TRESPASS OF TROOPS
ANTI-BRITISH PROTEST
REQUEST FOR WITHDRAWAL (United Press Association.--Copyright.) (Received oth March, 10 a.m.) SHANGHAI, 4th March. Hsu-yuan, Chinese Commissioner of foreign Affairs at Shanghai, has addressed a letter to the Senior Consul strongly protesting against the stationing of British troops outside the Settlemen boundaries and asking for their immediate withdrawal. The protest is regarded t.s a pro forma affair dictated by Hsu-yuan's desire to keep in favour with the southerners. A Socony steam launch belonging to the Meifoo was commandeered by Chinese soldiers and taken down stream. The American admiral, who was notified of the seizure, dispatched sixty marines to follow the launch, which they overtook five miles away. The Chinese soldiers, although armed, did not fire and surrendered the launch to the marines. Socony is an abbreviation for the standard Oil Company, and is the name given to a number of tugs. The Meifoo registered at Shanghai, is a Standard Oil tanker of 900 tons, for carrying I bulk petroleum.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 54, 5 March 1927, Page 9
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164TRESPASS OF TROOPS Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 54, 5 March 1927, Page 9
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