Nanking, May 27.
Mr, J. Hall Paxton, M, Pierre Salade, and Mr. G. V. Kiison, spectively United Slates, French and British Consuls in Nanking, on Saturday pald courtesy calls on General Shunroku Hata, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces fo China, at the latter's official residence, according to a communique issued by the Japanese military authorities here today.
The communique pointed out that the visits on Saturday by the Consuls of the three nations marked the first Instance of such formal calls upon the Commander-in. Chief of the Jap-
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