Sir Austen Chamberlain stated! that Sir Miles Lampson had warned the Foreign Minister at Nanking of] the irregularity of the orders issued by the Nanking Salt Administration]
regard to the Salt Gabelft revenue. He added that discussions between the Associate Chief Inspector of the} Gabelle and th Nanking authorities} were proceeding.
"The Fore ign Minister said that he had seen the Nanking Government declaration of June 17 (2 16) with] regard to international obligation and he was in no way the attitude of the Nanking Government in this matter.
The Provisional Court With regard to the appointment] of a youthful new President of the Shanghai Provisional Court, Si Austen Chamberlain said that the Consular Body was opposing the} dismissal of the former President as it was a violation of the assurance] given in the annex to the Mixed-Court Rendition Agreement. The matter was being discussed between the Chinese Commissioner for Foreign Affairs in Shanghai and the United Stages, Japanese, Dutch and] British Consuls-General.
The Foreign Minister added that he thought all necessary representations had been made by Sir Miles Lampson and the Consuls-General.
Sir Austen Chamberlain reviewed the situation in Manchuria and stated that developments there were being watched very closely.
Sir_Laming Worthington-Evans, the Secretary of State for War, stated that, besides the normal establishment, there were seven battalions of infantry and ancillary] troops now in China. He thought] the questioner a little optimistic in urging that conditions had recently] improved as a reason why their withdrawal should be accelerated Reuter.
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