Warning by Ministers to the Government Peking, May 1. istry of Communications has received a document from the Waichiaopu stating that the latter has received a Note from th French, Belgian and Dutch declaring that the Lunghai vay has been much disturbed by militarists, who have not only robted the stations of revenue, but! have also ill-treated many of the staff and killed some police.
The Note, it is reported, says that owing to this the receipts are being seriously affected and it will be dif-ticul: for the Lunghai Railway to find the necessary funds for payment of the next instalment of interest. This will affect China' credit and cause a drop in the bonds.
The Note holds the Government responsible for the loss to the railway caused by the illegal actions of militarists, Te Ministry of Communications has written to the Ministry of War and the Chief Executive's Military: Council requesting them to take the necessary measures to prevent the abuses from continuing.—Revter's Pacific Service.
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