the various headquarters, optimistic opi that the situation would be liquidate ed to-day, x0 far as. military ques tions were concerned. There are naturally a number of political ques tions which will have to be dealt The Special Interests in Mongolia and Manchuria to Be Closely Respected Peking, Oct, 20.
The Chinese Government, replying to the Japanese Memorandum of October 15, today presented otex simultaneously to the Japanese Minister at Peking and. the reign Office in Tokyo, The preamble states that the memorandum has been duly noted. In reply it may be pointed out that the present military operations have been occasioned by a rebellion against the authority of the Chinese Government on the part of General Tu Yung-hsiang, Marshal Chang Tso-lin and their accomplices,
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