The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-06
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Chsnese Gewexmnaent prunoaes pann us

a Chinese GeveEnmaemt RNmmones wznn nf
 pekin, March Bs~--Japnn iD thraaten- ing force to recover the yArAneee steamer Tatsu Maru. which ln stiif Fd- tained by China at Humn8pu on the stkIsng or weat River
 This vessel was zaized at Mncnc. February ' by Chinese customs oruiasnd on the charge that tho cargo nf Arnte and ammunition was intended xDr Chs3 neae revcluticnistM. although ounni@n ed to a merchant og that Dlaea. Tb9 cargo is stiii on board the vessel.
 Chang Jen Chun. viosrov of Canton. bafore taking action. ts anid to Do awaiting proof that the vessel and tt4 cargo should not be condscasnd.
 Baron Havaehi. the 1apanase Minix. ter to China. yesterday handed 10 tho Chinese Government Japnn'a refusal to accept Ch3uasH proposal co appoint totnf Japanese and Cl4sheSe cnffIgnisAion ke examine all the chMr@es. lnthe nseans tlne releasing kHe xktau MA1a under bond.
 saAan's demands ares wisat. the Ah. eondliionaf release of the steamer and. second. au arrangement 70 protect the shlppars from iosa Thie seeon6 pros wfeo means that China must buF thH cargo on board the Tatsu Maxu. Today China proposed aFhiffatlun bF NEEA~44UUIAEA& ALtUME comnandsr-in- chief Of the British chils statics. but Japan refused theae overtures also and has warned kh1 Foreign Board that such proposals are unwelccme. She again expressed her desire for Che release of the H69xe1 falling which she said she would take the steps necessarily to secure aAts Fpe ! lease.
 Japan resents hotiy the fact that Chang Jen Chun's soldiers boArded tho Tatsu and hauled down the Japnnaae | flag, when, according to the dapanoaa. | the steamer was waiting oM Mmcao Tor
 a turn of the tide. The skeameT'a pas pers show that she was on hex wey to | Macao.
 subaequentIy Chang yen chun, clnlin. | ing authority under former treaty
 between China and Portugal GadacMn is Portuguese dependenGg9 had the Vaa- | sel arrested in Macao waters Thfs la | according othe vicerov.s ntafA,ueFtk. but 1t is questioned whether tha
 steamer was actually in Macao wa ters.
 1t is understood that the paksn, an-
 thorities would have released ffe Tnan MaEu because of reasonable donbt as | to the legality of the viceFoNsa pro- | ceedin@a, coupled with tho menace of | Japan. provided that Japan would mako | no oiaim for indsnlnity. xt is con- E9n400 nofR tnAA Cu&A& a&N &HHA UXU~ | vented this courae.
 China believes that she has fully ca. fabiiahed her charge Of violation og neutTslity by reports that have come | in here ahewing arrests Of other yes.
 sells by working contrabAnd cargo in the eame waters where the Ta1su Mmru | was seized and over which the mari.
 time customs have gurisdiction.
 Up to the present, the Chfneae and | the Japanese authorities hava failed to come to an agreement on even kht principles of settiemsnt of thga thRaat. ening question.
 The internal situation ia the Hians Kuang district also is thre4aanlnk xhe rGovernment is coping with a condition of chronic rebellion. which is bainn fed by an active trade in eontrabanf rifles and ammunition tn which for. | elgners are taking part IE is under. stood here that Japan has decided tu sell the arms and ammunition captured from the Ruaslans during the lata wae and that she has handed over to ahip. pers for the Chinese market no Iess than eo.000 rifles.
 Another thing that is diHtrassfna fh,
 pelkin government ts the alleged whoia
 sale counterfeittng my Japanese Of thl
 paper currency of China. which ha
 debased the copper coinage.