A meeting of Chinese employees the Maritime Customs wat held fast week at their ela hose te disease the newly-publish. ed regulations governing improved treatment for the Chinese stall.
The regulations were discussed at considerable length, after which the ing 1s were That petitions should be addversed to the Central Government requesting that the salaries of the ese junior staff shall be increased That the period of annual Leave granted shall be more than 14 days; 'That, henceforth, no n.ore fore ficers' shall be employed by the Cestoms; and That all contracts entered into ty the Customs with foreign mem. bers of the stof shall be cancelled upon their expiration amd not re-
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