Peking, Jan. 11.
The Extraterritoriality Investigation Commission is holding a tea party this afternoon at the Wi Chiaopu to determine upon the pro-morrow. gramme for'tho first meeting to-'At to-morrow's meeting the Minister of Justice will be asked by Mr. Hioki, the Japanese representative, to act as the temporary chairman, after which the secretaries will be chosen, and, finally, a permanent chairman will be elected. of the Commission. will not exceed Diplomats say that the functions
those defined at the Washington made am the Chinese rence and. that it has been
that this is not a conference but an investigation, so thi 0 demands or arguments can be entertained, and that the delegates are powerless to make any promises or enter into any agreements, The Commission will simply investigate Chinese codes, courts, and Tegal procedure, eventually making a joint report on the administration of justice in China to their governments which will not bbe bound to accept any suggestions, This interpretation the Chinese are accepting meekly, since the Radical element has become subdued through the weakness of the Kuominchun and the departure of Marshal Feng Vu-hsiang and the feud in the Soviet Embassy.
To emphasize the fact that this is an investigation and nota conference the proceedings of the commission after to-morrow will not be available to the press, and the eventual report will not be pubished here, but will be sent home to be used at the discretion of the Powers,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.