Note to London on Negotiations, for an Arrangement One Killed; Policeman and Four Civilians Wounded Paris, July 4.
M. Briand has replied to the British Note regarding the French debt, suggesting that the French Government should submit a proposal provisionally regulating the debt to Great Britai toment explains she delay in resuming the Anglo-French negotiations, interrupted by the fall of M. Clementel, was due to M. Caillaux's other prosing ations.
wet that France is shortly sending 2 commission to Amerien to deal with che question of debts was announced by M. Briand in och welcoming a mission from sited States Ministry of Come merce. M. Briand scouted the idea to proceed to Peking immediately.
Lisbon, July 2. Senhor Antonio Bianchi, the new Portuguese Minister to' China, has been instructed that France was a sort of disturber of the peace and a warmonger, He said th had not ich was suer-
London, July 4, ench reply to the British fe with regard to the funding of the French War Debt has been received in Londo The Note promises sympathetic considerat Rerlies have not yet been receiv= Jed from the other five nations to which a circular note was sent.
is possible that discussions tween the Britich and French Trea uries is not likely to take place—Reuter A serious shooting affair occurred in the French Concession Thursday evening resulting in the killing of tone armed robur and the wounding of an Annamite policeman. Three other Chinese passers were wound-das was also the case with a detective weond and a Ruse sian who joined in the affray.
At about 8:15 it appears six me two of them were armed with volvers, entered a house where they stole considerable sum of money and other effects. While they wore trying to leave, the alarm was given and police whistles were sounded bringing to the scene a number of Annamite police. The robbers open= ced fire and one Annamily was seriously wounded with one bullet in the abdomen and another in the back. Other police thei fired and eno of the roblurs was shot and died while being taken to hospital. An examination of his body later revealed that he was in possession of a fully loaded revolver and part of the' Luoty taken from the rebbee The other robbers continued firing and wounded three purser by and a Chinese detective, "A Rui sian, heaving the police whistles, also joined the police and attempted to rive chase to on: of the robbers. He received a wound in the right shoulder. The other five robbers made good their escape,
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