Nanking, Aug. 18
The International Settlement in Shanghai and its relation to the war of self-defence which China is now waging against Japanese invaders, formed the subject, matter of an editorial in the "Central Daily. News," an oficial Kuomintang organ, this morning.
Although she has by treaty. bestowed upon the Shanghai Municipal Counelt "certain defined administer tive privileges in the area, China yetaing her territorial sovereignty, journal declared. Therefore, the insaning of hostile foreign troops {in the district 1s not only unauthor~ ized by treaty but also unwarranted by international law, Pointing out thit it has been the Chinese Government's policy to protect the lives and legitimate interests of foreign nationals in China, the official dally recited the failure of the neutral stand during the Sino-Japanese hostilities {ing the Chinese more effective measures this time.
'This docs not mean, however, that the Chinese authorities are not' con-corned over the maintenance of Peace and order inside the Settlement, said the journal. Th regret of Chinese leaders, fr eral Chiang Kai-shek down, over the Domb. ineldonts within the Inter~ national Settlement and the French Concession last week-end were men-'Mord in this connection—Central Nows.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.