White seriously regarding the Chinese attitude on the question of Mukden's recent transference of Yolling-stock from the Taonan-'Ankouchi line to the Mukden-Bailung line, which Japan protested Against on the ground that the Taonan-Ankouehi" Tine is, security for a Japanese loan to China, the Foreign Office 1s hopeful that the matter will be settled satisfactorily, without resort to foree—Reuter, Representations to Chang Teo-tin Peking, Apr. 7-
The affair relating to the transfer yy Chinese authorities of rolling stock of the Taonan-Ankouchi Hail way, which la security for a Japan-fe40 toan to China, to the Mukdenaulung Railway, la assuming sori yus proportions, as General Chang fin-kuei, the "Minister, of Com smunications,'s adopting ® very strong attitude in the matter.
"Acting upon telegraphic instructions from tha Home Government, Mr. Konkichi Yoshizawa, the Japanese Minister in Peking, called on Generalissimo Chang Tso-lin at the Tayuanshuaifa last night, In the interview, the Japanese Minister served a warning on Generalissimo Chang against the affair and asked for an immediate settlement of the: matter, Generalissimo Chang promised to settle the matter as amicably as possible after full investigation, The Ministry of Communications {in taking an extremely strong attitude towards the question and has requested the Waichisopa to make the following reply to the Japanese Mukden authorities in connection] with the alleged illegal transference of rolling stock, the Premier, General Baron Tanaka, stated to-day that, owing to Japan's present unsettled politico) situation, he considered it particularly advisable that the Government should wait and see what action China would
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.