SHANGHAT TRUCE AGREEMENT
HOSTILITIES OFFICIALLY ENDED
AS FROM MAY 5
COMPLETE JAPANESE WITHDRAWAL
BY JUNE 5
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, May 6, 16.33 p.m.. With foreign diplomata. witnessing the signatures of the Chinese and Japanese plenipotentiaries," the Shanghal "Truce Agreement, omcially ending the hostilities .commenced on January 28, was signed at 11.35 a.m. to-day,
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
SHANGHAI, May. 5.. Shanghai sighed with relief when it was officially announced chat the Peace Treaty had been signed after protracted: mégutis- tions
Mr. Shigemitsu, General Wyada, and Mr. Quo Tai Chi signed from their hospital, bodk
The Japanese military withdrawal in cheduled to commence in two weeks,
THE CANTON UPHEAVAL
ADM CHEN CHAK DERES GEN. CHEN
(From Our Own Correspondent.}
CANTON, May 3 Mr. Chiu Kwer Chang, of Canton Military Headquarters, has been appointed by General Chen Tant Tong chief of the Cantan Navy, with orders to bring back all the gunboats in mutiny to Canton harbour. The new naval chief has made hia, headquarters for the time being on the gunboat Ewony Kin, one of tho smaller men-of-war which either would not or could not get away from Canton. The Kwong Kin, steamed up and down the Pearl Hver between Canton and Whampoa in n attempt to bring to knee all the recalcitrant gunboats. of which about a dozen, including the Kiu Yu and the Hot Fu, were brought back to Chaton:
The commanders, of the various including Fort Boren Tigris, have been ordered to main- tain a strict look-out for gunboats trying to escape. The Hoi Fu, the Kwong Kin and a fow others get us far as Fumien in their attempt to get away, when they wore cap- fared after a sharp engagement and Brought back to Canton, The cap- COMMISSION'S DUTIEStains and most of the officers made good their escape, taking with them Matters of procedure will be left hight guns. to the discretion of the Commission, The largest gunboats of the Can- whose decisione shall be taken bytom Navy, including the Changshan is to be selected from the represen-out of Canton before the coups was majority vote, the Chairman, who and the Faiyin, which had stanmed tatives of the friendly Powers; to earried out, are now concentrated have the casting vote.
in Tong Ka Wan and Hainan
A police cordon was thrown around the British Consulte-s building when the delegates and mediators assembled for the final session. Strict precautions were taken against possible, disturb aner by rnalical elements, who have consistently opposed the signature of the Agreement alleging it would add another humi- Habich day to the long list already existert.
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FIVE ARTICLES AND THREE ANNEXES
TARAGON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, May 5.
The agreement consists of five Articles and three Annexos
Aztinle reads The Chinese and Japanne authorities, having already ordered "Canse Tire it is agrenk that, tho cenuation of how tilities shall be rendered definite as The forces of both from May 5. sides will go as far as lies within their control to спиме around Shanghai all and ovory, form of hostile act. In the event of doubt
arising in regard to the cessation if hostilities, the situation in this respech will be ascertained by re- spresentatives of the "participating friendly. Fowers."
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AMERICA'S NAVY
LEAGUE MISSION GRIM FIGHTING
CRITICISED
SENATOR HALE WARNS JAPAN
“FORWARDING AGENCY FOR JAP. MILITARISTS”.
[Huron KETER'S (AQSSCY,}
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]
LONDON, May 5,
MANCHURIA
DESTRUCTION CONTINUES
SCALE
I
SERIOUS
SOVIET READY FOR BATTLE
(THROUGH" REUTER'S AGENCY).
HARBIN, May i Tsitsihar yesterday with the The wardare in Manchuria is nows that three of their party had
i:
WASHINGTON, May 5. A navy strong enough to keep
The Lytton Commission's sale Un cut of War" was demanded by function hitherto has been to act Serator O. Hale at a sitting of
as a forwarding agency for Japan the Naval Commission of these military authorities in Man Senate when he opened the can churia declares the fanchester Saign to pass the Bill authorising Guardian lua leading article the building up of the navy to which adds that the Commission's treaty limits. He added that the Preliminary Report consists entire passage of the Bill would strength of information from Japanese gradually reaching its worst, obecn murdered and four m Pa the hands of the. United States sources concerning the number and port of battles renching Harbin delegates at Geneva
disposal of Japanese troops in Manchuria, which General Honjo
from many places. could have sent to the League,?
