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actions with whatever persons they please; and His Imperial Majesty further agrees to pay to the British Government the sum of 3,000,000 dollars, on account of debts due to British subjects by some of the Hong merchants or Co-Hong, who have become insolvent, and who owe very large sums of money to subjects of Her Britannic Majesty.

Treaty of Tientsin.

Article XI.

it is agreed that British subjects may frequent the cities of... Swatow and

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They are permitted to carry on trade with whomso- ever they please, and to pro- ceed to and fro at pleasure with their vessels and merchandise. They shall enjoy the same privileges, advantages and im- munities at the said towns and ports as they enjoy at the ports already opened to trade."

Treaty of Tientsin. Article XIII. Employment of Chinese by British Subjects.

The Chinese Government will place no restrictions whatever upon the

employment, by British subjects, of Chinese subjects in any lawful capacity.

Treaty of Tientsin. Article XIV.

Hire of Boats by British sub- jects. No Monopoly. Smug- gling.

British subjects may hire whatever boats they please for the transport of goods or pas- sengers, and the sum to be paid for such boats shall be settled between the parties themselves, without the interference of the Chinese Government. The number of these boats shall not be limited, nor shall a mono-

British subjects at Swatow are completely boycotted. They are not allowed any servants. Their food has to come by sea. The British Consul is even un- able to carry out his duties as an Emigration Officer under the Passengers Act. Chinese British

has been property wrecked and plundered.

The Strike Committees at Canton and Swatow do their utmost to prevent any Chinese from serving any British sub- ject in any capacity and have not stopped, in these efforts. at torture or even death.

The Strike Committees at Canton and Swatow prevent this from being done.

poly in respect either of the boats, or of the porters or coolies engaged in carrying the goods, be granted to any parties. If any smuggling takes place in them the offen- ders will, of course, be pun- ished according to law.

Treaty of Tientsin. Article XVIII. Protection of British Persons and Property.

The Chinese authorities shall at all times afford the fullest protection to the persons and property of British subjects, whenever these shall have been subjected to insult or violence. In all cases of incendiarism or robbery, the local authorities shall at once take the necessary steps for the recovery of the stolen property, the suppres- sion of disorder, and the arrest of the guilty parties, whom they will punish according to law.

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Instances of breaches of this Article have been referred to above.

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A particular case is that of Mr. H. Cadman, of the Asiatic Petroleum Company (South China), Ltd., and two Indian watclimen in the em- ployment of that Company. who were kidnapped by strike pickets on the 18th December, 1925. These three British sub- jects were proceeding in a motor-boat to get kerosene for Shamien from the Company's store at Fati, when their boat armed stopped by an launch and they were abducted. Energetic efforts on the part of the Consul-General and the Company secured Mr. Cad- man's release that evening, but not before he had been sub- jected to considerable indig- nity. His hands were bound was led with rope and he through the streets followed by a mob shouting out, "Kill the English devil.' At the Strike Headquarters he had to under-

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go a form of trial while the mob outside shouted him."

The two Indians were subjected to even worse treat- ment. They

bound, beaten, chained, deprived of all their clothing except their pantaloons, kicked, and threat- ened with death. They were ordered to clean out latrines. and when they refused undergo what was to them a gross indignity they were beaten. Beef was thrown into their rice, so that they had to choose between going hungry

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