From Our Own Correspondent, Peking, Sept. 18. At a secret session of the Council Gen. Tuan, Minister of War, declared that the Government policy was determinedly to resist aggression in Inner Mongolia, but to accept the Russian conditions relative to Outer Mongol: the hope of securing Mongol allegiance to the Republic.
Regarding Tibet the acting Premier said that the Government was willing to negotiate with Britain on the basis of the maintenance of the remainder, about 1,800 men, have been drafted to Chinhai and Chusan.
Shortly before the troops left, they attacked and completely demolished the office of one of the principal newspapers, the Fuihdohpao." The act was one of revenge, for the editor had not only denounced the Governor in most outspoken and trenchant terms, but had also held up the soldiers to ridicule for their rapacity, lack of discipline and general bad behaviour.
The damage inflicted on the office amounted to a sum of $3,000. The editor demanded that the Governor should make good his loss. This request was refused and consequently the editors of the four other papers closed their offices in sympathy with the "Yuihdohpao" until ite wrongs were adequately redressed. The Governor left the city without offering compensation. The civil administrator, however, p remised to Fight the wrong and' the strike, which had lasted some days, ended.
The waterways between Ningpo and Shaohsing are still troubled by robbers, who are said to be dis: charged soldiers. On Friday night boat was robbed on the canal near Pahkuan, of a considerable sum of money. status quo, After much criticism of the Ca-
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