BRITAIN'S OFFER REJECTED.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18916, 3 February 1927, Page 9

BRITAIN'S OFFER REJECTED.

fORTH AND SOUTH MAY UNITE. / j threatening outlook. 4 OBtB-rßtsß ABBOCUt?OH-r-C6VI»IGHT.) flfrff ADD X.I. f*BWS ASSOCIATION.) (|««ived February 2nd, 7.6.5 p.m.) PEKING, February 1. Mr Ettfepe Chen baa broken off noyittioni. r«fu»i"S t0 «'fi" an agl ' ec " JS *hm British arnica forces aio otscWrfttiiiff on Shunfthoi. Jrifcin's action i« sending _ large ■§val sud military forces to China is Momotinz a union of North and ti°ut|i - Efgftinat foreign agression, donate thereceni maguammous British offering the return of foreign SKiok Customs autonomy, and toiMion of treaties. H waa originally belted that tho proposals might ontico 1m support of the Peking Goverp«Wt, but #n opposite reaction is to 1» obimw. » w« l •&«*» b .v th °. «McHof ChHOkHwcWmng, a son ot *M«h|l Own Tso-lm, the MwchurUn w?r lord, who said: If %ft*wtn Mjprtwion » Chin* coutinucs, ertrv ChiMte, whetiw» northerner 6r & MAwnwr, will riw together to dom the «wntw. The is a trM? «il should dwafce, forgot civil conflict, and wmbin« to fight the forsigntr, If tho BfltUb attempt force, 1 am suro everv Chineso will rito in support of his country. It mnv be that this it a chance to bring the civil war permanently to an end, and unite the country Tht Uritish are sending a big sqosdrw to China's inland wittni, mwlwr to tftlnk that by Ikpldins our throat* tn»y will prevent iu from bruiting. If there is any tnoro i/Utmpntnt, ,*9 ./jf'tlf ash. the North - and tat Uotitli to .join* and use their ytlft..energy 1n the face of the IKEfpWelf is. regarded as significant io Gkfetse circles, in'view of Chang's : teflJinawn hatred of the Cantonese. AdAitfona) sign ificance is attached to w« lOMth Gv reason of the l-cccnt StSt<]&tl}tS, illutd by Dr. Wellington Kj#» *WH«Ig Britain to withdraw the ; fwei> <m tho way to China. . „*OWW rtfidsnts in the environs of have been officially ordered mfaf i Mwf of. the sottleIliSwti ftSthti; midents are unable t» ilwWlttaßfl Britain's behaviour in reAlt treaty rights and simul||PMoiitly dUptttchlng a large force to ll|fw latsU leoal development is that HkfptyMV. authorities no Shanghai gitlity protested ssainsfc til* erection of Hfft# aworamodate British forces in dually controlled by the and, the Chinese authori*.y now presents » is felt in financial at tho dismissal of BKflpnl Aglen., Stockholders in |»wi wans amounting to hundreds hilars are alarmed, deiMfelvwlWt'i assurances that all tops and indemnities will not i,9fIWWJ. The Customs are the sole ffifWßm for the reoayment of loans, MtjAlstal of Sir Francis Aglon M a preliminary to the tW Customs. ■CONFIRMATION IN LONDON. g%NCIS AGLEN'S DISMISSAL LftMWNI February 2nd, 8.30 p.m.) 1 LONDON, February 2. dfcles dfcles are unable to confirm from Hankow that Mr WPiwS r has broken off negotiaW O'Malley, on the ground _y**ttent is possible while are concentrating at. the Foreign. Office at S'FiP#* nefOtiatioas are proceedffij giffi.M neys of any sort has yet fflr'WP »ving i anjr hint of rupi Btt«. 1 Y«MpfQnneq circles believe I l ■ r ®P°rfc is correct, the W'Lhf only temporary. Mr !jjCgUJ*iikely to persist so far ns aryOiljl final breakdown, especiof the large measure of * on frolu many countries by j[ jgr J:<*nciliatory policy. wtfr l^ 0 ®' r F ra "cis Allien Government is officially ||S U ; it is explained that Sir difficulties in the coli?r^^es without the conTreaty Powers. So far, an d Belgium have forto the surtaxes, is withheld in the abassume the accuracy yOW Hankow that negoemphasises tiie necessity i frotn attaching unduo '"cidents in China at 0 statei ch»° s "Tho Times." ''that tho HHHHKjUMtic policy adapted to |™B®ERwiod nf transition. Events MMifSe tnt becoming as vitally .affairs in Europe have Fisnres prepared in the economic centre BMifflmiti i (rradually from the Atlantic to KnßiuHßfe Wd China cannot fail to in these new develop* esncludes: "Tho quev HHHKw faced whether we are ■HnHflfti? I j^^i on ft f China whose Britain hns gone the . trickery of