In response to the agitation on the part of the foreign community, aa shown in our columns, the Chin ese authorities have resolved that the "Trenches" be closed: -An important part was played in this agitation by Mr. F. J. Schuhl, Commissioner of the U. S. Court, who in a recent case remarked that he hoped that the 'Trenches' would be closed.
As a result of this agitation, which was brought to his attention, General Ho Feng-ling, Military Governor of Shanghai and Sungkiang, issued orders to the Police and Law Courts under his jurisdiction, instructing them to notify all proprietors of houses in the "Trench" district that the places must be closed within a period of one month.
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