Regarding the suggestion that the ware in. the districts tioned in the translation should supplied to the consumers rather by the Chinese company, presumably the Chapei Waterworks Ca. whose area is north of Soochow eryek, the answer is that the Chinese company at present has no means of supplying water to the those outlying parts. The Shanghai Company, however, has mains laid and in oper tion' along all the Hunicipal ronds in that direction and the Chinese themselves are anxious for water to be supplied them by the Shanghai company.
THE Minister of Justice is soon to call a national judicial con-prance to consider steps in connection with the reform of the Chinese judicial system,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.