Washington, Jan. 24.
The Senate has rejected Senator Walsh's motion demanding inform-lation as regards the Shantung controversy.
The Governments signatory to the Pacific Treaty have agreed to exchange notes defining the Treaty as inapplicable to the mainland of Japan. It is stated officially that Japan requested, and the other signatory Powers agreed, that notwithstanding Japan's promise not; to fortify the Bonin Islands, the latter should be considered as part of the Japanese mainland for the purposes of the Treaty.—Reuter.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.