The Archive · 1933

Nanking, Dee. 27

'The Executive Yuan has instructed the Foreign Office to comply with the demands filed on November 12 Nelson T. Johnson, the'

Minister, in connection! with the murder of Mr. Henry Ekvall by members of the Shensi can demands, including a formal payment of a G.$25,000 the punishment of thorities all have been conceded by the Nanking Government—United Press.

Dee, 30.

The ug Forvign Office today offally Wienied "report citculated from Nanking to the effect {hat the Executive oan had in ducted the Foreign Ofice to. make ology tothe United. States Minister: Mr. Nelson 7. Johnson, for the marder of the Ekvall party in Shenst tart summer.

'The party consisted of Mr. Ekvall ¢Amerlean). Mr Tornvall (a Swede) ind' Jepeness and Chinese. The Perpetrators have since been caught "executed. another invading Chinese territory from ibet is untrue. He adds that the Dalai Lama's representative, Mr. Wang [Cheng-kang, has already arrived in Nanking and is conferring with the Panchan Lama, urging the latter to return to Tibet.

Commenting on the Ekvall case, spokesman of the Chinese Govern: ment stated this evening that the ease had been already" satisfactorily settled at Sienfu, the Shensi capital, Eetween representatives of the United States. Legation and the Chinese authorities, He said that the only point remaining concerns the compensation to be paid, which is expected settled shortly' at Nanking Reuter.

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