Peking, Aug. 10
The Japanese Legation has handed to Reuter the following copy of a Note from Mr. Obata, addressed to the Chinese Foreign Minister yesterday "Acting on instructions from my Government, I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that Messrs. Hsu Shu-tseng, Tseng Yuchun, Tuan Chih-kuei, Ting Shi-yuan, Chu Sen, Wang Chi-lung, Liang Hung-chih, Yao Chen and Yao Hua-chen having thrown themselves one after another into this Legation, seeking refuge, and this Legation having felt compelled, in consideration of International practice, well established especially in China, to give them due protection, it has been decided to render them accommodation in the compound of the Legation Guard.
ey have been at the same time strictly warned entirely to refrain during their sojourn from concerning themselves in any way in politics. Moreover, they are placed entirely in isolation front outside.
"Tu communicating the above information to Your Excellency I
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