The consulate at Chinkiang may soon be closed for good, though this will depend very much on cireamstancer. The Chinese have talked about making the city the capital of Kiangsa province, moving the provincial government from Nanking, and this may cause plans to be changed. In Chinese circles Soo chow also has claims to being made the provincial capital and from in-dumes yesterday the position be-'Breen the too fs uncertain.
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"The question of conwzensation for these losses has not been lost sigh of, a representative of this paper informed yes Negotia-over this may have to wait after the details of the king thei dent settlement have been adjusted, and how long that would be no one could say. Until a systematic investigation has been made, a correct estimate of the total damage to foreign property cannot be given, When the Flag Was Raised would almost be correct to call Chinkiang an "outpost." It is only 150."ppiles up the Yangtze, a bare six ours ran by train from Shanghai, is known locally to be the centre of some quite good shoot-ug, and has alternately petted and scolded a British Concession since 1861. In the course of changes it, has dropped from a once important ition into ensign faced appropriation. A. vigorous protest by the Amevican suthorties prevented. this move from going Soy farther
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