“PEACE” OVERTURE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 July 1940, Page 6

“PEACE” OVERTURE

REPORTED JAPANESE CONDITIONS CESSION OF FIVE PROVINCES PUPPET PRESIDENT OVER REST. BURMA TO BE INCLUDED IN CHINA. I By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright! (Received This Day, 12.15 p.m.) HONG KONG. July 29. The Japanese proposals which the Chinese rejected are reported to be the following: — (1) The outright cession of the five provinces of Hopei, Chahar, Shantung. Shansi and Suiyuan. (2) Recognition of Wang Ching-wei as President of the Chinese Republic made up of the remaining provinces, plus British Burma, French IndoChina and Thailand, in which China and Japan would share economic opportunities. (3) Manchuokuo’s status to be left in abeyance indefinitely.

MR COX’S DEATH INVESTIGATION DEMANDED BY BRITAIN. PRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE WANTED. (Received This Day. 12.15 p.m) TOKIO. July 29. _ Britain has demanded a full investigation of the death of Mr J. Melville Cox. British officials are not inclined to accept what purports to be his farewell note. They have also asked for substantiation of the charges of an espionage network. AMERICAN POLICY ALLEGED ASSURANCE TO JAPAN. (Received This Day, 11.30 a.m.) . TOKIO. July 29. Mr Suma said that Mr Sumner Welles had assured the Japanese Ambassador in the United States that the licensing of exports of oil and scrap iron did not constitute an anti-Japan-ese embargo. Japan understands officially that the order is aimed at restricting the export of vital defence materials and will not affect Japan greatly. RIGHTS IN CHINA STATEMENT BY MR WELLES. (Received This Day. 11.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON. July 29. The Assistant Secretary of State (Mr Sumner Welles), in response to a request for a clarification of his statement on July 19, made it plain that the United States was willing to relinquish special rights in China only to a legitimate and recognised Government of China. He added that his statement on July 19 did not indicate that the United States was backing down in its opposition io the closing of the Burma road. MURDER IN SHANGHAI DISTRICT COURT JUDGE. (Received This Day. 11.30 a.m.) SHANGHAI, July 29. District Court Judge Chien Hongyeh, a Chungking appointee, was assassinated today. ANOTHER MAN DETAINED MEMBER OF A PETROLEUM COMPANY. (Received This Day, 1.0 p.m.) LONDON, July 29. “The Times” Shanghai correspondent says a British subject, Mr L. T. Woolley, who is a member of the Asiatic Petroleum Company, is detained at Kobe. The name of one of the British representatives of the Federation of British Industries is Mr R. T. Holder, not Holden, and the name of one of the Osaka business men is Mr H. C. MacNaghten, not Mr H. M. MacNaughton. The brothers Ringer are Messrs Michael Ringer from Shimonoseki and Vanya Ringer from Nagasaki. Mr Vanya Ringer is honorary consul for Sweden, Norway and Portugal.