As Britons are not allowed to enter Kaifeng oF to stay there, the China Inland. Mission has despatched two Americans to Honan to take care of the property, which is still sealed up. It is hoped that they will be able to take charge and to continue the splendid work, especially the hospital service, which was maintained there Before the recent campaign started.
Although British subjects have suffered severe treatment in Shansi, it was pointed out that there were stil a few missionaries left in. the southern part of the province. Whether or not these were being subjected to heavy pressure was not known. "An official was inclined to believe that the agitation was confined only to. the larger centres, where there was effective Japanese' control In other places the Chinese population were as friendly os they had always: deen, Describing events leading up to the evacuation of the Kaifeng premises, explained that Britons there had een given a time limit in which to leave." There had been a mob demonstration in the compound bya tone of constraint until the communi que has been analysed and its effects Hongkong observers are now await-jing the Tientsin arrangements which are to follow the Craigie-Arits talks {in Tokyo, They consider that these will be of more practical signifeance singe they will constitute the inter~ [pretation of the basic formal "The consensus in. tie Colony' ie. that whatever is agreed at Tientsin will set up a precedent for all other con-Jeessions and settlements in China—fand probably Hongkong as well.
As regards the "basle principles" of {the negotiations, little excitement has veen caused among" British circles here. Failure to have recognized ex-Isting conditions in China would have Jamounted. to intervention—as though fa third party ship insisted on steam~ ting across a line of ire. Britain's Javowed recognition, therefore, is not Jeonsidered to carry any particular signifeance.
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