Show JAPANS POSITION The japanese will remain rema in neutral A though a careful watch will be kep oa on the vernen is of foreign t powers in chinese waters german 4 influence nt luence in japan usan francieco Fran citco dec 23 the following oriental adv advisee icide bave have juat been received per steamship china bjorn yokohama YoLo bama via at al an in meeting of the japanese Japan Japa note exe cabinet held at the official residence of baron mabi the foreign colliet r at aich marshal Yama Yaw gita agata lieutenant hinitt paiit general kaw Kawakami adami and admiral ilo ito commander in chief of the navy fl ere pree ent baron nishi lad before the manist ministers re all the reports leport ehe he bail had received receive d from the japanese minister 0 sn in foreign countries relative to the azure ot cit kaio chou by germany it was de aided after prolonged discussion cot tot to meddle with the affairs ef fairi at the time but to await farther further developments tit since nothing had so tar far transpired in action calculated alco to disturb I 1 1 the 1110 P peace bace of the tr far fast east and justify the interference of a third power t according to the chinese papers vice toy ro chang Chii Chit kung has issued a pro cla maion exhorting his people to be more friendly to foreign foreigners ors and agnini washing ai nini t tat at fit any manifested manie led ailt it ba tel severely verel y P punished puni j thed com commenting r ne n t ng upon the et raked rAILed arta tione bione between russia and japan over the corean question the chinese papera papers sport that the japanese army is is full of russian spies disguised as japanese emissaries who are doenz all they can to stir up dissatisfaction among hem commenting upon the kaio chou lo 10 nair the acabi baye that the action of the tb germans in Z a iid denly seized kaio chou on the pretext of the murder of tle tae 11 is outrage outrageous cus and thatis that it disturbs die luthe the of the far for east no discue son japan being near to the scene of the trouble cannot regard the matter lightly sooner or later a line of policy 0 o be to 4 waide abe ruail must be decided the f foreign re 1 n b office ff ic c b i te t therefore 1 beret oi e g i v e n a t rao tio lione n e t to 0 t the b e J a p a n e m ministers i ni e t a ra I 1 in n y various r IOU a foreign countries to mke make reports coll berning the matter anyhow the decision of tho the germans rel lativa to the cel seizure zure seems to be firm blough ger many might have profusely preferred it to it ie is clear that the a action tiou of the tile germane germans the f peace of the orieux japan must therefore make a protest either singly or jointly it appears probable that the has merely decide dAo tebe take either opportune ot of these steps when th 11 line is r japan ia is indebted to germany in many way says the her military organization bug has been copied after germany and her constitution and local legislation are founded on 1 l the german system besides Bes idee in tram fram ing laws and adopting medical science etc japan owes a debt of gratitude crati tude 0 o germany lastly Ia etly Gerni germany any lias bag now shown japan another instance ine tance of 0 her kindness kindne ea that ie Is the seizure of kalo chou bay we need not dwelt dwell upha the particulars of her kindness kind here but the seizure of amlo 1 chou may cne rise japan the right of it permanent posea posses eion slon r rf ri I wel wei gilel wei it ie is rumored that a section of the hottal of beere is in making preparations to introduce a vole vote ol 01 non confidence in the cabinet at the approaching approach lne session of the diet the akita I 1 assembly pro poses to construct a harbor at Funa Fun waka at a cost of ten million yen of which the government will ill probably bly sibly furnish nine million at the end 0 of I 1 november there were 1666 banks in japan with an segregate aggregate capital of yen the total number of dysentery casee reported up to the end of november wag was of which proved fatal |