Peking, Mar. 12.
It is understood that the messenger who conveyed the Note from the Government with reference to the 1915 Treaty to the Japanese Legation left the Note on a table and departed. The Note has not yet been filed and it is uncertain whether it will be.
President Li Yuan-hung yesterday entertained to luncheon several leading Chinese diplomats, when, it is understood, they discussed the question of Port Arthur and Dalny.
The Premier has invited the
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