Tokyo, June 8.
A sharp, concerted attack on the International Settlements and Foreign Concessions in China was featured in the press here this morning, coupled witha demand for the elimination of British influence from the Far East.
"Since Japan is determined to carry through to the very end the war for the liberation of the Asiatic peoples." the "Kokumin Shimbun" writes, "it is necessary to solve once for all the problem of the foreign concessions."
"The paper then insists that Japan must etadieate British influence from omelaly to Leave im, June 9. jared Chinese Municipal Government yesterday eve-hing ordered all its officials and employees living in the foreign areas to evacuate within 48 hours, The order applies to foreign as well as Chinese ofliials and employees of the Chinese Municipal Government.
It follows upon the ultimatum given by the Japanese to the authorities of the British Concession earlier yesterday: to deliver, within two days, the four Chinese wanted by the Japanese for alleged implication in the assas~ sination on April 9 of Mr, Cheng Shi-kang, Commissioner of Customs.
Failing surrender of the four men, the "Japanese have threatened com: pletely: to cut off the British Concession from the outside world, press While the British authorities have handed over to the de facto Chinese idence of guilt before surrendering Me, Cheng's alleged assessing, I by. the British authorities convinced ther that the four men are not guilly.—Reuter,
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