Two gunboats, a Japanese and German, ha been for some time stopping at Nant The Germans seem to have caused some unpleasantness and have been asked to pass on. They have daily drilled on the drill-ground for Chinese soldiers and after this they have in some ways made things unpleasant, so the natives say. They were planning an outing to the mountains just outside of the city wall and intended to invite all of the foreigners resident in the city, The Viceroy, on hearing of this, sent them word through the Foreign Office, that this could not he mitted and asked them to move on. Pie Captain replied that he had certain important matters to lay before uth. Viceroys; Liu and Chang, and was not prepared yet to move. Again a request was sent to him, asking him to lay the waiter before Viceroy Chang ab Wuchang.
he negotiations are not yet finished, 15th May.
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