Definite assurances that everything possible would be done to safeguard the rights of British traders and businessmen in China were giver to members of the Press yesterday by Sir Archibald al_a spo: conference in the afternoon.
Asked whether he could assure local Britons and Britons throughout Chin that their interests would be safesuardes to. the fullest "possible extent, Archibald said, "Certainly 1 Sir Archibald, the course of the Inlerview, denied rumours that he Asked by one correspondent when ther he was seasick on the way up from Hongkong, as the weather was reported to be bad during the past few days, Sir Archibald said, too proud to be seasick. The Falmouth is a small ship, and twice she had to stop on the way up. The last two days of the trip were delightful, ind the sea was beautifully calm.
Sir Archibald mentioned that he nad seen Sir Hughe Knatehbulligessen_in London, and ad had dinner with him one night. Sir Mughe's "health was almost. normal.
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