Peking, Aug. 17. h, French, Italian, American, Belgian and" Japanese 'Ministers' on August 14 received a telegram from the Shanghai Chinese General Chamber of ing "in the name of the its repudiation' of the proposed judicial commission on the ground that "the Chamber considers such a step to be in conflict with universal practice among accredited diplomatic officials, inasmuch diplomatic and judicial procedure."—Reuter's Pacific Service, strikers to continue with the strike, 870 coolies worked on the wharves yesterday—many more than on any Previous occasion. The shipping. companies are taking advantage of the inter-union dissatisfaction and fare making strenuous efforts in hastening the end. More than a dozen ships arrived in Shanghai yesterday while nearly that number eft the harbour.
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