1.  Punishment of the General commanding the 28th Division.

    2.  The dismissal of officers at Chengchiatun responsible for the
    occurrence as well as the severe punishment of those who took direct
    part in the fracas.

3.  Proclamations to be posted ordering all Chinese soldiers and civilians in South Manchuria and Eastern Inner Mongolia to refrain from any act calculated to provoke a breach of the peace with Japanese soldiers or civilians.

4.  China to agree to the stationing of Japanese police officers in places in South Manchuria and Eastern Inner Mongolia where their presence was considered necessary for the protection of Japanese subjects.  China also to agree to the engagement by the officials of South Manchuria of Japanese police advisers.

    And in addition:—­

    1.  Chinese troops stationed in South Manchuria and Eastern Inner
    Mongolia to employ a certain number of Japanese Military officers as
    advisers.

    2.  Chinese Military Cadet schools to employ a certain number of
    Japanese Military officers as instructors.

3.  The Military Governor of Moukden to proceed personally to Port Arthur to the Japanese Military Governor of Kwantung to apologize for the occurrence and to tender similar personal apologies to the Japanese Consul General in Moukden.

    4.  Adequate compensation to be paid by China to the Japanese
    sufferers and to the families of those killed.

The merest tyro will see at once that so far from caring very much about the killing of her soldiery, Japan was bent on utilizing the opportunity to gain a certain number of new rights and privileges in the zone of Southern Manchuria and Eastern Inner Mongolia—­notably an extension of her police and military-supervision rights.  In spite, however, of the faulty procedure to which she had consented, China showed considerable tenacity in the course of negotiations which lasted nearly half a year, and by the end of January, 1917, had whittled down the question of Japanese compensation to fairly meagre proportions.  To be precise the two governments agreed to embody by the exchange of Notes the five following stipulations:—­

    1.  The General commanding the 28th Division to be reprimanded.

    2.  Officers responsible to be punished according to law.  If the law
    provides for severe punishment, such punishment will be inflicted.

    3.  Proclamations to be issued enjoining Chinese soldiers and
    civilians in the districts where there is mixed residence to accord
    considerate treatment to Japanese soldiers and civilians.

    4.  The Military Governor of Moukden to send a representative to Port
    Arthur to convey his regret when the Military Governor of Kwantung
    and Japanese Consul General at Moukden are there together.