Suflicient for Crisp and Anglo French March Coupons Shanghai Mar, 18.
The. following statement from ejected.
The final result of the nego tions war as fellows:—Japan would withdraw her troops from Shantung unconditionally; a Sino-Japanese Joint commission would be organized to investigate the matter concerning was responsible for the that concerning compensatioa—compensation should ne Liu Chen-nien Still Refusing to Derogatory to the National Gov-
Join Chang Chung-chang ernment Chinese Journalists Let Loose to Chefoo, Mar. 18.
London, Mar. 18.
There have been no further velopments in the local situation.
General Liu Chen-nien command of the garrison in the Chefoo district, is still holding his positions to the west and is maintaining very strict martial law.
Chang Chung-chang, the former Tuchun of Shantuag, has made several attempts to persuade General Liu to join him, but so far he has not met with any success.
'According to foreign reports from 'Tengehowfu, on the north coast of Shantung, about 45 "miles north-wrest of Chefoo, the si that vicinity is' becoming worse every day, particularly among the ages to the west and south-west of Tahsienting, where the people ace Yefusing to pay further levies to the military authorities and are Joining the "Red Spears" and other Similar bands. Besides this, they have raised the standard of revolt against the soldiers. This has resulted in very. terrible reprisals on the part of the soldiers, who are ig, murdering and committ Aarsaults upon the coustryfolk.
Refugees continue to pour into! Tengchowfn. The steamers leaving. there are filled to overflowing with refugees bound for Dairea and Tientsin and a great number of) persons have not been able to secu: accommodation. Those who are unable to leave their villages sleep on the hillsides and return to their homes in the dastime, fully prepared, however, to retreat to the ils upon receiving alarm of an' attack by soldiers or bandit In the House of Commons' to-day) Colonel Walter de Frece, Conservative member for Blackpool asked: Would Sir Austen Chamber-
Jain suggest to the ther Powers concerned the desirability of ising the embargo on the importation of arms into Chi fon the ground that the embargo is beth derogatory to the new National Government of China and restricted employment England?
The Foreien Secretary replied that the question of terminating the China Arms Embargo Agreement of 1919 wai at present being considered.
Replying to a further question from'
Walter de Frece, the Rt. Hon, W. C. Bridgeman, first Lord of the Admi ty, said that no formal request on behalf of the Chinese Government for the loan of Britis naval officers to help in the reconstruction of the Chinese Navy hail deen submitted, but informal inquiries had been received.
He stated that the Government hal replied that fas long as the China Arms Embargo Agreement was enforced the Government could not give such tance, but would be very pleased to sive it as soon as the restrictions had been removed.—Reuter,
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