Tokyo, February 16.
Though official circles are vent, itis intimated in wellsinforn ed quarters that instructions have Jaen despatched to the Tapanese Minister, Me. Yoshizawa, point four that Japan hax alrendy an confiderable sacrifices in consenting '{n-a mutual express for the Tsinan Feason she is not prepared to make rather concessions and insists that the question of compensation for slamages shall be settled now instead fof being put of for separate sett ment later.
Tt is expected that the Japanese ister will convey these views to
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