Troops hostile to the Manchukuo ENTERTAINED BY PU VI
Government are stoutly defending Fangcheng against repeated JapDNÍ - ese assaults in strong fores. The asualties, but are believed to be Chinese have suffered very heavy
still holding the town.
spectacle in the Far East, Sene
Referring to the "Melancholy
which we placed such implicit truet tor Hale said that the "trosdies in had utterly failed in their immediate affect, and with their prestige diam aged they cannot be relied on with any degree of anfety in the future" The US. Navy to-day was wenker, relatively, than before the far Washington Conference.
the United States undertaking not Senator Hale warned Japne that to strengthen her naval fortifica tione in the Pacific was based on treaties guaranteeing the territorial integrity of China and an open door" policy.
ABOLITION OF
SUBMARINES
NO DECISION REACHED AT GENEVA
-
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]
Lance with its decisions, watch, in Admiral Chen Chak, who refused Britain's suggestion for the aboli-
The Commission with in accordaland, waiting for development After
GENEVA, May 5 strennous discussion of such manner. ns it deufas best, the to submit to the order of Generation of submarines carrying out of Articles One, Two Chen Tun Tong, is reported to be wearons by the Naval Commister Be offensive call attention to any neglect in the Chungahan. He will make Hainan decision was taken, and the ques and Three, and is nuthorised to
in Tong Ka Wan on board the of the Disarmament Conference no carrying out of any one of these Island his base of operation againsttion of mines" three Articlos."
the Canton Government. The two re Britain favoured the abolition of we tackled giment of marines there will co-contact mines in open see it sub operate with him.
marines were also abolished
The Italian delegate declared that if submarines were abolished opital ships should also be abolish- ed.
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PRAISE FOR NEUTRAL REPRESENTATIVES ..
[TBROUGH REGTER'S GEKOY.]
LONDEN, May 5, Sir John Simon paid a tributo to: Lampson in the untiring efforia of Sir Miles. connection with the
Article 1-The Chinese troops will remmin in their present poni-Sino-Japanese, Agreement, also to tions pending later arrangements the efforts of the French, Italian, upon the re-establishment of nor expressed antisfaction with the out and American representatives, "He mal conditions in the areas dealt come of the negotiatione with by this agreement."
Artich ITF "The Japaness troops will withdraw to the Inter national Settlement and the "Extra
JAPANESE WITHDRAWAL {manovɑa 12ûreEʼE : AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, May 5.
Mr. Shino Fat Ching, a member of the Political Council for the South-west, left for Hong Kong yesterday for a conference with Mr. Hu Han Min..
ANNIVERSARY OF NAT," REVOLUTIONARY GOVT...
(From Our Owa Correspondent.)
いい
CANTON, May 5. To-day being the anniversary of the Nationalist Revolutionary Gov. ernment in Canton a holiday was declared. All Government build
floral designs of every description. Shops and houses in the city are also decorated in compliance with instructions from Pelico Heudgaur.
Settlemens Ronds in the Hongkew Japanese Military Headquartersings are bedecked with flags and District as they were before Jan this afternoon made two announce uary 28th. It is, however, under-ments: Firstly, that the agreement stood that in view of the number of had been signed; secondly, as the Japanese troops to be recommg the withdrawal of Japanese troopsters.,,.
first step towards implementing it, dated, some will have to be tem porarily stationed in.
to their designated areas will begin. Totalities adjacent to the above-mentioned to-morrow (May 8
TCRA,
MUTUAL WITHDRAWAL
MR. SHIGEMITSU -
To-day the English version of the Truce Agreement was signed, the Chinese and Japanese texte will be signed to-morrow. There are six Article IV-A Joint Commis-opies of the English text and two sion, including members represent each of the Chinese and Japanese. ing the friendly Powers, will be established to certify mutual with- drawal This Commission will also collaborato in arthaging for the transfer of the gracunting Japanese forces to the incoming Chinese polica, who will take over as soon as the Japanese troops withdraw
Article V provides that the agreement, which is made in the, Englab, Chinese and Japanese lan guages, shall be operative from thetara, Mr. day of signature In case of doubt, right leg. Doctor Geto, the famous
the English text shall prevail.
RIGHT LEG AMPUTATED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S. ACRNCY.]}
Despite
SHANGRAI, May 5. desperate efforts, by, doc- Shigehitsu has lost his
Japanese surgeon who was rushed
here from Japan at the time of the
Then follows the signatures of outrage, decided he must amputate, the Chinese and Japanese plent and shortly after signing the Peace
A masa gathering of the various tank place this morning at o'clock officials of the Canton Government in the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall Speeches commemorating the signi- ficance of the occasion were deliver edaby Governor Lin Yun Koy and other high offcials
..
