Paris, Nov. 13.
The French War Ministry released the following communique:
"The 1901 Protocol a sequel to the Boxer rebellion, grants those foreign Governments who are signatories of that document the right to station troops on various points of China's territory in order to ensure freedom of traffic between Peking and the sea. Of these Governments, those of Great Britain, France, the United States, Italy and Japan avail theme selves of that right.
"Following the outbreak of the present European conflict, it was felt by the British and French Governments that it would be advisable to withdraw some of their troops from North China for use elsewhere. It was thus decided to send home the greater part of the military contingents of the two Powers in the said area. Due attention, however, was paid to the necessity firstly of ensuring the safeguard of British and French property in Peking and elsewhere; secondly, of fully retaining the above-mentioned rights of mili-
Two German Freighters Load Coal and Slip Out of Japanese Port tary occupation, and thirdly, of maintaining in Tientsin a sufficient force for the maintenance of order in the British and French Concessions, This decision was made known to the other London, Nov. 13, The first exhibition designed to help young artists who have suffered from war conditions, was opened Yesterday in the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford, It has been organized jointly by the Ashmolean and Contemporary Art Society, and contains in many ways a brilliant col-some 60 of Britain: SAC aria—Reuter.
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