Eighteen Chinese hongs_ and nine Chinese shops on Chengtu Rond near Avenue Foch.
Foreign Store and three Ghinese bhangs on the corner of Burkill and Carter Roads.
Eastern District on Baikal Road—10 Chinese houses and 5 Chine Nanking, Dec. 23, The final draft of an' agreement for the establishment of a Sino-German iron and steel. works is being forwarded to the representatives of an interested German fnancial group, according to Mr. Huang 'Ching-tao,' director of the mining department of the Ministry of Industry, "The text of the draft will be cabled to Germany" for. final approval and, as soon og this has been received, it will be submitted to the Executive Yuan for formal The major revisions in the draft A of itr tu bom reduced from seven pet 0 six per ent.
22 Sthe: German finance proposed that. redemption FePsomtion with mach ised from 'Germany'
the third ear after the open ing of the wots. This has been changed to the fourth year.
aeThe ite of the ison and steel works has' been definitely fixed MaAn Shan, in Antu" province. As soon a3 the agreement is signed, ike Btinistry of industry. will: pure Shase land there at, or about, twenty eetime: question of the value of lars mov.
machinery in also. being carefull Sonmdered by technical experts. a tached to the Ministry.—Reuter.
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