CHINESE TURMOIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 July 1925, Page 3

CHINESE TURMOIL.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association

FRLNCiI MINISTER. DESIGNS. (Received this day at S a.m.) PEKIN, July 18,

The I'Ycneh Minister has re,sinned from the Commission appointed by the Powers to negotiate regarding the Shanghai itllair. The French Legation issued, an ex-

planation that a divergence on interpretation has arisen between the diplomatic body and the Shanghai Municipal Council as to the powers of the Council and in what relation it stands to the Legations at. Pekin. The Legations hold to the opinion that tile powers of the Council are purely of a

administrative nature and power in the international settlement rests with the interested Covernment. whose representatives at Shanghai are the Consuls .-abject to the authority of the Legale.ms. while the Municipal Coun.-il holds that it is only responsible to the

ratepayers. The French Minister considers that pending a settlement of this controversy it is useless to start negotiations.

Canton reports that inllamm.'.ory posters are displayed depicting liidli.it soldiers killing the Chinese, with weeping women and children watching the massacre. There are also many official pictures of the dead, including .worn-n an' children. The city is quiet, but tlmre is reason to believe that further trouble is brewing.

IJIUTAIN ISOI.ATLI) IN LAST. A JAPANESE VFUSIOV. TOKIO. July ILL Tlie newspaper 'Niehiniehi. reviewing Britain’* recent Far-Flastern policy, considers she mad.- a mistake in throwing away Japan ami picking up America. Instead, it considered that America's attempt to forestall IJritain by proposing to call a Chinn Conference reflects her China policy and her disregard of Britain in the matter of China. The newspaper view shows that Britain lias Inst America, and as the Anglo-,Tafianese Alliance has terminated Britain is now isolated in the Far Last. Britain can partly re-establish her former relations with Japan, but the situation is fo delicate and serious for Britain, as well as for Japan, that she will he unable to decide upon the Lest action until Britain's intention is ascertained The newspapers. ".lapai” and “Yomilipi". consider the calling of the China conference is u-oless at present as China is not yet in a position to bonelit.. They are of liio opinion the Shanghai question must first be settled and deplore the latest action of the diplomats in withdrawing from the Shanghai Conference as revealing a lack- of unity.

JAI'AN V-Nf> BRITAIN. TDK ft). July Id

Tlie [Oili-h AmUas-.olor is , i e-.l ite, 1 by the press with having proposed a working agreement with Japan by which tlie two co-operate in protecting IJnitish interests in South I'nited China and .Japanese interests in Manchuria. II is reported Shidehara lias agreed |e the principle, hut is not committed to the details, pending information how Washington would view such arrangements. Special information was refused. Shidehara explaining the Chinese quest inn was of the greatest importance.