Peking, July 24.
At a meeting of the Sino-Japanese Commission to-day the Chinese Commissioners proposed to classify the enterprises at Kiaochou entered into during the Japanese gime under three periods, firstly, before the signa ture of the EShantumg Treaty; secondly, after the signature; thirdly, after the ratification of the Treaty. All the details and the plans of the budgets, etc., would be submitted for the study and consideration of the Chinese.
The Japanese asked for special Chinese consideration of the various colleges, associations, the Chamber of Commerce, clubs, etc., adding that if such consideration) were given the Japanese would waive claims for reimbursement of expenditure on such properties.
The Japanese asked that China should continue the same _protection and give the same facilities as Japan had given for the markets, the training areas, the Race Club, the Golf Club, the Tennis Club, the Christian and Buddhist and other religious and benevolent societies; also for various educational enterprises, the Isolation Hospital, the archery field, ete., scme of which held their grounds under contract.
The Chinese replied that these matters were, generally within the spheres of the Tsingtao municipal administration and would need to be*further studied and discussed.—Reuter.
The Question of Uncempletcd =t. Contracts{and Public Worke 33 Peking, July 27.
At the ninth meeting of the First Section of the Sino-Japanese Commission this morning, replying to the Chinese proposals regarding contracts, charters, and the termination of constructions, the Japanese delegates stated that they were prepared to lay. before the Chinese Delegation only the essential documents regarding each question when needed, but that they were not prepared to produce all at the same time. In the event of the Chinese wishing to refer to any important ones in particular, it would be most convenient for them to do so on the spot. With regard to the expired contracts and such as would add no responsibility to China later, there was no necessity to lay them before the Commission.
The Japanese agreed with the principle of the Chinese aspiration for Japan to terminate constructions on a large scale. The Japanese Commissioners are incompetent to compel individual Japanese to terminate legal constructions and works but in the event of illegality and inappropriate actions, the cases could be dealt with by ordinary judicial procedure or by diplomatic action.
In view of the necessity for investigation and preparation prior to ths transfer of the Tsingtao, Admimistration, the Com. mission decided to station a Sino-Japanese sub-committee at Tsingtao for that purpose.—Reuter.
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