The Polish delegate said the suf marine was the only defensive arm against superior naval strength, but he was prepared to follow the example of the principal signa- tories to the London Naval Treaty on this subicct,
Senator Swanson while denounc ffrig breazines said that the United States would have to estab fish a nowerful submarine base in the Philippines if submarines were not completely abolished;"
AMERICA'S FOREIGN
POLICY
IMPORTANT PRONOUNCE- MENT BY MR. CASTLE (REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE),
NEW YORK, May 6. An important pronouncement on America's foreign policy, especially in the Far East, was made by Mr. Castle, acting Secretary of State, Advanced Be
during a speech last night, when new keystone of the denounced the idea of a boy international law, The Hoover eott against any other nation and doctrine" was that no territorial severely criticised the concept of ains in violation of the Kellogg force on which he held the League Anti War Pact should be recog-of Nations was founded and had nived,
(Continued on previous Columsti):
“RATIONALISATION OF INDUSTRY ON AN EMPIRE BASIS."
potentiarion, which are witnessed Tronty this morning Mr. Shigo VAST SCHEME FOR INTER-IMPERIAL CO-OPERATION by Sir Miles Lampson, Britishmitau entered the operating thea Minister; M. Wilden, French tre
Miniater; Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, American Ministor; and Count Ciano, Italian Charge d'Affaires.
POSITIONS DEFINED Annox One defines the present position of the Chinese troops.
Annex Two enumerates the loca lities provided for Article III, it being agreed that these shall ex- clude Woosung Village, and that the Japanese will not interfere with the operation of the Shang hai-Woosung Railway or its work shops," This Annex further stipa Intos that the withdrawal Japanese troops shall be com- monced within a weak and be com- pleted within four weeks from the commencement. It. also provides that a Joint Commission be estab- lished under Article Four to make the necessary arrangement for the "varo"","and""bubsequent evacaution of
The operation being entirely
successful
SIR MILES LAMPSON
LEAVING SHANGHAI ON SATURDAY
(THROUGH REUTER'S- AGUNGY.]-
SHANGHAI, May 5
Lampson will leave for Nanking by It is reported that Sir Miles plane on Saturday morning, and after a brief stay will continue to Pelping
DRAWN UP
PROTECTION OF "EFFICIENT" INDUSTRIES AND EMPIRE FREE TRADE
THROUGH BELTER'S AGENCY:)—
Further
CHANGCHUN May members of the 'League Commis
Ex-Emperor Puri received the
huncheon to-day sion and entertained them to
The Commission which in pro- also interviewed Hat Hsis and creding to Wanpsoshan tomorrow Komai
COMMUNISTS
BANNED
+
BY EMERGENCY DEGREE ISSUED IN BERLIN
GERMAN CULTURE BEING UNDERMINED
JAPANESE CALL FOR REINFORCEMENTS
The Japaness commander Has called for reinforcemente and troops are being transported down the Sungari river in steamers accom panied by gunboats,
after a bandit attack on May Tayuohuang
KUANCHENGTZE ARSENAL EXPLOSION
تو ہو
FOUR PEOPLE KILLED ONE INJURED
THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENDY.]
Mukony, May 5. Four people were killed and one injured by an explosion which oo eured at the Kuanchengtzo Arsonal, when, according to Japanese re Another heavy engagement occur ports, a Japanese patrol was aboun red yesterday between anti-Govern- to arrest Chinese plaia-clothes men mant troops and Japanese forces who were discovered placing explo- near Mulan on the Sungari. Herosives under the wall of the arsenal's again, the Chinese suffered heavy jengsaltiks.. ?
NO FOREIGN INTERFERENCE
Another bastle is going on in the eastern section of the Chinese
WILL BE TOLERATED Eastorn Railway near Milon, where the Jailway bridge was recently
(Reuter's Special Service.) (Reuter's Special Service,). destroyed.
Anti-Government
troops. have
Mоnow, May 4 frequently fired on
Jets of the flames of real war ar
all Communists and anti-God or afford them protection Irmediate of the Soviet Armies in the
DERLIN, May 3.
the repair An emergency decree dissolving troops word,, rushed to the scone to Blucher, the Commander-in-Chie gangs sent down and Manchukuo boginning to jump out for from
are calentated to undermine Christween the Manchukuo forces and the speech at Babarovsk ganisations on the ground that they ly an
cu Eastern bordore, said Generali engagemant developed be East, in the course of a fighting Bolshevik revolution was issued to still going on. lian culture in preparation for insurgents and heavy fighting is day. A second decree sims at a further curtailment of political
armies" by a close supervision
of the statutes of political parties.
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FRANCO-BRITISH AGREEMENT
ON FRENCH IMPORTS OF
BRITISH COTTON
(Reuter's Special Service.)
·PARIR, May 3
of British cotton imports was sign- An agreement fixing the quotas
ed by representatives of the French and British cotton industries after two days conference. The actual figures will not be disclosed until the agreement is approved by the Frinch and British Governments.
