CHINA AND JAPAN

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 547, 2 June 1933, Page 5

CHINA AND JAPAN

(Press Assn.-

HOSTILITIES SOUTHWARD OF GREAT WALL ENDED OUTLINE OF TERMS

— By Telegraph — Copyright).

Rec. June 1 Peking, May 31. A Japanese communique announces that the armistice was signed at' Tangku at 11 a.m. to-day, thus officially ending Sino-Japanese hostilities southward of the Great Wall. The terms are stated to be as follow : — Firstly. — That the Chinese withdraw to a line extending from Yenching 45 miles north-westward of Peking to Lutal, 90 miles south-east-ward. Secondly — The Japanese have the right, aerially or otherwise, to inspect this area in order to satisfy themselves that the withdrawal is completed. Thirdly — When so satisfied, the Japanese will withdraw to the Great Wall. ' Fourthly — The area between the line mentioned and the Great Wall will be policed by the Chinese. Fifthy — The Armistice to be effective from to-day. An indication that the pact agreement was signed with the full conI currence of the Government leaders, following a conference of rulers, is the statement issued by Mr. Wang Ching Wei, upon his return to Nanking. Mr. Wang declared that the SinoJapanese armistice negotiations were eonfined strictly to military matters. All political issues were untouched. This is evident from the Government's choice of a delegate- since a military official would not be vested with authority to discuss national affairs. Mr. Wang gave the Government's assurance that it would never sign away any Chinese territory, adding, "any local arrangement does not affect China's territorial rights of the international position, but is designed to give a breathing space to the l sorely-tried troops and distressed population. "