Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-03-25 | Page 12 | Lag Occurs in Efforts for Peace

LAG OCCURS IN EFFORTS FOR PEACE Chinese Japanese Blame Each Other in Clash of Outposts By MORRIS J. J HARRIS ARRIS Associated Press Staff Correspondent SHANGHAI March 25 Sino Japa nest nese peace ne negotiations lagged perceptibly per per- today while armies of the two nations engaged in sniping and skirmishing a few miles outside Shanghai Each blamed the other for a it clash between outposts near Kat Rating ng and neither had an official explanation of oC sniping between troops in the vicinity vi vi- of incidents which added to the general uneasiness ness The Chinese defied the 12 2 1 mile limit ultimatum of the Japanese when they occupied and they have shown rio no disposition to retire across creek as the Japanese have demanded DELEGATES WEARY The delegates delegates Chinese Chinese Japanese and neutrals alike alike emerged emerged from a three-hour three session of at peace negotiations negotiations negotiations with weariness written on their faces although the official noted as 35 usual some progress progress progress ress was made The Chinese insisted there was no advance in negotiations The Japanese cautiously reiterated that three points were discussed the remainder of ot Chinese troops in their present positions withdrawal of Japanese Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese forces and selection of a 8 joint board to supervise the withdrawal Japanese military authorities said they thc hoped positive measures would not have to be taken at Chiawang Chiawang- miao and announced the continued movement of troops of the division di division vision toward Tokio Another disconcerting incident was an attempt on the life of T T. V V. Soong finance minister of the government government gov gov- the second in recent months gOV 1 BOMB IB EXPLODED A bomb exploded in the thc garden of his former home and a daughter of I his gardner there was seriously in in- in The planters of the bomb apparently apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap were unaware that their intended intended in in- tended victim had departed The Shanghai public safety bureau II in statistics made public today estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated that the population of the city had decreased since the outbreak outbreak out out- outI break of Sino-Japanese Sino hostilities 1 The normal population of Shanghai is nearly Included in this number were foreigners the bureau said All of those in the exodus fled to safer lo localities localities localities lo- lo near and far Public health authorities today said the smallpox death toll was dropping to the rate of 10 deaths a week and that new cases were declining due to increased vaccinations Meanwhile an epidemic of measles which swept into the city some six weeks ago has shown no abatement Surgeons have been busy with mastoid mastoid mastoid mas- mas cases in the wake of measles and influenza