The Chinese Government decided to increase to 75 the m ship of the Advisory Council, wh s formed on August purpose of "unifying the views of the nation to meet Jan: gression."
In addition original members, the secretaries-general of the five yuans Executive, Legislative. Judicial, Examination and Control as well as one representative arch of provincial and municipal governments, will now serve on the Council Also, three of the nine members of the Commission for Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs and the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission will be given seats on the Council.
If there should still be vacancies after these appointments, the Government will fill them to bring the number up to 75.
In announcing this decision to-day, Comments on Japan's reply to the British Government's Note of protest against the recent attacks on British gunboats in the Yangtze, uniformly draw attention to the discrepancy between Tokyo's, genuine wishes and the "Japanese army's uncontrollable acts."
There is no need, says the "Daily Telegraph," to embarrass the unfortunate Japanese Foreign Office by a further examination of the explanaed concerning the Wuhu Japanese diplomas are doubtless doing all they can.
In conclusion, the newspaper asks: "We have a guarantee against future incidents, but will it be effective?"—Reuter,
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