The troops, the volunteers, and the police of Nantao and Chapei, says @ native paper, should, of course, ce-operate with each other whenever necessary and wherever possible. Yet, on account of these two Chinese localities being separated by the foreign settlements, in cases of emergency, it has been necessary for the one to go to the rescue of the other by taking to th:
and ofter by making a circuit tous route. Now, Mr. Kung Tazefan, a member of the Town Council, has brought forward a proposal to construct 8 maloo or carriage road in the North-West of Lunghua which will lead directly to Chapei. This will facilitate communications between the south and north native towns; and in case of a fire, one brigade may go to the assistance of the other directly.
The Shanghai Arsenal.
With reference to the change of directorship for the above Arsenal, Mr. Vu, the new Director, has only consented to finance the management for three months, after which he will have nothing further to do with it.
Kunghotang and the Republican-Constructionist Party, are of opinion that according to this system, the appointment of the Chief Provincial Adminis trator are entirely at the option of the Provincial Assembly; and as the Central Government has no power to dissolve it, the result would be disunion of the provinces. They propose, therefore, to demand that the Bill regulating this system be referred to all the Committees of the House for further deliberation.
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