The Archive · 1927

Pao Ove Own Consesronoex?

Hongkong, Apr. 11.

Despite the communication of Mr. Eugene Chen to the American Conral la Canton requesting "to worry and become Jalarmed" in anticipation of any Janti-foreign movement, several Consulates in the Concessions have wartied their respective ionals to evacuate the Chinese women and children ha:

Hongkong on account of the anti-{imperialist demonstrations to be held to-morrow. The American Consul has ordered all his nationals to leave Canton to-day, and they will -come: first to Hongkong, 'A European lady from Shameen now in Hongkong told the writer that she did not rely much on the guarantee of Mr. Eugene Chen that foreign lives and property would be protected. Foreigners had been killed and looted in Nanking, and this would serve as a good warning to those in Eaton. 'The Nationalist, Foreign Minister, this Shameen resident pointed out, might be sincere in what he said, but the main point) vas that mobs' might break loose] from all bounds and committ all'

Kinds of outrages. The foreigner in Shameen would depend for protection upon the British and other: forces, barbed wire, and machine-

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