Apprehension of their Presence Aroused by Chinese Papers Shanghai, May 11, Suggesting it possible that there fig ulterior motive in the organi tion of the consular police by the [Japanese authorities other than to deal with the Korean revolutionists, Chinese papers yesterday gave prominence to a report concerning the alleged expan: mn of the Japanese feonsular police force. The report states that there are more than 650 policemen attached to the various Japanese consulates, excluding these Amoy and Foochow, and. their disbandment should be asked for by the Government.
"Formerly, there were no Japan-policemen attached to the Consulate, but several the Consulate engaged a reman to guard its, precident, the number of Japanese con-solar policemen was increased twenty, but since the recent Shanghai hostilities, the number has again tached to th Hankow has likewise been increased 160; the Tientsin 'Consulate to 180; the Tsingtao Consulate to 150; land' those attached to the Canton Consulate to ten."
Citing that this cular case Jconcerning consular" jurisdiction and that no other foreign consulate in China' has any policemen attached to it, the report suggests that the Chinese authorities should negotiate with the Japanese officials. for the disbandment of the consular police. The report further. states, that according to the Ministry o¢ Foreign Affairs, there is no stipulation in the Sino-Japanese Treaty permitting the Japanese to organise consular police.
"The Settlement police afford protection to the Japanese Consulate located in the Settlement, and the Shanghai, May 14.
That reports to. the effect that certain rebels hed been working for the organisation of an independent state in north China had been refeeived at Nanking vealed by, Dr. Chu Min-yi, chief secretary of the Executive Yuan, in an interview with press representatives yesterday morning. Dr. Chu believed that the situation in Peking and, Tientsin twas well in hand, and that the troops the north were able to check the [Jepanese invasion.
Te-was to counteract the rebellious movement and to bring stability to the north China politieal_ situation that the new political Committee for North China was organised by the Government, 'Dr, Chu pointed out,. He said that with the arrival of Gen. Huang Fu, the chairman of the committee, in' Peking, all such political unrest would be' entirely stamped out.
He denied the rumour that there was a. breach during a meeting of the Executive Yuan, which prompt fed Mx, Wang Ching-wel, the President, to leave the motting. As to the Manchurian issue, he continued, the Government would riginal policy, which tail by Mr. Wang from Gen. Huang Fu, who has been holding discussions! with ers concerning the "finance! tion in' the north, will I Nanking this. evening. to personal interview with Mr. Wang ing-wei prior to his departure for Peking to assume his new post
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