Peking, Sept. 28.
Chinese officials are very apprehensive that the Japanese intend to occupy the whole railway to Tsinanfu. In a protest made to Japan they have pointed out that the railway belonged to a German and Chinese Company and that it had always been guarded by Chinese troops. The Chinese Government asked Japan to withdraw her troops from Weihsien and refrain from repeating act calculated to violate neutrality.
The Japanese Government has not yet replied, but it will probably explain that it is necessary to occupy Weihsien station, it being essential to the proper control of the line as far as Tsingtao.
The Japanese also contend that the railway is actually a vital part of the leased territory.
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