Peking, Mar. 12.
Fust a wesk ago to-day most. of the English Language papers in North China printed a Japanese news agency report to the effect that Colonel Chen Kuo-hsien, who perpetrated the outrageous as-of the Republic of China descend to petty prevarication to shield from justice a Taku coolie who happens to be a brother of a minor member of a high military household, they are telling the world what the Chines Government is and how fit it, to govern Sault upon ats, Bessel at Fengiai nearly six weeks ago, been @ member of the society of nations courtmartialled and sentenced to hundred times more. eloquently. 10 months' imprisonment, "Ths than any poor weary series could report appeared to come from do it, The writer therefore feels Ministry of War, on Mr. Lu entirely relieved of the necessity of Chin's authority, was assumed to reminding the readers of thi be official and was therefore gen-paper that, the Legations recogni erally accepted as fact by the fored Tsao Kun so that they might feign community. On Saturday have a strong man within easy last it was rumoured that this reach through whom they could Colonel Eben had actually been put a check upon outlawry in sentenced to 28 days' imprison more provinces. Tt is superfluous ment, but this seemed so absurd, to state that Fengtai is three miles following on the heels of what pur-from the outer wall of Peking or ported to be an official statement, that Feng Ywhsiang awled his that none of the correspondents Qefiance "and contempt. for law. took the trouble to investigate it. within the sacred diplomatic. pre-On Sunday the writer heard. the cincts and within pistol shot of same story from more reliable the residences of half a dozen source and since then be has been plenipotentiaries, able to confirm the fact that Col-
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