Protest by Nationalists Against Alleged Agreement Shanghai, Dec, 16.
It is reported that acting upon instructions from the Ministry of Mr. Quo Tai-chi, Special Commistioner.of Foreign has lodged trong protest w the local Jap nese and American Consular thorities for transmission to thet Ministers in Pekingy against the reported secret under standing between the defunct Po king Government on one side and Japan and America on the other, itding the settlement of the jute over radio rights in Ching In his protest Mr. Quo is undor= stood to have pointed out that ac~ cording to the terms of the secret understanding, as reported in the breis, Japan and America will each eroct'a radio station of similar construction in China and will jointly appoint engineers to commence the erection thereof immediately, the reporte are true, the protest continued, all radio enterprises in China would virtually be brought under international control which will have serious effects upon the telegraph administration of China in future. In view of this fact, and to protect China's right, the tionalist Government feels cot strained to protest most emphatic ly with the Japanese and Americ Ministers in Peking, through—the local Japanese and American Con sular authorities, declaring its refusal to recognize the legality o validity of any agreements that might have been entered into bo~ tween Peking and the'Ameriean and Japanese Governments, The Mini try's order further pointed out that the Nationalist Government will under no circumstance consider its self bound by any, seeer, under, standing of any other agree Setween' the "Feking repine, and, other foreign powers.—Kuo Min, Venwacutan press reports state that pirates boarded a cargo. boat which was passing the Chekiang coast on its way from Shanghai to. Foochow with a consignment of cloth valued at Tis, 70,000, and, in addition to seizing about $1,000 in feash, they took away a largo quantity of the cargo, shot the captain of the vessel in cold blood and wounded half a dozen membera. of the crew. Three others were [carried away and $5,000 is de mat for their ransom,
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