Kuomintang Trying to Prevent Sale to Japanese 'The Chinese press again has pubs ished an article which purports. ts, an interview with Mx, Stirling' Bessenden, chairman of the Shang hai Municipal, Couneil, regarding the proposed sale of the Electricity Department, In reply to questions, Mr. Fes. sender is reported to have said, that the proposed sale of the' Electricity Department must passed at the meeting of foreign ratepayers and not by' the Couneif julone. The Council (tr. Fessenden is reported to have said) had not. invited the public to purchase the department and had not officially offered it for sale, Certain foreign capit had written to the into the matter, but, up to February 21, Japanese had approached "the this connection, In Mr. opinion (the report says), the best solution was the The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce Ix reported to have takett h the Commis: reign Affairs and lodged, 8 protest against the alleged ile. The Commissioner has been asked, Senior Consul with, the sale, Meanwhile, the Shanghai Distrieg, Kuomintang' have appealed to the exe merchants to raise sufficient, money for the purchase of the department in order to prevent it
Japanese. from falling into the hans of the
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