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In these circumstances the Canton authorities permitted, on June the 23rd, a very large demonstration to be conducted on the Shakee bund facing Shameen, and this demonstration included armed troops from the military academy. During the course of this demonstration fire was opened at Shame on
from the Shakes side.
We notice that in the statement of the Chinese delegation, an attempt is made to pass lightly over the question of responsibility for the first shooting. It is suggested that it is a point of "secondary importance" and "is not a capital issue" and stress is laid instead on the intensity of the fire returned by the people who found themselves thus attacked. But we consider that the question of whose act gave rise to the tragedy is of vital importance, and on this point we must insist that not only the evidence of British and French witnesses attest the fact that the shooting began on the Chinese side, but there are also on record written statements by the Danish and Swedish Consuls, and American citizens, who were present at the time, and assert definitely of their own knowledge that the first shots were fired from Shakee. The shots were returned in self-defence by the British and French forces on Shameen, who as explained above, had reason to believe that an attack on the island was intended, and in this one action it may be noted that the statement of the Chinese delegation does not attempt to explain why the British have been made the sole objects of resentment for incidents in which they were not the only foreigners
concerned.
The deaths and casualties caused amongst the Chinese on June the 23rl are a matter for sincere regret, but the
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