The following official statenmt the breaking off of the conference seen from the Chinese cide is received:-
"The Chinese Delegation in cooperating with the Diplomatic Com. mission to find a permanent ba:
settlement for the recent tragic ceeurrences, believed that the object. could only be achieved by solving certain questions which had been sources of misunderstanding between Chinese and foreign communities in Shanghai. Therefore the suggestions fepmulated by the Delegation include, among others, some Points of fundamental issue i.e. the rendition of the Mixed Court.
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