Amoy, Oct, 18, RINGING to an end @ five-month controversy, which at one time assumed serious international -proportions, documents regarding an agreement between the Japanese authorities and the Kulangsu International Settlement administration were exchanged here last night.
The accord relates to the question of peace maintenance in the Settlement and other administrative problems.
The exchange of documents between Mr. Goro Uchida, Japan ese Consul-General here, and the Settlement authorities took place at 7 o'clock last night after final revisions had been made to a draft agreement concluded on October 9.
Japanese and American naval land= ing parties were withdrawn from the Kulangsu Settlement at the same time 2 o'clock this afternoon, Their Japanese Repulsed evacuation followed a consultation between Mr, Uchida and Mr.
Benninghoff, American Consul.
'The Kulangsu dispute was' pre cipitated on May 11 when Chinese gunmen shot and wounded Mr, Hung Lishsun, chairman of the Amoy Chamber of Commerce, in the International Settlement, Japanese blue-Jackets were landed In large numbers on May 12 to carry out a systematic search for anti-Japanese terrorist elements, many of whom were taken into custody, 'The bulk' of the Japanese blue~ jackets were withdrawn on May 16, armed guards being "left of the Japanese Consulate-General and the Japanese hospital. On Moy 11, American and. British warships are rived, followed on May, 18 by French sloop. Each of these countries thereupon landed a number of sailors equal to that of the Japanese naval force in Kulangsu, The Britis and French landing parties were withdrawn on September 1, following, the outbreak of the war in Europe.
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