"Sin Shun Pao"; Message From Chungking Faked On April 22 the Japanese-owned Chinese-language newspaper, "Sin Shun Pao," published in Shanghai. carried on its front page an article which it attributed to Reuters The article in question was given with a Chungking date-line. It alleged that Reuters' Chungking correspondent had said, among other things, that "the internal conflict between the Kuomintang Government has now deepened" and that the British Ambassador's visit to Chunging in April had been "made under structions from the British Government, in order to warn, out of good intentions, the Kuomintang Government to start peace talks with Japan."
No such news story was carried by Reuters from Chungking or anywhere else, and Reuters immediately placed the' matter in the hands of the British Consulate-General in Shanghai.
Reuters have now been informed by the British Consulate-General that the matter was raised with the Japanese Consulate-General, the Japanese Consulate-General being requested that "the necessary steps should be taken without delay to prevent any repetition" of such a misuse of Reuters' name by the "Sin Shun Pao" and that a correction should be published in the columns of the "Sin Shun Pao" explaining that the item in question did not emanate from Reuters.
The Japanese Consulate-General, Reuters are informed, has, as a result of this request, informed the British Consulate-General that a warning against any repetition of such an act was issued to the "Sin Shun Pao" immediately its attention was drawn to the "Sin Shun Pao's" misuse of Reuters' name.
Nothing as yet, however, has been said in the Japanese Consulate-General's reply concerning the publishing of a correction in the columns of the "Sin Shun Pao" and further representations are being made on this point.
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