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NEWS OF THE WEEK

NvE are very glad to record that the crisis in the relations of China and Japan which occurred last week has passed away satisfactorily and rapidly. On Friday week the Japanese Minister in Peking informed the Chinese Government that Japan would proceed with the reconstruction of the Antung- Mukden Railway without waiting further for the permission and co-operation of China. He pointed out that for seven months Japan had carried on negotiations in vain ; she had been met by nothing but procrastination and obstruction. Her decision to take independent action was in accordance with her Treaty rights. It seems that in taking this decided course the Japanese Government had practically the support of the whole country.

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