Peking Pestered by Provinces Peking, June 3.
It is reported semi-officially that the Government is) being seriously embarrassed by the numerous telegrams from the provinces regarding renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. Many of these telegrams ask what action is being taken by the Government to prevent a renewal in which China is specifically mentioned. Several provinces suggest that a representative of China should be invited to atterd the preliminary discussions, while others contend that if the Alliance is to be renewed, the text should we submitted to China, in the event of China being mentioned. Nearly all the telegrams indicate that the provinces would be satisfied if no
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