Show Ii i I MacMurray Quits I Post Says Report LONDON May 3 An Alj-An An exchange exchange exchange ex ex- ex- ex change Telegraph dispatch from Crom Tokio says that dispatches from Peking state that John Van A A. MacMurray MacMurray MacMurray Mac- Mac Murray American minister to China has resIgned d. d The dispatch which deals with the Uie relations of or the powers growing out of their attitude to China Js as a follows follow s 0 Opinion in ii Japan Is puzzled by reports report's from froni Peking Indicating that the United States State has completely from cooperating with the powers powers powers' In n China and will follow follow follow fol fol- fol- fol low an entirely y independent cour course e. e Dispatches from Peking state I that American Minister MacMurray has resigned indicating that hat he Is not in agreement with the policy I announced from froni Washington The Japanese p out that Americas America's decision draws America and and Japan closer because Japan throughout has been opposed to aggression ag ag- ag- ag or the he imposing of penalties penalties penalties penal penal- ties for the thc and Incident nt The government unequivocally r repudiates reports from China of ot an approaching Japanese Anglo-Japanese al alliance al- al l- l liance in China directed against Russia W WASHINGTON ASHINGToN May 3 3 AP API AP- AP I Secretary tary Kellogg authorized today r J a a flat denial l of reports reports from fm r m Tokio via la London that Ame American Minister John A. A MacMurray Mac at Peking had bad resigned and it was added at the state department t that at there had i been no Intimation in any official d dispatches that Mr MacMurray lurra was contemplating such action Reiterated reports from various foreign of ot disagreement between between be tween MacMurray and the Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington administration on the question question question ques- ques ques ques- tion of the action to be taken in re regard regard regard re- re gard to the demands were ascribed by some Washington officials daIs either to misunderstanding ff or lack of or inform information tion or to an effort to crete create the appearance of or c lUs itis for Cor the Washington government govern govern- overn- overn ment In tn ltd handling of of the situa tl ti tion n. n LONDON May My 5 i AP AP New New diplomatic dip dip- developments In the tho Chinese situation ion are expected by British official of official of of- circles within a sC few days A statement on on the Whole thole situation situation situation situa situa- tion by br Sir Austen Chamberlain the foreign secretary is in iii preparation tion lion and will trill be presented to parliament next Monday at the latest 0 The Tho foreign forein office today was silent si sl silent si- si lent about the contents content of this statement state state- ment but insisted that the broad aspects of the British policy in China were unchanged No o verification tion could be bo obtained ot of reports appearing In the British press and anc andin andin in m dispatches from the far east that th the United States has definitely dropped out of the negotiations concerning concerning concerning con con- the outrages ol of March 24 24 SHANGHAI May 3 AP The AP-The The British auxiliary vessel essel was under fire again tOda today said a wireless wireless wireless wire wire- less message from front this time from riflemen near Two of the crew were slightly wounded The fire tire was returned The The and the British gunboat gunboat gunboat gun gun- boat Teal were fired Ired on Sunday by a Chinese fort Cort near on the river about forty miles east o of There were no casualties and no serious damage damage damage dam dam- age In this thIs' attack and the warships warships warships war war- ships silenced the fort with little difficulty SHANGHAI May 3 AP AP-A AP A semiofficial Japanese mess message ge from Peking today said that the ministers minIsters minis mints tern of ot the United States Great Britain France J Japan pan and Italy held a conference yesterday regarding regarding regarding regard regard- ing a second note to the government on the tho subject of the outrages No agreement was r reached ached says the message owing to the fact that the United States is opposed to the dispatch of another note at the present present present pres pres- ent time The original protest of the five powers rs' rs Against g l t th attacks on foreigners tot for eigners in March arch 24 dr drew V the tM fire of the American an anil British British- v warships v in th Y Yangtze river was Va s' delivered April APrI 11 to General Chiang Chank ng Kai Sheil then Cantonese military leader TIC it Shanghai and Eugene Chen C CaM Cann tone e foreign minister at Hanko It called for Cor punishment of nation ali aUst r officers held hela directly responsible sible for attacks by ly y their troops written apology and g guarantees b 11 by bythe the n nationalist commander in n chief and full reparation for personal in inJuries in Juries and material Josses Josse sustained by foreigners at |