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DISAGREEMENTS IN CHINESE PEACE RANKS.

SPECULATION RIFE

IN SHANGHAI.

XIXTH ARMY LEADER'S SUDDEN ACTION.

RETURNS TO FRONT LINE: OPPOSED TO TERMS?

CHINESE RUMOURS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT).

Shanghai, Mar. 23, 1.23 p.m.

Only One Division Left in Line.

SNIPERS INFLICT CASUALTIES.

Shanghai, Mar. 23, 10.32 a.m.

The members of the Lytton Commission are leaving Shang- hai for the interior on Saturday, splitting into two sections.

The exact tinerary of each of The two se, Thots is not yet known, but one will provved by train toi iamrehrow reaching Nankbur on!

Sunday,

The other will proveed ap-river! by f'uatents launch

Conversations will be held with represonlatives of the Nanking svernment on Monday morning, Yesterday, the members of the Commission interviewed, separate-

y, Chinese and Jaj anese busine

men chiefly concerned in comic

SPECULATION IS RIFE IN CHINESE CIRCLES AS condition and trade in Manchuria.

A RESULT OF GENERAL CHANG KWANG- NAI'S SUDDEN. DECISION TO BREAK OFF HIS COLLABORATION IN THE PEACE NEGOTIA-

TIONS.

the

To-night, Mr. Shigemitsu is giv ling a dinner in honour of | Larustate's representatives,

Peace Hopes, Meanwhile, Following the many It is persistently rumoured that acute disagree-meetings held under the auspices ment has arisen between the Chinese diplomatic repre- f Sir Miles impson and his cat- leagues, ut which the Chinese sentatives and the Chinese military leaders over the land

Japanese representatives conduct of the peace conferences, and that General' in Shanghai were present, it is Chiang Kwang-nai's refusal to represent the Chinese red that the preliminaries military at this morning's formal peace parley, causing its postponement, was a sign of the unwillingness of the XIXth Army to talk peace with the Japanese on the basis of the terms already outlined.

to

have

satisfactorily, completed Infrly entertained t the palats of fference will be closured up at

and Jumpies are

the formal conference To-day.

Meanwhile, the Japuns are proceeding to Parry

t their

premises regarding the withdrawal Itt armed forces.

The development, dramatic as it is, has failed arouse disquiet in foreign circles up to the present. is indicated, on the contrary, that the lifting of the cur- few order is a distinct possibility at an early date.

Among the Chinese, however, all sorts of rumours are being spread, much being made of the fact that the Japanese front defence lines are now relatively thinly held.

Naval Orders.

tanks used by the Japanese in Shang

Our picture shows one of the big hai. Many of there weapons of war

are being withdrawn.

DARTMOOR TRIAL.

EIGHT DAYS TO GO.

BRITISH BUDGET

PROSPECTS.

London, Mar. 22.

With eight more working days before, the financial year entis on March 31st, the revenue returns to March 19th show a deficit (J1} national accounts of only £19,100,- |000, compared with £34,800,000 at The corresponding date last year.

Revenue in the week amounted to £24,700,000 and expenditure to

the week of £1.800,000 10,900.000, making

surplus in

Staff officers of the Japanwas 14th) Income Tax receipts have al! Division, now in sole occupancy of

the front times, at a signal post. [ready exceeded the revised Budget,

extinate at £270,000,000 by over! £5,000,000, and surtax recripts ard! only £2,400.000 short.

7709 the Duties and stamps together £21,000,000

other hand, Estate NEW TURN OF

IRELAND'S

OATH

CHALLENGE.

SENSATION IN COMMONS.

CRISIS COMING TO HEAD.

CABINET TO SIT.

London. Mar. 22. When answering a

Parlin- mentary question on the posi tion in Ireland this afternoon, the Dominions Secretary, Mr. J. H. Thomas stated that the Government in the United King-

' EVENTS IN INDIA. do regarded the relations be-

behind receipts to date, although the Budgel estimated in receive in the! year about the same total as last

NEW OUTBREAK S

SENSATION.

GRAVE CHARGE

(Reuter's Sprelal Service),

London, Mar. 22. Sensational questions re- garding yesterday's fresh in- cidents at Dartmoor Gaol were, nikerday when warders gave evidence at the fourth day's hearing of the charges against thirty-two convicts in connexion with the outbreak of January 24th fast.

!

over

Cutsoms nad Exeine Revenue are together about £10,000,900 last year's receipts to date, com- pared with the Budget estimate of 'à £7,500,000 increase in the year. Supply expenditure to date is about £11,000,000 in excess of last year, cumpared with an estimated increase of £22,500,000, this in dicating substantial economies.

The Floating Debt amounts to £609,000,000, a reduction of €. 500,000 in the Werk, Britisn Wireless.

LOTTERIES BILL INTRODUCED.

MAJORITY OF OVER FIFTY.

