THE TELEGRAM.
The Hon Mr. Holyoak then read the Zalegram na follow:-
This Colony, as a vital part of the British Empire, having already vainly appealed through a telegram unanimously passed at a great mass meeting held on
THE HONGKONG DÀILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2618, 1925
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All trade
Apart from the incontestable right of our behalf. (Cheers). But they have up will hit the Colony of Hongkong very British subjecta in this Colony of every parantly failed and we, the public of hard-harder than many realise. British race to the protection of the British Hongkong, are now "asked to cable our shipping interests and very large in Flag in defence of the provisions of the case direct to the Prime Minister who Swatow while large quantities of British Treaties between Great Britain and himselt a business man, and with a strong goods are imported yearly. China, this Colony has by its repeated majority Government, may be expected has now stopped. I have much pleasure considerable defence contribution, for the to take prompt and strong action in this in supporting this telegram to the Prime past 23 years acquired a right to the matter (Cheers)
Minister and I hope prompt, netion will be taken by the Homs Authorities to! active support of the British Government.
A PLAIN, CHALLENGE, Such defence contributions amount alto-
stop this reign of terror in South China, July 27th and passed on by the Governor gether during that period to the sum of
The telegram we are asked to send is Cheers), I may say that if an attack at its request, to His Majesty's Govem-million dollars, the 1994 contribution pinia It appeals to the Prime Minister made on Canton an' stick must be ment, now appeals to His Majesty's being the record amount of 4 million to have Treaties carried out which are made on Swatow, because Swator is in
dollars, and have untutally been consider-
Kwangtung Province, and is entirely Prime Minister to take steps to have the led by this Colony as an Insurance Fund imperative for our commercial prosperity-under the Reds." (Cheers) following provisions of the Treaties of for the protection of the rights, secured it stresses the fact that the present Can
A CANTON VIEW. Neaking 1842 and Tientsin 1958 between to British subjects by Treaties with Chinaton Government, in office less than three
Mr. "G. D. M. Wolf, of Canton, said "Accordingly, the residents of this months, and independent of Peking, are Great Britain and "China carried out, Colony at a great mass indignation meet-solely responsible for this boycott of that as far as the situation on Shareen ing debiand that the British Government that the Canton Government have openly their own food, cleading their houses and British subjects, ships, nad goods, nai wns concerned they were still cooking deliver an eltimatum at once to the Cau declared, their intention of destroying by doing no basiness. Ele wanted to amplify ton Authorities.
every moans in their power, Hongkong, its the Chairman's remarks in regard to the open trade and prosperity. Their challenge to article in the Daily Press under the hent Treaty Fort for trade between Chineseus is quite plain and grows daily more ing "Sir James Jamieson." da second and the foreign treaty Powers in full definite. Treaties between China and those Powers
points, and an attempt to justify others, accordance with the provisions of the
article appeared shortly after the Brat, making a grudging retraction on some and the Kwangtung Provinces
(b) To expel all Bolsheviks from Canton
but the paper did not publish a letter from a Shameen merchant pointing out) Shameen's" point of view. The first article in the Daily Prp was referred to by Dr. C. C. Wu. one of the ablest Ben in the Canton Administration. in speech at Canton. In a situation such this he thought the greatest care should be exercised by Hongkong news- Papers in regard to what they published. Suggestions of disunion, encouraged the other side, phd made the battle harder
namely:--
(L) Article II. of the Treaty of Nan
king which provides that British subjects, with their families and establislucents, shall be allowed to reside for the purpose of carry ing on their mercantile pursuits.
without molestation or restraint.
at Canton, Amos, Feochow. Ning po and Shanghai. (i) Article 3 of the Treaty of Nan king by which British Merchants are permitted, at all ports where they may reside "to carry on their marcantile transactions with what- ever persons they please."
(iii.} Article X of the Trenty of Nan-
kian authorising goods belonging to British Merchants to be convog- ed by Chinese Merchants to any province or City in the interior of China.
The observance of these provisions of the
Treaties is imperative for the commercial prosperity of this Colony, seeing that Canton is the principal gateway for British trade into South China.
