An Interview with a Delegate Tokio, Apr. 24.-
During an interview with the Asahi' representative at Seoul, tr, Matsushima, Japanese delegate to the Dairen Conference, is credited with the following statement "T was often embarrassed in the negotiations by the Chita delegate declaring that I was acting in disregard of Japanese public opinion, which, as reflected in the Japanese press, at least, advocated the early withdrawal of the troops, Japanese journalists must be warned that through the irresponsible publication of their crude opinions they often impair the national interests and prestige.
"The failure of the Dairen Conference necessitates the further maintenance of Japanese troops in Siberia This is the opinion, at! least of the Foreign Office. If I am correctly informed the War Office is inclined to reduce the troops in Siberia, but they must be reminded that evacuation without a preliminary agreement with Chita or some other responsible Rugsian Government, would frustrate. all Japanese efforts and sacrifices so far made in and for Siberia."
Mr, Matsushima also is credited with the statement that Japan has no intention of establishing an additional army division in Korea atter the evacuation of Siberia.
According to a statement issue'l by the War Office the Partisans destroyed the railway at a point 53 versts from Nikolsk at 9.30 a.m. on April 22 and attacked a Japanese mail train, with the result that a postal clerk and two soldiers in the train were killed.
The guard, numbering 20 men, stationed in the neighbourhood, are now engaged with the enemy. Reinforcements are going to their assist-
220 yds. race, 26 sec.; 440 yds. race, 39 sec.; 880 yds. race, 2 min, 28 sec.; 12 db. shot put, 85 ft. 9 in.; 5 Ib, shot put, 37 ft. 2 in.; standing ad jump, 7 ft. 11 in.; running broad jump, 18 ft. 9 in.; high jump, 5 ft. 5 in.; pole vault, 8 ft.
No first place could be assigned in the pole vault as this event had to be called off on account of dark-
2 ess, There is considerable activity among the soldiers who have re ceived orders to leave this city for Pukow, the railroad station opvosite Nanking.
Mr. Ren Chen, principal of the Fifth Normal School, departed yesterday with a class of 40 or more students, on a visit of about two weeks to see the places of interest in Hangchow.
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