In the rest of China, he continue) conditions were improving and order being re-established, He ex-tressed admiration at the courage ud the British communities. there!
ud in Canton and Swatow, hal faced so serious a situation. He was continuing to give the whole question his closest attention.
Reolying to supplementary' questions, Sir Austen said he did not ik, in view of the anti in Canton, that sny good purpose would be serve: by sending a Special Commissioner to confer with the Canton Govern. ment and de facto governments South China with the object of sing the necessity of term the inh the most competent hands, dit was also unlikely to remedy the weakness of the Central Govern= ment in Poking.
Sir Austen asked notice of a gestion as to whether there ix any luxation of the ost m of British firms by other foreign firms, who are afraid of losing servants in their intercourse with them. the 8. M. C. Cheque to Mr, Pethick Lawrence, after referring to the hoped the policy of patient conciliation whi been ste: followed by the British Go was tending to remove the ill feeling caused by those incidents, ud to restore goodwill between th?
British and Chinese peoples. He added that he had no regret that the matter was referred to jit authority which hed substantial cur decision to make the facts Replying to Commarder worthy, Sir Austen said he had no official information ax to whether Jany Britons were serving in Gen-cal Chen Chiung-ming's army. He referred his questioner Article 75 of the China Onders-in-
(1925) regarding tion on either side, wi eas being strictly.
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