Hongkong, Apr, 9. EITHER bodily injury nor. "groundless rumours and accusations" will cause Mr. Wang Ching—wei, ousted Deputy Chief Execu-{tive of the Kuomintang, abandon his principles or alter his views; statement issued over the name of the veteran Chinese politician here last night declared. Replyit ing to the accusation made by the newspaper "Ta Kung Pao" in Chungking last week, charging Mr. Wang with having concluded a five-point agreement with Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma, the Japanese Premier, the self-exiled Chinese [statesman declared that the journal "having become a Government duty of an honest newspaper. {disdain to make. a plea in my groundless rumour."
"Far from being surprised" at the alegations contained in a British news gency report quoting the Chungking "Ta Kung Pao," Mr. Wang declared, vho thought that the accusations were "the type. of propaganda 1 rightly expected Chungking circles to make."
Taking direct issue with the accusaton. that. the purported Wang-Hirfanuma accord provided for an carly occupation by the Japanese forces of Sian and Nanning, Mr. Wang recalled that the Chungking miliary. suthorities had forecast a Japanese attack on rose two tes a5 a. sequel to the capture of the Wuhan area and of Canton.
"While having said so on their own accord, the Chungking military ate thorities now say that the Japanese Will attack 'Sian' and 'Nanning Fesult of an alleged secret accord between the Japanese and. me. making' this "kind of accusations against me, the Chungking rilltary command, realizing its own failures, {seeking to place the blame on me,* Mr. Wang declared.
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