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PROTEST

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BUTTER

REJECTED

Dr. Wang Chung-hui's Interview With Japanese

Embassy Officials

and put forward five demands on behalf of General Tashiro, General Officer Commanding the Japanese

General Chin flatly refused the demands.

MARTIAL LAW NOT Troops in North China.

YET LIFTED IN PEIPING

Unconfirmed Chinese reports state that five impossible demands have been presented by the Japanese military to the Hopei- Charhar Political Council as a sequel to the Fengtai Incident and that they have been unhesitatingly rejected.

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There is, however, general agreement that the situation has greatly eased. In spite of this, Reu- ter cables, martial law has not been lifted in Pei- ping and last night the streets were deserted after eight p.m.

The demands are as follows:

2.

1. Reorganisation of the Hopei- Chahar Political Council. Co-operation with the Yin Yu- keng East Hopei Government. 3. Establishment of a North China autonomous govern- ment.

4.

Severance of all relations with the Nanking Govern- ment.

29th.

5. Withdrawal of the

Army from North China: Da Dao.

JAPANESE PROTEST REJECTED

Nanking, To-day.

The Chinese Foreign Minister, Dr. Wang Chung- hui, yesterday rejected the verbally lodged Japan-

ese protest on the ground that the Japanese, and not the Chinese, were respon- sible for the North China clash. Reuter.

COTTON WINS OPEN GOLF

TENSION RELAXED CHAMPIONSHIP

Much Shellfire Damage At Wanping

Henry Cotton gained a bril- liant victory in the British Open Golf Championship yesterday, Peiping, To-day.

aggregating 290 with a 71 on the In Nanking, Dr. Wang Chung-hui received officials of the Jap-withdrawal of

Following completion of the

last round, upon which he enter- anese Embassy, who presented him with a protest against the "il-

the Chinese and ed three strokes behind the lead- legal firing of Chinese troops on the Japanese." The Foreign Minis-

Japanese troops to designated er, Reginald Whitcombe. ter rejected the protest on the ground that Japanese and not the points, tension has considerably re- Chinese were responsible for the Incident.

The Chinese newspapers state that the agreement reached is at best temporary. “There can be no permanent peace until the Jap anese cease creating Incidents and blaming the Chinese.”

Shanghai, To-day. [convened at Lushan be momen-

The Chinese newspapers express tarily suspended.

dissatisfaction with the terms of 3. That preparations for an im- the settlement of the "Luchuchiao In-minent war should be made cident," as the latest trouble has throughout the country, and that become known.

general mobilisation should be de- clared at once.

One journal says: The Japanese are now left in control of Luchuchia.

-Reuter.

TIENTSIN "WAR".

MEETING

Bellicose Resolutions

Passed

Tientsin, To-day. At a mass meeting of Chinese sidents the following resolutions were unanimously passed:

1. A telegram shall be sent to Lushan and circulated throughout the country, urging the Govern- ment authorities to take immediate -action with view to rushing rein-

4. That a circular telegram be sent to leaders who favour the "resist the Japanese" policy, ask- ing them to urge the Central Gov- fernment to declare war with Japan.

5. That a circular telegram be issued, calling on the Chinese. peo- ple to stand in the forefront of the defence line, and to stand by the 29th. Army-Da Dao.

FIVE ALLEGED DEMANDS

Chinese Report Of Japanese Move

Tsingtao, To-day. message from Peiping states

forcements to Peiping-in order to that Colonel Hashimoto, Chief of avoid repetition of the Manchurian Staff of the Japanese forces in Incident.

North_China, called on General

2. That the military conferences Chin Teh-heun, Mayor of Pelping,

laxed. Peiping is now breathing easier; the city gates opened at intervals; the number of armed (Continued on Page 24).

In the weather conditions, his 71 was an outstanding performance. Whitcombe was second with a total of 292.

Cotton, who last won the title in 1934, started a 7-1 favourite.

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