Rumoured Attack Impending by Ships from Tsingtao The Kuo Min News Agency says that reports have been received by the military and naval authorities: at Woosung that Northern war vessels have recently left Tsingtao to stlempt an attack on the Woosung from the: Administration over five tiles another 10 conta (big money) is be paid. Te fy mot tov be oont over ten miles," Tf the called ber cannot be found reply if informed the fare that to, be. returned.
"S—Unite and fares are whistered. subscriber has to find has to pay, the m or to payne the Administration, ie not settled" (f will be" deducted to be informed if the "Fee paid is not to be ret Tt "the long distance Li cdvone after another in order, but the ordinary is not to be cut off Special before his conversation is Bai ton "can be bough fat" the respective nil the reealatians if found incor pice par healer at any ime whom Rates for long distance calle of perhaps most interest are:—Nanking to Woosung, $1.60; Chinkiang to Woosung, $1.30; Wusih to Woosung 80; Soochow to Woosung.50 Shanghai to Woosung.10; Shangh to Soochow, 40; Shanghai to Chin-Kiang $1.20; Shanghai to Nanking $1.50, Forts, Commander Kung Shih-tseng, Commandant of the Woosung Forts, has, therefore, ordered his subordinates to institute a rigid watch, All cruisers, destroyers and submarines are stationing at various points outside Woosung. Owing to the strategic position of Kaoch a village opposite Woosung in Pootung, a regiment of troops has been dispatched there for garrison purposes. committing a breach of China's sovereign rights. We Chinese are opposed to this, There were many" causes for the May 30 incident of 1025, and the. building of roads in Chinese territory by the Shanghai Municipal Council was one of then Now that the Nationalist Govern. ment is making arrangements with Great Britain for the restoration of friengily relations, and the Chinese residents of the Settlement are resuming their ce-operative spirit with the Shanghai Municipal Couns cil, the Council should retarn all roads built outside of the Settle-tment to the Nationalist. Government unconditionally. instead of doing this, the Council is constructing new roads and interfering with the friendly relations which have been re-established, and they breaking up the spirit of friendliness and ce-operation, s0 we are anxious that China's rights should be fully preserved. should be grateful if you will instruct the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs to take this matter up an! sce that the Chinese people's wishes are complied wit (signed) Vu Ya-cline, 8, 8. Func.
Chairmen of the Shanghai Chinese Ratepayers' Association, Similar letters have been sent to the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs and to the Mayor of Greater Shang-In their letter to the Foreign Commissioner, the writers say that the Chinese and British Government ie ly relations and to resume commercial intercourse. The Chinese people fally ity of the British and they expected no obstacles, but the present action of the Shanghai Municipal Counsil it is feared, will do much to cause a breach.of the friendship which has cen restored.
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