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46. Lieutenant-Commander Kenworthy, To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, if he can make any statement with regard to the position of the Foreign community at Canton; whether any attack has been made on the settlement at Shameen during the present year; whether Foreigners are able to move freely in the Native city of Canton; and whether any negotiations are taking place with the Nationalist government as to the future of the Foreign settlement at Canton. [Wednesday 23rd March.]
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Labour, Hall, Catral
6. Lieut. Commander KENWORTHY asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he can make any statement with regard to the position of the foreign community at Canton; whether any
attack has been made on the settlement at Shameen during the present year; whether foreigners are able to move freely in the native city of Canton; and whether any negotiations are taking place with the Nationalist Government as to the future of the foreign settlement at Canton?
Sir A. CHAMBERLAIN: In January, as a result of mendacious propaganda based on the events at Hankow, a violent agitation was worked up in Canton, and it was threatened that the concessions there would be occupied by force. Pre- parations were made to defend the British and French concessions against a mob attack, and arrangements were made to evacuate women and children in case of an emergency. The British, United States and French .consular representatives warned the Chinese authorities against a repetition at Canton of the tactics employed at Hankow, and the demonstrations passed off without any overt act of hostility.
I have no precise information regard- ing the third part of the question, but the situation in Canton has since con- tinued to be outwardly calm, and no cases of molestation have recently come to my notice.
As regards the fourth part, the pro- posals communicated to Mr. Chen by Mr. O'Malley in January declared the willingness of His Majesty's Government to discuss and enter into arrangements for the modification of the municipal arrangements of all British concessions, but no negotiations have as yet been initiated with regard to that at Canton.
Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHY: Is the right hon. Gentleman satisfied that the Government of Canton had any part in preventing the threatened disorder?
Sir A. CHAMBERLAIN: I should be very sorry to say exactly how far the authorities connected with the Canton Government or nominally under their control are, or are not, concerned in par- ticular acts of disorder, or in preventing acts of disorder. The position in China is rather anarchical, certainly very dis- turbed, and one finds very different con- ditions, and, apparently, different dis- positions prevailing among different authorities in different parts.
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Lieut. Commander KENWORTHY:' Are disorders always to be blamed on the Canton Government, and when good' order is maintained, are they to receive no credit?
Mr. SPEAKER: That is a suggestion by the hon. and gallant Gentleman.
Sir A. CHAMBERLAIN: I prefer to adhere to my answer.
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81. Captain Garro-Jones,
To ask the Secretary of State for Air, whether he has now
been able to obtain any information as to the number of aeroplanes and aeroplane armament in the possession of the Cantonese forces.
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74. Captain GARRO-JONES asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he has now been able to obtain any informa tion as to the number of aeroplanes and aeroplane armament in the possession of the Cantonese forces?
Major Sir HARRY BARNSTON (Comptroller of the Household): I have been asked to reply. The position is still as stated in the reply given to the hon. and gallant Member on the 15th February.
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the various Chinese forces?
Sir P. SASSOON: I am unable to fur- nish any reliable information in regard to the approximate number of aircraft in the possession of the various Chinese forces.
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