The Generalissimo's Office has received several reports from de-tactives, stating that the rebel party has been smuggling arms packed in coffins, and asking that an order to examine these coffins be issued to the authorities, and so on. The local officiale have reosived such orders from time to time. As the matter is of a very serious character, Mr. Hsii, Chief of Chinese Polio, has given much thought to the detecting of bogus coffins, After oonsultation with Governor Oh'i of Nanking and Admiral Toong of Shanghai, he has decided to enforce the following procedure upon all persons whether officials or common people, who want to transport coffins from this port:—To find reliable shop or hong to give a bood to be written at the Office of the Constabulary in exchange for pass' certificate, on which the fullest description regarding the body in the coffin must be given, that is, whether man or worns, surname and name, place of destiny tion, date of departure from port, and other information if necessary. Failing compliance with the abort, no coffin will be allowed to leas port. The form for the bond and the pass have been printed and issued to all police stations by the Chief of the Constabulary in Woosung and Shanghai.
The Question of Settlement Extensi lon.
With reference to the ares and terms in connexion with the above question, the Chinese Government has been in negotiation with the Diplomatic Corps for about two years. Various rumours have beet current in Shanghai from time to time, but they have given the public little truth, if any. Some time dor ing the summer of this year, the Special Envoy of the Foreig Ministry in Shanghai received communication from the Consular Body, submitting a draft agreement for his consideration, which roughly contains the following advantages apart from other stipulations uauslembodied in an agreement of this (1) Hitherto the boundary line of the Settlement has been arbitrarily defined by force; with the prosar extension made, the railway vil form the boundary line, and the three local districts from the Shans: hai-Nanking Railway to will be included in the Settlement.
(2) Hitherto no Chinese repre sentatives have sat on the Municips!
Council; now it is pro) create six Chinese seats of advisory character in the Council, viz: two to be appointed by te Chinese Government, two to be elected from amongst the Cantonese and two from amongst the Ningp? after the extension,
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