Shanghai, June 28.
'An authoritative source' yesterday ridiculed the rumours that negotia tions were going on for the rendition fof the First Special District Court in the International. Settlement and the Second Special District Court in the French Concession to the new regime.
It was learned that representations had been made for the return of the courts to the extra-Settlement authorities, but it is understood that no definite action had been taken by the foreign consular body as a whole, "Shanghai Times" Strike Shanghai, June 29 Yesterday's issue of th? *Shanghat "Times" appeared in an, unusually breviated form, and w pear 20 to-day, owl agitation among its Chinese stall for Tabor wages.
Demands _previous!y ade were seitied by the manayem" on June fo the apparent. satist of rae workmen, who a day or two ago pressed for further wage increases. These were promised consideration, but precipitate action was taken by the native staff, who are now out on At a recent press conference a Japanese embassy spokesman referred to a demand made by Mayor Fu Sino-en to the Shanghai Municipal Council for the rendition of the courts. The local consular body he was considering the matter. He of opinion that this, however, question which did not fal within their province.
He expressed the desire of the Japanese authorities for a prompt Settlement of this question which he thought was one of those matters which tended to disrupt peace and order, both in the foreign areas and adjacent territories under Japanese!
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