Landed on the mill premises after Chinese workmen on strike had become completely out of control and had attacked and injured a member of the British supervising staff there, a party of British sailors from H.M.S. Decoy on Saturday took control of an ugly situation at the British-owned Lun Chang cotton mill on Pootung Point where their presence acted as a deterrent to the striking workmen, who, following the landing, dispersed to their various homes. the premises and the situation grew ugly, the "North-China Daily News" learnt yesterday.
HIM. Consul On Scene of control it was decided to ask for protection and a party of sailors from HMS. Decoy pected ill not be until after the meeting at "your Geneva. Russian circles here are Mei i tae ner future, that an agreement will be Compromise Likely Paris, May 21. a Geneva novem Behn and Rumia eva between Britain and thereby paving the way to a revival of the Triple Entente was the convic-1 of all diplomatic quarters this morning.
London and Moscow will probably on Wednesday a tentative 'Throughout yesterday, the British and French statesmen endeavoured to establish a basis for discussions between the Russians and the British lat Geneva, the same quarters' disclosed. Both Premier E. Daladier and M. Georges Bonnet tried to fill the gap separating British and Russian viewpoints in respect.of a reciprocity assistance.
Political quarters here suggest that one of these powers is war to assist a smaller scheme, they added, would Net's main preoccupations since it would include Lithuania in a of guarantees and would thus Meanwhile, it was disclosed that Lord Halifax will leave Geneva for London as early as Tuesday evening and will attend an important meeting of the British Cabinet on Wednesday wien a final decision will be reached.
—Havas.
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