Nanking, June 1.
Admiral Yang Shu-chuan, Commander-in-Chief of—Nationalist Naval forces, reported to the Na tionalist Government Council its regular meeting to-day th: reeaipt by him of the note dated May 25 from the Commander of the '2nd Squadron of Japanese Navy to the effect that no warfare will be allowed between Chinese naval forces within twenty Li of Tsingtao, Chinwangtao and Taku. The Na: tionalist " Government considered the Japanese note a violation of China's integrity on her own sens to which China could ne and that all diplomatic affairs should be handled by the high authorities of the Nationalist Gov-Genment's Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Nanking and not by any 'f the military or naval commanders. Admiral Yang has been instructed to return the Japanese naval commander's note to him with an companying dispatch to the above effect and to declare that no reply will be given to such correspondence in the future—Kuo Wen,
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