JAPAN AND CHINA.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 136, 15 February 1915, Page 5

JAPAN AND CHINA.

FAR-REACHING DEMANDS. % y \ PEKIN, Feb., 13. ’ " Advices- state that Japan has made demands ton China tantamount to asking China mot to enter territorial aswith any foreign Power without first consulting »lapan praetically giving .Japan control P- railways, rivers, and triinsport. s The Times I .’ correspondent reports that the deraatnds include excmining rights "in East Mongolia; extension of the lease of Port Arthur t 99 years, and tine transfer of all railway and minimg privileges in Shantung formerly held.- by the Germans. The Times understands that Japan’s demands to China were communicated during the <'.cur.so of January to Britain, Frau.ee, and Russia. America’s desire for Japan to place relations with China on a well-defined basis appears to have bleen prompted in the first instance by China’s attitude under German influence at the beginning, of the war. *

AN OFFICIAL EXPLANATION. CHINESE STORIES INSPIRED BY GERMANS. LONDON, Feb. U, * Regarding Japan’s reported farreaching demands on China, it is officially explained that Japan is only asking for the adjustment of old outsit: nding localities where Japan has special interests. It is untrue that Japan is seeking a change of China’s political status. Japan asks that Chinese stories emanating from Pekin be received with caution, because of German inspiration. RUSSIA APPROVES OF JAPAN’S ACTION. LONDON, Feb. 13. Speaking in the Duma, M, Saaonoff stated that Japan’s demands were not contrary to Russia’s interests.