(a) To, restore, Canton as an
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(e) Te disarm and disband the so called Whampoa College Cadets, who are in reality Bolshevik trained troops, and send back to their native places those who are not Cantonese.
(d) To cease boyent of British goods. (e) To cease anti-British propaganda. Under threat of
Complete unval blockade by Britain of Canton and its neighbouring waters and such other action aa may prove
necessary."
and of British interests in the Treats
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MR. W. S. BAILEY
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disastrous losses to British and Chinese We tell the Prime Minister of the merchants by this action of the Canton authorities, and that prompt action now by our Naval and Military Forces would speedily relieve the situation.
ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
"We Save "carried on here, all praise to our own men and women, and to thoan of other races who have so unselfishly and cheerfully Glled our essential services including police, volunteers and other dutics. We feel we cannot sufficiently thank every one of these men and women. |-(Cheers). But such services are the duty of the Government, and the Government
for us
share expenses.
THE LION'S PAW. Mr. J.. E. Grieg said that he had just returned from Swatow, and he could say it was with difficulty that provisions were obtained. They all koew the British Lion was slow to act, but they could not understand why it did not put out its paw to protect longkang. Britain was always too lenient.
MERCANTILE MARINE.
The ultimatum should also state that a
FOOCHOW'S SUPPORT. Kir.) Article XI of the Treaty of Tien Chinese Administration must be establish-
The Chairman then read a telegram tain which also opened Swatowed at Canton which will observe to the is paid by the taxpayers of Hongkong from the Chairman of the Foochow Cham- and other Southern Ports for full all existing Treaties between China perform these duties. In return for our ber of Commerce, in which it was slated payment to Government of millions that the residents of Foochow desired foreign trade and stated that "it and the foreign Powers.
"It is the unnaimous" opinion of this yearly we require full protection of our is agreed that British subjects are meeting that British intervention is the lives and property; and full protection to
to do associated with the telegram to be permitted to carry on trade with whomsoever they please, and to only effective method of restoring com-trade with China in accordance with her the Foochow residents were prepared to sent Home, The telegram also stated proceed to and fro at pleasure Canton and South China and of preventing adequate help, now from the Naval and (munications and trade between Hongkong, treaties. Obviously, unless we obtain with their vessels, and mer. chandise."
the economic destruction of Hongkong Military forces-help for which we have paid from the taxes of the people, we can Parts of South China
pay no.4 millions nor any other sam to the Government in taxation. (Cheers).
GOVERNMENT'S OBLIGATION. I seconding the resolution Mr. W. S. Bailey said: For over two months we Has the British Government no obliga- The present Canton Authorities who are bave patiently endured our present situation towards these work people left Sadependent of the Central Government tion, with confidence that, long ere this, destitute, and towards those who will be at Peking and have been in office for less the strong representations which we un so left? Shall we remain inactive while than 3 months are directly and tolely derstood were from time to time cubled the Canton challenge succeeds and our responsible for the cutting off of all Home hy our Governor and by our workers, perish? Certainly not! We can steamship communication between Canton ('brinber of Commerce would ensure tiot and shall not do so. (Cheers). There and Hongkong, both direct and id speedy and efficient action by the Home Macat, and also for the boycott in Cantiovernment. tan and other ports in South China of When, in consequence of our mass British subjects, ships and goods. They public meeting of the 27th July, our ihave also openly declared their intention telegram was sent to the Foreign Offee of destroying by every micans in their by HE. The Governor, wo bad every power, Honkong, its trade and prosperity. reason to expect that at last our Hon
In 1994 the total shipping of all classes Government would stop this boycott by entered and cleared to and from Hong- Canton"and" so save this Colony from kong was 70,530 vessels, totalling of possible ruin. - million tons. From January 1st to June
- INTOLERABLE TREATMENT. 30th fast the average daily number of vessels entering and clearing Hongkong "After our long waiting we are told that 50 vessels, totalling 99,600 tons, no reply, and not even an acknowledge, Since the criais started, the average meat of our telegram of nearly a month. daily number entering and clearing ago, has been received here." Even up tu Hongkong has been 34 vessels, totalling the presons, nothing appears to have been 53,819 tons, but these gares include done by the Home Government for cür P. & O., Blue Funnel. President and Em- relief, and we are here now to express prcas vessels not affected by the strike. our strongest indignation at such treat Our Canton trade, comprising 12 fästment from our Home Government. It is passenger boste has been entirely stopped most outrageous and intolerable treat ainos July Bt. The average daily numment, and, failing relief shortly from the ber of vessels (including river steamers) Home Government we must ouracives do held up by the boycott has been 73, of what we can in our own interests and in which 43 are British. To-day the number, the interests of those dependent upon us. in 70 of which 32 are British.
