Nanking, May 8, Apparently to ensure his recall, the Chinese Government has with: drawn the exequatur of Mr. H. Marding, thus depriving him of legal status as the British Consul-General Kunming (Yunnanfu). The Wal [chiaopu, yesterday, sent a note to the British Embassy, requesting the recall of Mr. Harding.
Mr, Harding is alleged to have assaulted three Boy Scout leaders, including an American, in Kunming, fon April 25, at the entrance to the British Consulate garden. Meanwhile, it is learned the British Embassy is awalting Mr, Harding's own report,—Central News,
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