Peking, Mar, 5.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent a communication to the Legations complaining that for-coigners, on the pretext of visiting the Summer Palace, are carrying farms and hunting there. It mentions an instance which took place on February 19, when four foreign. soldiers climbed the Palace wall and, ion points out that such incidents threaten endanger peace and order in the vicinity, and may lead to. misunderstandings with Chinese soldiers: in the neighbourhood, 'The office of the Tupan of the Northwest Frontier Defence has: drawn these irregularities to the attention of the Ministry of For-_ eign Affairs, and the heads of the' Foreign Missions in Peking therefore "ure requested to - instruct, civilians and soldiers of their respective nationalities not to carry Srearms when visiting the Pala in order that untoward happenings may be prevented, The Ministry of Foreign Aft insists that Foreigners when visit~ ing the Palace must conform to the: regulations.—Reuter's Pacific Service.
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