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WAR.
TENDERS HIS RESIGNATION.
PRESIDENT GRÄNTS TWO MONTHS SICK LEAVE,
WAR NEWS.
FOUR TALL BROTHERS.
Since the beginning of the war threol tons of Mr. William E. Jones, Petty Bessiong clerk, Hucketstoun, cò. "Carlow, have joined the Army. They are:-
Lieutenant Robert Engineers, height oft. 3 in.
Jones, Royal
Corporal Williau Jones, North Irish Horse, Oft. in.
Private Richard Jones, Canadien Volunteers, Gft. Olin.
The gallant soldiers have a younger brother oft. 4in. Their grandfather stood sft. sin.
right she now possesses to retain Tsingtax THE CHINESE MINISTER OF if the result of such conference is not satis factory. Mr. Nakashoji regrets what he * believes to ho Japan's withdrawal of extra-territorial rights. It is to be point. ed out, however, that the new' agreement | has nothing to do with the extra-terri- toriality so far in the hands of Japan. The fact is that Japan has recognised the In refusing the resignation of Tum At a recent meeting of the Japanese system of Mixed Courts for land cases in Chi-jui, the Minister of War, but grant such regions as the interior of Manchuria House of Pears, with Prince Tokugawa, and Fast Mongolia, where Japan-hasing him two months' sick leave, the Presid the President, in the chair, and Lieuten- newly acquired the right of residence cat states in a Mandate issued last night sit-General Oka, Minister for War, and The new agreement, therefore, cannot be as follows:
regarded as a withdrawal of Japan's
Tuan Chi-jui, the Minister of War, lina Mr. Wakatsuki, Minister of Finauer rights of extra territoriality. The submitted a petition stating that he has present, representing the lovernment, Government believes it has done just what been ill sine last winter and has is unable to Baron KUBOTA called attention to it ought to do when it promised the with lost his appetite and
His malady has developer a discrepancy in the publication made drawal of its extra-territorial rights in sleep. by the Chinese authorities and the report China upon the reform of the Republic's into vomiting of blood this spring; remedies have made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs judicial systern. Lastly, Mr. Nakashoji and Although many in the preceding meeting concerning the animadverted on the alleged Government been tried, no continuous improvement According to the ad- The order for the withdrawal of the residents has been secured. recent ino Japanese negotiations, Foreign Minister bad denied such pubia Manchuria. It must be borne in raind. vice of his doctors, his illness has been lication by the Chinese authorities, but however, that there is a great difference due to poverty of block and inflammation between an order and a private warning of the lung, for the cure of which it is Baron Kubota believed that the Govern-
On today's fiftieth anniversary of your ment must be better informed by this time, The authorities only warned the residents necessary to take a long rest before medi- as he had himself received a copy of the against possible vræergencies.'
cine taken can have any effect. For four entering the naval service I express to you Chiness report. The Baron requested
months he has thus suffered; tut owing my heartiest congratulations, niso, my plen- sure that with God's help it has been granted the presence of the Foreign Minister to
to the pressing business of the State, he
you to celebente this day still in active servido give a reply.
When, however, the situation because some opportunity to assure you of my warrist never asked leave to consult the physician. and it fell vigour. i readily embrace this. what settled he applied for permission to gratitude for the great services you fare vacate office in order that he might take a
rendered to the Fatherland: by the muevessful - complete rest and so hasten his recovery.expansion of the pavy With justified pride Permission was then given him to take you can look today on this your life work, a short rest; but now he has again asked the importance of which in the present war for leave to be relieved of his duties so has been strikingly shows sign of that he might be free from the care of my gratitude, I confer on you the Cross with official duties and be relieved of his Swords of Grand Commander of the Royal anxieties.
Order of the House of Hobenzollern.
M MATB11, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the Minister, replied that the Chinces publication under notice was printed in Chinese and English, and was so lengthy that the Government had been unable to make it public at such short notice, the translation Laking considerable time to complete
CHINA'S UNFORTUNATE MISUNDERSTANDING,
Baron KuroThereupon repeated a pre- for adhered to his drolaration, said the vious interpellation. The Foreign Minis Baron, that the dispatch of troops was not intended to bring pressure to bear on Chini.
The fact, however, seems to be that in spite of what the Minister anys of improved relations, China unmistakably declares that she has been threatened by force of arms. It is of this inconsist they" salt the Baron emphatically,
tion,"
that I want the Minister's explan Baron Karo stated in reply that China seemed to have regarded the dispatch of troops for relieving the garrison as con-
THE ARCH-PIRATE.
