Word: consul
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...British Consul General delivered a solemn protest to the Chinese Government. Foreign Secretary Austen Chamberlain in London swore that all British would be defended by every means from violence. "One foreign life for every Chinese life," was the Chinese answer printed on posters and later one Gavin, British subject, was bumped on the head...
Chungkiang. Alarming stories (unconfirmed) came from Chungkiang, a Yangtsze-kiang port. In general, the situation was said to be beyond control. Britishers were stoned and otherwise assaulted. The British Consul was forced to flee. Japanese gunboats were expected...
Canton. Victorious Kuo Mintang (Bolshevik) troops committed further atrocities on the defeated Yünnanese, many of them being butchered. As soon as they were firmly established in the city, they turned their activities against the foreigners. Strikes were declared and all foreign goods were boycotted. U. S. Consul General Douglas Jenkins urged all foreign women and children to leave the city. Many began to leave...
...resemble "an armed camp." The strike, declared after the shooting of Chinese, began to wane, but shipping remained completely tied up throughout the week. Chang Hsuehliang, son of Tuchun Chang Tso-lin ("strongest man in China"), arrived with 2,000 cadets to maintain order. Despite precautions, the British Consul was beaten. A British and Japanese boycott was declared but had little effect...
...Elias, Mexican Consul General in Manhattan, announced that "the economic condition of the National Treasury of Mexico" is "very satisfactory" and that the Government proposed to pay $9,000,000 worth of commercial debts before the end of August...