P. Crépin, Consul-General for' France, has already left for his homeland and we have welcomed his very competent successor. Mr. P. D. Butler, Consul-General,, with excellent command of the Japanese Language and long experience leaves, with his family, for a well-deserved rest. His tompotary successor Mr. Austin, who has Just completed four years service at Dairen, has taken charge, Mr. Ballantine, U. 8, Consul-General, most fluent in Japanese, after many years walting fs to take his family home on Jeave, His successor 'Mr, Langdon from' Seoul, who has in the past tarved here and in Dairen us ar-
It is of course noted that the successors of the three men who go on. furlough, are familiar with this district, but this coincidence, Is too tempting for the Japanese press, Th three governments are pictured, as calling in their outstanding experts from this field, for the purpose of some mysterious consultations, The British Consul-General received special attention. Tt was announced in the local press that he was to proceed to Harbin, and there, after some mysterious consultations take to his Government documents of vast
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