CO129-499-3 Canton situation- governor's despatches 12-2-1927 - 10-3-1927 — Page 104

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Enclosure No. 1.

Trombiction.

104

(Extract from Kwok Yat Po, C.nton. 17th. January 1927)

Latest news regarding the incidents at Hankow na Kiu-

king.

(From the Chung T. She now agency /

Telegram i roi Nan-chang.

The Re-organisation Cont rence at N.n-chang come

to an end on the 5th., nd the Generalis: imo luft for Hu-

puh on the 11th. Regarding linkou na Fiu-king, the

British Consul-General realised a mistake, and asked us

in writing to send troops to pret.ct the Concussion; and

th Concussion has now been taken over by us. The British Foreign Minister he also wired to the British Amousstuur at Pakig, directing him to icllow generous policy. A com-

plute settlement will be ruched, when the Generalissino

reaches Hankov.

Express Mail from Hankow on the 6th.

Dugne Chin (//=) the Foreign Minister has had today to meetings with tim representatives of British

and Americ merchants, and ssure them definitely that

proper protection would be affcraca to commerce at .nkou.

Chen told them that he had been directed by Government to

inform them that full protection woulu bu ailorded to all

foreign merchants and their interests, anu that they had

no necu to b、 uneasy. He also stated that the action of

the Government regarding the British Conception was necessi- tuted by many different circumstances, t.na its intention

was to prevent the Concession becoming merely a picco of

waste land . Today in the afternoon (the 6th. the French Consul-General paid visit to Lugene Chen (=K MR) the

Foreign Minister, and asked whether the National Government

proposed to suize in its turn the French Concussion also.

Chen answered him that for the present the National Govern- ment had no such intention plcin rout Cmphasis on the

worde

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