The Canton Customs issue aroused a storm of protest in local Chinese newspapers and is made the subject of resolutions, against "British imperialism" on the part of the Chamber of Commerce and student bodies, The "Shunpao" is of the opinion that the British Government ig on the point of at once resorting to arms against the refractory Canton government. In this connexion the "Journal of Commerce" publishes a fantastic account what it alleged, on hearsay evidence, to be the substance of an intervi between Mr. Hsu sioner of Foreign Affaivs, and H. M. Consut-General, Mr, S. Barton, The British Consul-General, accord ing to the newspaper, agreed with Mr. Hsu Yuan that rumours that Britain was on the point of severing relations with China and attack Canton "were not entirely without foundation. But the reports were greatly exaggerated,"
"The news so filled us with indignation that our hairs stood erect," runs a telegram from the Chinese National Students' Union to the Canton Government, "We now send you this telegram hoping that you will in ce-operation with the Canton people remain firm and struggle hard with a view to taking over control of the Customs at the port, so as to uphold our national Acconpia to the Chinese press, the Sino-Mongolian treaty has been signed and by this Soviet Russi has the right to establish railways and telegraph stations between ingkiachow—. (KCalgan) nul
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