Chinese Must Share Council Asked to Wipe Control of Factories Out Guides Bureaux Shanghai, July 10.
chinese industrial establishments, [whose owners are reluctant to place {their plants under joint Sino-Japanese management, will be assigned tem-'Japanese, operators by the [Japanese military and naval author ies.
This was announced here last night in a lengthy joint statement of the Japanese naval and military author!- ies.
'Small Chinese plants, whose owne' Inave been permitted to return to their property by the Japanese authorities, however, will not be re-Jauired to agree to joint Sino-Japanese management.
"The earliest resumption dependent operations by such plants will be welcome," the statement d Shanghai, July 10.
The Shanghai Municipal Council thas been asked by the First Special District Citizens Federation to take drastic measures for the complete suppression of the numerous "girl guide agencies" in this city, it was] reported yesterday.
In a letter to the Council, the Federation alleged that these agencies, situated in Chinese hotels, are in fact brothels.
'A. campaign was opened recently by, the police against these agencies, Joperators of many of "them being! brought before the courts and fined, "This has had very little effect upon the agencies, which continue their activities and shift from one hotel to] another from time to time, it is alleged by, the federation.
"metormed Government" Supported New F.M.C. Director 'The Royal Navy, at present, tas tone. gunboat stationed in the Yang Delta, and a. system of {mprovel wireless" communication. between Inaval vessels and merchant ships bar been agreed upon with a view lessening the risk of piracy JAnother' safeguard against. ther attacks is the improvement of the piracy alarm signals carried on te, Fiver steamers, by which it is hoped summon naval assistance. ina short space of time, "A curious feature of the piracy of the Tseangtah was the fact' that te Ipirates were believed. to have bea Fishermen and riverside peopl reduced to. penury through present tostililies, shaving" had Fesort to plunder in order to ye HMtost of the cargo looted from te vessel consisted of foodstuff, pre Nislong learettes and general Japanese Fine Chauffeurs Shanghat, July, 10, effort to. prevent " trate accidents in the "Hongkew area, tht Japanese consular police on Friday fined nine chauffeurs, seven. of when had no licences, the "Nippo" report yesterday. The police issued a wan Ing to taxi companies and drivers to observe trae laws, The drives were fined ¥2 to ¥5, "Simultaneously with pursuing ltkelr joint campaign of thorough re-{ribution against the Chiang Kai-shek regime," the statement said, "the Japanese naval and military aathoriies in Central China have decided to support the "Reformed Govern-on the one hand, while, on {the other, they have felt the necessity Jot resuming operations of various plants in the territory under their occupation in order to rehabilita Industry and bring relief to refugees.
'In order to carry out this objective, they have adopted a plan who [uy Japanese technical and industrial assistance will be extended to prior. cipal industrial establishments view of the present condition of their'
[Chinese owners.
"The purpose this scheme for joint management the statement "is to relieve those Chin-fosse owners of the oppression of the Chiang Kal-shek regime and to realize through such ce-operation the fruits of mutual Sino-Japanese well being and prosperity.
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