Japan pays an indemnity Britain demanded for attacks on its people and property in the country

The day before the Imperially decreed deadline for the expulsion of all foreigners from Japan, officials attempted to placate British rage at the development by suddenly paying £110,000 previously demanded for the earlier killing of a British national and damage to the British Legation.  The event did not prevent the serious international incidents which were to follow.  (By John Osborne)