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THE CHINA
Disappearance Of
Former Chinese Official
Shanghai, To-day.
The former head of the Shanghai office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Nanking, Mr. Chao, has completely disappeared since about a week ago.
TRANS-OCEAN'S REPRESENTATIVE HERE HAS BEEN ABLE TO ASCERTAIN THE FOLLOWING DETAILS REGARDING THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF CHAO'S - MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEAR- ANCE.
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NEW POLISH MINISTER IN KAUNAS
Polish
•
Kaunas, To-day. Lithuanian relations were formally resumed on Wed- nesday evening.
The new-Polish Minister -hat his first conversations with the Lithuanian Foreign Minister. Trans-Ocean.
NO AGREEMENT ON VOLUNTEER WITHDRAWAL
London, To-day.
When the Chinese troops were withdrawn from Shanghai, a detach- ment, known as the "Special Corps” was left behind....
After a certain time Generalîs- simo Chiang Kai-shek gave orders for the withdrawal also of this "Special Corps."
Chao, who in his official capacity had previous knowledge that such orders would, be issued went to the Japanese authorities and undertook to obtain the withdrawal of the "Special Corps" on payment to him of $80,000.
JAPANESE AGREE
The Japanese agreed to the pro- posal on condition that the Chinese troops should deliver up their arms before leaving Shanghai.
Although this condition was not fulfilled since Chao had personally nothing to do with the withdrawal, the Japanese nevertheless paid him the sum demanded
The main sub-committee of the non-intervention committee met When it subsequently leaked out yesterday morning for the first that the order for withdrawal bad time in several weeks, with Lord been given by the Generalissimo Plymouth in the chair.
and that Chao had been a mere
Object of the meeting was to dis-passive spectator, in the whole busi- cuss that part of the British plan ness the Japanese authorities sum- providing for recognition of belli-moned Chac to a certain hotel, where gerent rights of both Spanish par- they presented him with an ultima- ties as soon as the withdrawal of tum to immediately repay the $80,- foreign volunteers is accomplished. 1000 obtained by him under false
Although the British plan has been pretences. accepted in principle, no agreement has yet been reached regarding the method of withdrawing "volunteers demand the Japanese took him to Lord Plymouth had several con-been heard of him.-Trans-Ocean.
Hengkew and nothing further has
versations with the representatives
of the Powers lest week, but it dees not appear that any concrete results have yet resulted-Trans-Ocean.
As Chao was unable to fulfil this
KING'S GLASGOW BROADCAST
London, To-day.
Among the passengers who ar- rived from Shanghai this morning Jin the Naldera were Mr. C. M. Mac- donald, “Times” correspondent for China, en route to Chungking, and It is officially announced that on Mr. Arthur Menken, Paramount the occasion of the opening of the Newsreel cameraman, who is flying Glasgow Empire Exhibition on May to England for a holiday after 3, King George will broadcast an ad- "covering" the China War.
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