Protest Against Landing of Japanese Foces at Tsingtao Hankow, June 1.
The Japanese Consul-General hav the Japanese Gov-fernment's de ion regarding the landing of Japanese troops in Shantung to Mr. Eugene Chen, the Hankow Nationalist Foreign Miniser replied as follows:
"The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Nationalist Government has taken note of the declarations garding the landing of Japanese troops in Shantung, which have been communicated to him by the representative of the Japanese Government at Wuhan.
"Even though Chang Tso-lin, Chang Chung-chang, or Chiang Kai shek collectively or' separately may have assented to this military operation, it is necessary to signalize it grave act of provocation as well as a menace not only to Ni tionalist China but to every Chinese who is not prepared to accept Jaanese intervention and dictation the internal affairs of his country.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.