CHINESE GOVERNMENTS

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 63, 8 December 1926, Page 11

CHINESE GOVERNMENTS

PEKING AND CANTONESE WHICH REPRESENTS THE PEOPLE? DECLARATION TO LEAGUE SECRETARIAT A representative of the Chinese Kuo slin Tang has arrived in Geneva, and has sent a letter to the League Secretariat declaring that the Cantonese Government alone is in a position to speak and negotiate on behalf of the Chinese people. BY Telegraph.—Press association. Copyright. Geneva, December 6. Sia Ting, representing the Chinese Kuo slin Tang, has arrived. He will. follow the League Council’s proceedings and watch the attitude of Chu, the Peking Government’s delegate. Ting has sent a letter to the Secretariat declaring that \ the Cantonese Government alone is in a position to speak and negotiate on behalf of the Chinese people. The Kuo slin Tang’s principals demand the immediate abolition of al! unequal treaties between China and the Powers. The Belg<> Chinese Treaty cannot be renewed. The letter add’s: “We consider all negotiations with the Peking Government as non-existent, and the claims of Belgium and other Imperialist nations in the League null and void.” . BRITISH INTERVENTION UNTHINKABLE STATES MR. LAMPSON INTENDS TO CONFER WITH WAR LORDS • Peking, December 6. slr. Sliles Lampson, Britain’s new Envoy, addressing British business men at Shanghai, declared that intervention bv Britain was unthinkable. Mr. Lampson said that he had the widest powers to deal with the situation. He intended to confer with the rival war lords, with a view to an amicable settlement. He said that Britain was prepared to suffer more rather than intervene, in order to maintain trade. He declared that Britain’s designs m China were not political or territorial. At Hankow -the landing took place of all marines in co-operation with the civilian police forces in all the concessions. The threatened general strike and sabotage was staved off. In many instances the demands of the agitators were granted, and they were temporarily pacified. Trade, nevertheless, is paralysed, and vessels tied up have been confiscated by the military. The China slerchants Company, the largest of the Chinese companie® in the Far East, employing many foreigners, is going into liquidation owing to Sun Chuan Fang’s commandeering practically the whole fleet for transport of troops.