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Tokyo, May 19.
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Athens, May 20.
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According to a despatch receive
Brownsville, Pa., May 20. ed by the Japanese Foreign Office, Up to the present 20 are known An triente political situation have the skin refreshed-to the Northern army, which was de- to be dead as the result of an ex-has: arisen owing to the decision fending Tsangchow, has evacuat-plosion and fire in the Mather mine of M. Oafandaria, Minister of ed that city-Reuter.
Finance and leader "of the Pro-! grossive Liberal Party to reaign as a result of serious differences with the ex-Premier, M, Venizelos, who it is believed desires to pro-
mont by a military coup,
Report Denied.
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near here.
One hundred and fifty mlaers were underground at the time of Peking, May 20, the explosion and rescuers The Fengtien forces officially working foverishly to succour the claim to be holding Teangchow and survivors.-Reutor's American Ser-vent the overthrow of the Govern to have repulsed the attacks on vice, Hokten. They also claim to have recaptured Tingchow.-Reuter.
Chiang and Feng.
M. Cafandarls does not recog- nisos the right of M. Venizelos to
leaders will pursue will be decid-interfere in the political situation, ed.
but the supporters of M. Veni- Shanghai, May 20.
It is stated officially that Marzolos contend that all the Republi The Kuo Min news agency rshal Chang Tso-lin is issuing a can leaders owe their political ports that Chiang Kai-shek went to statement in connexion with the existence to M. Venizelos, who is Chengchow on Friday evening on note presented to him by the regarded as the founder of all route to Sinsiang in Honan, where, Japancat. It is expected that the Greek Republican Parties and that he will meet Feng Yu-halang statement will bo published to- they should follow his advice. leaving Generala Chu Put-tch and morrow (Sunday).-Reuter. Fong Tingeying to carry on opera- tions at Machang.
General Lu Chen-hua, at Ta- mingfu, announces the complete pacification of South Chihli
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Tokyo, May 20.
Advice Rejected.
Tokyo, May 20. It is reported from Peking that after a lengthy conference the Fengtien Generals have repiled to Mr. Yoshizawa rejecting his sug- gestion that Chang Tso-lin should return to Mukden, as they still It is reported that prominent consider victory possible. More. statesmen of the old parties in over, retreat at the present time Peking, such as the Anfu clique, would entail enormous are planning a national coalition Reuter. for the purpose of preventing" chnos in the ovent of the collapse of the Fengtien administration.
M. Venizelos, who has been In retirement since he was defeated In 1920, is expected is re-enter the political arena. The elections may be held very soon in order to solve the threatened ministerial crisis,
The Royalist press is violently opposing M, Venizelos.-Reuter.
other hand the Japanese exodus loss. from Peking is increasing, while the Japanese concession at Tion- tsin is overcrowded with Japanese refugees from the environa.- Router.
Housing Refugees
Japanese Troops,
Oanka, May 19. General Yasumitsu and his staff,
In this connexion they are en-of the 3rd (Nagoya) division, are deavouring to came to agreement with Chiang Kai-shek-Reuter.
Peking, May 20.,
embarking on the 4.8. Harbin Maru, here this afternoon..
As the Japanese Minister's Four other transports with family and other Japanese Lega- Japancae troops are leaving for tion families are leaving Peking to- Tsingtao (in Shantung) and Tien-morrow, preparations are being tsin (in Chinll).—Reuter.
made for housing hundreds of re- fugees in the Legation residences.; In connexion therewith lavatorics and other outhouses are being erected close to the residences.-
Reuter.
Conxing Chang Back. '
Shanghai, May 19. It is stated on good authority that, in spite of reports of the Northern troops' successes at Pao- Extensive Mobilisation.
Tokyo, May 19. tingfu and in the south-west of; Chihli province, the Japanese are Aa a precautionary measure, the convinced that the morale of Mar- Japanese Imperial General Staff slial Chang Tso-lin's (Manchurian) has instructed the Commander of forces is so deteriorated that they the Kwantung Garrison to dea- Comment from London and
Elsewhere. cannot hold Peking and Tientsin patch a brigade of infantry and a against serious, threat by the al-battery of artillery from Port
London, May 20, lied Southern armigs. If Marshal Arthur to Mukden, after which, a Chang Tao-lin's amies fall back part of two battalions at present" In a leading article referring to en. Manchuria, the Japanese pro- in Mukden will be moved to Chin- the "new momentous step,” name- pose to disarm them at Shanhai-chow.
ly, the memorandum to the Peking
kuan.
