to Hankow New peace terms have been presented to the Chinese by the Japanese Government, according 1o Chinese report received here yesterday.
Among some special privileges asked by Japan for the cessation of hostilities, Ching is first required to join the Anti-Comintern Pact to which both Germany and Italy are signatories.
The new peace terms are reported to be; 1. China's adherence to the Anti-
Comintern Pact; t 2. Economic ce-operation with Japan, and China's agreement to, give preference to Japanese in the employment of technical experts and advisers in financial, economic and special engineering matters; 3. Withdrawal of Japanese troops, with the exception of those in Tientsin, Peiping, Charhar and Suiyuan, to be effected after China's adherence to the Anti-Comintern Pact; and 4. Chinese mayors for Shanghai, Tsingtao, Peiping and Tientsin are to be nominated by Japan.
While confirmation is still lacking in Shanghai, the four-point peace demand is said to have been presented to Mr. Hsü Shih-ying, Chinese Ambassador to Tokyo, who is returning to China.
The Tokyo Foreign Offte has handed the terms to Mr, Hsu, who is travelling in the s, Empress of Asia from Japan. Although the vessel will call at Shanghai, Mr. Hsu is not expected to land here but instead will proceed directly to Hongkong. From the Colony, he will travel in an beroplane to Hankow.
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