CO129-499-2 Canton situation- governor's despatches 15-1-1927 - 4-2-1927 — Page 144

proper protection would be afforded to all foreigners.

He also asked the French Consul-General, Lecomte,

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and some leading American merchants to meet him at his

office. The British merchants also sent some representatives.

In the course of conversation, the French Consul-General

asked if the Chinese Government desired to resume the

French Concession.

present they had no such idea. He also assured the

British and American merchants definitely that his

Government would protect all foreigners, and asked them

to continue their business with their minds at ease

and not on any account to be excited, so that no loss

might be suffered. The British and American merchant s

were satisfied wit what was told them, and retirea.

Chen answered him that for the

The masses at wu-chan and Hankow rendered great

service to the Government in maintaining general orier.

The General Labour Union and the Merchants' Co-operative Asociation, have each issued a notice, calling upon the people scrupulously to maintain orcel so as to let men see now we Chinese can bunave and now keen we are.

Last night the Council of huomintang Government asked the Representatives of the Anti-British Commission organized by the Representatives of the masses to appear at Nanyang Building and had a conversation with them. The Government Council told them that since the

British Concession nau been nanded over to our

administration, the most important thing to be done was to maintain good order there, and they appealed to the Representatives of various Associations for assistance in the work. The Representatives agreed to undertake the responsibility and asked the Government to make

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