Rome, July 20
Original piaas provided for the placement of the Peace Preservation Cory units unde Italian newspaper correspondents. withdrawn from London by Sig.
Mussolini for the Coronation, are re turning to resume their services on August 1. This is regarded as indicating continued improvement in relations between Italy and Britain.—Reuter, Cen, Shih Vu-san. hi n view of th similarity in uniter: between the two forces, this was aban ioned. The evacuated zone will now be entirely devoid of Chinese forces.
The completion of the withdrawal should avert he outbreak of new hostilities between Japanese and Chinese troops because the creation of this demilitarized zone.—Domei.
Tokyo, July 21 Japan had not yet replied, and he could not tell whether an answer would be given, to Great Britain's offer to ameliorate the Sino-Japanese situation, declared a spokesman of the Foreign Office to-day The offer was made by the British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden. in a recent interview in London with the Japanese Ambassador, Mr. S. Yoshida.
The spokesman said he had no information concerning the details of the agreement concluded on Monday evening in Tientsin between Major-General Hashimoto, Japanese Chief of Staff in North China, and certain representatives of the 29th Army.
In this connection he said that the Cabinet last night resolved to take the appropriate defensive action necessary for the carrying out of the terms of the agreement, and granted the War Minister. General Sugiyama, full powers for the purpose.—Reuter Envoy Calls Again Tokyo, July 21 Japan's policy of seeking a local settlement of the North China incident was explained ow to Mr Hsu Shih-ying, Chinese Ambassador by the Foreign Minister, Mr. Koki Hirota, this morning, in their second interview in 24 hours.
Mr. Hirota asked the envoy to urge the Chinese Government fo "reconsider" its attitude towards the current events and to "cease its interference with the fulfilment of local accords."
The Foreign Mini er further asked that Nanking "discontinue its provocative actions, such as the dispatch of Central troops to North China."
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