Tsingtao, Aug. 24.
An understanding on the maintenance of peace and order here was reached to-day at a meeting between Admiral Shen Hung-leh, Mayor, and Mr. Takuya Murachi, chairman of the Council of the Japanese Residents'
Corporation.
Calling on Admiral Shen, the Japanese civic leader asked that the number of Chinese militiamen and troops in the city be kept at a minimum. He simultaneously assured the Chinese official that he would make every effort to bring about an amicable settlement of the incident 1 which a Japanese bluejacket lost his life earlier this month—Domei
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