7,000 to be Withdrawn: 5,000
Remaining Tokyo, Oct. 7.
As the result of a conference held yesterday among Premier, Tanaka, General, Suzuki, Chief of General: Staff, and General Shirakawa, Minister of War, it has been decid: ed to carry out the third readjust ment of the Japanese contingents in Shantung, recalling home 7,000 men and leaving behind some 5,000 strong. It is expected that an onder to the above effect will be issued to the commander-inhief of the.
[Japanese contingents on or about the 10th instant.—Toho
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