bodies of many women and children including babies were found by Republican forces who were forming the Governor's palace in Teruel, a Republican Government communique said here to-day. Several scores of starving Nation: ome of whom had bee wounded, were reported to have been captured The communique also claimed the occupation a convent killing ing scores of Nationalists while terrific battles continued on three fronts outside the city.
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Negotiations were still under way, he went on, for the Japanese to take over complete control, R.C.A. Communications occupied the same status other foreign radio concerns in China, and "it out of the question for us to negotiate with the Chinese authorities. Hence we do not regard the R.C.A. as their representatives."
"Does the R.C.A. consider itself so?"—"We do not like to think so."
With regard to the Japanese state~ ment that as a result of the alleged attempted removal of equipment, a guard had been posted on the pie-Mr. Shecklen later told the h China Daily News" that as a matter of fact a guard had been kept on the premises by the Japanese from "away back. say about November 27."
"This furniture," he said, "was being removed for the purpose of making use of two rooms formerly Occupied by the broadcast station as offices arid thus make it possible to give up two rooms and save rent."
No Negotiations" ed what negotiations, referred io by the spokesman, were under way, Mr. Shecklen said:—"There are no negotiations. The Japanese have taken it over by force majeure. Their censors are in the office and the Japanese have taken over the handling of the funds.
R.C.A. ha been attempting to find' a compromise ound between the Chinese and the Japanese view points in order to make possible the continuation of international radiotelegraph services with the highly trained Chinese personnel and effi cient equipment owned by the Ministry of Communications. At no time have we attempted to do anything else."
.C.A. took over the management and control of the international radio services," he concluded, "in order to carry on this important commerce communications system and to safeguard their bona fide financial interests in this service.
The Japanese Embassy spokesman in the morning said that the opera tions of the C.G.R.A. were still in ihe hands of those who previously administered it, but he could not define the exact position of the revenue. With regard to the prospect of the resumption of radio communication between Shanghai and Peiping, he said that the main difficulty at the moment was that there was no Chinese telegraph office working in Shanghai, the Chinese staff having walked out when the Japagese walked in.
"Has any protest been lodged with the French Concession authorities (the journalist referred to the recent murder of Mr. Loh Pah-hong) concerning anti-Japanese incidents?"
There i: no evidence te show replied the spokesman, "that the victim of the assassination was killed solely because of hís connection with the Special Citizens' Federation." (This group was specifically me tioned in the above statement as c ver which the S.M.C. must exercise strictest supervision)
Another journalist asked whether a demarche would be lodged with the French Concession authorities regarding the suppression of anti-Japanese sentiments by the newspapers in the Concession to which the spokesman replied that the matter would have to be considered.
Referring to the mand of the Japanese—that the and) place Japanese in controlling positions in all the important organs of the Muni-Council—the spokesman was gular or plural" w intended in each organ. He replied "the plural.
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