Proposal for New Channel from Paitsang to Paitang Nanking, Feb, 26.
The Executive Yuan, at a meet ut here this morning, discussed certain proposals made by, the Tientsin Special District in regard to the fact that certain portions of the Hai Ho River are no longer navigable, It proposed that a new channer from Paitsang to Paitang should be opened and that a modern lose should be constructed at Paitsang 80 as to enable steamers to pose cither along the Hai Ho or through the new channel It was also proposed that the Joost of the project should be cover: "d_ through the flotation, by the Central Government, of bonds to the of $4,000,000, these to bs secured on part of the Tientsia The Ministry of Fini ice inform: fed the Executive Yunn that ite siders the proposal of the Tientsit Special District important inasmuch the execution of the project would favourably affect commerce in North China, Executive Yuan refer the question of constructing: the proposed new channel to ths Reconstruction Committee for cot Chen Maieshan drow hig weapon and shot the inspector dead, The miscreant was arrested ant now awaits trial, Another instance of lawlessness occurred up at the Chiao Kou end of the Chinese city, the point where the two carriage roads which sire the ack of the city meet at the hanks of the Han, This is one of the termini of the motor-bug_service. On the arrival of one of ths buses there, it was filled to the limit of its capacity by soldiers, These men wanted it to start, but the conductor demanded their tarea and was badly assaulted. As the soldiers refused either to pay or get out, an armed guard was rushed up in another bus and the soldiers were compelled to disembark, 'The armed guard arrested one of the men who was obstructive and brought him back to the Garrison Commander's headquarters. As the result, groups of soldiers have hung about' at Chino Kon and threaten to attack all the drivers and con: ductors. The company therefore. announces that the two lines to Chiao Kou are suspended for the thus' being blocked.
One wonders whether the soldiers will be demanding free tri in the aeroplanes next, The Buviness Tax Bureau draws attention to the small number of Jarge businesses which have filled in the necessary forms for the levying of the tax and orders compliance with the rules. One of the Chinese Dapers states that, so far, only: one business as admitted having capital, more than $10,000 invested og its
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