CO129-477 - Public Offices - 1922 — Page 196

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had arrived. He would answer no questions, and said

it was sufficient for me to know they were in Chengtu.

I was naturally anxious not to attach

undue importance to a threat of this kind, still I

considered it would be not only foolish but wrong

absolutely to ignore it. I therefore took the latter

to General tiu Yu-hi for his comments. He said

that was no danger whatever, he would accept

responsibility for the safety of all foreigners,

the T'ung I Hul would never dare to commit murier,

but he added that, as a precaution, he would

inform the Police Commissioner and the Commandant

of the city Quaris. Four days later he was not

quite so confident, and told me that precautions

were being taken and that, if he could, he meant

to round up the gang.

Strict precautions are being taken, for

three nights ago I was challenged by the Police

three times in the street adjoining the Consulate

General, and the Police also ordered my night

watchman at nine thirty p.m. to close and bolt

the main entrance, although I was not in.

I have brought the letter confidentially

to the notice of the Superintendents of all

British Kissions with a request that they would,

from time to time, fumish me with any positive

signs, not rumours, or the existence of anti-

foreign feeling in this Province.

I think the question is serious. +

especially when taken in nonjunction with the

Servants' Guild and the Labour Self Governing

Society