Peking, Oct. 6.
The Japanese troops have reached Chingchoufu sixty kilometres west of Weihsien. Brigade General Tao Yun-ho, Commander of the 7th division, has received orders to go to Shantung with these troops.
Sun Pao-chi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will reply to-morrow to the interpellation of the Tsanchengyuan. A secret meeting was held yesterday at the Presidential Palace, Hsu Shih-chang, Secretary of State, Sun Pao-chi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yang Shi-chi and Chien Nen-hsuan being present, The reply to be made to the interpella—|tion was then agreed upon.
The "Peking Gazette" reports that members of the Tsanchengyt have gone to Tsinanfu to investigate the procedure of the Japanese in Shantung and to report on it to the Tsan cheng yuan.
The Japanese "'Shuntienjih pao' publishes telegram from Tokio according to which Huang Hsing ft America yesterday with are means.
He and other rebel leaders
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