Tientsin, Mar. 10.
On the ground that Shantung troops "aboard warships again attempted to land thereby threatening the coast of Tangku, General Lu Chung-lin has applied to the! Consular Body here fox the postponement of the despatch to Tangku of Japanese, British, and Chinese officials, who are to devise means for the free passage of foreign vessels through the Tangku Channel. Consequently, the Consular Body here, called a meeting at 10 o'clock this morning. To discuss the matter.
Fengtien warships approached. the coast of Taku at noon to-day and started bombarding Taku Fort. The Kuominchun command _at!
Tangku notified the Pilots' Associ tion stating that the mines had been taken away and that marine signals would be put up in the daytime at the same time guaranteeing the safe passage of vessels with pilots aboard. As a result, two Japanese steamers, Kishu Maru and Toyo Maru, were able to clear for Japan.
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