Peking, Oct, 6.
The Chinese Press to-day printed several telegrams received from the Chinese of Shantung, especially from Tsinan and T " loudly: praising the good behaviour of the British troops from Tientsin under the command of Brig.-General Barnardiston. The telegrams state that after the landing of the British troops at Laoshan Bay, they quietly' passed through Tsimo city and encamped outside it without touching' anything or molesting any Chinese.
Although there are about 1,000 British officers and soldiers, the people of Tsimo do not feel uneasy in any way because they do not wander in the streets at their own pleasure and whenever they buy anything full price ig paid in hard cash or bank notes. The senders of the telegrams request the Press to publish them as testifying their appreciation of the British force, Chinese public opinion is in favour of the participation of the British troops in the attack on Tsingtao so that in the future settlement of the Shantung question, China's powerful neighbour may do a little justice to the Republic which is too weak to enforce her rights by force of arms.
With regard to the occupation of the Kiaochow-Tsinan Railway by the Japanese troops, educated Chinese expressed the hope that through the mediation of the British Government, the prestige of President Yuan might be saved, because he has given a pledge to the Shantung people that the neutrality of China will be strictly enforced outside the prescribed war zone. Any loss of President Yuan's prestige at this critical may lead to serious consequences
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