London, Nov. 5.
'The Foreign Secretary' issued statement in the House of Commons o-day, announcing that the British Minister to China had made representations to Nanking regarding press reports that the contract for eonstruc-Yon of the Yushang-Pinghsiang Railway had been given to a German firm despite the fact that £500,000 is still owing the British and Chinese Corporation for surveys made on the No reply to this communication has yet been received from the Chinese Government, Sir John added.
Peking, Oct. 30.
The early solution of a number of knotty problems concerning the demilitarized zone was generally pre-Gicted in political circles here with {he receipt of the Nanking Government's final sanction for the establishment of the long-awaited Demillfarized' Zone Readjustment Com mittee, It is learned that the newly established organization will commence functioning on November 1. Messrs Yi Tung. Li Tse-yi, and" Shih-chi have been appointed by the Peking. Political Council to be standing members of the committee, while Mr. Hsu Tung-Asi is to represent the Chiklt" Provincial Government —United Press.
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