A Chinese press telegram from Peking states that, according to information received from General Li Hou-chi, Tuchun of Fukien, the Japanese Consular authorities at Amoy are preparing to establish police stations there. It is stated that the Japanese are acting on instructions from their home government. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has wired to Mr. Hu Wei-teh, Chinese Minister at Tokio, instructing him to demand the can-collation of the scheme.
The Chinese press states that it will be remembered that, some years ago, the Japanese tried to introduce their police stations in Amoy and Foochow under some pretext, but owing to the prompt protest from the Chinese government they withdrew their gendarmes from Chinese territory.
"As Amoy is the doorway to Fukien province," says the report, "and is directly opposite to Formosa, the Japanese have for a long time cast covetous eyes on the port. Recently, quite _unexpectedly, without obtaining permission from the local officials, the Japanese Consul at Amoy engaged a large number of labourers to construct buildings within the compound of his Consulate. This attracted the attention of the Chinese authorities, who detained some of the labourers and discovered that contracts were signed with the said Consul for the construction in his compound. According to their confession, the Consul was going to erect a large building to accommodate his police and gendarme offices. The contractors produced' the plans of the whole building, in which each room is marked out for various purposes. There is a place for police quarters, a place for the detention of prisoners, and a place for their trial. Several trials have been made, and the contractors have been delivered over to the local law courts to be dealt with. A detailed report has been transmit-' ted to Peking. Mr. Chen Pai-kan, the Taoyin of Amoy, has appointed his subordinate officials to institute full investigations into the case, and will insist upon the recall of the said Consul from Fukien."
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