Northern Railways, is now, according toa 'Tientsin dispatch, touring the Lisohsi region outside. Shanhsikuan, inspecting the Chinese Railway in that vicinity. It is, however, reported that his Excellency. is' studying the condition of Southern Manchuria, or. Fengtien province, and there: are indications.that: the Central, Government, may appoint him to reorg ganize Manchuria, at the and of the present Japanese Troops st Hsinmintan.
Tt is! stated - from' Pekitig: that the Japsieso' troops' in~ Heinmintun " havi also taker charge of the telegraph' office: there, and upon. w-remoristanee tade to the Japanese Minister by the Waiwnj Excellency replied thathed the Russians respected Chinese neutrality and kept away from Hsinmintuc, the Tapainese troops would never have entered that town or any neutral territory. One of the reasons ofthe presence of Japanese troops in Hsinmintun was because the Bussians' lad been using the Chinese telegraph office there in a way hostile to Japanese interests, in consequence of which, the Japanese Minister declared, the troops of his country were compeller to take charge of that office to prevent repetition of previous
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