The Tokio Independent says Fust before going to press, the report of he firet and second confer at Naxarelating to the recent affery between rex che he report comes from good the Chinete aallers and Jxpanese police—
authority in Tokio, and there is every reason to believe in ite exactness:—Th firat conference wes held on the 19th atant at the Prefectural Office (Kencho.)
here were present Mr. Kusaka, Governor of Nagasaki Prefecture, Mr. Kioroku, his Consul, Mr, Sai ang, and x Chinese Mr. Kusuka'firet asked inatrnetions to confer on this occasi which the Chinese Consul replied aficmative. The same qu stion was put and answered by Mr, Kusaks, and a protocol was drawn up and signed by all pre. a then asked whether under the the police 8 obeying order in attacking the 10 sailors Mr, Kueaka—Certainly not.
All present hereupon agreed that the officials of neither nation were implicated, and Mr. Kusaka said that would be advisable to treat the affray merely a8 " matter for local jurisdiction, refrain from appealing to the Central Go: Vice-Admiral Long and the Chinese Consul approved of this view, and the meeting was then adjourned, the lst instant being chosen as the date for the next conference.
Un the afternoon of the 21st instant, the second conference was held in the Kencho, The same representatives were prose After a fow preli saka stated that, ae: to the testi-many of the police, and numerous othe: affray, the disturbance had evidently been Chinese seamen; that in ride them vessels, the police had been led to employ force' in self-defence, and other Japanese constables came to assistance so soon as the Chiness other weep ied by stating that his pointed exactly the other-way 5 it wu police who first attacked the Chin seamen.
Kusaka—What is your authority the witnesses, which Iam is not completed, but I feom i conducting, ave learnt this the wounded of the 33th was of Very minor importanc: Let up proceed wa we agreed to do in our first couferner.
hinese Ca telegram from in Tokio ordering the progress of the eu until the arrival of further instruction Does that authority ponement Chine merely to the postponement of tu ferences. the protocol drawn 1g remain in force or Chinese Conaul—It remains in force.
Vice-Admiral Long hereupon addressed the Chinese Consul, and why he had not informed nee of this telegram before starting out? Turning to the others present, he continued, "It will be useless to continue this conference under existing circumstances. We si graph to Tokio for i they arrive had better leave Our next meeting opt
als: 1 Chivete Consul—That is my opinion Vice-Admiral Long (to Mr. Kusake! Kindly postpone the conferences until the arrival of further instructions from Tokio.
Mr, Kasaka signified his acquiescence, and the weeting was then adjourned sine
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