Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-03
Japan CONTINUES
TO LAND TROOPS
4.5OO Additional Men Debark
at Lungkow Today for
Campaign.

CHEFOO, China, September 3. $50
pm Japan landed $500 additional
men at Lungkow today. OF these forces
500 men are marines the others being
soldiers.
Lunghow is a new Chinese port, sit
uated 100 miles north of Asingtau, in
Kiaochow.
Between 10000 and $1,000 Japanese
troops had been landed at Lungkow
previous to today. The japanese con-
troll the telegraph lines out Of Lung
kow.
Mikado Calls Diet Meeting.
TOXIC, September 3.-The emperor
has personally directed special session
of the diet to convene September 8.
The ma jority has decided formally not
to oppose the governments war meas
ures
PEKING, September 3.-The exact
number of Japanese troops ashore at
Lungkow, the Chinese port north of
Tsingtau, cannot be definitely deter
mined here. 1t is believed, however,
that no fewer than 5000 men already
are on shore and that $4,000 more are
coming.
The Chinese officials of Lungkow
politely protested against the landing
of Japanese forces. The Japanese ac-
cepted the protest with equal polite
ness and then proceeded to disregard
it. There was no hostile incident dur
ing the Lungkow landing.
The foreign office has formally pro-
tested to the Japanese and British
legations here against the violation of
China's neutrality involved in the land
ing at Lungkow. which, being 100 miles
from Tsingtau, is, approximately, sew
enty miles beyond the confines of the
German leased territory. Knowing,
however, that it's protest would be
useless the foreign Office at the same
time requested the British and Japa-
nese authorities to confine their oper-
atoms to the zone extending on the
north from Lungkow to Liachow ana
on the south to the previously pre-
scribed fighting area. Neither legation,
however, accepted these limitations.
The British regiments which are ex-
pected to take part in the investment of
Tsingtau are still at Tientsin.
the foreign office against an infringe
ment of China's neutrality by Japan.
The protest followed the landing of a
Japanese division at the newly opened
Chinese port of Lung-kow, 100 miles
north OF Tsingtau.
News of the Japanese landing caused
no surprise here. as the Japanese lega-
| ton several days ago requested the for
! eign office to remove the limit of the
ifty-kilometer tabout thirty. mfles)
radius prescribed by the Chinese as the
fighting area around Tsingtau.
Instructed Not to Oppose.
| The foreign office did not comply with
! the request, but it was understood that
| the Chinese troops would be instructed
| not to oppose the Japanese. The Chinese
officials are described as incensed, but
afraid Of doing anything that might
torial or other exactions.
| whether British forces will cross
Shantung peninsula with the Japanese
is not divulged, but the point is much
discussed here.
| LONDON, September 3.-A dispatch to
the Reuter- Telesx/m Company from
Toxic, via Petrograd est. Petersburg) ],
says that the Japanese have occupied
seven islands situated near Kiaochow.
i The Japanese. according to the dis
patch. have swept up more than 1000
mines which had been scattered by the
Germans in the waters adjoining their
Chinese stronghold.