POLAND GIVES IN

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 July 1920, Page 5

POLAND GIVES IN

AND SUES FOR PEAGE

JAPS AND EOLSHEVIKS

A BUFFER STATE

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

(Received this day at 9.10 a.m.) WARSAW, July k 3.

. The Polish Note to Russia says that Poland has been informed that tl i e Soviet Government stated that it would Avillingly accept a peace proposition direct from Poland, '.the latter, wishing to stop all bloodshed, as soon i.s jossible, proposes an immediate armistice and the opening of peace negotiations.

The Morning Pest correspondent says that the full text of all the Notes have been published in Warsaw where the situation is such that the National Council of Defence cannot longer avoid* taking the public into their confidence. It is evidently one way of being prepared to prevent f,li« over violent faction from attempting to take control of affairs if somewhat inglorious peace terms are accepted. TOKIO, July 22. The armistice agreement between Japan and the far eastern Russian Government and Siberia states that it is hoped that the establishment of a buffer State under the United Governmen's will be democratic, but not communistic. Japan agreed to withdraw from the buffer State and the Russian Bolshevist armies will be barred. The Minister of Finance, Takashashi, announced that a loan of one hundred million yen for the Smth. Manchur'ian ra'lroad would be floated in the United States in the near future. Takashashi, answering questions concerning Jones' shipping law, said it would doubtless affect Japanese interests but Japan was preparing to take the wisest steps to meet the situation

CORRUPTION CHARGES

AGAINST JAPANESE MINISTERS.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

Received this day at 9.30 a.m TOKIO, July 23.

Renewed charges of official corruption involving' the Ministers Teakahash, Yamamoto, and Nakahashe, are resented in the Diet, which is demanding* a complete investigation, lest the consequences become serious. The ciifU'O'ps a*re accompanied by a commercial agencies' report showing' the shares held in the names of sons and wives of Ministers at the end of 1919 compared with the same shares in May, 1920. showing that the shares were sold prior to the recent slump.