Gen. Sung Cheh-yuan Denies Recent Reports Peiping, Oct. 5.
There was no foundation whatever for the recent reports that he had been negotiating with Lieut-Gen, Tashiro, the commander-in-chief the Japanese garrison in North China, on political matters, declared Gen. Sung Cheh-yuan, chairman of the "Hopel and "Chathar Politteal Council, who returned from Tientsin yesterday, in an interview with the Chinese press this morning.
This denial obviously refers to the widespread rumours a few days ago that General Tashiro had. presented him with a series of stiff demands, General Sung admitted, however, that he had had conversations on the subject of through air trame between North China and Monchurla, but did not indicate the present position of the negotiations, Referring to Sino-Japanese economic ce-operation, he said he would only strive for a realization of this as long as it was based on the principle of reciprocity and mutual Ca-operation Talks Peiping, Oct, 6, Further details on the discussions In Tientsin between Gen. Sung Britons in Hankow Not in Danger Nanking, Oct, 6.
Router was informed by" the British Embassy here to-day that there is no truth In the reports circulated during the past few days to the effect that arrangements have been made by the British authorities "to evacuate British women and children from Hankow and other Yangtze ports, The Embassy spokesman pointed ut that no action whatever of this kind had been taken, there being no reason to apprehend anger 10 British subjects Reuter.
London, Oct. 6.
An oficial denial was published. to-day to the report that British naval authorities in China are contemplating the evacuation of foreign women and children from Yangtze River ports—Havas,
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