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SUDDEN DEADLOCK IN ROME NEGOTIATIONS French Charge d'Affaires Leaves For Paris
SHOCK TROOPS
FAIL TO STAY CHINESE COUNTER-ATTACK
Hankow, To-day.
Latest telephone messages from the Taierchwang front state that the Chinese counter-attack in the area has succeeded at all points and the Japanese advance has been turned into a steady re- treat.
Technical
Issue's Furnish
Stumbling Block
Paris, To-day.
ALLEGED S'HAI CUSTOMS AGREEMENT
TOKYO, TO-DAY. FOLLOWING PROTRACTED
BEEN REACHED ON THE SHANGHAI
News that M. Blondel, the French charge d'affaires ANGLO-JAPANESE NEGOTIA in Rome, had suddenly left the Italian capital TIONS, AN AGREEMENT HAS for Paris, gave rise yesterday afternoon to per-OUTSTANDING sistent rumours that the Franco-Italian nego- CUSTOMS ISSUES, AND IT IS REPORTED, WILL BE INI- tiations had reached a deadlock, or at least were TIALLED ON SATURDAY not making the desired headway.
Japanese shock troops have The been employed in repeated coun ter-attacks, but it is claimed that all have been beaten off with: severe losses.
In the south-east, where the Japanese drive has been brought to a standstill, the Chinese are counter-offen- preparing for a
sive Our Own Correspondent.
JAPANESE STATEMENT
•
MORNING.
Copies of the agreement are rumours received further nourishment when being sent to France, the United
States and other nations. it became known that in his report to the According to Japanese reports it French Cabinet Council on the foreign politi-has been agreed that the "reformed government" of Central China will cal situation, M. Georges Bonnet is said to have appoint a fit Chinese official Super- spoken of a marked setback in the Franco-intendent in Shanghai. Italian talks.
FOREIGN LOAN PAYMENTS Payments on foreign loans will Nevertheless, the Quai d'Orsay Although these technical ques-be made on the basis of actual re- continued last evening to manifesttions are retarding progress, it is venues derived from various offices considerable optimism, explaining obvious that both sides are inspired in Japanese-controlled territories.
At the termination of the China that M. Blondel's journey to Paris by a desire to bring the negotia- Shanghai, To-day. Reports received here indicate is solely the outcome of the fact that a tions to a certain stage before Herr Incident, revenues will be deposit- that the Japanese forces in South pause has occurred in the negotia-Hitler's arrival in Rome Tran-ed Shantung are facing serious dif- tions owing to the departure of Ocean. ficulties, though the spokesman Count Ciano, Italian Foreign Min- this morning denied that any re-lister, to Tirana for the wedding of
verse had been suffered.
King Zog.
M. Blondel, it is stated, is making He admitted that the Japanese offensive was "behind schedule," use of this pause to come to Paris but said that the decisive battle for information and instructions. had still to come.-Our Own Cor- respondent.
DIFFICULTIES ARISE Informed circles say, however, that there are difficulties in the talks. The difficulties have nothing to do with the readiness of the
WEATHER FORECAST French and Italian Governments to
The Royal Observatory reports that the anticyclone is moving east- ward and extends from the Lower Yangtse to the Bonins, pressure being highest over the Eastern Sea.
bring the negotiations to a good conclusion, and it is a series of technical questions which furnish the stumbling block.
It is pointed out that the opinion. prevailed in France at the outset of the talks that recognition of the Italian Empire by France would be winds, moderate; cloudy generally made dependent upon certain Ita-
Local forecast: E. and N. E.
JUNK PIRATED
lian concessions.
TUNIS SNAG
It now seems that Italy feels! herself under no necessity to pur- chase this recognition which has been accorded by so many other countries.
While a junk loaded with a cargo Tunis provides another snag. The of wolfram ore was near Bias Bay Italians are said to be desirous of it was overtaken by a pirate junk jobtaining concessions over and and boarded by nine men. Six were above those contained in the Sta- armed with revolvers and several tate of 1935, whereas the French shots were fired. The cargo was are seeking clarification of the pro- transferred and the pirates made visions which the off in the direction of Li To Láng. hitherto disagreed.
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