Retrocession Delayed by Death of Marshal Muto Peking, Aug. 19.
Mr. Lia Shih-shen, a member of the Luantung retrocession comm! be [sion who went to Shanhaikuan in an endeavour to arrange to overtake Walled City from the returned this morning without accomplishing his mission.
Mr. Liu ascribed the Japanese failure to hand over the city to the fact that since Field-Marshal Muto idied there has been no responsible person at Changehun to make decision, as General Hishikari, the Inamely appointed Manchoukuo'Ambassador to. Manchoukuo and commander of the Wuantung Army, has Met yet arrived.
Mr. Liu also said that the Japan-jose wish to establish a, telegraph ofice at Shanhaikuan and to maintain it there even after retrocession lof the city—Reuter.
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