| Show CHINAS REPLY to JAPAN S PROTEST opinion expressed by chinese chines that they should have some rights in their own country in the meantime the boycott weapon Is being used and japan asks that promoters of the movement be restrained from further efforts pekin the chinese government on friday hand handed P d in a formal reply to ta japans protest against the construction of the railroad china asks japan to determine and fix alx the distance according to usage elsewhere at which she will permit the existing line to b be e paralleled and she places a limit upon japans right to oppose the construction of railroads in Alan manchuria churia on the ground that they parallel and compete with the japanese controlled lines baron hayashi Hay ashl the japanese min later has handed in to the foreign board the names of four chinese merchants who are officially promoting the boycott movements against japanese goods and he asks that be suppressed acting upon advices advises received from london the british minister has instructed ted the british consul general at canton to advise the canton viceroy to suppress the boycott the foreign board has asked the assistance si of the french minister to china in the suppression of several severa I 1 thousand rebels who according to a telegram from the governor of province have captured the kaohu pass on the tonking border and who possess french arms and who have been trained by frenchmen |
