AFFAIRS IN CHINA.
(By Cable.) The garrison at the strategic Pass of Lmling, in South Hu-nan, China, has declared its independence, at the instigation of the southern leaders, with the object of gaining control of Hu-nan and Ki-yang-si. Troops are going to assist the Tientsin, in China, is inundated by floods, and there is enormous damage and loss of life among the natives. Tho situation is grave. Baron Ishii, head of the Japanese Mission to the United States,, in a speech, proclaimed that the Monroe Doctrine holds good in the Far East. Japan does net seek to assail the integrity or sovereignty of China, and, in the event of its being threatened, will defend Chinese independence against any aggressor. Japan, he declared, welcomes fair and honest competition everywhere. She does not seek territorial aggrandisement or spoliation. Baron Ishii appealed to the United States to be a partner and ally of Japan.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3316, 3 October 1917, Page 30
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151AFFAIRS IN CHINA. Otago Witness, Issue 3316, 3 October 1917, Page 30
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