[decide to quash the Draft Agreement, the promoters must still ask the Governor for authority before handig over to the Deputation. Neither! would the promoters hand back the property to the officials. After several hours' discussion, the debut-_ ation agreed to withdraw for 24 hours during which time the promoters promised to obtain the Goy-jemer's decision as regards what} steps he would take in future.
Mr. Hsu Chun-yung, of the Committee, however, received an urgent] telegram from a friend at Nanking] on Tuesday morning, stating that [the Administrative Court has ordered the cancellation of the Draft!
Agreement.
Gen. Ho Feng-ling, Military Commissioner of Shanghai, upon receipt of a verbal appeal for support from moter, has replied: tee from first to last that the Works; will be transferred to a private] company; you may hold the inaugur-_ al meeting on August 4; and if any' change of official attitude should) develop by that time, I shall take emergency action, as I have said before. As to depositing the price in my yamen, I think, it would cause me too much' inconvenience to agree to this."
"Peremptory Behaviout According to latest reports the Civil Governor has now given a "peremptory" reply to the demands of the new company. Negotiations must, he says, be held up until the Administrative Court gives its decision, so the draft agreement ca not be executed. The Chapei residents' demand to take over the works without making ment at all "oversteps of propriety." Accordingly stabulary Bureau, over which, as well known, the local Milita ior who has promised Chapei has full control, vigorously to restrain dents from taking such an improper especially at the statement as to the non-payment of the purchase price. This, says the Chinese press, has' been tender ed more than once, but the Governor has always refused to accept it. "Chapei people do not want to be treated as robbers and thieves."
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