Discussions in Peking to Evolva a Concrete Plan Peking, Nov. 20.
As regards the joint suppression of pirates in South China by the Five Powers' navies, which has been proposed by the British Lega-vantage of Si Cecil Clementi's visit to Peking, it is generally observed that the Powers concerned are in favour of the British proposition and that the matter now seems to be progressing towards the evolution of a concrete measure how to bring about expected results. However, in order to put the scheme into effect, there seems still to exist some difficulties among the Powers concerned, and the Powers are said to be carefully investigating about measures, to moot all the circumstances which might arise out of such a general suppress Ministers of the Five Powers today met at the official residence of the Japanese Minister and negotiate ed_on the question.
The rumour reporting the rejec~ tion by the Powers of the British proposition is totally groundless; the tendency among the Minsters ig all in favour of the materialization of such concerted action—Toho, Tue Ministry of Communications in Nanking has issued an order fo bidding the use of military and naval wireless for the transmission of commercial messages.
Tae Shanghai "Zarya" has it that 19,000 persons have signed the pet advocating the removal of t Soviet Consulate, and, also, that the str. Indigirka is arriving from the North with 200 alleged Soviets on. board.
Ar the request of the Com: missioner of Public Safety, the Mayor of Greater Shanghai has issued an order whereby all members of the Chinese police force will be supplied with firearms in the wear future,
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