LIH, M. Minister and Mr. Quo for Nanking: Nature of League's Resolution When the local peace conference situation, returned to. Shanghai at for the cessation of hostilities and 2 pin, yesterday. the withdrawal of the Japan troops is resumed, pending Japan's Geneva, Impasse Continues agreement to participate, the draft Geneva, Apr, 21. resolution passed by the Commis.
The deadlock between Japan snd sion of Nineteen of the League of the rest of the Lengue, Counell per-'Nations will form the basis of dis-fists, it was announced to-day. Mx. cussions.
Nagaoka, Japanese delegate, has instructions from Tokyo Which con-The resolution, designed to be a firm Japan's opposition to the draft substitute for the time-limit prolem Which has caused deadlock egolition of the League Committee, in the negotiations, not yet sect the ubatitetion of a foremla Japanese deavouring been divulged in' detail, though less hurtful to Japanese digatt copies of it have been distributed Which, at the same time, will aval among the interested Powers. Acfor the Japanese Government a de-cording to reliable information re-Hicate constitutional diftculty, ceived here last night, no date for the final withdrawal and no such League's empowering the Shang! he main stumbling blocks the condition as the "return of situa-Afixed Commission £0" decide, with tion to normal" are embodied in the without Japan's coneuirence, resolution, When. the time will be opportune While China has accepted the above resolution, Japan is, accord-troops. for the withdrawal of Japanese
an_ ancient tradition, the to. reports, dissatisfied at it.
Japanese Government is not compet-Until she concedes, to 6 fent to order oF assent to a major solution of the time-limit problem, military" strategy like evacuation, the date of the resumption of the That prerogative devolves around local peace conference is uncertain, placed
H. M, Minister Leaves tion in the event of the mixed Com posi
Tnission deciding gains the. opin-Taking advantage of the recess, ion of the Emperor's representa Sir Miles Lampecn, accompanied ives, that Japanese troops must by Mr. Eric Teichman and Mr. R. H. given time, Scott, is on his way to Nanking to-one of the vital ouch with" the parts jof the resolution and was Nenting "devopmens: inldentaly, framed with great deliberation the Sin quo Taichi, political vice: prospects of Smooth exit from the deadlock ave far from hopeful.—Minister of Foreign Affairs, is Reuter, travelling on the same boat, 'Mr. Quo, who visited Nanking Committee's Competence recently, is to be appointed the Tokyo, Apr, 22. 'Minister to Great Britain, accord-While it is an_ open' secret that ing to a reliable Nanking telegram.
Japan is determined to withdraw The report proved a surprise to the from the League of Nations rather feat Ghinese commanity. A. group than agree to the application of of representatives of public bodies Article 15 or the League Covenant Manchurian affairs, it is reliably visited his office yesterday for an stated to-day that there is a grow-explanation of this change, as ing advocacy in Japan to force the Gio negotiations with the Japan fgsue over the, question of the Ske have been regarded as satisfac: Shanghai" Armistice" Negotiations tory. being handled by the Committee of Quo declared "that "despite" this his reply to the delegates, Mr.
Japan has never recognised "the Shingo, be is to stay in Shanghai Committee's competence to deal with toterey on the negotiations, Unies this situation, and she is convinced, 1 dgat agreement in the focal pone moreover, that the Committes's inis reached, he said he tervention merely sexyes to postpone hina for his new reaching any settlement.—Reuter, Mx, Nelson T. Johnson, who has consulted with the Government off cials in Nanking over the present Nishi with the headquarters of the eighth division has arrived at Chin-show while a part of General Tamon's second "division passed through Mukden this morning on its way to. Linoyang.
According to "Asahi", the Korean brigades in Manchuria are returning to Korea on April 26 but itis believ-Jed this refers to the headquarters of the 20th division and the 20th brigade is remaining Temporarily.
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