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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST
BUTTER
SITUATION
BEGINS TO IMPROVE General Staff Spokesman Denies Jap. Claims
PORTER- INQUEST
OPEN VERDICT
Shanghai, To-day.
After two adjournments, the in- quest on Mr. Harold Porter, Vice- Chairman of the Shanghai Muni- cipal Council,
morning.
concluded
this
The Coroner passed a verdict of "found dead, with no evidence to show cause."
Mr. Porter, it will be recalled, disappeared in Shanghai a month or two ago, his body being later found in the river.-Reuter.
BRITISH TROOPS GUARD COURTS IN SHANGHAI
Advance Slowed
Down In West Shantung
Hankow, To-day.
The spokesman of the Chinese general staff declar- ed at a press conference in Hankow that con- trary to Japanese assertions, Japanese troops had nowhere yet reached the Lunghai Railway. The spokesman added that the situation in West Shantung has begun to improve with the arrival of Chinese reinforcements.
.
The Japanese advancing from the Hwai River via Mengcheng and Yungcheng have suffered a se- vere defeat.
CHINESE CREW OF U.S. SHIP DECLINES TO SAIL FOR JAPAN
!
The American steamer, Shoot-
Managen
ers Island, which, arrived in the Colony this morning and is now lying at anchor in Kowloon Bay, may be indefinitely delayed as the result of the refusal of the Chinese members of the crew to make the voyage to Japan.
One officer, Mr. E. T. Wang (understood to be acting as Third Officer) and 37 members of the crew are involved.
The real gravity of the military, saying that developments have
All of them have decided to positions lies-not in the South but so far furnished no occasion for
sign off in Hong Kong rather in West Shantung where how giving up the Shantung front.
In Shansi province, where 28,- than accompany the vessel to ever, through the arrival of con- siderable Chinese reinforcements 000 Japanese troops have fallen Japan, her next country of call, and heavy Japanese losses, the and been wounded in the last two and efforts are now being made Japanese advance has been slow-months, China has recaptured 34 to obtain a new crew.
districts. Japanese troops, which One of the
crew told the Chinese-headquarters-estimate.at On the south Shantung front,
two to three divisions, have been "China Mail:" There-has-been- where Manchurian units were
no trouble. The captain knew yesterday in the First Special Dis-replaced, the Japanese have with- forced back to the two railway before coming into Hong Kong lines on which the Chinese offen-that we would refuse to go on sive is now. concentrating.
ito Japan." Trans-Ocean.
Shanghai, To-day.
Considerable tension was felt
ed down..
NO CRISIS YET The spokesman concluded by
trict Court and the Second Branch drawn. Kiangsu High Court as reports were circulated that the "reformed gov- ernment" intended to assume con- trol of the institutions.
The first Special District Court is situated in the British defence of sector, and reinforcements British troops were sent to the Court, which was already guard- ed by a forths.
OCTOGENARIAN PEER DIES
London, To-day.
The death occurred, this morning
detachment of Sea of Lord Leigh, Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire, at the age of 83.-- Reuter.
It is understood that further soldiers are in readiness on the Race Course for despatch to the scene should they be needed.
At the same time, two squads of United States Marines were sent to the High Court premises, situated in the American sector.
"UNDER DISCUSSION”“
U.S. FINANCIER PASSES
Philadelphia, To-day.
The death has occurred of the
No attempt has been made by financier, Mr. Edward Stotesbury.
Mr. Stotesbury helped to finance. the Japanese to seize either
Court, but a delegation of Japan-the big international loan to China ese jurists visited the First Dis-lin 1907-Reuter. trict Court this morning, com-
prising the chief procurator of "reformed. government" should the Tokyo High Court and two not take over and operate the procurators accompanied by an Courts under the terms of ren- dition agreement, adding. that interpreter.
Questioned on the subject, the the Municipal authorities and the should co- Japanese spokesman stated this powers concerned morning that the question of tak-operate. ing over the Courts was under discussion.
"NO REASON WHY NOT" He saw no reason why the
The spokesman concluded that the "reformed government" is at- tempting to take over the Courts peacefully-Reuter.
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