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REG 5 JUNIE!
Canton, April 6th.,
1916.
Lung Tutu to Consul-General,
General Lung presents his compliments to His Majesty's Tral Consul-General at Canton and has the honour to state that he
has bemrespectfully urged by the gentry, merchants, literati and
others of Canton to proclaim independence in order to avoid the horrors of war and to preserve peace.
General Lang has been unanimously elected Tutu of Kuang- -tung to carry on the Government. With a view to the maintenance of order in this district General Lung has no option but to
accede to the request of these bodies.
He has accordingly proclaimed independence today and
has given instructions to all Civil and Military authorities to give
thorough protection in accordance with the Treaties to all foreign
merchants, missionaries and others in this Province.
General Lung begs His Majesty's Consul-General to take
note of the action taken end to instruct the merchants and others of
his nationality as cerdingly.
(Card enclosed).
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