With ro yard to the accidental bombing of British territory. Just within the boundary ling of "the Kowloon concession, near Shumehun station at 10 o'clock' yesterday morning by Japanese army planes, Major 'Akiyama said the War Office regrets this' mistake, and already. has. informed the authorities at Hontikong. through the Japanese consul-general there, He said after occupation of Canton, Japanese army had abandoned his section, as of no_particular use fo them because the Pearl River is being used for communications. However, Chinese guerillas had begun to collect there, taking advantage of its close proximity to the British boundary The Japanese army hied, therefore, decided it was time to bomb them out, and it was the! course of this action that one bomb accidentally fell on British sell, hitting a railway locomotive and caus-Ing: some injuries. For this, he expeets, he said, that compensation will bbe made in due course.
"A British Embassy spokesman told your correspondent today that quite Nanking's "Silent War"
Spokesman Declares Foreign Areas are Hostile To Government; Troops and Militiamen Sent G6YY7E cannot but announce a Tokyo, Feb. 26. silent declaration of war agai st the Shanghai International Settlement and the British ani French vessels, which are not! ig but an extension of the Settle~ ment, in assisting the Chiang Kai-shek regime, with the Yangtze as a base".
This statement, according to a Japanese report, was made by a spokesman for Government. the Japanese-sponsored Nai ing The statement, according to the report, announces that the Government "has detailed troops and militiamen around the Set ment as a precautionary measure against further outbreaks of] terroristic demonstrations".
It adds that "we wi not hesitate to brand the British and French forces in the International Settlement attitude regarding assistance to The Japanese authorities in Sha nai, "according to this report. "apparently dissatisfied with what they escribe as the lukewarm measures of the Municipal Council, and the Coun-oil's reply to the Japanese requests.
The report stated that the Japanese authorities "are holding an emergency meeting today to decide "final steps to cope with the situation. "Reuter, Another Version This is believed to be another version of a telegram from Nanking yesterday, through Domei, which Stated:
Nanking. Feb. 26.
The authorities of the International Settlement and the French Concession in Shanghai should considered as being "hostile" to the Reformed Government, a spokesman for the new administration here announced here yesterday afternoon. This statement was made'in the form comment on the decision of the Reformed Government to send forces of the Ministry of Public Sec the outskirts of the Settlement and the Concession of Shanghai, in addition to strengthening the police already stationed there.
The conclusion that the administeations of the two foreign areas were Leing "hostile", the spokesman said, been reached following an exhaustive study of the situation Shanghai. "So long as the real power those areas rests with the British ud the French," he continued "there can be no change in our conviction our enemy if Britain and France do not reconsider a change of the Chiang Kai-shek regime". that the authorities of the two areas ore hostile to Us until Great Britain and France announce to the world the decision to abandon their present altitude of assisting the activities of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek."
Regarded As Public Enemies The spokesman advocated the ad: Jeption by the Reformed Government Jef a policy to regard foreign coastal ind river vessels as "an extension of the Settlement and the Concession" lund therefore "hostile."
"The people of China, the spokesman continued." should regard the Jeuthorities of the Settlement and the [Concession as. their public enemies the same" manner' as. they look {upon Gen. Chiang Kai-shek and the "Japan, who always adheres faithfully to her international undertak-Ings, cannot be expected to ight openly against the Settlement and. the without a formal declaration of war, But we believe that there should be a limit to the JJapanese gentlemanly attitude to-ards the Seltlement and the Concession.
"We are fully confident of the assistance and ce-operation of Japan as! [vert of her unreserved support of the remain when our lives regimes in China, but we cannot
Jare being exposed to a grave danger, We therefore deem it necessary for us to adopt definite measures for Jour protection with our own hands."
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