Sir Miles Lampson, who met, the Joint committee of the British Chamber of Commerce and China Association on September 26 at the British Consulate-Gercral to discuss prevailing conditions, left for Peking on September 28 aboard HMS. Bridgewater. During his stay in Shanghai he conferred with many Chinese bodies and individuals:
Tt was originally intended provide the Minister with a guard of honour on his arrival, but the uncertainty of the hour at which ko was due prevented any such arrangement from being put ints fect. Brigadier 0. C. Barrett, com-ling the Shanghai Area of the China Command, subsequently offer-to post such a guard, but' Sit Miles while acknowledging the com: pliment declined the offer on the ground that its acceptance would use unnecessary inconvenience the officers and men of the local Defence Force.
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