CHINESE CONFUSION

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10513, 7 April 1927, Page 5

CHINESE CONFUSION

JAPANESE ALARMED LIVES AND PROPERTY. Electric Tele graph—rress Association TOKIO, April 5. The Japanese Government has decided on a policy of withdrawing all Japanese residents from the interior of China pending settlements, and are not depending on chaotic China for the protection of Japanese nationals, nor are holding a non-ex-istent Chinese Government responsible for its actions. Cabinet has decided this is the best method of rendering assistance to a neighbour, pending the final and definite negotiations of new treaties, or an establishment of able to take control of cencentrations. Japanese residents in China and at Hankow have alreadybee n ordered to leave the country, and will be taken aboard in Government ships. Japanese warships remain in all ports in China guarding Japanese property. BRITISH LABOUR’S REQUEST. LONDON, April 5. The Labour National Joint Committee at a meeting held in the House of Commons, passed a resolution appealing to the Government that in view of the contradictory reports from Nanking it should refrain from presenting the Chinese authorities with anything in the nature of an ultimatum baser! on expert statements, the rejection of which would lead to a state warfare. It demands that the Government shall immediately open negotiations and in the event of disagreement submit outstanding points to an arbitration tribunal under the aegis of the League of Nations, undertaking not to make claims with such tribunal’s decision.