Permission to Open the Ritz Cafe Granted: Licence to be Issued Shortly We are informed by M. A. clu Pac de Marsoulies, legal adviser to the French company owning the Ritz Cafe at No. 24 North Honan Road Extension, that General Ho Feng-ling, Military Governor of Shanghai and Sungkiang, has consented to the opening of the cafe in a manner which is satisfactory to the Chinese authorities and which is suitable to foreign interests concerned. Consent was given by General Ho several days ago. All outstanding matters having been settled in a friendly manner, it is expected that the cafe's licence will he issued in the course of a few ing on for some time. between a days. Nekotiations have been go clu Pac de Marsoulies, M. Wilden, the French consul-General and General Ho "Feng-ling, through the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs. Messrs. A. clu Pac de Marsoulies, M. Reader Harris, Hugo Reiss, J. Thesmar, Beudin, and Dr. W. T. Findley are directors of the company.
The premises to be occupied by the cafe were formerly known as "The Wheel" and were sealed up a couple of years ago at the order of the then Military Governor of Shanghai and Sungkiang, General Lu Yung-hsiang. About eight months ago it was renovated and transformed into a cafe. Notices were issued announcing the opening date, but at the last moment, the Military Governor posted guards at the door and refused to allow anybody to enter on the ground that the cafe had not at that time taken out a licence. Negotiations have since been going on by the various parties concerned.
As soon as the licence is issued, notice as to the opening date will be given by the management.
Tue Greek, Theodore Georgacopules, detained by the police pending an investigation into the cause of the death of his Russian wife, who was found in a creek outside the Settlement, has been sent to the mental ward.
Suortiy after ten o'clock on Monday night, states the Chinese press, a strange white phenomenon was seen in the skies. It was something like a rainbow, excepting that it was only v i colour. Many people, states the report, believe that thes is a sign of future tragedies and sorrows. and Chinese Governments regarding the Banque Industrielle de Chine have resulted in an agreement principle being reached.
It is believed that the Chinese Government is prepared to offer every guarantee in view of the issue of a new Chinese loan, and that it is furthermore willing to assist in extricating the Bank from its difficulties.—Reuter.
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