Tokyo, Apr. 80.
After a conference this after noon of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs, for War and of the Navy had reported to the Throne, it was, decided tg treat the truce agreement at Shang. hai and the Hongkew bombing as two entirely separate and unrelated: matters, Japan will make no change in her attitude towards the truce agreement negotiations but will endeavour to accelerate the conclusion of the agreement Reater, of 19, of a resolution regarding the time limit issue and that they were table to name a date for the peace Parley resumption until after some definite measures had been adopted by the League Committee, There have been persistent reports during" the past several days that armistice agreement, would Signed in Shanghai ina day or two. Questioned "in this regard. by the '"North-China" Sunday" News," the main force Fegarding the pi these reports were jour any cussions over the SI brigade, after foundation as they were aul wait. they were informed that negotia Jdetraining at Imienpo, came into Ing for a decision of the League's lions were being resumed by. the Contact with the insurgents on Wed-[Special Committee in regard to the Chinese and Jo at Shanghai needay and that there was heavy Interpretation of an. important fand that an agreement fighting the whole of Wednesday) fause in the Shanghai truce agret-'Ached on the point which had led to night.
"The anti-Manchukuo troops were ment. the suspension of the negotiations.
Following this communication, the ated to "be 6,000 strong and Tt was pointed out by the Chinese Committee. proceeded. to draft' the! it fs reported that they were equip-officials, however, "that they were resolution which it will, submit to ped with gas apparatus and en-ready io re-open the. negotiations the full Assembly at 10.30 a.m. on eyed a number of tanks. "Finally, withthe Japanese and that, as noon however, after a stubborn resistance the draft revolution is" adopted Saturday, it is learned that the Shanghai they were driven back. by the League's Committee of Nine-compromise will. be embodied in the is stated that they left 200 dead {een, they would make arrangements on the field and had to abandon two {or the immediate resumption of desolation which it is confidently expected will be passed unanimously guns and considerable quantities of tmlatice conference "Which bythe Assembly with the exception war supplies.
Suspended several weeks ago. of Japan who" will abstain from The Japanese forces captured armoured train during the engage Call on H, M. Minister understood that while Japan ment. They, occupied Hailin Mr. Quo Tai-chi, China's chief de. agreed tothe formula: proposed legate to the armistice confer en: Sie "Miles Lampson, the British jealled on Sir Miles Lampson,
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