THE FAR EAST

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17942, 22 May 1920, Page 9

THE FAR EAST

ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

LONDON, May 20. The Morning Post's Tientsin correspondent says that Englishmen in tho Far East almost unanimously opnoso renewing the Anglo-Japanese Alliance in its present form, fearing that it would involve Britain discreditably in Japan's Eastern policy. They believe that the alliance prevents moro cordial Anglo-American 00-opexation in China, which is indispensable for the solving of China's difficulties. The Chinese press bitterly comments on tho possibility of the renewal of the alliance on existing terms.—A. and N.Z. Cable. CHINA'S FINANCES. A CRISIS FEARED. PEKING, May 20. A Governmental financial crisis is feared in China. Tho Premier, Chin, has left the capital. The military is demanding control of Cabinet. The monthly deficit of the nation is 7,000,000d01.—A. and N.Z. Cable. THE SHANTUNG QUESTION. CHINA DECLINES TO NEGOTIATE. PEKING, May 19. The Chinese Cabinet declined the request of the Japanese Minister to enter into direct negotiations with Japan regarding the Shantung settlement.—Router. DIET'S " STRIKE " BILL. AERONAUTIC DEVELOPMENT. TOKIO, May 19. A special session of JJie Diet has been, called for June 20. The programme includes a Bill making strikes illegal in connection with public utilities before submission of the dispute to a Government arbitration board. The educational authorities announce the opening in September of an aeronautic school, originally planned for 1923. Experienced foreign instructors have been engaged in the perfection of wireless telephony between warships tnd aeroplanes. It is announced that phones have been installed in all naval planes.

Financial disturbance is still in evidence. The Clearing House announces that the dishonoured bills in April were six times those of January, while in May they are worse.—A. and N.Z. Cable.