Peking, Aug. 21.
The second committee meeting of the Diplomatic Corps in connexion with the railway defence question was held yesterday. As a result of this meeting, the proposal submitted by Great Britain has been adopted. The Diplo matic Corps apparently intends te convey the proposal to the Chinese Government as soon as possible. With regard to the substance of the proposal, Chinese press reports say (1) A railway defence administrative bureau shall be established by the Ministry of Communications with a foreign officer as its chief, and. police authority over all national railways throughout the country should be accorded to_the new bureau.
(2) Railway defence offices shall be established for all Chinese railways and the offices shall be managed by foreign officers.
(3) Railway standing guards belonging to the Railway Defence
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