Within five months Japan was destined again to play a principal part and it is necessary next to turn to the events which gave her the opportunity, namely, the monarchical movement. Before doing so, however, we must pause to relate the circumstances xurrounding the settlement of a lengthy dispute between her and China over the administration of the Tsingtao Customs. Jabin having objected in 1914 to China's appointment of Mr. Tac bana, Commissioner of Customs at Tairen, to be Commissioner at Teingtao, demanded the right to nominate her own candidates selected from Japanese not in the employment of the Chinese Customs Service. She therefore submitted the names of eight Japanese for appointment as Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and Assistants and insisted also on at Tsingtao; secondly, that business should be conducted, pending settlement of Tsingtao affairs ter the war, in accordance with the arrangements made with Germany, except that Japanese officials should be employed instead of Germans; thirdly, that the Japanese military government should hand over the Customs property, archives and funds acquired at the time of the occupation of Tsingtao, and fourthly, that the Japanese military government should hand over the revenue collected since the occupation, less the proportion due to the local government, in accordance with the arrangement made with Germany. In addition, the Inspector-General came to an understanding with the Japanese Minister with regard to increased Japanese representation in the Customs, an understanding which satisfied Japan without affecting the organization of the Service.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.