CHINA’S AUTONOMY

Hokitika Guardian, 18 February 1930, Page 2

CHINA’S AUTONOMY

JAPAN’S EMIGRANTS

[United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.]

SHANGHAI, February 14

Wang, Chinese Foreign Minister states that the Respective foreign Governments have approved of a provisional Court agreement, which will he formally signed on February 17. The agreement has also been reached between the Government and the British Minister regarding the >etorcession of Weihniwai. The draft has already been initialled. This is the step towards the return of all the leased -territories held by foreign powers in China. It is also the first definite move towards the recovery of the international setih ment at Shanghai.

Preparations are now afoot loi •spring hostilities among China warring factories. As a result, th< Government is now busy commandeer ing all the' available tonnage for 4 transport, of soldiers northward to mee the latest threat, coming from Yenhsi slian. the Shansi war lord, who "a hitherto been neutral hut now despairs of the Government’s ability to un ify the country. '' ’ VANCOUVER, February T.

A message from Toronto says: The Hon. I. M. Tokugnwa, Japanes? Mb ister for Canada, in the course of a’ interview there .stated that Japan i no desire to intrude in the countries where Jier people were not welcome in such la way as not to . hurt the sense of dignity and honour of another country, that other country has nothing to say. We ave sending numbers of our people to other countries so long as they are welcome there. There is no point in our people going where they are not welcome. The law of some countries have closed those countries to them, hut there are some ,countries, such as -Brazil, 'where 'they are. wanted*" Some ..day the emigration and immigration . questions wii' have a more international aspect. 1 am not predicting the exact nature of the developments.”;'‘ ' "