It is' stated: from Nanking that Viceroy Chou Fu has complained to the Waiwupu that the Consular Body in Shanghai ha been giving: the local Chingse officials cor siderable trouble by unwarrantable int ference in matters solely cot cerning Chinese, and has asked the Waiwupu to forward' the complaint to the home Governments of the Consuls in question, with the request that the representatives of these Governments in Peking be ordered to put the necessary restraining hand on'such Consuls in Shafighai xs have been trying to do things which the treaties do net give them power to 16th August.
The Peking. University and other Government schools' in the capital began their autumn' session yesterday, the summer holidays having ended on Monday:
Coolies for South Africa, 'Pho " Sinwénpao" published yesterday letter from Shantung in which it is stated that in spits of the placards posted by certain persons in the province calling upon natives of Shantung not to go' to South Africaon account of the ill treat~ ment given to Chinese labourers at the Rand, there has been no stoppage in tho} number of coolies enlisting: for South Africa; no less than 3,000 odd liaving'left Chefoo for the Rand only a few days ago.
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