CO129-499-3 Canton situation- governor's despatches 12-2-1927 - 10-3-1927 — Page 116

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Authorities can accept responsibility for the peace and order

of the Concession", and urged him to witharaw the marines at

Then the British Consul-General left, and on the morn

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the 4th. he had the murines withdrawn. Then Chinese

troops and police were sent to maintain order at the edge of

the Concession with the assistance of labour union pickets.

In the afternoon, a great panic arose among the British.

It happened that the beantury Ng went to the

British Concession to observe conditions there, and mot the

British Vice-Consul. The latter took him to So the Consul

General, who told him that the British were in a state of

panic and asked him to scad sufficient Chinese troops into

the Concussion to protect it. F promised to communicate th

mattor to the Forcin Ministry, nu on his return, arrangemert-

were thereupon made. The City Garrison Headquarters sunt

2 Companies there, nd Lau () Commissioner of the Hanko

Administration, nd Chen Kwan (8) Decretary of the

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Central Executive Council, were deputea to look after the

situation.

All military and police affairs in the British

Concussion are to be handled under the direction of Chan

Kwan, Representative of the Kuomintang, nd the latter is

to work under the Foreign Ministry to avoid divided control.

The British Consul-General has appropriated a part of the

Police Station to the offic of the Military Representat

of the Kuomintang, and the Police quarters, volunteers quarter

and godown. for the occupation of the troops. On the 5th.

another Company was sunt, thus forming a complete regiment

under the command of Regimental Commandor

The Authorities responsible for the protection of

Foreigners.

After these tragic events began in the British

Concussion, the National Government sucing that the British

Authorities were not strong enough to maintain order, resolve.

at