that in addition Police officials wil Excerpts from Minutes. be stationed at the barriers during] Admiesion of Soldiore and Civitan} all hours and will be responsi ijugece ito the Setlement.—Tho the admission or exit of the elviian Fiioean refers, toa letter, which! population; supervision of the Jetties thas been received from the General! being also undertaken.
Diteer "Commanding "the British ~The Secretary states that he has Qcer. Gorce requesting a ruling! received numerous requests from "othe poley to be adopted with! Chinese for the lane of passes to 38 te ne ithe entry into the Settle- enable them to enter the Settlement, Trent of Chinese civilians, in view of, but that so far he has refused Tra oe ible' risks to the Zoreign' comply with such requests. The munity from gunmen, Major! Commissioner of Police is of the General Duncan' also recommends} that no soldiers should be granted Phot Nsion to enter unless in, the issue of passes to civilians. fs' un-Fermin of a special pass which Mecesanry. "Members concur in Peneeeei by the Council and counter- view, and, in the event of applica~ sue EY ihe Gateligence Branch] tons being received for passes at the Headquarters of the Shanghai; behalf of the Chinese military, it is) Tereece Power he further suggests! directed that gush applications be that the issue of these passes should] referred to the Police Department. Pint tcinle be confined, to. Chinese] A member's suggestion is endorsed GaRinOmeers and their body- that the French Council should Geet not "exceeding ten. armed informed of the Council's decision in mea. Asked for his views, the! the matter of the entry and exit of Bemmiscioner "of Police. suggeste Chinese civilians asd that they be Germs MCraiendes. have been! requested to adopt similar measures a at al oints "of extry in respect of civilians from Nantao {rected A salemede and ae only. and other Chinese territory bordering] sree ah ccumber of these barriers ve-! the French Concession, unin open, that Police officials should De stationed at these paints for the North Szechuen Road With-purpose of examining Chinese, and drawal.
their discretion, evilinns of other nationalities, desiring to enter the Councit Appreciation—The follow. Bettioment' "Me understands that iting Teter is. published for general ipropered to institute a cat few! Information system whereunder all the barricades Council Chamber, Sul remain closed from 9. p.m. oF ShangeainMareh 3h, i927, pantera period of six or seven Sim—Ie affords me grent pleasure door" Daring that period he pr0-lon behalf of my colleagues on the Feoues that no Chinese should be pex- Council and myself to e2nvey to you! Mitted. either yo leave or enter the! gur kien appreciation of the ex-Settlement, Those attempting to! client manner in which the with-Jenve the Settlement daring these! drawal of 480 foreign residents from! Wass sri be taken into custody and] the Nosth Seechuen Road aren was the Police point of view, he considers!
opened, seme hours later. From! mittee on March 21 and 22 releted out the fir, caee en by the Evacuation Com Ahat 10pm. is a suitable hour for under the then prevailing conditions ference of the euefew, and} demanded cou we. who vase. to enter or lo: the she a Swing to the number of mill opera- sation of a high order.
'That hould have been conducted smoothly Serer mat ta prevent daly and vere-|eumatances, a matt on' which thos loment before and, also in and without casualty.is, in the eir-{able produce from being brought into responsible' are to be sincerely con-the Settlement, he recommends that) gratulated the barriers be re-opened at 4 asin. "Tam to ask that you will be good He would aleo be necessary {o restrict enough to convey to all concerned, the entry of Chinese by the Public|anq in pavtieular to those mentioned Seesea cad to effect this the Police! im the various reports, an expression will also make. the necessary ar-lof the Counel's thanks for the vay Tangements. "Under the above pro-\in which they executed a difficult Jeedlon the Commiesionee states Uhat and dangerous task.
Feenvlee (on collaboration with the Would add that, the Council is Military authorities) would be re- specially gratified to learn that, from Apenuitle for the entry and exit of the experience gained on the occasion Chinese, The Commandant con- referred to, "it is now safe to assume curs in the above proposals. that any aren embraced by the With-"After discussion, it is decided that drawal Scheme can be, effectively reply be forwarded to the G.0.C.,|¢leared at short notice."
Defence Force, stating that a curfew Tam, Sir, system will be instituted forthwith] Yours truly, to be effective between the hours of! 'S. FESSENDEN, 4 ama during which Chairman.
ca: wilt be permitted Captain B, 1, BIN. BaRnetr, c:.. to enter er asd Commissioner of Police.
Proressor and Mrs. J. G. Griffing'
Personal Notes of Nanking left by the str. Tenyo Mara for Home on Thursday. Pro-(Continued from Page 85.) fessor Griffing is one of the leading experts on cotton in China, and Mu. C. C, Tedd, managing director under his care much work of the Bastern Trading Ca, (China) has been done at Nanking and clse-Ya, left on the Dairen Maru for Europe vid Siberia. He expects to return in about three er four variety sounthe. which they christened "Million Dollar Cotton," which is one of the Dn. James Hi. Franklin, who ve- most promising varieties in the grevenis, the Federal Council of country.
Feet, of America, as chairman ON Saturday last a presentation Sees mittee on relations, with] Was made to Br. Geo. Amberg at the Bar East, has arrived in Japan the Kobe Gymnasium in, commemdnd will scun be visiting China, [oration of his long and valuable Services on the Committee of the A vary wel Tinown and highly-|K. Ro & A. C. in the capacity, of see pected former resident of Hong- Honorary Treasurer. Hence the HERES Ritred away at Home in Committee felt that a small the perten of Mr. Herbert Stephens. Presentation in recoxition of his The late Mer stephens left the Colony hard work for the Club was in order. on retirement in the year 1023. He reeihen in the bert of health) De. William E. Hoy po, of the THE Ret tetouple of years he yrad- Reformed Church Mission of she ce wore and passed away America, Yochow, Hunan, for over Bey femme at Harbarne, Birming- 40, sears a missionary in Japan pamtge of 0, Mr. Stephens and China, Principal of the arrived ju the Colony in 1903 and! School, Lakeside, Yochow, Staried a commission agency under taken over by the the same of H. Stephen: & Ca. in died on board ship Bee rot Read. ite was been foner- Wile ex Fexte to America. He man and a 3 eae eons the Was buried at sea, according to] owner of the a cement The Kipper,|REWS received here two days ago. Hee was a very el and valued mem-her of the Phoer "Cab and acee|@ broken heart. He was so heartbroken of his missionary work that member of sheng Terkes friends here were afraid be might took an racing, being 2|BFO Gub. not live to get on the steamer.
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