London, Jan. 10.
Apropos of the demands of the Japanese authorities in Shanghai on {the Shanghai Municipal Council, well-informed quarters in London feel that is necessary to make a distinction between such temporary measures as may be needed and any changes of more general character, which ean-hot be considered hastily and must be through the normal a temporary measure, it mist. be clearly understood that it will be only temporary.
In other words, the Council will be limited to the immediate concern of maintaining aw and order. without Prejudicing the rights o: interested
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