16 JULY 1927, Page 2

The Japanese seem to find great difficulty, as we do,

in reading the signs in China. They have taken the strong measure of ordering 2,000 troops to move from Tsingtao inland to Tsinanfu, the capital of Shantung. Their place at Tsingtao is to be taken by fresh troops which, after being countermanded for a time, have advanced from Dalny. General Chiang Kai-shek has sent by invitation his representative to Tsinanfu to watch the Japanese movements. Baron Tanaka, the Prime Minister, has made the significant statement that it is better to leave the stabilization of Manchuria in Chinese hands. The Indian Infantry Brigade, including two British battalions, is under orders to withdraw from China.