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CHARHAR PEACE
| ALL QURATERS REPORT HOSTILITIES' END
FENG HANDING OVER
LONDON HEAT WAVE
HOTTEST HOLIDAY FOR 22 YEARS
Loddon, Aug. 5.
For the third successive day, yesterday's record of the tempera- Shanghal, Aug, 0. ture in London reached 88 degrees, Settlement of the dispute between while 85 degrees were registered the Charkar lender. Feng Yu-at Croydon and 84 at Malvern,
The halang, and the Nanking Govern-
anti- weather forecast ment, possibly withip a week is cipates the hottest August Bank- predicted by Li Lich-chun, promin- hellday week-end since 1911, and ent member of the Central Execu- fine weather throughout British tive Council, and who has recently Tales. It is believed that the delivered the terms of n
peace week-end truffle will be heavier offer from the Christian General.
then any previous bank-holiday. Li Bleh-chun is at present in
The London
Midland and Shanghai, acting as mediator be- Scottish Railway will run 500 tween Feng and General Chiang
extra trains, while the Southern Kai-shek. He has telegraphed cer-
The Great tain proposals to General Chiang Railway will run 222. Kai-shek and Mr. Wang Ching-wol Western Railway announces re- as the basis for a solution of the cord bookings and passúnger, ser- difficulties, and it is believed that vice on all lines. the acceptance of these, plans is assured.
It is understood that General Huang Fu, Pacification Commis- sloner for the Northern Provinces, is proceeding to Shanghal at the conclusi of his visit to Kuling in order to confer with Li Lich-chun, who is then expected to go to Kal- gan where he will probably discuss the situation with General Chiang Kal-shek--Reuter.
FENG ACCEPTS TERMS.
To Hand Military Affairs To Nanking.
IN PENITENT MOOD.
Nanking, Aug. 5. Giving instances of two of his recent telegrams, Chinese reports state that General Feng Yu-hslans, is now really "penitent" and rehdy to accept the Government's solution to the Cha-bar issue.
It is stated that General Feng wired Mr. Li Lieb-chun, the Central Executive Council member on August 1, expressing his willing- Hess to accept the four conditions laid down by Marshal Chiang Kai- ahek und Mr. Wang Ching-wei for the settlement of the Charhar trouble, and has asked Mr. Li Lich- chun to convey his intentions the Government.
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In another telegram-to Mr. Pang
Over 60 air liners, fully Indon, crossed the Channel between Lon- don and the Continent yesterday, A wide programme of sporting events has been arranged at all centres.
Meanwhile the influx of foreign vlaltors is 50 per cent, higher than at any time in the Inst G years, including numbers from Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Gemany and Poland.
Transport The Minister of issued a special appeal yesterday to all users of the roads to exercise special care during the holiday period, when the ronds are thronged, in view of the large number of accidents that have accurred in the first six months of 1933.-British Wirelcan.
miles
proceed to Changpei,.40 northeast of Kalgan, to indicate his "retirement".
The conference is resuming to- day-Reuter,
MESSAGE FROM NORTH.
Feng Agrees To Loose Reins of Power.
SHACHENG DECISION,
Peking, Aug. 6.
A peaceful settlement of the
Ping-hsun, dated August 8. Geral Charhar situation now seems de- Feng Yu-hsiang declares that he is immediately winding up his mili-finitely assured. * tary affairs in Charhar preparatory In a brief telegram despatched
to handling, over the military and political functions to the Govern- ment authorities,-Neuter.
NEGOTIATION PLANS.
from Kalgan this afternoon, General Feng Yu-hslang says that sincé Sung Cheh-yuan returned to Charhar yesterday he is handing over all military and political affairs to Sung, as from to-day.
Hsiung Ping, who accompanied General Sung Chen-Yuan Goes Sung to Shacheng yesterday, re- when To Shacheng.
turned this afternoon and interviewed by the Chinese press. confirmed the successful conclusion of the Shacheng conference.
Peking. Aug. 5. General Sung. Cheli-yuan necom- nanied by General Chiang Po-cheng. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's Peking representative, and General Teng Cheh-hsi, General Feng Yu-hsiang's delegate, departed by special train at 8 o'clock this
for Shacheng for a final effort to negotiate a peaceful settlement with General Yu-baiang.
mora ng
According to an official cum- munique. General Sung is empower- ed to arrange a personal meeting with General Feng and to negotiate on the basis of the four principles of General Chiang Wang and the three proposals of General Ilo Ying-ching.-Router.
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CONFERENCE BEGINS.
Government, Envoys Meet Feng's Delegates.
Peking, Aug. 6. -
He added that Sung proceeded at once to Kalgan to take over the Charhar provincial government, pending which transfer of authority Tung Ling-ke will remain in charge of the situation, in accortinace with one of the three proposals of Ho Ying-ching.-Router.
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LOAN TO AUSTRIA:
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London, Aug. 5. The French Treasury has announced that the French-por-- tion of the loan of 300,000,000 Schillings to Austria which was guaranteed by Great Britain, France, Italy.
„Belgium, and mounting to 300,000,000 francs or £3,550,000, will be issued next week,
It is expected that the London portlan of the loan, totalling £1,000,000 and guaranteed by the British Government, will be issuci shortly after.
Peking, Aug. G.
The Belgian Parliament pinssed' here this evening, declare that Belgian share of the loan at 25,
Foreign observers, interviewed
a Bill on August 2, approving the Feng Yu-hsiang's telegram repre000,000 Belgian francs.---British sents a definite settlement of the extremely complex problem in Charhar. The danger, of armed
nd- conflict through a Japanese
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vance or unremitting pressure of | NAZI GRAND, COUNCIL. Nanking troops from the south. has never been nimised and it Bome was feared that action of sort was bound to follow unleas
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TO ENSURE PEMANENCY OF PRESENT REGINE General Sung Cheh-yuan, accom-Feng modified his attitude. panied by General Chiang Po- To-day's settlement is the out-
Munich, Aug. 6. cheng, arrived in Shaucheng yester- come of weeks of tortuous nego- A scheme to institute a sort of
have day morning, and met the delegates tiations, which
convinced Nazi Grand Counell in order sent by General Feng Yu-hsiang. Feng at last of the Impossibility ensue the permuncucy of the pre- The Conference proceeded satis-of his walking the tight rope any sent regime was outlined by Herr fncorlly and it is reported that anfonger.
Hitler at a conference of Nazi agreement has already been rench- There is a general feeling now lenders at Obersalzburg to-day. ed, whereby General Feng' has ex-
that North China can look forward Addressing the conference, pressed his willingness to hand over to a period of peace, after the Hitler said that the Nazi hierarchy to the Central Government the
trials of the recent invasion and would now take the form of a affairs of Charbar.
the troubled aftermath.-Our Own Senate composed of the most trustworthy pariy leaders.Reuter
Under the agreement, it is respondent. ported, he will leave Charhar and
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