Tokyo, Apr. 4.
Diplomatic relations between Nanking and Manchuria will be formally severed shortly, when the Manchurian Foreign Minister addresses his. first official communication to the Government of China.
The above information is contained in a semi-oficial despatch received here to-day from Mukden, stating that the new. administration of Manchuria, in its Note to Nanking, will refuse permission to Di Wellington Keo. the Chinese assessor, to enter Manchuria.
The communication will dress China ar a foreign cou try, using such words as "your country" and "our country." Tt will officially declare the severance of relations both in name and substances.—Reuter is on the definite fixing of 'Positions, and the definite fixing of the localities for their troops to stay, considered by Chinese as entirely'. new and. unexpected, further made the prospects of an early settlement of these two questions remote.
The time limit and the Chines positions were discussed by the del Rates of the main conference, whi the fixing of the localities was take up by the military sub-committee. Asa result "of the developments, brought about by the new Japanese reposals, the main conference was. adjourned until Thursday morning, and the sub-committee until Wed: nesday afternoon, allowing time for the delegates to ask for further: instructions from their governments.
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