Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-10
British Mediator Invites Two
Commanders to Negotiate.
Suzuki Declines.
NEW OUTBREAK EXPECTED
AS TOXIC LANDS SUPPLIES
Shanhaikwan Settlement May &c
to Marking and Then Before
League of Nations.
BY REGINALD SWEETLAND.
BY Radio to The Star.

BY Radio to The Star.
CHINWANGTAO, China, January 10.
With the Japanese refusing overtures
toward negotiating settlement of the
Shanhaikwan incident, today saw the
two opposing forces still facing each
other a mile and a half outside the city
walls of the important gateway into
Manchuria, while reports of hostilities
continued to pour in from points in
North China.
With the stage all set here aboard
the British gunboat Folkestone for ne
gotiations over the Shanhaikwan affair
for the purpose of preventing a spread
Of the warfare southwark, Maj. Gen.
Suzuki, commanding the japanese
armies in this area, estimated at be-
tween 5000 and 5000 men, persisted
today in his refusal to attend parley.
Meanwhile, the Chinese Gen. Ho
Chu-Kuo, ousted by the Japanese from
Shanhaikwan last week, was in pos
session of instructions from Pelplng,
while Capt. N. D. B. Taylor. aboard the
Folkestone, was waiting for the con-
ference to begin when the japanese re-
fusal was received
May Go to League.
If the negotiations will be held at all
they must be held at TientSin, 1t is
said. From Tientsin the negotiations
are likely to be tossed into Marking S
lap, while, It is expected, in that
eventuality, the Marking government
would undoubtedly refer the matter still
farther afield-to the League Of Nations
at Geneva.
Seventy-five thousand refugees from
Shanhaikwan, eight miles away, and
intermediate way points are budding
around this city, awaiting chance to
return to what remains of their homes.
They are all over the city as well as
being strung along the beach toward
Shanhaikwan, even though Chinwang-
tao gives the appearance OF deserted
city.
Stores are shattered and many shops
are even wired tight against the Japa-
nese invaders, who today are unloading
supplies and carts with munitions, CIV
ing every appearance Of preparing for
further advance into the Great Wall
area. Should this eventuate, Chin
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japanese march, with heavy British in
terests consequently being involved.
Gen. Ho Chu-Kuo from his head
quarters position, which is secretly
guarded, declares that he did not fire
the first shot provoking the new Incl
dent The Japanese are equally assert
i've, but the word Of the japanese in
this city goes for virtually nothing.
Fear Further Trouble.
A number of apparently hot-headed
Japanese officers are sitting among the
Shanhaikwan ruins nursing machine
guns and may start something. All
here in Chinwangtao fear that this
must come, if the future may be judged
by the events of the immediate past.
The damage to Shanhaikwan is ex-
tcnsive enough, as 5000 of its populace
testify. The more than half mile Sec
ton between the Peiping -Mukden Rail-
road depot and the walled city has
been levelcd and burned by incendiary
bombs. The city wall at both the south
and west gates is badly battered. a re-
suit of onslaughts by naval shells from
the three Japanese destroyers lying in
the haFbor, which have been firing
their guns from about a three-mile
range.
The Japanese, it was revealed today
thoughtfully invited all members of the
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