Tokyo, Aug. 22.
Speaking at the Cabinet meetin today the Premier stated that the Government, in accordance with the wishes of the United States, had decided that the question of renewing arbitration treaty between Japan and America, which expires to-morrow, should not be touched until the opening of Congress, as the conclusion and revision' 2 treaties require approval of the Senate-—Reuter.
The Great Spears are reported! by the Chinese press to have captured a number of important towns! in Anhui Province and to have sent other gangs of bandits affiliated with them to seize other places. The officials have been powerless. to deal with them, the troops have Yun off at their appearance and the people are said to be suitoring untold agonies. The Nationalist Government has ordered the despatch of Joyal troops, who are said to be renowned for their bravery, to cope with them, Deserre all the talk of treaty' revision that has been going on for some time past and the Nationalists' demand that extraterritoriality be abolished, many large and costly buildings are being erect ed in the foreign concessions Tientsin. A number of these banks, warehouses, residences, bath houses, department' stores, theatres,—¢te. are being erected for Chinese ow! ers, The total estimated value of the buildings in course of construction is Tis, 2,042,000. The British Concession comes first, both as: to the importance and value of the buildings under construction, an estimated value of Tls. 1 007,000. The French Concession comes a close second with an estimated value of Tls. 920,000 and the Italian Concession third with estimated value of Tls. 115,009. These figures do not cover the small.
buildings, such as small private -ssidences, ete.
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