Amoy, June 9.
The first_and Afth points of the five-point Japanese proposals regard: ing the International Settlement at Kulangsu are reporied to have been accepted by the Municipal Council.
Japanese report states that Mr.
"Hitchcock, Chairman of the Municipal Council following a meet~ ting of the Council last night, sent 9 Note to Mr. Goro Uchida, the Japan ese Consul-General, accepting these points, which provide 1. Stricter control of anti-Japanese' agitation and terrorism, '2. That the Japanese police force be granted the Tight to ce-operate with the Municipal potice in. seareh= Jing for and arresting anti-Japanese elements.
The Note, it is stated, promises to make a further study of the third and fourth points—the enfranchisement of Formosan residents and the nomination of thtce Chinese by the Chairman of the Peace Maintenance Commission of Amoy to fill the three Chinese vacancies in the Municipal iddering the concessions and ments ats their sole bases of Mr. Uchida said, "They idea of the new state East Asia "IL is an impossibility to retain old conditions without any. change under new circumstances. "The Japanese authorities cannot permit. concession Jand settlements to be the headquarters for "anti-Japanese movements," Me. Uchida said Turning to the question of Ku angst, the Japanese oficial pointed out that the Settlement could not exist without Amoy.
Steps must be taken so that Kulangst may develop together with Amoy." he remarked. "That is esse tial For the prosperity of Kulangsu.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.