Landing Party from Cruiser in the Port Telngtao, Aug. 15.
The situation in Tsingtao was tense yesterday as a result of the alleged Shooting and wounding of two Japan sailors, After the incident, the Japanese cruiser Tenryu rushed a landing party ashore and prepared take free notion.
At the same time, the Japanese Consul-General lodged a protest with Admiral Shen Hung-lich, Mayor of Tsingtao. The latter proposed that pending investigation of the ease, the Japanese Consul-General_ should stop the landing of Japanese marines order to avoid misunderstandings; and deputies should be sent by both sides {0 jointly Investigate the shoot ing in order to ascertain the guilty party, The Japanese Consul-Gen-feral agreed to despatch deputies for the inquiry.
Four Japanese warships are harbour. Whether the tense situa tion will be aggravated or not, depends entirely upon the attitude of the Japanese. In the meantime, the Jocal authorities are taking "full recautions—Kuo Min,
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