According to a Changchun des- and the Nanking Governments; The attitude of the Japanese patch, the Japanese cavalry de- the Times says that the Japanese General Staff is that while it is tachment at Kung-chu-ling, also a Government had almost involun- prepared to co-operate closely part of the local garrison at tarily-impelled by anxiety for with other foreign military au- Changchun, have been ordered to her own interests in Manchuria thorities elsewhere in North proceed to Shanhaikwan. These spoken of "a united China." China, the Japanese will not brook orders are believed to have been That phrase, spoken by such a interference with their policy in given as a result of the tense situa-poworful neighbour in a moment Manchuria.Router.
tion prevailing but official con- of extreme confusion, should have firmation of them has been unob- a profound effect in China, says tainable hitherto Reuter,
the Times. The article points out that a great responsibility now rests with Japan and the conse- quences of her action cannot, be easily measured.
Minister's Advice.
Tokyo, May 19.
Troops in Peking. It is offelally confirmed that
Peking, May 20. Kenkichi Yoshizawa (the
Four hundred Japanese troops Japanese Minister at Peking) has advised Marshal Chang Tao-lin to arrived last night and are mostly give up Peking and return to Muk-quartered in the old Austrian den and devote himself to main-Legation, where buildings have taining the peace and prosperity troops are expected shortly,
been hurriedly prepared. More
Reuter.
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of Manchuria.
Although Mr. Yoshizawa acted in this respect on his own initia- tivo, with no instructions from the Japanese Government, Marshal Chang Tso-lin is understood to have replied that he will consider the matter.
The Alternatives.
Peking Situation.
Peking, May 19. Peking remains outwardly calm but the Japanese continue pre- parutions to cope with the con- tingency of trouble breaking out.
The Times concludes by saying that wise restraint on the part of Japan, however, may greatly ad- vance the solution of the Chinese
problem. "Her (Japan's) own no- tional interests, and her position as a leading Power among Far Eastern nations are plainly at alake in such an enterprise."
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Manchuria still Chinese. The Manchester Guardian con- On the other hand, according to It is understood that the Japan-siders the Japanese Note contains Press reports, Marshal Chang Tao-ese are considering taking over an obscure but serious menace. lin definitely rejected the advice the barracks in the Soviet Em-"One might supposé Manchuria in spite of General Yang Yu-ting bassy compound in Peking to ac- were a Japanese province instead and others in the Fengtien faction commodato troops. (There are al- of being, at least nominally, a pressing him to accept it-Router ready 1,500 Japanese troops at Chinese dependency."
Peking).
The Guardian also declares that It is also reported that the the danger of disturbances Peking, May 10: Japanese intend to place a cordon Tientsin or Peking is a matter for According to very reliable of troops ground. a large area in joint action by the Powers and sources, the Japanese intend to the city of 'Peking, the area to in- not for isolated intervention by prevent both the defeated Chinese clude the Legation Quarter, Japan,.-Reuter. troops and the victorious, pursuing should it be deemed necessary to Chinese troops from entering Man-do so in order to protect Japanese churia; and, therefore, Marshal people. This area includes a Chang Tao-lin must
elther large part of the east of the city evacuate quickly in good order or in which large numbers of Japan- remain at Peking and fight des-ese reside. perately, knowing that his retreat It is officially admitted that the
back to Mukden is cut off.
What his decision will be is n matter of wide speculation.
An important conference of the Ankuochun (ie., Northern) leaders is to be held during the week-end in Peking.
Japanese Comment,
Tokyo, May 19. While agreeing with the prin- ciple expressed in the Japanese 'Government's memorandum to the Chinese belligerents, the Japan- Japanese intend to place a strong ese papers express the greatest an- guard at the Japanese Hospital xiety lest the proposed steps by which is outside the Legation Japan inadvertently assist Mar- Quarter-Reuter.
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Peking, May 20.
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