The Nationalist Government has issued the following:
"When Mr, Arthur Ransome, special correspondent of the "Man-[chester Guardian," reaches Hongkong fon January 24 he will be met. by Kuomintang Party representatives funder instructions from the party heads here. ft. Ransome is coming to cover the Chinese situation with special regard to the Nationalist movement. He will visit Canton and will later! jerome to Hankow."
Foreigners as Hostages Reports from the outports _in-Jdicate that the unions are continuing their policy of detaining foreigners, including those holding} oficial posts as well as representatives of firms, in order to secure Jacquiescence to their demands. For} instance, the French Postmaster at Kiukiang was held prisoner for 24 hours and was released only on the guarantee of other foreigners that would proceed to Nanchang with representatives of the strikers in order to get the Commissioner there' to sanction their demands,
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