Al sorts of wild reports were current_yesterady regarding the con-between the Diplomatic representatives and. the Chinese delegation. It is quite safe to say that these should be garded as being wholly erroneous One particular rumour was that the foreign Delegates had agreed to accept the first five of the demands issued in the name of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce basis of negotiation. This Is quite incorrect. "The conference, announced in Monday China Daily News" would be. the ease, held day' afternoon at the Bureau 0 Foreign Affairs, when the discussion which ensued was no more than of the preliminary nature usual in such meetings. The conference met again yesterday afternoon, and it probable that they will issue a communique from time to time of the progress of their discussions. At the same time, it would be quite unreasonable to' expect that any disclosure will be made of points which may be agreed to as the conference progresses. It need hardly be aid that the situation generally is tra ordinarily delicate, and although there was certainly a beter feeling in Shanghai yesterday, n doubt due tot that the deadlock is now actually under discussion by people Properly empowered to find a sole ion, no one need expect that a general adjustment is going to be found in five minutes.
Tt may be of interest here to re-eat the names of the persons oon-cerned in the conference.
On the foreign side are:
Mr. 8. Tripier (Counsellor of the French Legation;)
Mr. G.G. M, Vereker (First Secretary of the British Legation.)
Mr. E. Gerry Greene (First Secretary of the American Legation Mr. Si first Secretary japanese Legation;)
Mr. J, Ullens de Schooten (First Secretary of the Belgian Legation;)
Mr. G. Seaduto Mendola. (First Secretary of the Italian Legation.)
On the Chinese side are:
Admiral Tsai Ting-kan (Director General of Customs:
Mr. Cheng Chien (Civil Governor of Kiangs Mr. Tsing Tsung-chien Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Vu Ya-ching (Huipan of the Shanghai Special Municipality; Mr. Hsu Yuan (Commissioner of Foreign Affaire.)
A reliable Ciyinese journal reports that Vu Ya-ching cabled his resignation from his post on the Chinese investigation. committee, explaining that he in his position as Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce is better qualified to act'as mediator than investigator,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.