The Archive · 1926

Will China Appeal Too?

London, Nov. 23.

That China will appeal to the League Council or Assembly in the Sino-Belgian dispute is the inference from a statement issued by the Chinese delegation accredited to the League, according to a despatch the "Morning Post" from its Geneva correspondent, Chinese officials announce that they have received instructions from Peking to inform the League that the question did not involve legal] interpretation but the principle of equality and justice-—Reuter, Attempt to Take Jurisdiction Over Belgian Subjects Peking, Nov. 25.

In consequence of the abrogation of the Sino-Belgian Treaty of] Commerce, the Waichiaopu has telegraphed to the Commissioner for Poreign Affairs at Shanghai not} admit Belgian delegates to the meetings of the Goods Valuation Revision Comittee now in session in Shanghai.

The Waichiaopu has also notified Commissioners for Foreign Affairs various provinces of the loss of Belgian Consular jurisdiction and has instructed them to deal with' Judicial affairs of Belgians as in the case of those peoples who have consular jurisdiction in China.

Peking, Nov. 18.

At tonday's meeting of the Cabinet, the Ministry of Home Affai was' instructed to make preparations! hesitating Minister of Finance, finally took up the post to-day, after attending a Cabinet Couneil.—Toho.

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