KREUGER
REVELATIONS
FURTHER ARRESTS EXPECTED SHORTLY
(Renter's Special Service.)
STOCKHOLM, May 5. Further arrests in connection with the Kreager revelations" ure expected shortly, according to news- papers, following an examination by detectives of all telegrams sent. from Stockholm. The aim of the police is to obtain a complete list of Brouger's secret agenta and con- federates and they are gradually probing other of his transactions.
"HONOUR SLAYING"
TRIAL
SENTENCES OF TEN YEARS:
HARD LABOUR
SERVE ONE
PRISONERS ONLY cooperation elaborated by the Emotherwise free trade within the LONDON, May 5. economic production by the protec A vast scheme for inter-Imperialtion of efficient industries and aire Committee of the federation Empire with duty agaipes the
HOUR
of British Industries in preparation foraigner.
【THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,} for the Ottawa Conference in de MR. AND MRS. NOULENS.
scribable as the rationalisation of
recommendations em-
HONOLULU, May 5. brate Imperial transport, publicity industry on an Empire basis."
A dramatic ending to the CHARGES OF COMMUNISM
propaganda, migration, education The report draws attention, to the films and a monetary policy con Lieut. Thomas H. Masaže, U.S. "Honour Slaying" nase, in which United States efforts to make cerning which it points out that in Navy, Mrs. Granville Fortescue, a (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] North and South America into a the past decade, there has been New York Society woman, and two commercial whole; Japan forming default, in interest payments on United States seamen, A. C. Jones NANKING, May 8, a powerful bloe in the Far East £145,000,000 any invalids who cannot be with ed a telegram from Mr. Tsai Yuan pire; that a Central European pire country has defaulted.
Mr. Wang Ching Wei has receiv France building up a colonial amned in London, whereas no E-murdering Jos Kahahawai, a on Foreign Loans and E. J. Lord, were charged with drawn at the time of the evacu Pen, apocaling for a public trial of coalition is on the tapis and the tion.
Hawaiian native who is alleged to The Committee also recommends have criminally assaulted Mrs. T Annex Three provides that the communism and for permission for ing as much as Britain from foreign international action to solve the made by the Public Prosentor to- Mr. and Mrs. Neulens on charges of fact that the Dominions are suffer the exploration of all methods of B. Masale, was the announcement Joint Commission be composed of lawyers to properly defend them. twelve member-namely, one mili-
penetration are indicated as the mincial problems, aiming at the day that the Governor had agreed tary and one civilian member of that the Minister of Justice in ordination. This is accomplishable system Tarolving round sterling, hard labour imposed by the Court Mr. Ware Ching We replied need for far-reaching economic co-creation of a financial monetary to commute the sentence of 10 years' the Chinese and Japanese Govern-forms him, that the Court taking by means of a scheme of "com-eatly within the Empire to remove The Court was legally obliged to ments and one military and one up the cassis conducting the same pementary production" and the inter Expire exchange difficulties, sentence the accused to ten years, civilian representative of the Brim accordance with the Criminal dosent co-operation between Bri- and secondly in conjunction with which was the maximum penalty. fish, American, French and Italian Law, without any discrimination tish Dominions and industrialiste foraign countries in close trading The prisoners served one hour. Government.
against the defendante.
dimed at the discouragement of un-relations with the Empire!
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We are ready for the battle. he said. TWO BRIDGES DESTROYED bot to trample the collective folde
"We shall dofy single foreig Destruction elsewhere continuos
of the Soviet on a large, stale.
The parik of war is approuching AntiGovern- closer, but the fighters of the Sovian ment troops have destroyed two Eastern Army are ready to ring bridges carrying the Hu-Hai Rail-any moment in defence of Sovie way across the Hulan River. One territory Bhelier, who was at one
of the bridges was 216 metres long and the other 28 metres long,
It is believed that the troops of General M Chan Shan were responsible.
Japanese troops are now occupy ing towns on the Sungari to the north of Harbin and are advancing on Mutankiang. ..
FURTHER BANDIT OUTBREAKS
(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGPKOY.)
CHIENTAG, May 5,
Five hundred Kirin troops in Tunghus sro reported to have re. volted and are marching on Am tung. Fresh outbreaks of banditry. are disturbing the operation of the Kinin-Tungua Railway,
THREE JAPANESE MURDERED
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}
MERDEN, May 6,
Of a party of ten Japanese who left Teitsibar on a tour of inepec tion on April 25, three returned to
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Galens, the military adviser of lime, in the name of General General Chiang Kai Shek added that although ho capitalist world hates, and wants to strapgle the Soviet, Russia's only desire is to ba left in peace to construct her Socialistic economy.
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