Jan. 7.
Regarding reports emanating from Nanking about the holding up of a train sent by the Tientsin-Pukot railway authorities to Tsinan the Japanese Lexation spokesman made 'a statement this evening.
He says the Legation has received no report of the holding up of the train, nor has it been informed of proposal by the Chinese authorijes to despateh representatives 19 reopen traffic and, continuing, he said as far as he knows representa tives of the Commissioner for For-cion Affairs in Shantung approached the Japanese consul at Tsinan in rob' seems to be working up to a frenzy.
Some Chinese servants and offiea workers employed by Japanese have ented work, but the majority are standing fast. AN the Chinese wharf coolies employed by Japanese firms are on strike, Later.
The situation this afternoon is and there hgs been no. panese have put sand-bag. protactic round their concession, sand ni in while both sides are await= me the outcome of—negotiations between the Japanese Consul and the Commissioner for Foreign
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