a meeting recently held in Shanghai the Japanese returned four Chinese factories in Shanghai and Wusin, which had been occupied by the military and managed by Japanese merchants during the hostilities this part of the country, according to the "Central China Daily. News 'This was done in keeping with announcement. made by Japanese military authorities many' months ago that" they would return occupied factories to the new Nanking regime which, in turn, will turn them over to Chinete factory owners, It Is said that in order to complete the factory-returning arrangements, the Japavese military formed special committee in Shanghai ant hogan Investigating and "assessing" prices of factories to be returned, ust why and how the factories were fateested it is not disclosed in the story. So far, the Japanese have returned 19 Chinese factories in contral China, At the factory-returning ceremony held in Shanghai on October 31 both Chirese and Japanes factory owners were present, It fs admitted in the report that during the hostilities-period, Japanese business men repaired and managed the Chinese factories. "All Chinese factories in Kwanglung province are said to have been return ed last' month. Besides the four Chinese factories Just returned, there are nine other factories in central China, which were returned by the Japan horities "directly" make ing total of 13 factories, it. Nash Going in Spring Shanghai, Nov. 12.
Mr. E. T. Nash, whose resignation from' the pest of Deputy Secretary fof the Shanghai Municipal Council has been officially accepted by the Council, fs leaving Shanghai in the spring. terminating 25 years' of ser vice.
The reiting oficial joined the Councit in 1915, rose through the various ranks of the Secretariat to the post of acting Deputy Secretary of Assistant Secretary.
'Mr. Nash has played a prominent part' in local athletics including soc-for, rowing, walking races. etc, and has made a wide circle of friends here,
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