The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-22
Peace Conference TO End In Failure Today
LAST IMPORTANT KEY CITY
TONANKINC IS REPORTED TO
Be IN JAPANESE HANDS
Threaten TO Seize Interna.
tional City, Defying
Powers
Copyright, 1897, United Press)

Copyright, 1887, United Press)
SHANGHAI, Nov. 22.-Japan-
Sc are thought to have captured
he strategic city of Wusih, 100
niles southeast of the evacuated
'apital, Marking. If the report of
he capture is authentic, the last
important obstacle to Marking
rs now been removed by the
'0panese.
Kiangyin, OUTPOST Of Marking,
as subjected to heavy bombing
V Japanese warships and air.
aneS today. Clearing weather
rought threat of additional air
aids on Marking, which the Chi
csc government evacuated, but
thousands of Chinese refugees
are living in tense terror.
u. S. Ambassador Nelson I.
Johnson and heads of other Dip
Omatic establishments were leav-
ing Marking for Hankow tomor-
row.
The Japanese army threatened
today to seize all Chinese govern
cnt institutions in greater
hanghai, dcfying Britain, France,
he United States and other pow
crS interested in the international
areas Of this war-ravaged city.
The Japanese already had seiz-
ed more than 80 Chinese vessels
in the international settlement,
including ships of the maritime
customs, and impressed into SER
vice Chinese members of their
crews. The ships will transport
to the Japanese armies
west Of Shanghai now fighting
their way to Marking.
The Japanese said all the seiz-
ed ships were customs vessels and
property of the Chinese govern
ment which Japan is justified in
taking as prizes of war.
In South China, according to
Chinese reports, two Japanese
warships appeared off Weichow
{ or Wal Chow island, in the Gulf
of Tonking, Friday and landed
200 b.uejackets. The action was
considered of strategic import
ance, since a Japanese base on the
an old dominate the iml ort.
Int port of Pakhoi and much o.
the coast of French Indo-China.
The Japanese smashed deeper
.lto China's crumbling "Hinden-
al. line" west of Shanghai,
pen.ng the way for a march to
......s f they desire to seiz
[ e asserted former capital. Thei.
attack today was conferred on the
~ .hcrl end of the Chinese line
ON the city of Wusih, about 8,
miles west of Shanghai. to the HI.
ankyin forts, after the capture OF
,,...,. Usaa1 and OF . &
U..LS.
n a formal press conference at
,r- gayan-se embassy a spokes-
Ian sad tat the Japanese army
and navy, having conquered the
angGai area, have the ri hit
TO take over all state rights exer-
.sed by the Chinese government
in greater Shanghai, including the
international settlement and the
French concession"
The spokesman implied that
japan will take over the Shang-
hal branch Of the Bank Of China
the Chinese governments CEN
trail bank-and other financial in
stitutions if she feels it advisable.
The specifically mentioned Chi
nese courts located in the settle
ment and the concession, the mar
thine customs, and the Chinese
90, eminent branch bureaus.
In openinr the statement the
Spokesman said Japan had de-
manded that the international
of the settlement and
the French government of the con,
cession halt the functions of all
Chinese government agencies
within their areas and give the
Japanese control of them.