The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-31
CHINA AND JAPAN AGREE
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT MANCHURA
STILL CONTINUE.
China Agrees to Several Articles and
Japan Comedies Points in Original
Demands.

Five articles bearing on the Japa-
nese demands upon China were con-
cluded by the Chinese minister, Lu
Cheng-Hsiang, and Eki Hiogi, the
Japanese minister, at conference at
the japanese legation Tuesday. The
Japanese minister recently was in
jured by fall from horse, and for
this reason the meeting was trans
ferred to the legation.
All the articles concern Manchuria.
China agreed to the following stipu-
lations:
First. The Japanese governments
consent shall be obtained before a
loan is made with q third power in
volving the pledging Of local taxes in
South Manchuria.
Secon The Japanese govern
ment's consent shall be obtained
whenever permission is granted to e
subject Of a third power to build a
railway, or when a loan is made with
third power for the building of a
railway in South Manchuria.
Third. If the Chinese government
in South Msnchuria employs advisers
or instructors for political. financial
or military purposes, the japanese
government shall first be consulted.
Fourth The transfer Of the Kir-
in-Changehun Railway to japanese
control for nincty-nine years.
The fifth article was proposed by
China, and provides for the continu-
ance of such treaties as are not af-
fected by the present treaty.
The japanese have conceded the
point of a separate discussion regard
ing East Mongolia and South Man
churia, which were combined in their
list Of demands.
In the Manchurian group the immi-
grafton and land ownership clauses
have not been settled, but definite
progress has been made. This Is the
case also with respect to the mining
clause.
The japanese government has def
nitely withdrawn what is known as
Article 3 of the fifth group, namely,
the demand for joint police admin
istration of important places" thor
oughout China, and also has indicat-
ed it's willingness, it is announced, to
withdraw one or two other articles
from this so-called general group.
The Chinese government has re-
ceived advices confirming the report
that six hundred additional japanese
troops have arrived at Tsinan, max
ing total Of about 1000.
Boycotts on Japanese goods are re-
ported from several places in the
south. where it is considered that the
Chinese are most likely to get beyond
the governments control. A Shang-
hal dispatch says there was rioting
within the foreign settlements there
Monday night. japanese theatres and
shops were stoned. The foreign po-
lice were called out and made some
arrests.
At several recent sessions, 1t is re-
ported, the representatives Of Japan
have argued that Japanese immigra-
tion into Mongolia and Manchuria
should not be subjected to Chinese
laws. This proposal Is said to have
been persistently opposed.
Some fear is expressed by both
foreigners and Chinese that the ar
rival Of additional Japanese troops in
Manchuria and Shan Tung province
may cause friction, but the Chinese
have been warned by the central gov
ernment to conduct themselves dis
creetly.
Six thousand more Japanese SOL
diers are said to have reached Man
churia, three thousand going to Muk-
den and three thousand to Dalney.