After more than four hours discussion the standing committee of the Japanese Ratepayers' Association which met at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Nippon Club, failed to reach a formal decision' whether Japanese ratepayers would attend the Shanghai Ratepayers' Meeting set for February 5, In order to reach a final decision of this question, the committee yesterday afternoon unanimously agreed call a general meeting of Japanese avers tomorrow, The majority of committeeman in allen dance at the meeting yesterday however, were understood to be in Should the Japanese ratepayers decide not to attend this meeting on February 5, the Association would send observers to the meeting, It is understood, It will be recalled that the Federation of Amalgamated Japanese Street Unions, of which Mr, Yukichi Hays shi is president, passed a resolution on Wednestlay afternoon to refrain from attending the Special Meeting of Ratepayers, Members of this Federation constitute a full 70 per cent, of Japanese ratepayers.
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