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Show GERMANYS RIGHTS IN CHINA ARE TERMINATED PARIS, April 23. Tho council ot four decided Tuesday to discontinue Its hearing o nthe Chlneso and Japanese Japan-ese claims to lights In Shantung piovlce, nnd ngrei-d merely to tunu-Innto" tunu-Innto" QuriiMinys rights In China In tho peace treaty, leaving tlio settlo-metn settlo-metn of the respective rights of China and Japan to tho Ocrman concessions untl la later date. This agreement In subject to the approval ot China and Japan whoso delegations have sent cablegrams to their governments and express tlio belief that their governments will agree. The postponement ot tho final settlement set-tlement Is a compromise which moots tho demands ot neither China nor apim. Japan asked that the German rights definitely bo given to her with the understanding that she -return them to China under certain condl-tlos. condl-tlos. Chla urged that tho German leases and concessions should bo .definitely recognized an belonging to China ngal, having been taken from her forcibly for-cibly by Gonuany., Tho postponement ot mo final 'decision 'de-cision loaves It uncertain whether tho respective rights ot China and Japan will bo passed on In' the final peace treaty or 'loft toaUi league of na- . tlons. K '" |