The hupao'"' reports that on Wednesday the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs received a letter from the Japanese Consul to the following effect:—I have received a letter from the Commander of the Japanese man-of-war Chitose requesting that he "be allowed to land sailors to drill on the Chinese naval drill ground in Pootung for six days between the 17th and 23th instant. and asking~-me to notify the authorities of the district concerned to issue a notice for the information of the people in order to prevent alarm."
The Commissioner accordingly wrote to the authorities concerned requesting them to issue a notice to this effect.
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