Hai-huan intend to settle the question of a Customs school with the nspectar-General before he leaves Chins, so that the school may be opened in Peking as soon as the required fonds are obtained. An Englishman is to be chosen as headmaster to train young Chinese for something higher Residet-General a the Roresn Capital had told him that in sending Lieut. Col. Saito with Japanese and Korean military police to Chientao, the Japanese Government did not desire any extension of territory, but simply was concerned for the protection of Korean immigrants. Strangely enough the island is remarkably free from bandits, and the Korean immigrants have never' been troubled by thew.
It is reported here that the Wai-pupa is in favour of opening the island to the commerce of the Treaty Powers of China which would ensure a settle ment of the dispute. Meanwhile Governor Chu Chis-pao of Kirin, Central Manchuria, reports that the "military police"" to Chientao to to watch panese Government is sending' more
over its Korean proteges.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.