Chinese Authorities' Reply to Japanese Claim The demand for Tls. 2,050 com. pensation submitted by the Ito, Toyo Menka, and Nippon Menka companies for losses incurred through the seizure by boycott pickets of cotton yarn, which were Inter returned to the owners, and which demand was submitted through the Japanese Consulate-General, has resulted in the follow-. ing reply being sent to the Japanese Consul-General here says. the Japanese press, vy the Bureau of Foreign It ism matter of great surprise to us to receive a demand for compensation for goods after they already been returned to the owners, thanks to the prompt and satisfactory measures adopted by the Defence Commissioner. We, therefore, consider this matter settled. Should you insist on de tion for such ease, it will ing among the people and impair the sudly relations existing between China and Japan. Japanese newspapers condemned as acts of piracy the seizure of goods adopted by our people through love of their country, which had the effect of enrage ing the people, We demand that strictly censure these newspapers for having inserted such accusations injuring our reputation and we are prepared not to take any further steps in the matter. We hope you will withdraw your demand for compensation for the sake of previous good relations between both countries. of Messrs. Dodwell & Ca., with whom!
has been ever since. Later h was transferred to the Hongkong] branch of this office, in 1914, and here, as in Kobe, he made many friends during his term of stay 1920 Miss Dodwell, his fiancee, daughter of the late chai man of Messrs. Dodwell & Ca. arrived in Hongkong and her wed~ 4 ding with Mr. Nixon took plac there.
Soon after this Mr. and Mrs. Nixon came up to Shanghai, a here Mr. Nixon became a member of the Shanghai Club and the Shang.
ai Race Club.
He had few interests outside his work, and the chief of these, which might almost be called his hobby, was music, for he was a fine pianist, although he did not join any musical societies or take part in any concerts. Mrs. Nixon only left Shanghai a short while ago, in April, with their only child, Mary, now six years old, and to them both] the ss: mpathy of all will he extended]
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