THE PARTITION OF CHINA.
GERMAN AGGRESSION IN FOKIEN. JAPAN TO FORCIBLY RESIST IT. (Received May 21, 5 p.m.) TOKIO, Saturday. The Government' of Japan, is suspicious that Germany is trying to acquire Kulungsu, a district on the mainland, opposite Amoy. Japan has announced that she is prepared to forcibly resist any attempt by the European Powers to acquire Fokien or any of its littoral. [Fokien is a maritime province ol China, opposite the island of Formosa, which lies 150 miles to the east. This island came into prominence during the Chino-Japancse war, and was one of tlu spoils taken from the vanquished Chinese in 1890. It is a valuable acquisition to Japan on account of, its natural wea.— and its proximity to China. Amoy is an island, nine miles by seven, containing half a million of people, on uie coast of Fokien, arid quite close to the mainland. It was taken by the British in 1841, and the town ot Amoy is third in importance of the treaty ports.]
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 3746, 22 May 1899, Page 6
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