French Protest Against Seizure of Petroleum at Tonghing Peking, Sept. 4.
Telegrams from Indo-China report that on September 2 the Cantonese Strike Committee at Tong-hing, Kuangtung, seized the whole of the petroleum stocks of the French Compagnie Franco-Asia-fique des Petroles, Haiphong, and announced their intention of' selling the stocks by auction.
The local authorities having disregarded the French Consul's protests, the French Legation has now addressed a strong note to the Waichiaopu asking that orders be given for the immediate restitution of the goods and holding the Chinese authorities responsible for the consequences of this unlawful act and demanding reparation for all losses that may be sustained by the company.—Reuter.
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