London, Mar. 22.

i

DIRECT ACTION BY MOSLEMS.

LAHORE

tween Britain and the Irish Free States as resting on the Treaty of 1921.

He added that since reaching the House he had received from the Irish Free State Commis. stoner in London, a very im- portant and serious document

THREAT. dealing with the situation. He

Lahore, Mar. 22.

A new and serious turn has been given to the poli- tical situation by a resolution of the All-India Moslem Con- ference in session at Lahore to-day.

would take the earliest opper- tunity to-morrow to announce the contents of the document and the Government's

nnswer

to it.

Soon afterwards, a statement was issued by the High Commis- sioner for the Irish Free State in. London to the effect that he hurt of the policy of the Irish Govern- advised Mr. J. H. Thomas to-day ment Allegiance.

regarding the Oath of

IRISH ATTITUDE. The British Government

must realise, he said, that real peace in

The resolution follows closely the announcement of the British Government that they would not permit the failure of the com- munities to compose their differ- ence to, impede progress in work- ing out the new Constitution.

In spite of this declaration, a Ireland was impossible as long as Five cruisers, sixteen destroyers asked a warder whether he Mr. Jantes, the defending run-

threat of "direct action" unless the full and free representation and two aircraft-carriers aure

Government accedes to the Mos-the people in their parliament was of knew if two ma who are in be der orders to leave Chinese called for the defence were drag"

lem demands by the end of June. rendered impossible, by a test of waters and it is contemplated to reduce the Japanese naval forces ed to their cells yesterday with yates to 123, granted leave to Sirpassed.

The House of Commons, by 176 was contained

in the resolution this character. bleeding hende. in Chinese Waters to something

William Davidson private Com The resolution of the Conterence Oath was not mandatory in the His-Government-held-that the Mr. Quo Tai-chi, who, with Dr. at Wasting until its tarn enos

The suggestion underlying Mervative member, to introduce the also instructs the Working Com-Treaty of 1921. not far abova normal, Wellington Roo, represents

James query was that, necerding Lotteries Bill. the withdrawal to Japan.

Embarkation of Japanese land to tis instructions, sone of the

mittee to draw up a programme diplomatic organisation 011 the! They were marched out of the press is also proceeding. Besides defynce witnesses had been inter-authorise the rising of money by Reder,

The obiret of the Bi

They had not the absolute right is to ready for launebing on July 3-to modify the Constitution as the Chinese side, questiined to lay front Hue defence zone yesterday (the Mised Brigade which has altered with. regarding the sudden departure of and are now at Woosung It is ready been sent back. The Japanese! The question was not directly scientific and artistic purposes, means of lotteries for charitable,

penple desired utd anything General Chang-Kwang-nai for the expected that they will be ordered Elevouth Division is now gradual answered,

affecting the Constitution belong- front, admitted that General Tsai bome on, although it is stated Is proceding home in transports!

ed to the internal sovereignty and Thig-kai's second-in-command had that po move in this direction will and the task of withdrawing these day's incidents, and also because ations to

or any publle improvement T Meanwhile, In view of yeater-other public abjeet, under condi- declined to attend the formal peace be made until the embarkation af men should by completed by this beavy mist hung over

was purely a domestic matter.

The people regarded, the Onth the approved by conference, but denied that the the 11th Division has been rom-evening.

Dartmoor Secretary of State.--British Wir

of Allegance as an intolerable moya indicated the possibility of judeted.

to-day, the convicts' escort has

burden and a relic of Medievalism. serions developments.

The Ninth Division has been (been greatly strengthened.

The test was imposed from out- taken out of the front line and Before the lorries containing thei

alde under a threat of an im- is now guarding Wuosung. This recorts yame up, the convicts could |

mediale and terrible war. division also is expected to be heard singing lustily such songs leave for Japan shortly.

as Pnek Up Your Troubles in The Fourteenth Division maintaining the line from Lisha Long Way to Tipperary."

Your Old Kit-Bag," and "It's a

QUO'S EXPLANATION.

20-MILE LINE.

The 14th Division. The last fo arrive, which, is at all war-time? He declared that Chang Kwang-strength, has been entrusted with " und had refused to attend for the the holding of the Japanese front reason that General Shirakawa, the line, which extends from Liat Japanese commander-in-chief,, was to the Sonchow Creek and east- not the chief Japanese delegate towards along its banks to thethwards to the boundaries of

the conference.

anks, to the boundaries of the

It was learned later to-day that international Settlement. the Chinese municipal authorities i The line is more than had received a reply from the Gov-mile lon! ernment to their request for in-

Eventy

structions following the action of PEACE CONFERENCE Chiang Kwang -hni,

POSTPONED.

что

the International Settlement.

Chinese snipers continue their TRAGIC DEATH ON activities and daily Japanese Pasties are reported.

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he

LOCAL DOLLAR UNCHANGED.

MARKET ON QUIET SIDE.

