ABRUPT HALT

Northern Advocate, 10 July 1925, Page 5

ABRUPT HALT

CHINESE NEGOTIATIONS BOTH SIDES OBDURATE. POURPARLERS PRECEDENCE.. (Received 10.45 a.m.) PEEIN, July 9. The situation continues at a deadlock. It appears that the Chinese Government desires that the negotiations regarding the last eight of the 13 demands as well as revision of so-called mjeq.ual treaties be takei simultaneously "with the first five 1 demands. is . understood that the Powers insist that the live demands : arising direetly from the Shanghai incident shAlI be: discussed first. i Meanwhile agitators continue to ' urge negotiations with Britain alone. The crew 1 of 400 belonging to the Empress of, ,Russia went ashore' ?,t Kobe without, leave. The agents are negotiating .! for.. a. Japanese crew to replace the Chinese.—Reuter.

BRISBANE REQUISITION.

EXCHANGE CLEARLY DEFINED.

(Received 9 a.m.) ' MELBOURNE, Thi3 Day. In the House, of Representatives the Federal Prime Minister, Mr Bruce, replying to a question regarding the warship Brisbane .in Chinese waters, said that in communication with the British Government the principle of exchange as it affected the Brisbane, was clearly defined. He reiterated that the exchange cruiser was under the command of the Admiral in charge of the station to which the cruiser was attached. The Admiral had auI thority to use the exchange cruiser'in I the same way as he would use the | ves.sels belonging to his own squad- | ron. That; authority extended to the j neces3ity for safeguarding the lives, and property of .British subjects. If ap,y further action were contemplated the Admiral had- to obtain authority from the British pr the Australian Govern • ment as' the I case niay be. The Ministry had not taken- steps to recall the Brisbane.—A'. ' and N.Z.