Mukden, June 5.
Colonel Doihara, a Japanese advisor to the Peking Government, who visited Marshal Chang Tso-lin's Fetidence this afternoon, has made the following statement, regarding "The bruise on the head is serious, and the Marshal is taking 0 complete rest, declining all visitors, As no persons except his near ves are admitted to his room, could not exactly learn how the Marshal was progressing, but the Marshal is said to have told Gen.
Tsang, Chief of Staff that he was setting on very well. There was feeling of despondency in the Marshal's residence. Tt is certain that the rumour of is death ina grave condition, according to Colonel Doihara, his " Japanese Military Adviser. ' The Marshal has not yet recovered consciousness.—Reuter.
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Interests in Manchuria Tokyo, June 6.
Following a detailed report by the Minister of War on the present situation in North China and Manchuria, the Cabinet agreed to take every possible measure for the protection of Japan's legitimate rights and interests in Manchuis and Mongolia and to wath care fully any developments.
The Minister of War stated that Marshal Chang Tso-lin was in a serious condition, but still alive, He added that he cipate any disturbance churia, although he considered it was necessary to take every pre> caution against possible emer The Cabinet also decided to observe strict neutrality towards who ever took over political and ade ministrative power in China, as a whole, and also in Manchuria—Reuter.
Chinese Indignant with Japanese Mukden, Jung 5.
The excitement caused by the Dlowing-up of Generalissimo Chang Teo-lin's special train carly on Monday morning is increasing.
Chinese of all classes are stron ly criticizing the Japanese railway authorities in connection with the outrage, pointing out that the ex: plosion must have been caused by 8 land-mine, containing a large quantity of high-explosive, laid on the track of the South Manchuria Railway—not on the Peking-Muke den Tine or by hand-bombs, as as+ serted by Japanese press-report There was only one powerful tonation, which was heard all over Mukde While it is difficult to place the slightest credence in Chinese ports that Japanese connived at the outrage, they certainly seem to have been guilty of flagrant neglixence in leaving the important point on the South Manchuria Rail~ way where the outrage occurred unguarded, especially on such an occasion: the more $0 since-us
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