CHINA
PROTEST 2 (NANKING)
THIS WAS THE FIRST MENTION OF COMPENSATION MADE BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IN THE EXCHANGE OF NOTES ON THE KOWLOON ISSUE.
IT WAS REGARDED IN BRITISH CIRCLES HERE AS A REPLY TO THE NOTE LODGED YESTERDAY BY SIR RALPH STEVENSON, THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR, WITH THE CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER, DR WANG SHIH CHIEH, DEMANDING COMPENSATION FOR THE BURNING OF BRITISH BUILDINGS IN CANTON. REUTER MF 1855