SHIP COLLIDES WITH JUNK.

THREE FEARED

DROWNED.

an

CABINET MEETING Three members of the crew of

There is little doubt that a ishlag Junk are missing feared to-morrow on the subject of the emergency debate will be secured jdrowned, as a result of a collision Irish Free State Government's with the 0.5.K. steamer Santos communication to the Secretary Maru, which arrived to Hongkong

of State for the Dominions. Conditions on the local exchange this morning from Kobe, bound be held in the morning to con- A meeting of the Cabinet will market today are quiet, with the

sider the document, after which dollar unchanged at 18, 314d for South America. Inter-banks business has, however, According to a report to

Mr. Thomas will make a state- been done at about 18. Ad

Silver in down 1/16th spot and it appears that after passing that any loss of land annuities re-

Water Police by the Santes Maru,ment in the House of Commons.

Conservativo are demanding We regret having to record forward in London, Indla was a Breaker Point Lighthouse at about venue shall be recouped by the denth of David

Joseph small soller, and China a amall 5 p.m. yesterday, the steamer en- Brunning, a first-class joiner on buyer, the market being quiet. countered a large number of junks. immediate tariff on Irish produce .M.S. Hermes, who dropped dead After the official fixing, the mar-in trying to avoid one of them, takes ninety per cent. of the Free and live-stock, of which Britain The foreign residents allege while working on the aeroplane ket ruled quietly steady.

she collided with another, causing State's output.--Reuter and British 1/8th, on

A message from Suochow states that a strong protest against Japanese aerial manoeuvres has been registered by the foreign population of Soochow, hended by chow University.

Foreign Accusation.

HERMES.

JOINER DROPS DEAD AT WORK.

steady market.

It is believed that Nanking hus suggested that General Tai Chi,,

Shanghai. 11.18 m. the Shanghai-Woosung Garrison The first fornal peace confer-Dr. Nanec, a Professor at Son Commander

be appointed chief chce scheduled to take place this military delegate, with General Morning was postponed till to Wang Chang (Gaston Wang), (he| porrow, apparently because China Chief of Staff of the XIXth Army us not yet designated her chief to assist him.

military delegate.

that the Japanese planes are at earrier about 5 pm. yesterday. His New York reports a rise of to be water-logged. General Chiang Kwang-nai; nen- tempting to draw the Chinese fire home is at Gillingham, Kent. tioned for the post, suddenly left for the for the front yesterday morning. Japan with an excuse for launch day.

purpose of providing A post-mortem is to be held to- Meanwhile, despite the puzzling It is expected in local Chinese ing bombing attacks. situation, the with awal. of circles that General Gaston Wang, Japanese Troops

The Japanese answer that their IN proceeding Chief of Staff of the XIXTI Arnis planes are not equipped with ex- has been prohibited this month. Local forecast: N.E. winds, moder- steadily.. The completion of the will be appointed as China's mili-plosives and shooting from planes Rentor. -embarkation of the 11th Division,.

tury delegate.-Router. which fought south from Lluho and precipitated the Chinese retreat

- JAPAN'S PROGRAMMES.

Britain's policy in the Far Eastern situation WIM re- stated last night In a full- dros debate in the House of Conimons, un important declaration being made re garding the now State in Manchuria. The debate reported ni some length Page Seven.

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"BANDIT" WAR IN MANCHURIA,

ANOTHER SEVERE

ENGAGEMENT.

Changchun, Mar. 23. Learning that a strong body of bandits had appeared in the vici- nity of Taochintung Station, on the South Manchurian Railway, to the south of Changchun, a Japanese Police contingent hurried to the

March 2, is proceeding. The menacene and after a severe engage- are being transported to Japos in ment. dienerged the bandits who batches.

fled, leaving 42 dead and also the

The Ninth Division, has also booty, including seventy horsos. been taken out of the line, and.

The Japaness casualties wero according to Fapanese official five killed · and ០៧ seriously sources. wil net as the garrison wounded-Reuter,

H. E. Major-General J. W. Aandiland) Inspecting one of the H.KV.

the

Wirricas.

un.

The master of the vessel order. ed the crew of the junk to be The Royal Observatory reports that taken off, but three were found to a moderate anticyclone has developed be missing. Although a Search JAPANESE HARD vicinity, they could not be found, over North China and South Mongella, was made immediately in the

PRESSED. ate to fresh; fine tu cloudy.

and the Santos Moru had to con- tinue on her voyage to Ilongkong.

COMMANDEER

HARBIN BUSES.

JUNKERS FIRM IN DIFFICULTIES.

GOVERNMENT AID EXPECTED.

Harbin, Mar. 23. As the Japanese cannot arrango transport for their troops by rail- Chinese Eastern Railway, they are way on the castorn section of the commandeering and mobilising al! motor-buase..

Dussau, Mar. 22. on

It is reported that the situation the eastern lino la critical..

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