Shangha!, Jon, 21, Dr, Kung went on to say that China was not prepared to, accept any chelation by Japan since this would entail her enslavement, Japan, according to the speaker, was endeavouring to influence world opin-fon in her favour by emphasizing her desire for peace but as a matter of fact that latest Japanese proposals were Just us unacceptable for China as the previous ones, New peace terms have been presented to the Chinese by te Jupanese -Government, according to a Chinese report received here yesterday.
Among sonic special privileges! asked by: Japan for the cessation of hostilities, China is first required 13! join the' Anti-Comintern Pact to which both Germany and Italy are signatories, The new peace terms are reported to be:
The Minister concluded by stress ing that the failure of the efforts inde for pence up to now was duc to the irreconcilable attitude of Japan but that as soon as Japan should show a sincere desire for peace, China would be ready to do everything possible to secure friendly ce-operation between the two ita fons. Such ce-operation would, however, only be achieved on a has of mutual respect and recognition of erich other's rights:—Trans-Ocean, 1, China's adherence to the Auti-
Comintern 2. Economic ce-operation with, Japan, and China's agreement to give preference to Japanese in the employ~ ment of technical experts and advisers in financial, economic and "special engineering matters; 3. Withdrawal of Japanese troops, with the exception of these In Tien= sin, Peiping, Charhar and Suiyuan, fo be effected after China's adherence to the Anti-Comintern 4. Chinese mayors for foal Tsingtao, Peiping and Tientsin are to) be nominated by Japan.
'While confirmation is. stilt Iackti in Shanghai, the four-point peace de: mand is said to have been presented to Mr. Hsu Shih-ying. Chinese Am-former bassador to Tokyo, who is returning' to China.
The Tokyo Foreign Ofice has handed the terms to Mr, Hsu, who travelling in the s. Empress of Asia from Japan. Although the vessel will call ai Shanghai, Mr. Hsu Is nol expected {0 land here but instead will proceed directly to Hongkong. From! the Colony, he will travel in an aero plane to Hankow.
"Paris Views Paris, Jan, 19.
In an editorial to-day, "Lo Temps" outlines "the latest developments. in the Far East and the Japanese attitude towards General Chiang Kalshek.
The puper adds that the fact, that Mr. Paul V, MeNutt, United States High Commissioner to the Philippine Islands, 3 on his way to Shanghai, shows that both Great Britain and the United States are determined to stand ready for any international re-Percussions of the conflict.
"Japan is certainly aware of this,' the journal states, "hence Tokyo's efforts to avoid measures which would seriously affect the interests of foreign powers The gratitude expressed by Tokyo, to.the Reich for the good otices of the German ambassadors both in China and Japan, the paper says, shows the importance of German diplomacy in the Far East The whole question, according to "Lo Temps," is whether this diplo-much will be directed in the end only in the defence of the Releh's own interests in the Far East
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