Discussions in Peking Prior to Opening of Formal The Japanese Minister had a meeting with Mr. Karakhan yester day and they will continue their discussions this afternoon,. While the discussions are not described as, official there is reason to believe: that Mr. Yoshizawa's authority. for negotiating has been strengthened recently, and that the conversations now, proceeding in Peking: concern the settlement of questions. which have been put forward as, conditional to the opening of for: mal negotiations. Tt is asserted that: while no actual progress can be reported, the discussions on Saturday last helped to clear. the sit—Reuter's Pacific Service. so, the ter in Peking, and recently" been Waile it is premature to. predict resi formal relations, the present conversations are apparently regarded as suffciently to cause post Jected visit to the Central Provinces,—Reuter's Pacific Service, Tokio, May 19, It is stated on good authority that the Russo-Japanese conversations in Peking are now regarded as formal, both negotiators having been vested with powers to draw up subject to their agreeing intricate issues, such as recognition:
The divergencies of opinion on various questions outstanding at the of the financial plight of the Central Government and {ite non-payment of the salaries of the officials, no fower than three former Cabinet Ministers, Dr. Lo. Wen-kan, Mr. Tung Kang and' Me. Chiang Yung' have registered their names a3 legal p titieners in, the Peking and Tientsi courts for both foreigners and natives, Dr. Lo la, well-known amongst comm:
ity on account of the Aus scandals which caused. downfall of the Wang Chung-hui Cabinet last year and he haa, now been appointed by Kao En hung, Director-General of Kino chou, as the legal adviser of the Tsingtao Administration, At the same time, some high government officials have resigned their poste, become m ical practitionersin the metropolis,
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