Baris, Feb, 19.
Hello de Paria" says that the defeat of Marshal Sun Chuan-fang is a various threat to Shanghai and considers it fortunate that the British Government has not allowed itself to be put off by long-winded discussions with Mr, Eugene Chen and has sent effective reinforeements, It is also fortunate, the paper goes on to say, that the French Government has concentrated a force of marines at the "threatened I/Echo-de Paris" expresses the opinion that the military forees at Shanghai are sufficient to protect the Settlement. Only disunion or cowardice on the part of the Powers, it says, can now deliver, the place in the hands of the "enemy."
The "Figaro" declares that is would be a mistake to consider the Cantonese Army as the only reproof Chinese Nationalism. factory, the paper says, that sufficient troops have been sent to defend: the foreign Settlement.
On the other hand, the "Peuple" urges recognition of a de facto Cantonese Government—Reutei The Danger to Shanghi Tokyo, Feb, 24.
The leading vornaealar papers regard Marshal Sun Chuan-fang's defeat at Hangchow, and the subsequent demonstrative strike favouring the Southerners, as increasing the possibility of disturbing the
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