The vexatious question of collec: tion of rents in the Northeyn district for the period of the "war" and subfeauent disorder appears to be about felled: "Phree or four of the large foreign land. investment, companies favesugceed to relinquish their claim (events due for, February—and and, contin Don meet rental baya In'siew of this action it ikely" that the. smaller con must fail into line.
"Tuy Chinese: papers state that the Chekiang Provincial Govern nent has earmarked $800,000 to be used in aid of. the cocoon industry. sistance.
Tuvmediately after the accident, the Benwyvis stopped in the Channel, but, on the signal that all w well from the police launch, cot tinued on her way, due to the dang-ex of mangeurreing at that point flagship of Admiral Berthelot, coming to Shanghai at the end of May to take the place of the eruiset Waldeck Rousseau, which left Shanghai yesterday for Nagasaki. Admiral Herr, Commander-in-Chief of the French Naval Forees in the Far East, is remaining in Shang!
established his headquarters French Consulate-General although he is fying his flag on the sloop Marne, which is now lying. atthe French Naval Buoy.
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