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osition would be eliminatod. The veteran statesman end
remier, Tuan Ch'i-jui, the recognised leader of the
nfu cause, remains inactive in his home in the British
Concession at Tientsin, where he has lived since the defect
his party in 1920, but he retains considerable influence
the North, specially in military circles.
12.
The crisis was reached towards the end of July
nd the beginning of August when I received despatches
18 Majesty's Consuls General at Shanghai and
anking reporting the imminence of hostilities bot ween
he forces of Kiangsu and Anhui on the one side and those
Sheklang and hanghai on the other. In view of the
rave danger involved by such hostilities, not only to the
banghai Nanking Railway, but also to the vast foreign
terests at hanghai itser, I moved my Colleagues of
erica, France and Japan to take action in the matter by
ressing a joint Note of warning to the Chinese Govern-
on the subject, bearing in mind the good effect a
cilar warning had had when hostilities between Chihli
Mukden appeared imminent a few months ago (son, my
putch No. 280 of the ty (ay). I have the honour to
plose copies of the despatches in question from His
Majesty's
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