It is announced that a working arrangement has been.reached by the Peking authorities and General Tang Tsai-li_ regarding the Railway Protection Bureau, of which he is the director.
It has now been decided that the Chiaotungpu shall control the guards as far as their disposition and sundry other details are concerned. General Wu Pei-fu has agreed to furnish one brigade of troops as additional guards, who will be stationed along the Peking4Hankpw Railway, while General Wang Chen-ping will furnish a brigade for the Tientsin-Pukow Railway. General Tang Tsai-li will command the whole body, subject to the reservations mentioned, and will report direct to the Cabinet.
The arrangement is said to be satisfactory, but there seems a possibilit;- of friction in this divided command. The delay, however, seems to have been overcome and there is\a prospect of General Tang Tsai-li proceeding with his task.—Reuter.
A Peking, Nov. 29.
A detailed plun of the organiza tion of the Railway 'Protection Bureau was passed by the Cabinet on Tuesday and was approved by a Chihling Mandate in the Gov ernment Gazette to-day. The Bureau will he under the direct control' of the Cabin The Minister of Communications has invited the provinees concerned to send delegates to a meeting at the Cabinet Office on Saturday, after which the plan will be promulgated.
Gen. Wang Chun-chen has been appointed Commandant of the Chihli Brigade, which will guard the Tientsin-Pukow line.—Reuter.
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