Outstanding Questions to be Taken Up Soon Willing to Lay Diffewtities Beforg the League Nanking, July 17.
In an interview to-day Mr. Joon-vin T, Chuang, Director-General of Telegraphs and Telephones, stated that the National Government had officially notified the Japanese Government of its intention to begin negotiations regarding outstanding ino-Japanese cable questions.
The Ministry of Communica tions" Mr. Chuang continued "has received no reply from the Japanese Government. It is expected that when Mr. Shigemitsu, Japanese Ghargé d'Affaires, comes to the Capital, the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs will take up this matter tative.
Jointly with the Japanese represen-
"Four cable and one land telegraph agreements will be discussed in the coming negotiations. They are:—
1—the cable connecting Fukien with Formosa 2—the -eable between Shanghai and Nagasaki 3—the cable from Tsingtao to Sasebo 4.—the cable between Chefoo and Dairen, 5.—the South Manchuria Railway telegraph-lines.
Little difficulty will be met in the settlement of the issue regarding the lines between Shanghai and Nagasaki and between Fukien and Formosa.
Before the Chinese Government formally took over Tsingtao, the Chinese Government officially notified the Japanese Government that the latter Government might have control temporarily over the line between Tsingtao and the Sasebo naval base. With the taking over of Tsingtao by the Chinese Government, this cable will be automat cally' handed back to the Chinese Government.
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