Geneva, Apr, 22, Col, Henry L. Stimson, the United States Secretary of State, and Hymans (Belgium), chairman of the Gommittee of 19 appointed by. the Assembly of the League of Nations, had a conference to-day on the Sin Japanese deadlock, conversation between Colonel Stimson and M, Hymans lasted over an hour, the American Secretary of State secking the fullest information concerning the feeling of the Com mittee of 19. The two statesmen giscusted all bearings on the situa-
There is yeason to believe thab [Colonel Stimson intimated the cons ditions in which the United States rou' be able 20 acord the uimoet Tangue—Heuter, <7 Oven by the [regard the situation on the Japanese Sentries Attacked section of the Chinese S: lway seriously, as is indicated by th teh to-day of the Murai issued by the headquarters of the The following communique was
ide, which forms a part of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces an This brigade is sent [Shanghai yesterday afternoon: on a punitive, expedition "against "In view, of the frequent. move~ lawless clements along the eastern section of the yy." Reports, ments, of Chinese troops recently the vicinity of the Japanese out Jcontinue to arrive of successes. by posts, lending to attacks on Japan the anti-Manchurkuo troops Jose sentries at various places, scout this railway—Reuter. ting parties are being sent" round Jalong the front lines now. While Manchukuo and Germany Jon scouting duties at noon yester" Berlin, Apr. 20.
Jday, one of the Japanese detachments numbering 36 was suddenly That Germany hag no intention attacked "by about 60 Chinese of recognising the State of Mat choukuo was made clear here to-day soldiers at a point approximately 4 kilometres east of Taitsang.
authoritative "quarters in con "The Japanese, in self-defence, nection with a report from Mukden That the impending resumption. of were forced to respond to, the Chi-Wireless communications between nese fires, and with the aid of one JBtukden andthe German Nauen Jother scouting party succeeded in Station implied the defacto reeogailativing out the Chinese troops from tion of the new Manchurian Govern-the Japanese garrison zone, The ment, japanese scouting parties did nob Tt was stated that there was no is the line designated in the basis for such an interpretation of Japanese Commander's statement of what was a purely business arrange-February 18, nent between two radio companies, "Two of the Japanese soldiers, which connection it was pointed Ihowever, have been. mis ut that a similar arrangement was their whereabouts could not. concluded, or was about to be con-certained spite of a vigorous eluded, between the Mukden Radio inion.
Administration and the American Radio Corporation.
Cuinese tenants in the Hongkew Germany, it was emphatically de-District are understood to have lod tore, had not the slightest inten-ged a petition with the Bureau of lion of departing in this question Social Affairs for Greater Shanghai from the attitude "of the other requesting that, in view of the powers, of which no-one had og yet losses they suffered as a result of expressed, willingness to accord the recent hostilities, their rent for cognition to the new state—Trans-remitted, a the past three months should -be Ocean Kuo Min,
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