agreement to Permit Transfer of War Prizes to T.P.R.
Mowpay, May 30.
An agreement has been reached between Dr. C. C. Wu, the repre sentatives of the bondholders of the Shanghai-Nanking Reilway and the British authorities whereby certain rolling stock left en the Shanghai-Nanking railway by the Shantung-Chihli forces as well as Tocomotives and cars of the Shanghai-Hangchow railway will transferred to Pukow to be used tsin-Pukow line, Nanking military ave thorities first suggested that. they would transfer trains from Nan-King to Pukow, they were notified "that this would be disallowed and HEM. Cani stationed at Naniking to prevent such-an action. The British officials took this stand to uphold the neutrality of the line and to protect the interests of the British bondholders. Subsequently the point was made tat some of the desired rolling stock was not property of the line but were prizes of war. It was then agreed that these trains could "br loved, but there were no lecomo= tives to move them. The Chinete then called attention to the fact that, although there is a British bondholders' interest in the Shang-hui-Nanking line, there fs none in the Shanghai-Hangchow Me, The Br rich authorities thereupon withdrew their protest, so long as the effectivencss of the Shanghai-Nanking railway is not interfered with,
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