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ef Jrmary 26th. 1921

TLAN

Extract from the Yen Itza Pro of January Börd, 1981.

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News of France and england'a assent to the handing-back of

Shameen conces ion.

Since the Ministry of Foreim ffairs of the National

or

Government proposed to the nation that their concessions and settlements be handed back, our Government has recovered two places and sent officers to take over control of them, namely, sihaiwei and the Belgian concession in Tientsin,

There are many The remainder are still unser discussion.

places for taking over control of which preparations are being made. Recent news from foreigners on themeen are to the effect that the French and British authorities now recognÁ ZAG the probability of the return of hamsen to the control of the Chinese Gov riment, but that, the matter being of some

Hot until importance, this cannot be accomplished in a day the diplomatic representatives of China, Britain, and France have reached agreement will rendition become a inot.

Further news from the Ministry of foreign fiaire intimates that last year the Central Government through its Foreign Minister, T Fang, made definite progress towards the rendition of Shameen conocasion, and that now action on

this question is making headway.

It is heard that the Foreign Minister proposes, with the object of planning the quicker settlement of the matter, to aet up a committee for the rendition of hansen, and that

someone named la will be chairman of the committee.