The Archive · 1902

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Mr. Chai a Chinese student in the Imperial University, acted_as the spokesman of the students. He said that some Chines? students who came to Japan had to depend largely on the Chinese Minister. The Chinese Minister took good care not to kelp such students. He excused himself by saying that it was not his business to lock after students. But he could at least open the Naval and Military schools of Javan to private Chinese students by giving them his guarmtee. Without that guarant~e the students could do nothing and bal to return home. They earnestly asked the Prince to represent this their grievance ty the Throne, So that wu educational inspector might be sent to Japan to study the question.

In response to this very outspoken appeal, the Prince said nothing, confining himself merely to th" value remark that he would bar in mind what he had just heard,

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