Twelve passenger and—freight vessels toting 44,144 tons are being Duilt for the Toa Kaiun Kaisha for its shipping services between Joan and China snd atong the China Coast, the Shonehal "Mainichi" has reported. Since ils formation, the new shipping firm has t-ken over 59 vessels totaling 152,095 tons from other companies.
Demands from Kiangwan was authoritatively learned yesterday that at the informal dis Jeussion held on Oct. 23 between the Settlement authorities and Mayor Fu 1m the presence of the Japanese Consul-General and. the Secior Consul, the Chinese official made two requests a5 a "prerequisite" for settling the extra-Settlement roads question.
He requested (1) the full right of policing the disputed area and (2) full right of administration. Tt was admitted, however, that the requests were not accepted' and that counterproposals wore made, but the con-fonts of the latter were not disclosed. It was further said that the counterproposals were not accepted either.
Mayor Fu stated at the meeting that when "his two requests were accepted, other terms could be settled compromise.
"These two questions are a prerequisite for seltl.ng the whole prob-lom," Mayor Fu told the "North-Chita" Daily News" yesterday. "When these demands are accepted 1 shall be willing to study the finan cial side of the matter. "I shall ask how much money the Settlement authorities have spent on the outside roads and the amount of tax money collected there." He explained that he would consider the "balance sheet" in an effort to settle the final cell question equitably.
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