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ROUND TABLE TALKS IN TOKYO
CONCESSIONS
MADE ON BOTH SIDES
London, To-day.
A statement on the results of the negotiations in Tokyo is to be made by Government in the House of Commons to-day, it is reported in this morning's issue of the "Daily Telegraph."
The entire press to-day shows much reserve with regard to the Tokyo negotiations.
The "Daily Telegraph" declares merely that concessions have been made on both sides in order to reach a basis for negotiations.
Negotiations Resumed This Morning
INCIDENT ON BULGARIAN FRONTIER
Sofia, To-day.
Conversations, presumably on the basis of the pre- liminary agreement reached between Sir Robert Craigie and Mr. Arita, have been re-that a Turkish soldier was wound- It was officially announced here sumed in Tokyo as a round table conference. This procedure does not relieve anxiety concerning the nature of the agreement reached, as the anticipated joint communique, containing the details, has not yet been released.
ed in à
frontier incident on the Turkish-Bulgarian border
he trespassed on Bulgarian soil. on July 21st near Shilengrade wher
Further details are not available The alleged text; as issued by the concession of far-reaching rights of whom, a large number have been but it appears that Turkish soldiers, Trans-Ocean this morning, has not to the Japanese military to act in been verified by any other source, British Concessions; of Britain during the last few weeks, crossed concentrated in European Turkey though many hours have elapsed having relinquished, for the time since its despatch from Tokyo, and being, her special rights and privile resulted in a clash with Bulgarian the Bulgarian frontier and that this Japanese interpretations, theit bears the impress of being anges in China, while no contradic- troops on the, border. paper says, have exaggerated the official commentary on the memoran- tory statement of any kind has The incident has already been extent to which England has given dum, on the lines of that given out been forthcoming from British cir settled on the spot by Bulgarian yesterday by Baron Hiranuma, cles, beyond semi-official- and un- and Turkish officers.-Trans-Ocean. rather than of being the actual official exhortations to treat Japan- memorandum.
ese statements-with-reserve.
way.
Concessions have also been made by Japan.
In the meantime, inspired
In contrast to the Japanese in- terpretation of the joint com-panese
was
Ja- Reuter's Tokyo correspondent, round-table conference which statements speak of a cabling this afternoon, says munique issued yesterday evening, "frictionless settlement" in
that formally opened at 9.20 am. view Sir Robert Craigie called upon Mr. the "Daily Telegraph" declares of Japan's diplomatic triumph, of Arita at 8.40 a.m. to-day and made adjourned at noon and resumed in
The conversations were emphatically that the British Gov-
the final arrangements for the the afternoon.
ernment has not agreed to concrede belligerent rights to Japan, Trans-Ocean.
DEATH OF FORMER BISHOP IN CHEKIANG
London, To-day.
The death has occurred of the Rt. Rev. Herbert James Molony, who was Bishop of Cheking from 1908 to 1928, and had many friends throughout China. He died at the age of 74 years.
ALLIANCE OF SCANDINAVIA COUNTRIES?
Oslo, To-day.." The conclusion of a comprehen sive military alliance between Swe- den, Norway and Finland is de. manded by the Tidens Tign,” a newspaper representing the Liberal Party of Norway.
A Danish paper writes that they need no longer fear any violation of neutrality after the c of the Danish-German non aggres-
sion treaty.
conclusion
Finland, Norway and Sweden, however, were threatened by the new course of Soviet Russian's foreign policy
Born in Dublin on June 2, 1865, he was the son of the late FB. Molony, of the Madras Civil Ser. vice. Educated at Pembroke Col lege, Cambridge (where he got his of t D.D.), and Ridley Hall, ambridge, he came to Chekiang
1908, after many
India.
From 1929 to
Rector
Molony
Russia's att ude în the question
interest. Tra
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