Chungking, Sept. 12. BIG, new Japanese drive to conquer China is forecast by Chinese military observers here, who predict that a large~ scale offensive will be launched in October.
This "final attempt" to subjugate China, it is thought, will be undertaken with fuller confidence now that Europe has been plunged into war, and the Powers formerly assisting China are no longer able to aid her to any great extent.
Instead of isolated drives in one part of China, it is believed here, Japan, after having now placed the Japanese forces in North, South and Central China under one command, hopes to be able to launch a grand offensive against the Chinese army on a scale probably far exceeding anything seen in China hitherto.
Chinese circles believe that ° the appointment of General _'Toshizo Nishio to the post of Commander-in-Chilet of the Japanese forces through China Central Regime out China, and Lieutenant-General Seishiro Tiagakl as Supreme Chief Expected Soon of Staff of the Japanese forces throughout China, heralds the start Peiping, Sept. 12. in the near future of new Japanese Definite progress was' expected to political, and military programmes in be made in the plans for organizing China. anew central Government in China following the sixth meeting of the New Central Government jolnb commission of the "Reformed"
One of the purposes behind these and "Provisional "Governments" programmes, it is thought, will be to Nanking on September 20, according facilitate the establishment of a to, government circles here.
"Central Government" under the The first Keh-min, Chairman of] leadership of Mr. Wang Ching-wel, the Joint commission will be cele-deposed Deputy Executive of. the brated on September 22.
Kuomintang, Mr, Wang Keh-min, Chairman of is alleged that there has been the Executive Council of the "Pro-considerable opposition to Mr. Wang's visional Government; Mr. Liang plang by members of the Peiping and Nanking regimes, tive Yuan of the apan, it is stated, hopes to ellmin~ ment," and Mr. Wang Ching-wel, ate. auch opposition "by. placing, the Chaifman of the Central Executive Snpanese forces throughout China [Committee of the "Legitimate" Kuo-under an unified command, mintang, will attend the meeting to 'General Nishio, it is recalled here, discuss definite steps for the estab-thas seen service in China before. He lishment of a new. Government served 3 Divisional Commander' dur-Tnformed circles here believed that Ing' the Shanghalkwan hostilities, the Joint commission will proclaim 'In 1088, under the command of neutrality in' the Buropean war—General Count Terauchi, he served fas Commander of the Second Army Corps in charge of operations on the northern section of the Tientsine Dalai Lama Officially Pukow Railway in the Japanese drive towards Hauchow, with Lieutenant Accepted General Tage as a Divisional Com-Simla, Sept. 14. mander under him, conélaye of "leading " Tibetan.
Chinese circles allege that both offeials held at Lhasa has officially General" Nishio, and Lieutenant accepted, as the fourteenth Dalai General agaki "suffered defeat by Tama, @ five-year-old peasant boy. the Chinese Zorces at Talerchwai "The "child was discovered in. Reuter. tiny" Chinese village during the summer, after a five-year search by 'Tibetan' monks "and soothsayers.
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