Tokyo, Jan. 6. The China Affairs Board will meet at 1 pin. today to receive the decision reached yesterday by the War Office regarding the establishment of a new "Central Government" in China under Mr. Wang Ching-wei, dismissed member of the Kuomintang.
Following the expected approval of the War Office decision by the board, the Premier, Gen, Nobuyuki Abe, expects to discuss the matter with the Cabinet Advisory Board and then call a full Cabinet meeting either tomorrow or Monday for final discussion of the decision, No details of the War Office's decision on the establishment of the Government were made public United Press.
A few minutes later Mr. Phillips walked calmly into Bubbling Well Road Station and reported the incident. He left his car with the police for examination. Then he proceeded to his office and carried on the morning's work as if nothing had happened.
It is pointed out that Mr. Phillips, who has been a leading figure in the negotiations regarding the western extra-Settlement roads area, has no enemies that he knows of and has not received any threatening letters. He is at a loss to account for the motive for the attempt, He is certain, however, that, after his car had been stopped by the rickshaw ruse, the Chinese who started firing at him eyed him intently and that this man was at least well aware that he was trying to kill a foreigner. Whether he knew Mr. Phillips's exact identity, of course, cannot be ascertained at present.
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