Through Renter's Agency, Tokio, Oct. 2 China's protest against the occupation of the Shantung Railway by the force ce-operating against Tsingtao, is receiving the very serious consideration of the Japan-ete Government, The fact that an investigation has been ordered demons tes that occupation of the alway is regarded as of urgent military necessity.
The Government has given out no official statement, but Reuter's correspondent understands from an authoritative source that Japan's reply will point out that the line to Tsinanfu oan only be regarded aa an extension of the line within the leased territory. It hae been feeder for Tsingtao since the outbreak of war, having brought in re-toryists, troops, supplies and muni-
When the Kaiserin Elisabeth was disarmed at Tsingtao the Austrian bluejackets and marines went Tientsin by this railway, but after the declaration of war returned to Tsingtao, notwithstanding Japan's representations to Pekin Recently the Germans destroyed the bridges and discharged all Chinese employees of the railway and refused to permit Japanese to travel by it. The line was always really German owned and managed, the Chinese holding a few nominal shares
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