*Kiukiang; Ki, Feb, 17.
As the Extraterritoriality Committee will come here in a few! months, Li Ting-kuei, the Civil Governor, with a view to promoting friendship between the Committee and the people of Kiangsi has invited all the officials and les ing people in Nanchang to a meeting to discuss ways and means for receiving these honourable guests. The following were elected to be members of the reception committee: Mr. Wong Tse-shan, pastor of the Methodist Church; Mr. Wong Mei-sen, teacher in Nanchang! Academy; Mr. Wong Kwang-ya, principal of the School of Medicine: Mr. Yang Li-chen, professor in the Yuan College; Mr. Hsiso Min, of the Higher Court of]
ice; Mr. Yang Lise, an officer in the Police Station at' Nanchang; Messrs, Chow Tai-yin, Chen Chi-chin, and Sen Pin-chen, interpreters to the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs; Messrs. Cheng Chi-hsin and Ko Kei, Japanese translators; Mr. Chi Feng, German translator.
Mr, Chow' Ji-kwei, the new manager of the Nanchang-Kiukiang, Railway Company, has given orders that a special well-equipped train should be got in readiness and decorated for the purpose of bring ing the committee to the capital, Bandit Beheaded 'A notorious bandit was caught at!
inkoohsien, in the eastern part of Province, and has. been put to death. His head was hung on one of the gates of that city for there days. People of that city are extremely happy, the report says, News reached here yesterday that post carrier at a country place near Kuangfenghsien was held up, by three bandits and was hurt with a knife. All the postal money orders were taken away and many letters and packages were destroyed. The poor carrier was brought back to the post office at Kuangfeng and was put in to one of the country hospitals. Immediate notice had been sent to the Magistrate fo: clearing off the bandits and getting back the money orders lost.
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