CO129-499-3 Canton situation- governor's despatches 12-2-1927 - 10-3-1927 — Page 122

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At 2 p.m. on the 6th. Chin Run() sathered

the troops, Police and pickets at the British Marines' Club.

He pointed out that the splendid work done by the troops

and Police for several days plet in maintaining order in the

British Concussion shoved that their hearts were in the clue

of the Kuomintang and their country. Now that the British

Concession had ooon taken over, he stiu, it was their duty

to administer it better than the Mglish huu uono. He hoped

that all his Compudes would continue to show the same spirit

and look after the residents without discrimination.

At 6 p... yesterday Dugene Chen (= 1) wont

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to the British Consulate, so the British Consul-General,

Goffu, nd assured him that the recent disturbance among

the Populace was merely a protest against the violence of

the British marines, and that they entertained no hostility

whatever towards the British residents. Now Seeing that

the British Concession had bn Munded over to the National

Government, the Government would do its utmost to protect

the lives and property of British subjects. He asked the

Consul-General to tell the British to continue their busincs.

Ls usual and not to excite themselves.

But most of the British would not listen to his

Briti...l un-boat proceeded to

Shanghai full of British pussonore.

advice. Last evening a

My more have gone

on board the S.D. Lung Yo und Kat Wo steamers belonging to

Jardine, Matheson & Co. nu the D.D. Po Young to the Butter-

field & wire, which will leave this evening. Thoke who

could not get on board in time, were ordered by the British

Consul-General to take refuge in the godown of the Asiatic

Petroleum Co. in River Struct, in the Japanese Concestion.

The Hong Kong and hanghai Bank, the Chartered Bank of Indic

and the Asiatic Petroleum Co. have all suspended business,

and many other British firms have also buon closed. About

half of the American residents in the British Concussion

inve

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