The Archive · 1924

Neutrality of the Huangpu

The British, American, French, Japanese and Italian Ministers on Saturday afternoon sent a further note to the Waichiaopu, repeating the representations made by the first four Ministers regarding the necessity to estab li a neutral zone on the Huangpu River.

The former communication from the Ministers and the Government's reply, whic merely said that the kiangsu mi ry authorities had iven assurances that they would do their best for the protection foreign lives and_property, were Pacific Service. wanpao's" Comment jinwanpao" snys that its wording "must tickle one's humour very much." General Lu's tuchun-chip has long been discarded, and the title of Tupan has been assumed. Although there is no difference in power and function between the Tuchusi and the Tupan, it is nevertheless a fact that he has not been the military governor appointed by ted without permission.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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