Peking, Apr. 20.
'The Foreign Ministry of the Peking, Government to-day filed a protest' with Mr. Yoshizawa, the Japanese Minister, against the des-Patch of Japanese troops to Shan-
Nanking, Apr. 24.
Instrpetions have been issued by the Central Party Headquarters to all members of the Kuomintang in reference to the despatch of troops Shantung by the Japanese Government. states:—
"At the moment of the continued Nanking, Apr. 20, A sharp protest against the despatch of Japanese troops to Shan-ung will Ve lodged immediately by: the Minister of Foreign Affairs General Huang Fu, with the Japan: ese Government. This decision was. taken at a meeting of the Foreign Relations Committee held yesterday afternoon, which was attended by Messrs, Huang Fu, Tan Yen-kai, Yuan-pei, Yi Pebehi, Jength the negotiations with Japan and France regarding the Nanking Incident, the Atsuta Maru case, and the illegal arrests of Chinese and! Koreans in Amoy by Japanese police attached to the Japanese Consulate there—Kuo Min, Nation: Minister in Tokyo success and near completion of the northern punitive expedition of our Nationalist revolutionary army for uprooting the remnants of militarism and bringing the national re-elution toa conclusion, th" Japanese Government, upon the pretext of protecting its nationals, is once more despatching troops to the Kinochow-Tsinan region.
judi absolutely unreasonable and outrageous action constitutes an abuse of our territorial sovereignty and a great offence ai national morality.
"However, at the present moment of intense popular and nation-wide indignation against the despatch of Jnpanete troops, all members of the Kuomintang, of China should give befitting guidance to the people in accordance with the following rules:
Tokyo, Apr. 31.
Japanese Versus Premier Mr. Yin Ju-kung, diplomatic re-of the Nationalist, '1—The despateh of Japanese troops to Shantung on this occasion posal;
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