TROUBLE IN MANCHURIA
BETWEEN CHINA AND JAI'AN. JAPANESE HEAD FOR EVENIUAUTIE& ByCable.—Press AMOciation.—Copyright Received 8, 5.5 p.m. i Pekln, August 7. A serious difficulty has' arisen bat\we:i Cliina and Japan. The latter is nruteeil. ing to widen and re-lay the MukdenAntuug railway without Chinese w operation. The line was originally laid - I for war purposes. Cluna agreed to its re-construction. Her procrastinations and obstructions, however, forced Japan to take indepeadml action, The Japanese War Office assert*, (hat Japan is prepared for every eventuality*' Dr. Morrison (the Times' Pekin correspondent) states that the Chinese opposition is due to Japan taking the land whereon the railway was laid without : compensating the owners.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 167, 9 August 1909, Page 2
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