Without authoritative information regarding the tenor of the proposals made for determining the question of factory inspection in the Interna-anal. Settlement, it is not possible to s07 how far ihe prospects of an early solution can be entertained. Obviously it will be necessary for the Shanghai Municipal Council to give its approval to the plan and if is understood that the matier has not yet reached the stage when the Counelt's consideration can ranged. It' would seem therefore that speculations which have. recently been attempted are premature fo say the least of it Everyone hopes that the problem is within reach of settlement, for all parties concerned have made creditable and cordial endeavour to arrive at an equitable adjustment of their respec tive view, It would be regrettable, however, if hopes were raised befor circumstances justified the conclusion that every point of difference bed been satisfactorily: eliminated.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.