PESSIMISM
CONCERNING S
S'HAI NEUTRAL ZONE PLAN
Japan Felt To Have Gone Too Far To Withdraw
FOUR MAIN POINTS -NORMAN GREAT FIRE
OF THE SCHEME
REVEALED
London, To-day.
The British plan for neutralisation of the In- ternational Settlement at Shanghai comprises four points, according to despatches reaching London from Nanking..
Firstly, establishment of a neutral zone for a limited period of time.
Secondly, complete withdrawal of the Japanese forces from Shanghai.
Thirdly, withdrawal of the Chinese forces from the neutral zone.
Fourthly, remforcement of the International
EBBUTT TO BE DISASTER NEAR EXPELLED
Berlin, To-day.
Mr. Norman Ebbutt, Berlin cor- respondent of The Times, Was yesterday notified by the Chief of Police that he must leave Ger- many by midnight on Sunday, Angust 22.
A German statement yesterday reiterated that the expulsion was being carried out owing to the correspondent's reporting of Ger- man news in a manner prejudicial to furtherance of Anglo-German
relations-Trans-Ocean
CRYSTAL
Settlement police and authorisation for the inter- PALACE AGAIN
national troops at Shanghai to protect the life and
Settle-IN
property of Japanese nationals within the Settle IN FLAMES
ment.
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It is stressed here that Britain
has declared her readiness to sume responsibility for carrying out these proposals, provided that the United States, France and other in- terested Powers assume similar re sponsibility.-Trans-Ocean.
TOO FAR FOR JAPAN
Withdrawal Unlikely At This Stage
Paris, To-day.
French circles declare that the French Ambassadors in Tokyo and Nanking have been instructed. to ally themselves with Britain in connection with the plan for settle ment of the Shanghai-conflict.
No great hopes are held for its success, however, by the newspapers, which state that Japan has gone too far now to withdraw.
"Le Temps" says that the Powers will make no attempt to induce Nan- king and Tokyo to negotiate with one another.
The question is to keep Shang- hai away from the battleheld
The incidents at Shanghai have severely handicapped the Japanese plan, which was to obtain a local settlement in North China.
NO ACTIVE INTERVENTION
On the other hand, the idea
DAVIDSON PLAN
NO GROUND FOR OPTIMISM
-London, To-day. What was left of the Crystal Palace after the disastrous fire of last November was set on fire yesterday.
LYONS
Lyons, To-day.
A huge fire started in à sawmill at
small town Vienne, a
near here, which spread and finally engulfed more than half the town.
Electric light cables were fused by the intense heat, plunging the town into darkness, but this was offset by the crimson flames which lit Yup the entire countryside.
A special train was run from Lyons carrying firemen to assist in fighting the comlagration, which was controlled after many hours hard work on the part of the fire bri- gades.—Renter.____
Yaumati Fire
A fire broke out Shanghai Street at 4 o'cloc
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Sparks from a rubbish heap near morning and spread to the upper the old School of Arts started the floors of the adjoining building conflagration, which spread rapidly.which are used as a teahouse. The The flames rose to a height of ground floor was used by-a joss London, To-day. forty feet and seven or eight fire paper maker. Three fire Brigade plan for Anglo-engines tried to put out the blaze, Woodward, were soon on the scene Discussing the
engines, under Mr. G. Moss and W. French-American co-operation in which showed signs of burning itself and had the fire under control at protecting their interests at Shang-out
six o'clock. The upper floors were hai, The Times" "says that one
The north and south towers are badly damaged, though no one was should not be too optimistic of the still intact-Renter plan succeeding.
All that it has been possible to attain till now has been that all members of the Diplomatic Corps în China remain in the closest touch with one another.
In the forthcoming conversations on the new plan, there can be no doubt, the paper says, that the Japanese demand for protection of the lives and property of Japanese nationals in Shanghai would have to be met as far as circumstances permit.--Trans-Ocean.
ANNIVERSARY
OF FIRST WHITE CHILD BORN IN AMERICA
The Uni
New York, To-day
tes yesterday cele- ed among Chinese extremists that
brated the 350th anniversary of the international complications in Shang hai would facilitate Chinese resis-birth of the first white child in tance against Japan by spreading the America, which took place at Rey- conflict. Nanking should realise moldstown, in North Carolina, where Sir Walter Raleigh established the that prospect of active interven- tion by the western Powers existed first colony on American soil
None of them at present thinking of invoking the Nine-Power Treaty and of taking an open stand in the fight Trans-Ocean
**President Roosevelt attended
brations, while a congratulatory
was received by the British
Secretary,
Authony Reuter
injured.
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