Demand for Equal Voice with Foreigners in Administration of the International Settlement: Provisional Committee Elected But Opposed At an extraordinary meeting. of the executive committee of the Chinese Ratepayers' Association, held at the Chinese General Cham: ber of Commerce, North Soochow provisional ce of nine Rod, on Saturday afternoon,
Chinese ratepayers was elected to ce-operate with the fo equal share of the responsibility in the administration of a municipal affairs and the maintenance of peace order."
'The provisional committee, which includes seven members of the executive committee of the Chinese Ratepayers' Association, is composed of the following gentlemen:—
Dr. Chengting T. Wang, L1.p., former Minister of Foreign Affairs ud Premier, chairman; Mr. Vu Yi ching, former Chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce; Mr. Sung—Han-chang, manager of the Bank of China and former chairman of the National Associated Chambers of Comm Sir.-S, U. Zay, Director of th Chinese Chamber of Commerce and
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