Tientsin, Sept. 30.
The local telephone administration. which is at present under the control of a special inter-municipal commit. tee of the foreign concessions, was handed over today to the Mayor of Greater Tientsin.
The terms of the agreement signed at 4 pin. this afternoon, by which the administration was handed over, follow: l. The Special Municipality undertakes to ensure the efficiency of the telephone system in the foreign areas and undertakes with the present equipment available, to effect connections with the telephone system outside areas (disconnected since the blockade) as soon as possible.
2. The Special Municipality recognises the ralidity of the Loan agreement concluded between the Chinese Government and the Tientsin Telephone Administration and the Chinese Bank group.
3. The Special Municipality recognise the validity of the franchise agree me! concluded between the Foreign Conce: sion authorities and the Chinese Gov ernment Tientsin Telephone Administration on September 1. 1925, provided the mécéssary modification thereof, required for the rationalization of business oper: tions, may be taken up with the Fore! Concession authorities apart from t agreement.
4. The Special Musficipality shall retain the services of the present staff of the Telephone Administration. provided they do not have commufilstic or anti-Government tendencies and are efficient.
3. The Concession authorities assume mo responsibility with regard to the right of ownership of the property of he Telephone Administration and its equipment situated in the foreign areas. Pending the final decision of the question of ownership the property and equipment will be maintained and not transferred to other parts of the Tientsin area.—Reuter.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.