Canton, Jan 6.
Reuter learns to-day that the Canton municipal authorities have greed to pay 6000 yen to the relatives of the Japanese merchant Terao, who was murdered by a mob gf coolies on his arrival here from Hongkong on New Year's eve, The Mayor of Canton, Mr. Ching Tien-koo, called on the Japanese Consul-General, Mr. Suma, a few days Jater and expressed his deep regret at the incident, promising to compensate the relatives of the unfortunate man and to do everything possible to secure the arrest of the" murderers, The incident may now he rgardas closed—Reut Foochow, Jan. 8.
Reuter learns to-day that the} situation arising from the recent, assault upon two Japanese naval control.—United Prone,
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