London, Nov. 21
An agreement is stated by the Rome correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" to have been teache between the British Government and the Holy See whereby the Vatican Will be represented in Great Britain by an Apostolic delegate as in the United States, Canada and other Chungking, Nov. 21.
Three high officials at Changsha were executed there yesterday morning by a firing squad in connection with the disastrous fire last week capital. which virtually razed the Hunan
They were General Feng-ti, Gar-risen Commander, General Hsu Kun, commander of the second regiment of the garrison force, and Mr. Wen Chung-fu, chief of police.
General Chang Chi-chung, Governor of Hunan, was dismissed from his post, but was ordered to carry on his duties for the present.
In an official statement the Chinese Government declared that though the Government had planned to destroy the principal Government buildings in the event of the fall of Changsha, local officials had absolutely no justification to set fire to buildings merely on receipt of rumours that the Japanese were approaching the city.
Actually, the statement continued, the Japanese were still a considerable distance away.
There was also no justification, it said, for burning the entire city indiscriminately.
Learning of the tragedy, General Chiang Kai-shek immediately proceeded to Changsha and, after a personal investigation, ordered the arrest and court-martial of the officials involved.
The Government has allotted 1,000 bags of rice, 500 bags of salt and 50 to 100 tons of coal to the international Relief Commission at Changsha for the relief of the destitute, Five thousand coolies are at present engaged in clearing up the city.—Reuter, countries.
Apostolic delegates are—not diplomatic representatives but represent the Holy See with the episcopate of the country to which they are sent, The correspondent states that the diplomatic status may be granted the Apostolic delegate by the British Government although the delegate would not belong to the Diplomatic Corps.
The "Daily Telegraph" adds that the choice of Pope Pius is likely to fall on Mgr. William Godfrey who is an Englishman by birth and now rector of the English college in Rome, in which position he succeeded the present Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Hinsley.
If the report is confirmed, this would be the first time since the reign of Queen Mary in the sixteenth century that the Holy See has been represented in England, although the British Government has maintained a Legation at the Vatican since the beginning of the World War in 1914.—Trans-Ocean.
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