ig learned from raviable sources out the signing' of the Sino-French Indo China Gortmercial Tressy tiny delayed owing to the objection of the French Government. to. eer-tain cla was originally planned to sign the Treaty in Nanking on next, but. it is stated. that Pel
Count de Martel,: the Fr Minister, cabled details of the Treaty to Paris, the French Government objected to the provisions regarding transit dues.
Efforts are being made to bring about a satisfactory settlement and two representatives of the French Minister arrived here to-day from Shanghai to discuss with the repre: sentatives of the Foreisgn Office the Notes which are to on Friday providing on the outstanding questions can be reached before then.—Reuter, Nanking, May 17, The _Sino-French Commercial Treaty for Annam was signed last ight at the hostel of the Foreign Ministry by Dr. C. 'T. Wang, Minister of Foreign " Affairs, on half of the National Government, avd the Comte de Martel,. the French Minister, on behalf of the French Government.
The agreement consists of eleven, articles and is supplemented by 14 rotes exchanged between the two plenipotentiaries, The text of the agreement will be made public as oon as it has been ratified by the two Governments.
Following the signing of the sycreement, the French diplomat tetumed to Shanghai by the night express train en route to Tokyo to assume his new post as French Ambassador to Japan, stated that an informal exchange of views regarding the question of the relinquishment of French extraterritorial privileges in China also. took place yesterday between Dr. C. T. Wang and the French Minister. Formal concerning the question opened upon the arrival of the new French Minister—Kuo Min, Tne Kiangsu Provincial Government has requested the Waichiaopu to warn foreigners through their diplomatic and consular agents not to enter the bandit—suppression areas in order to avoid danger and unpleasant incidents, says the Chinese press.
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