A Berlin telegram of April 25 states that the Kaiser has sent the following telegram to Admiral von Tirpitz, the Germen Minister of Marine, Trom main Head- quarters:
WAR CHARITIES AND SWINDLERS:
troops, the Government here pretende veying a threat, but this was a complete valuable assistance during trying days; iions which owe their inception to the
But the
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Baron KUBOTA stated that to the best of his knowledge the Chinese publication
Since the year Hsinhas, the was by no means such a lengthy one, and: that the delay must be due to the Govern-
said Minister has been achieving many inent's neglect. The Baron read extreels hom the publication, and procceded:
merits in the face of muy divities. At "Then again, in regard to the dispatch of
the beginning of the Republican regime. when troubles were numerous, he rendered
The Moien says that of 147 organiza- that this step had nothing to do with the understanding on her part,
war, and 20 which are in course of forma Baron Kusors rese again and said that und, as a result of overwork, his consiitu- Sino-Japanese negotiations Chinese publication clearly states that the he had been perfectly satisfied with the tion has been undermined and illness etion, the authorities are investigating Chinese Government could not maintain settlement of the Sine Japanese question, followed. aking lim a picture of sick the affairs of 70 which are stated to have
Yet, as it was during the period
at their head certain franciers or others. its just objection to the demands owing in a manner conducive to the consolida ness.
But the of the negotisticns," he was told to take
who have already hien presécuted. to the pressure brought to hear on it by tion of peace in the. Orient.
Thus the publication of the Chinese version of the trip to the Western Hills two or three
It appears that one of these so-called the Japanese Government. statement made here by the War Minister negotiations completely upset his coufid-days in each week and to take a rest at charities was installed in a Gerrian house -at our last meeting, is quite inconsistent once. The Chinese Government, in a most quiet spot there in the hope that he might and was under the control of the accre- with the Chinese version, and brings the unreserved manner, declares through its soon recover. However, the said Minister tary, who had come within the clutches of Fress organ that the policy of the open placed the affairs of the State before the iw on no fewer than 11 occasions. is Lecessary for the Foreign Minister to our and equal opportunity has everything else and refused to take Two Indies of nature age have been Government's integrity in question.
been trampled under foot in the regent
eren needed
His devation making something like 240 a day, appar- come before the House and make a respon Sin-Japanese negotiations. Baron to the country-is-worthy of our wally by conducting spurious agencies for sible reply.
Kubota asked for the Minister's clear and admiration.. Now his request to retire is authoritive reply as to whether he consid at once sincere and earnest, and in conracing missing soldiers. In several cases Austmans and Germans, who had some- The MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAInsideration of the necessity to preserve cap stated that he would give a reply after able meri for the State; he should bow succeeded in escaping from concea spared of farther tiresome work, which tration camps, got themselves elected as prasing the publication under notice.
présidents of various organizations and would cause his illness to worsen. He is
carried on swindling on a large scale. hereby specially given twn mouths' leave, two ounces of ginseng and 85,000 medical attendance fee to the end that he may have a rest. The said Minister must take good care of his health, as the country is in sore need of him; and fanious doctors should be engaged to restore him to health. It is sincerely hoped that he will soon re- cover and resume his duties. If import
leave, ho must attend the Council so that sence, even during the time of his sick his valuable advice may be secured and the country assisted-Peking Cinzetter -
After a short recess,
Baron KATO, Minister for Foreign Affairs was present as requested.
Mr. NAKASHOJI then rose to interpellate the Government on the Bing-Japanese diplomatic negotiations.
ered such publications worthy of notice..
SANTY IN SILENCE.
The next speaker was Dr. Kous, who reviewed in brief the development of the so-recent negotiations in order to point out the Government's lack, as he declared, of any fixed policy in the negotiations, and calling attention to faults as well as im prudener, asked for an explanation,
THE DISCLOSURE OF THE DEMANDS ON 'CHINA. He expressed his dissatisfaction at the l'oreign Minister's reply to his previous interpellations To begin with, the called Group V., the Minister's reply to the effect that he omitted this group taking into his confidence the foreign Powers because Japan was under no obligation to consult with third parties in such matters. The Minister apparent-
DRIVEN MAD BY THE WAR.
A remarkable article ou madness in the German army by Professor Gaupp, notable German nerve specialist, has been published in the Bavarian medical journal Municher Mrdetin Wochennolft The professor states that there is an
been particularly marked since the Gorman army, and that the increase has
French troops assumed the offensive in the middle of December Inst. A very large number of gaps in the ranks are due to morbid excitement and nervous prostra- tion caused by shell explosions. The
In response, Baron Kavo remarked that ly failed to catch the point of the ques nothing in the world is so perfect as to ant military affairs should require his pralarming increase of madness in the
le proof against dissatisfaction, but main- Mr. Nakashoji said that what he tained that all due care had been exer wanted to know was whether it was teised. He could say much more, but it at variance with the spirit of sincerity would all be in print next day, and he detrimental to the maintenance of the old not wish to my anything in reply in
worse still country's prestige, and, calculated to prevent China understand the stock charge of diplomatic failure
which might be taken advantage of 1 ing Japan's real motives, to disclose part of the domands and keep part of them another Power servi, as the Japanese Government had done.
THE CONCEABLONS OF JAPAN.
As soon as the Foreign Minister resum- ed his seat, Mr. SUGITA PAs and said that in spite of the Government's satisfaction at the settlement of the Sino-Japanese
THE CONDITIONAL RETROCESSION OF
ESINOTAU.
