Chang Tso-lin and the Protests of the Foreign Ministers Peking, Oct. 28.
It seems that Marshal Chang Tso-lin's reply to the protest filed yesterday by the Japanese, British, and French Ministers against the attempt of the Chinese warship Kiangli to seize the revenue of the Salt Inspectorate. Office at Chefoo, was not such as to satiety the ters, The Ministers of the Powers concerned appear to faking firm attitude toward Tu connection with the affair, the Japanese Minister, Mr. Yoshizawa, regards the nature of the and the internations Inasmuch as the Chines authorities, besides seizing the salt revenue left in the custody of the Bank of China, have pressed for the delivery of the salt revenue which is to be kept by the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corpora~ tion, the three Powers concerned have come to take a strong attitude towards the matter."—Reuter,
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