Mr. Finlayson reminded the tueeting of the fact' that the British Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai Branch of the China Association, both of whom, being fon the spot with full knowledge of all the circumstances, were able to reach decisions which commanded the confidence of those at home, had unanimously. maintained the jew they had originally expressed, ely, that registration on of British subjects, would bee highly detrimental to British interests, Premier Sun Pao-chi had recovered from his illness sufficiently this morning to attend the meeting of the Cabinet. The official report says that no important business was transacted, It was resolved to appoint Mr. Sun Wei-chen Taoyin of Tsinanfu, and Mr. Kao Yi-wen Chief of the Commercial Bureau of Langkow.
Unoficially it is reported that the Vice-Minister of Finance furnished 8 report on the financial situation which put forward various difficulties the way tiding over the Premier Sun not attend the meeting of the Senate yesterday afternoon, but the Cabinet Office sent a written reply to the Senate, explaining that the Premier was too ill to attend and stating that there had been no change in the relations of China and Russia since April 1. The Soviet Mission had sent. no reply to Dr. Wellington Koo's Note.
The Cabinet, replying to the Senate's demand for submission it of the nomination of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, said that the present Chief Justice had been appointed prior to promulge: tion of the constitution, and the Cabinet, therefore, did not think that this ease came under the Constitution, 'A meeting will be held by the Senate on Friday next at which this question will be further discussed.—Reuter's Pacific Service, 'The Vice-Chairman, Mr. W. Maxwell Reckie, supported Mr. Pinlayson's remarks, and. My. D. Stewart, the Hon. Secretary, ex-Dressed the view that the weakness of the Peking Government meant that they would be power less to enforce this or any' other law in the districts outside Peking, where, ax was generally known, their influence and power was small effect in Chinn at the present time. He felt that the proer course at the moment was for British firmms to decline to regis ter their marks so that the Chine Jaw would either become a letter or lose the Chinese Government would be persuaded to alter their attitude und make the law a sound and workable proposition.
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