How the Real War News gets into Circulation The following is a translation from Wednesday "Mingkuopao":—
"The local Consular Body held an urgent meeting at 2 p.m. yesterday at the United States Consulate. There were present 17 persons. Mr. Cunningham, who presided, stated that the fighting between Chekiang and Kiangsu had become very serious and-was now in progress in the neighbourhood of Liuho. 'The man-of-war Ying Zen, belonging to the Fukien ficer,, last' night. shelled Liuho, the Woosung Forts returning the fire. This shows that the navy also has joined in the fighting. As Liuho is not far away from Woosung, foreign residents and their property were endangered. He then asked those present to express their views. Opinions were expressed by. the British and French Consuls and the following resolutions were pas-
"That no fighting be allowed to take place wit 30 li of the Settlements, trouble in Nantao which would affeet the Settlements.
"That land fighting units number-5,000, from the various Powers, be detailed to various important localities for the purpose of maintaining peace, "That the S: V.C. be called out to assist the Settlement authorities in the maintain ance of peace, be stored the boundaries of the Settlements fand that police and detectives be detailed for patrol duties on the boundaries.
"That strict measures be adopted bby the Settlement police against the activities of robbers, thus enable ing merchants to carry on their business in peace. (Apropos of the foregoing it would be interesting to Know what the "Minkuopao" thinks the police do ordinarily.)
"That the foreign men-o'war in the the Huangpu be instructed to be on the alert every night. (Again it would be interesting to know what the "Afingkwopao" thinks the foreign mon-of-war do every night.)
"We learn that another meeting of the local Consular' Body will be held to-morrow.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.