JAPAN & CHINA

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 10 May 1915, Page 4

JAPAN & CHINA

THE ULriHATUM PRESENTATION DELAYED. OWING TO BRITISH MEDIATION (Pbbsb - Association.—CbPMiOH*!) ' '. : . .", ■. i LONDON,..Stajj 8., ; The "Morning Post's" Shanghai jjprrespondent says Japan delayed i>re&ehtthe ultimatum owing to British}, mediation .' J>: ', .V*' ' Reuter reports that Japan ' has offjeiS ed to withdraw practically, all the" oe* mands to which.China still'objects."' Jj Reuter states that the demande. v China is still resisting are known as GrouJp's, They include, the questions of , advisers, arms, land ownership, iho£pW tals> and railway concessions iiriSduthern China;! arid also to Fukien. These have been the miia obstacle" to a Settlement throughout, x : Japan now offejfe'to™ withdraw Group 5 except the/.Puldeh demaSas,.i"eserviag them in future friendly; discussions. Reuter adds. ..^i^a t previously reached; TfukieK: >be>» fore the' deadlock ' "'y:. ' • , Japanese', nava^•

1 TOKIO, May'B. ~ The .fleet is active. Th.e..secon<i/.so.uadron has left,Sasebo for an .unkniOwnh destination.'* ', •!•'-■'■ '■ :," .'/*;' ' , •'-,!': ■■'',' ; ;

CHINA ACCEPTS DEMANDS OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

(Official.) . "• -'■ . ' .: (Rec. May 10, 8.50 a.m.) .»" /' . . , LONDON, May, 9. China has "accepted demands. ■'■■•'

' 'EVERYTHING SQUARE,AND • ABOVE-BOARD."

: Rec. 8.40 a.m.) SYDNEY, . This Day. Speaking at ftho ta/nnual dinner of the Granville Brotherhood, the Japanese Consul said he desktxl to remove a wrong impression created by inaccurate reports the crisis. The negotiations naturally confidential , : could not be published from the; houses tops; but ovorytblhg was l " ajaq above-board. It was -unjust,t<>i say "taafc Japan was adopting similar tactics 'to Servia. ,

"A-MOST REASSURING WELLINGTON, May..-&_ ' • A Wellington firm interested, xn Ear East commerce cabled to its Tokio on iEriday, inquiring A?helner y *fte outlook with "regard to China was.: stair ous enough to affect trade. - A-'r6Wy.wa| received: last, night., stating was ,nb possibility, of war, Wednesday matters had reassuring turn.v. l lu<v-:«*blev :a*aM£ '•Not: tho^sVglitest-anxjety need • be,l«lt» in' eomtnerfliaV ; eirclos' i ~r - - ;,' C^tVJl.