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SHANGHAI CRISIS.

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granted, the crowds moved off in the direction of the Central Park.

There was no disorder-Daily Bulletin:

JAPANESE PRESS COMMENT,

Tokyo, June 3.

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This morning's papers in their

GUARDIANSHIP ISSUE.

EX PARTE ACTION JUDGMENT RESERVED.

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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH.

SILK TAXES.

"A NEW PROPOSAL.

London, June 3. The methods for collecting the now silk taxes and the payment of drawbacks on exported articles The unexpected withdrawal of the plaintiff in the case in which containing silk and artificial silk Chan Yeung sought to obtain the Treasury, presided over by word discussed at a conforonos at letters of administration in Mr. Churchill and attended by rospect of the estate of the late trade representatives and Govern- Oban Yiu, doceased, and in which

ment officials.(0) the defendant, Chan Chiu-shi,

Mr. Churchill submitted a plan

disputed his right on the grounds whoroby duties would not be that she was charged by a dying levied on raw material, whether, leading articles comment upon mother with the caro of the two home produced or imported, which the Shanghai situation, the, gonural opinion being that the infant boys cohoornod, thereby was intended to be utilised sololy. situation has boon caused by the being appointed their compas in the manufacture of export Communistic inAuence working sienate mother" (faz mo) rosulted articles; consequently no claim on the anti-foreign sentiment in an ex parte action before Sir for rebate will have to be estab-

Gollan this morning Hebod, brod by the unilateral treaties Honry

letters of administration boing) between China and the Powers.

olaimed by Chan Chiu-shi.

Whilst sympathising with China's position, the papers em phasise that the present action frustrates rather than helps the cancelling of extra-torritoriality.

Daily Bulletin.

Osaka, June 2.

This morning's papers publish lengthy despatches recording dia- turbances at Shanghai, and they carefully analyse the demands of the Obinoso. Thoy deplore the disturbances and oxpress Horrow for China, but they do not display any hostility.

Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by Mr. H. K. Woo) appeared for Chan Chiu-shi.

Giving evidence, she spoke of her relations with tho natural mother of the boys and told how she was charged with their care. Chan Yiu, decoasod, was present, and he told her to carry out the instructions of his second con- oubino.

Trado representativos will con- sidor this scheine before com- municating their views, whilst further discussions will be hold on other points-Reuter.

MR. WEEKS'S CONDITION.

Boston, Juno 3. The condition of the Secretary for War, Mr. Weeks, who was recently operated on for gall- stones, is not so favourable.- Reuter.

In answer to Mr. Jonkin, Chan Chiu-shi said she had given the boys the best possible education within her means. Up to the The market here is not dis-end of last year they attended money.. turbed, but bankore and tradere the Diocesan Boys' School, but are closely watching develop-sinco August last year, Chan rente.Daily Bulletin.

DISCUSSION BY DIPLOMATIC BODY.

Poking, June 3.

The Diplomatic Body are most- ing to-morrow, when it is under- stood they will discuss the Shang- hai affair, and probably despatch a reply to the Waichiaopu Note Immediately afterwards.-Daily Bulletin.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

THE RENTS BILL.

The Legislative Council met

this afternoon, H. E. the Gov-

ernor (Sir Edward Stubbs,

K.C.M.G.) presiding,

MARKET EXTENSION.

The following financial vote was referred to the finance. Committee:-

$10,000 in aid of the yote Public Works, Extraordinary, Kowloon, extension to existing markot atj Mong Kok Tsui.

RATE ASSESSMEN IS.

The following resolution was approved, on the motion of the Colonial Secretary: "Resolved by the Logislative Council that! the percentages on the valuation of tenements payable as rates for tonements on the following lots on Kowloon Bay Reclamation shall be 13 por cont. New Kow- Joon Inland Lots Nos. 132, 226,"| 227,238,239 and 251."

THE RENTS BILL. The only other business on the agenda was the third reading of the Bill to amend the Rents Ordinances.

It will be recalled that at the last meeting of the Council, the Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son brought forward a point, suggest ing an amendment of Clause 3 eo

as to provide that the principal| tenant should not be permitted to Increase the rent to a sub-tenant to a greator percentage than it is increased by the landlord to tho prinoipal tenant. After much discussion, the redrafting of the clauso was referred to the Stand- ing Law Committee.

The Standing Law Committee. now laid before the Council its proposal, which was that the following words be added to Section 3 of the Bill:- "and "nothing in this section shall entitle any intermediate lessor to increase the rent payable by his own lessso by a greater, por. centage than the porcentage which has been demanded from such lessor by his immediate lossor. Any notice of intortiou to increase the rent as aforesaid may be treated by the lessoo to whom the notice is given as & notice to quit on the date of the oxpiration of such notice, and the losseo may quit the domestic tonoment in question on that dafo without giving any notice; whatever to the Jossor.'

The clause, as amended, was approved, ad the Bill was read a tbird time and passed.

The boys were at present attending Chinese schools. Mr. Chan Tat-ming gave evidence as to Chinese law and custom, and His Lordship re- had been existing on borrowed served judgment. ̈:

Young had provided hor with no money for maintenance and she

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