Germany, telegraphs to the Government to the effect that in reply to his official communication con cerning the definition of the Lungy-Laichow-Kiaochou circuit as 4 war zone, the Berlin Government refuses to consent on the sole ground that Germany can derive no benefit from the action of the Chinese Government which, they say, is against Chinese neutrality so that Germany will reserve her free action in future regarding damages ete.
There is much speculation among the Chinese Preas regarding the United States, for the papers say that, in its reply to ibe Japanese respecting the declaration of war against Germany at Kiaochou, the Washington Government was ported to have called Japan's at tention to the necessity of informing America of Japan's action outside the German leased territory, Another report says that the U. 8. Government is displeased with the definition of the Lungkow-Laichow-Kiaochou circuit by China as a war zone as & consequence of the Japanese landing at Lungkow, It is said certain Chinese officials that China ought never to have prescribe ed the so-called war zone as she hae no military power to compel the combatants to observe it. the Meteropolitan Police, over twenty rebel agents have been at-rested by Government detectives during the last fortnight with bombs and other dangerous arms for creating anti-Government disturbances in the Metropolis, The majority of the rebels have been executed, after trial by the Martial Court for sedition and a few others were sentenced to penal i All the scorer quarters of the rebels have been raided by the Police, and bombs and orme seized in largo quantities.
The police and detective depart ments are more vigilant now in the search for rebels and their agente than previously. The authorities are quite confident that they can maintain order in the capital and the provinces without, foreign inter ference.
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