BRITAIN AND CHINA.

Press, Volume XLIV, Issue 19387, 13 August 1928, Page 11

BRITAIN AND CHINA.

NANKING INCIDENT.

REVISION OP TREATIES:

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RUGBY, August 10. Questions arising out of , the Nanking incident of March 24th, 1927, when, during the occupation by the Chinese Southern troops, the British Consulate was attacked and two British subjects were killed and a third received injuries from which he later died, have been settled. Notes recording the settlement were exchanged yesteroay_ at> Shanghai on behalf of the British, Government, and Dr. C. T. Wang, as Nanking Minister for Foreign Affairs. Sir Sidney Barton, British ConsuJGeneral at Shanghai} journeyed specially to Nanking for the purpose. . Dr. Wang, the Nationalist Minister for Foreign Affairs, is reported to havp discussed the revision .of the SinoBritish Treaties. The text of the agreement is not published yet.

ALLIANCE RUMOURED.

MANCHURIA AND NANKING.

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