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No. 28341. @ef**** BAR HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1933 ★AN ###A648#@XffEX Price

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STATIONS

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No. No. No. No. No. UP No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No, 6 10 8- 12 (A.M.] '14 10 64 29 18 24 2028 (AM) AM, AM, MM,] AM. [Mixo4] P.M. { P.,M.P.M. |F.M.P.M. YM, P.M. FM.

Kowloon, Dap. 6.25 8.15 8.37

Yanmati. Dep. 6.33

Shatin ...Dep.| 6, 45|| Talpo.Dep. 6.59 Taipo Market.

Dep7.04 Fanling Dep- 7.16 Shenngahni..

Dep. 7.80 Shumchan

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...808 8.157.48

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0.84) 10.19/11.41 12.19 1.13

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5.32 5.468.10

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Shumahan...Dep. 7.02 7.50 10.80 10.48 13.18 2.44 4.06434 5,258.12 650 848 9.00

9.07

10.55 12.23 2,51 418 4.41 5,83 | 6.19 Sheung bui...Dep. 7.09 7.37 Fanling. Dep. 7.14 8.02 11.00 12.28 2,56 4.20, £,45 5.458.25 11.10 19.39 8.06 4314,65 601 6.85 Talpo Market.Dep. 7.36 9.12 Taipo Dep. 7.30 8.16 11.14 12.44 8.11 4.85.00 6.09 0.40 11.28 12.58 8.25 4.50 6.14 6.27 0.53 abatin. Dap. 7.43 8.80 Taumati Dep. 7.50 8,43 ..11.41 1.138.37 5.04 6.236.427.08 Kowloon ....Art. 8,02) 8.40) 11.08 11.47 1.188.48 6.106.32 6.43 7.11 7.38 9.239,41

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CHINESE SUBMIT A DEFINITE

TRUCE PLAN

JAPANESE HOPEFUL AGREEMENT WILL

BE REACHED

PESSIMISM GIVES WAY TO

RISING OPTIMISM

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UNDERGOES CONSIDERARLE

MODIFICATIONS

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY]

PARIS, May 23, THE new Four Power Part has

undergone considerable modif cations. comprising a preamble of. five articles and an agreement has been reñclied, tentatively on all

SIR MILES LAMPSONJASKED points, but Articles Thro and Three

TO INTERVENE

{{THROUGH REUTER'S ́ADENCY)

Toyko, Biny 23. - It is authoritatively learned that the Chinese have submitted s definite truce plan to Japanese through responsible lenders.

Japanese official quarters appear to be hopeful that a satisfac- tory agreement will be reached shortly.

Pelping, May 23.

The pessimism of last night and this morning has now given place to rising óptimism, for this afternoon it was generally ad- mitted in responsible Chinese and Japanese circles that the posi tion is much more hopeful.

It is stated now that there is an 30 per cent, chance that" a truce agreement will be reached.

Følping, May 13

Because it published the alleged Bino-Japanese peace Terms, gendarmes, and police raided the omoes of the Piping Wan Pao, the oldest evening paper here, arrested the circulation. manager, sealed up the premam nad

The manager is in hiding.

The police had previously ordered all papers to suppress the news regarding the negotiations.

JAPANESE PATROLS REACH TUNGCHOW

Tokyo, May 23.

The Japanese have virtually com- pleted the investment of Peiping, according to sensational Japanese Press despatches from the front,

The War Office in Tokyo denies the claim, declaring the reports to

SERIOUS DEVELOPMENTS

PROBABLE

[THROUGH, RXUTLE'S AGENCY)

PEIPING, May 23. CHINESE refugees are pouring into Peiping and serious de

be very inaccurate and exaggerat-velopments seem probable within,

the next forty-eight hours.

ed.

According to official despatches,.

have Japanese patrola

reached Tungchow, fourteen miles from Pei. ping, but have not passed the

town.

Japanese Intentions,

The War Office adds that the main Japanese forces are at pre- sent, remaining on the line, Miyun Pingku-Yutien-Kaiping, awaiting the nort Chinese moves.

There is no intention at, present, says the War Office, of occupying Peiping or Tientsin "unless the Chinese provoke action."

There has been a full in the fighting for two or three days, but the activity on the fronts threaten ing Peiping was resumed yester day, with skirmishes.

Hundreds of shells were fired into the Chinese positions near Tung- chow.

THE SITUATION

IN CHINA

MR. SOONG ADDRESSES AMERICAN: SENATORS

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY) Chinese Military Conference.

PEIPING, MAY 23.

NEW YORK, May 22 CHINESE authorities held a mili. THE situation in China is far tary conference last night which, from chaotic except where according to the vernacular papers, the Japanese invasion and Japanes came to the conclusion there was intrigue have made it to declared no hope of peace with Japan as the Mr. T. V. Soong, addressing the Council of Foreign Relations to Japanese lack sincenty, Cometa N

day, Chinese, sinirces report that the Japanese presented a formal note to the Chinese requiring compliance with the terms therein in the next three days. A

have yet been finally drafted.

ho Preauble bases an higree- ment on the League Covenant, the. Kellogg and Locarno Pacts, em- hasising that everything should be done within the framework of the League

The First Article stipulates that the Powers shall collaborate for the organization of peace within the framework of the League.

The Second, dealing with the German demand for equality, refers to Articles Ten and Nineteen of the Covenant and repeats the declara- tion of December 10, 1932; -÷

The Third unges the necessity of a common policy of the Four Powers wherever it is possible. W

The Fourth deals with the dița- tion of the Pact, probably ten - Tears,

The Fifth stipulates the ratiñca. tion of the Pact by the League of Nations.

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