CO129-490 - Public Offices - 1925 — Page 81

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On June 10th the British representative in

Feking telegraphed that 1 wgo riudent demonstrations were

in progress in Pricing and that thà Chinese GevarmROTIÚ,

instend of forbidding the demonstrations, and merely

eamed foreigners not to appreneh the demonstrators,

The Mayan of the ziplomatis Body, the Italim Minister,

made a strong protest to the Chinese Frovi mi onn)

Government, ngainst allowing infiammatory postars and

pamphlets to be exhibited in the street. The British

representative sims pretested,

dm June 14th the British representative in

Peking telegraphed that the situation in changani was

worse and that the Chinese levemment is, for the thimi

$ine, sddressed a lięte to the Italina Minister damsuding

withdrawal of mrious exergenay nasaurss at Shangisi,

The Viplomatie Body instructed the Diplomatis delegat i en

sent to Shanghai te discuss the mitantiam timus oreated

with the Chinese officials in ihanghai with a view to

reneking a compromise which might end ti strife.

The British representative repasted on Fumo 128h

that if the riot et linnicow an the preseding day whi mia.

culminated in an xitxak on tho sritisk canoession 4

rioters were killed and 14 wened ad and she Japanese wha

killed and $wo wounded by the risters. The rioters were

fired upon only m a instisort: responsibility for the

trouble rested largely with the Chinese muthorities win,

after falling to forbid anti-foreign demostrations,

nated too slowly when the mob invaded the britim

Geneession.