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the affair was completely settled the Hat com.list Government
would gu..ranted the Balety of Brition lives au property.
Nevertheless a persistent rumour spread broud
throughout the Concussions to the effect that the Kuomintang
Government wo ld take definite steps to recover the French
Concession. This led to much un inete among the American
women living in the French Concession, ma a false impression
got about that all thr Con Cobione t How voula De in far
a pud time in the near future. AL rult many of them
fled in hast, mor. than 50 leaving for hanghai by the S.5.
Kat To in the night of the 6th. n he heard of this,
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Lugunu Chen (4k MR) the sam, night askou the Arican
Cun-ul-General and some loading alrican merchants to call
at the Foreign Ministry, nd talked to them for 2 hours.
convinced them a finitely that the Nationalist Government
would afford proper protection to all ricus and foreigners,
and asked them to tell all the foreigners after the meeting
to car. y on their occupation as usual without anxiety. Ho
added that as the administration of the British Concession
had been entirely taken over by the Nationalist Government,
that Government would hold itself completely responsible for
the safety of the lives and property of 11 foreigners there.
Proclamation by the City Garrison Commissioner.
A notice aus boun issued by the Cly Garrison Command.
at H.nkow, which road as follows:-
All classon of the populace of Hankow were holding
a celebration and procession the delivering pouches on
January 3rd. When the British marines la ndud and interfered
with them, and fight resulted between them and the people.
A number of representations have been made by our Govern-
munt, ..nd I
nding out my men to maintain order. Now
therefore pending completo sotticant of this affair of
the marines, all our people should await the issu、 in
patience, and should by no means show any further activity,
or trouble may b. elusvá. All foreigners at inkow should
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