Frankfurt on Main, Jan. 16.
Symptoms of a possible modification of the Chinese Government's attitude in the Sino-Japanese conflict are reported by the Hankow correspondent of the "Frankfurter Zeitung" who states that during the past few days the impression has been growing that important decisions are impending on which the restitution of peace or the continuation of war may depend.
According to the correspondent, a change of policy is observable in the Chinese press which appears to have abandoned all hope of possible intervention by the Anglo-Saxon powers or Soviet Russia in China's favour, and it is believed that this change is attributable to the influence of the Chinese Government.
The correspondent goes on to say that the Chinese Government had hitherto observed an expectant and dilatory attitude regarding the possibility of reaching an agreement with Japan, but it would now seem that the Chinese Government wishes to avoid taking any action likely definitely to exclude such a possibility.—Trans-Ocean.
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