Minister has announced the termination of the treaty with France rexarding Annam, Mr. Li, a member the Overseas Comrades Society, has petitioned Mr. Chu Chao-hsin to ascertain the views of Chinese in Annam before negotiations begun for a new treaty. The: petition prays that experienced men be sent to investigate the conditions under which Chinese have resided carried on business in that territory and that their findings he used as a basis for the negotiations, various places in Annam, which was formerly part of the Chinese Empire, and it is said that all Chinese have been—subjec heavy taxation in distri ete, province ari episode. Tyne, the agitators their best to incite trouble, but the authorities, to their great credit, forbade any forcible expressions of sentiment.
The Japanese, too, have done its utmost to avoid any' clash, and the crews of Japanese" warships have never been permitted to come ashore large parties. As a result, there has not been any "incident" worth chronicling.
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