Then
As regards bis second interpellation, negotiations, there was much to criticise. Continued Mr. NAKASNOTI, he had not the To begin with, reference must be made to least desire to make a personal attack the Hankow riot, which bore cloquent wi upon Mr. Heki, Japanese Minister inness to the estrangement of neg tiations Icking, but to ascertain if the negotia intended to promote friendship. tions could not have been conducted in again, the Government was proud of its
Concerning the Tore prudent manner.
scotas in sweeping Germau influence our“, Leornment's promise to retrocede Tsing of the Orient with a view to the perma- tau, he wanted to know if such a step w neat maintenance of Oriental peace. But not very undesirable, since it only invited the question is, whether the Government arbitrary counter demands from the can really ensure permanent peace by Chinese instead of promoting Sino-Japan- retroceding Kinochou to China, who ie, ra ese friendship. Moreover, the conditions the authorities themselves often declared, governing the retroession of the strong quite incompetent to maintain her terri fold contain a passage stipulating that torial integrity by herself. Last, but not the disposal of the immovable property at least, Mr. Sugita, asked whether the con- Tsingtau is subject to future arrangement cessions effected in the ultimatum were
due to protesta from third partića. between the Chinese and Japanese autho rities. Why should Japan consult China in that matter? Again, the Minister had declared that Japan had not withdrawn.
Baron Karo replied that the Hunkow her extraterritoriality in South Man. diuria, so far as the rights hitherto in upbeaval was regrettable, but that it was her possession were concerned. But was not of a serious nature, and that the now exercising it not a withdrawal revertheless when Chinese authorities are Japan recognised in that province the sysuusparing effort to improve the situation, tem of Mixed Courts, Finally, in rep
the retrocession of Kinochau, notice must to a question whether the Minister did peace being practically restored. As for nut order the withdrawal of the Japanes be taken of the conditional stipulation residents in the province, Baron Kato and that China neither cedes nor grance a spoke to the effect that no such order lease of any part of Shantung province The concession made was given, but that private instructions to foreign Powers.
in the ultimatum was purely voluntary. were delivered. This was nothing but an equivocation, declared Mr. Nakasho and could never be admitted as a sincere Some people seemed to be under the im and responsible reply from a gentleman Pression that Japan has foregone even might have daly been expected to accept- of the Foreign Minister's standing. With such demands in the ultimatum as China this Mr. Nakashoff concluded his inter This was wide of the truth. It was true pellation, and the President announced Mr. Tsou Ju-lin, the Chinese Vice- Minister for Foreign Affairs, proposed to resumed its At half-past one the House sitting, with Marquis Kuroda, the Vice-place on record the Japanese demands as first set forth; but this proposal never President, in the chair,
demands. Baron KATO, Minister for Foreign meant China's actual acceptance of sacit Affairs, at once rose to reply to Mr. Nakashoji. The Minister said:-
2 recess.
THE UNIMPORTANCE OF GROUP V.
"As regards Japan's demand on Chins Bet forth in Group V, the Government umitted to notify the Powers simply because they had from the beginning no intention of making if the subject of an ultimatum, nor was it of such a nature as to justify ang pressuru Mr. Nakashoji seems to attach more importance to Group
The House then adjourned.
AN INTIMATION TO SHROFFS.
A contributor to the Peking Daily News writes:--
People have asked me there any hope for China-for the new China!
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V than to the rest of the demands, have answered Yes." I base my hope As upon-one, returned Chinese students, I whereas they are less important.
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negotiations might not have con con- Eugen Chen, The missionaries called w ducted in a more capable manner, I can famous book of Chang Chih-tung "China's flatter myself that I attended to my duties Only Hope." I call this returned Chinese with oven greater sincerity and assiduity Student of mine the real "China's only Listen to this and you will un- in Tokyo than would have been possible Hope."
This returned student, by proceeding to Peking. In regard to derstand why. what is described as the Government's who lived in Shanghai, like all returned premature promise to return Tsingtan, students when they come back to China, attention may be called to the fact that took to the bad habit of signing Chitt
The Austrian Government has suppress retrocession was promised on condition The consequence was that bill collectors: that when Japan was placed in a posi- tion to dispose of the stronghold at lier came to interview him at all hours of the ed 40 regular passenger trains on main He thought this an awful nuisance, lines,, alleging that there is difficulty in day. discretion after the restoration of peaceHe thereupen wrote four large letters securing coal for the transport of Austro in Europe Then, again, there is nothing. M. C. A. upon a piece of paper and stuck German troops, which, with artillery stable than the last invasion. A light rail- wrong in stipulating that the disposal of the immovable properly in Tsingtau bit on his door. When the bill collectors ammunition supplies, are being subject to the decision of a Sino-Japanes sked him if he had joined the Young to Trieste. German troops, it is further conference, since Japan would not lose the Men's Christian Association, he said "No stated, are waiting transport to Bosnia Y.M.C.A. mean You Joy Cull Again!”
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