Nanking, Jan. 4.
is reported that an agreement has been signed between the Minis-
Trustees in charge. of the British try of Railways and the, Board of Boxer Indemnity Refund for a loan from the latter of £400,000, sterling, for the construction of the railw ferry across the Yangtze River conting Pukow with Hsiakwan, anking, the materials for which Pill be Hinported from Betain—Kuo At the first State Council meeting: at Nanking it was decided abolish press cereorship throughout the country.
Unver the direction of Marshal Sun, Chuanfang and other re in that city to operate with the similar organs tion already functioning in Shanghai, it was learned here yesterday. The avowed object of the society is to study the present " Sin Japanese problem and. devise jeds for a solution, ce-operating with another Red group on. the opposite side of the river Under Tuan Teb-chang with' the idea of capturing Paotachow end Luchikow, which Tie opposite exch other on the river bank. The authorities here have despatched the gunboat Shunsheng to do duty an threatened spot—Reuter, 2
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