Peiping, Mar. 28.
It is reported that Peiping and Nanking will be connected by direct telephone and wireless shortly.
The wireless office in Peiping has already opened, which means. that hereatter it Is not necessary to send message to Nanking by way Tientsin and Shanghai.
The telephone between Peiping and Nanking will be put Into opera: tion some time in April—Reuter, Tt was understood here that the Japenese military authorities requested the removal of the Portuguese {troops from the island in order "avoid unpleasant. incidents" The Portuguese withdrew from the island, it was understood, on the condition thet there should be no further engroachments on Portuguese territory. Japanese authorities have taken over the Chinese customs at Chingshan—United Press.
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