The Diploma Saturday and again this morning discussed Sir Francis Aglen's dis Tsingtao, Feb. 9.
The Chinese Superintendent of Customs at Tsingtao has been order= led by Marshal Chang Chung-chang to collect the surtaxes here com-Jmencing from February 1. A luxury ist has been published calling for the same tax a8 import dues and contains such items as ham, eanned goods and wearing apparel.—Reuter, In a telegram to the Shanghai [Chinese Bankers' Association and the [Shanghai Native Bankers' Guild the manner but protests against the Minister of Finance says that there dismissal of Sir Francis Aglenig no need for anxiety on their part lover the dismissal of Sit Francis Face-Saving Mandate Believed to he JAglen. It will have no effect on the in Preparation money market as the redemption of Feb. 8, bonds will continue under Sir [Francis Aglen's successor just as It is believed that some sort of before. face-saving mandate may be issued with regard to Sir Francis shortly. It is possibly that this will lat a year's Leave on full pay!
ConsineRanie interest was taken fnefore his. retirement and acknow-the route marches undertaken edie his services to China. on January 28 by a detachment of In any case Sir Francis Aylen had Marines and Sailors and the Hong lended, to retire next year. long Volunteer Defence Corps. The naval men, who marched Sir Francis Attacked through the city to West Point and Feb. 10. back again, started off at 4.80 The Government papers and Mi headed by two bands and impress: shal Chang Tso-lin's organ, the "Fai fed the many sightseers with their." East m Times," are strongly attack-[smart bearing. The Volunteer De-jing Sir Francis Aglen. ffence Corps paraded at 6.15 and The "Far Eastern Tinies" in a quarter of an hour later com menced a march to the Wanchel editorial declares that Sir Francis Aglen has set a highly condemnable district. "Over two hundred, wore [example of misuse of his high official fon parade, and quite a number of people assembled to witness them pass by. The H, K..and, R. A.: obey an important Government also paraded and went on a bronte struction, This was a blunder of march through
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