Canton Government Demanding Compensation Canton, Dec. 2, The Canton Government has telegraphed the British Foreign Office protesting against the arrest of 14 members of the Kuomintang in the British Concession at Tien tsin on November 23 and their delivery to the Fengtien military authorities. The Canton Government, says that if the arrested persons are killed Canton will hold the British Government responsible and demand an indemnity. If they are released Canton will demand compensation, The above refers to the arrest of number of agitators in Tientsin in the British Concession and their handing over to the Chinese authorities, The agitators were accused by the authorities of conspiracy against law and order and of inciting others to commit a breach of the peace, It was stated at Peking at the time that the individuals in question wore hand~ ed over to the Chinese authorities in accordance with the usual procedure and established precedent, upon production of a warrant issued by a competent Chinese authority, and that the same procedure would have been followed in similar circumstances in other British Conces-ions in China where Chinese relents, though living in areas policed by local British municipal authorities, are not withdrawn from, the jurisdiction of their own courts,
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