The Archive · 1932

Japanese Destroyers to Be Recalled

Tokyo, May 7.

Orders were issued to-day for the withdrawal of the seaplane-carrier Notoro and four de-Stroyers from Shanghai—Reuter, Be Pee Soe the City Government of Greater Shanghai, Gen, Wen Ying-shing, Public Safety Commissioner, Mr.

Kwok, secretary of the Ministry Foreign Affairs, and Messrs. Han Teh-ching and Chu Shih-pei who! were nominated by the Kiangsu Provincial Government. The com mittee is under the direct control of the National Government, it being charged with the task of taking over the control of not only Chapel are but also other districts to be eva-enated by the Japanese, including Paoshan, Kiating, Woosting, etc.

According to the plans of the com mittee, a special constabulary force composed of picked policemen of Peking, the first detachment of about 500 of which is due here in a day or two, will be the first to take over the control of the areas to be evacuated by the Japanese forces. After taking over the control from the 'Japanese, the police force will hand over the' administration of these places to the civil Chinese authorities. "It was learned that more than 1,000 policemen from Peking will come to the south for this purpose, all of whom have undergone a long period of training.

Minister's Departare Soe ea ere Rf, Scott, Sit. Miles Lampson, Accompanied by his secretary Mr.

British Miniter to" China, whose tiforte in promoting Sino-Japanese peace resulted in the successful con-Elation of the armistice agreement fu "Thutsday, Jolt for: Nanking by aeroplane yesterday, From Nanking, Sir Miles will proceed to Peking by train, 'Sir Miles' peace labours have won him universal praise, Sir John Simon, the Foreign Minister, refer ring eugolistically in the House of Commons to his untiring efforts, in conjunction with the representatives of France, Italy and the Us States, in contributing to bring about the peace agreement. "The

acy, as represented by Sir Miles imes" declared that British diplo-Lampson, was accorded a share of the credit in arranging the agreement.

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