{(Loud applanse).
they omit Hongkong, which still further destroys British shipping interests. The proclamation is an act of open hostility to Great Britain, and flagrantly and de liberately violates her Treaties with
I need not dilate upon what is common knowledge, the deliberate and heartless attempt to starve out Shameen, the ruin
Mr. Laurenson said that on behalf of the mercantile marine of the China Coast, people, and all non-British in the Colony, masters and officers, on Thursday after- look to us and to our Government for coor last, a telegram was sent to Secre- strength and help in this eriais and we taries at Home, urging them to make must not fail them. Our Government every effort with the Imperial Merchant must he urged to prompt and vigorous Service, the Marine Engineers Associa netion. Such action would, I think, betion, the Mercantile Marine Service Asso-" supported by all Chinese and other manchition, and the Navigators and General British here of both the working and Insurance Company to persuade the merchant classes and, as stated in our Imperial Government to take immediate proposed telegram, "such intervention by action with regard to Canton and China us will be hailed with the greatest satis generally. Further delay, it was pointed fateion by the oppressed and terrorised out, might be ruinous. and have disas people of Canton.
trous effect on the mercantile marine. That telegram was sent by the mercantile marine, who he would venture to say were never behind, and were the first line of defence, after the Royal Navy. (Loud) cheers.)
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"DEMAND."
We tell the Prime Minister that at this great mass indignation meeting we de mand immediate and decisive action by the British Government. "Demand," is a strong word, but, in our circumstances,
A QUESTION FOR PEKING. I am entirely in accord with it. I am in Mr. H. S Fitzroy said he was not in accord with the whole of the telegram agreement with the latter part of the which I understand has been most care-telegram to be sent. The telegram de- fully drafted and I am glad now to second manded that the Home Government de the proposal that it shall be dispatched. livez an ultimatum at once to the Canton .(Cheers).
authoritics. Had they stopped for moment to think what this meant
A voice: There is no time to stop. They were recognising a belligerent. Could they point out any time in the history of the British nation when it had
SWATOW SUPPORTS HONGKONG.
Mr. A. MacGowan, of Swatow, then
atdressed the meeting: I have been
of our trade there and the unprovoked, specially requested by the members of the
The recent proclamation" by the Canton Authorities with regard to coastal naviga. tion states that vessels of any nationality, except British and Japanese, may enter and leave the port of Canton provided organized and murderous attack upon British Chamber of Commerce, in Swatow, recognised a belligerent. In the Ameri
Shameep with its women and children by he said, to represent them to assocan Civil War, was the South recognised the Whampoa Cadets, led by Russian ciate the British community in Swatow by Britain? Here in Canton they had a Officers All this, and much more was with any resolutions sent to the Home small community, who they mid were told us by an eyewitness, Mr. Hellstrom, Government by Hongkong. Article XI. acting contrary to Peking. They had the Swedish Consul in Canton, at his of the Treaty of Tientain which opened their treaties with China, and the matter China.
recent lecture. At the same lecture Mr. Swatow and other Bouthern ports for 10 question should go to the proper Macgowan, an old and respected re foreign trade stated that: The effect of this actio of the Canton ident of Swates, told us of the con-
diplomatic channel at Peking. Authorities has been to cause a complete faitions in that Port. Swatów took all in. stoppage of the export of silk from the structions from Canten; the root of the Canton Delta, through Hongkong and of trouble was in Canton, and unless condi the import of British piece goods into tions changed in Cantod there, could be Canton and the interior; thereby causing no improvement in Swatove: disastrous losses both to British and Chinese merchants in this Colony and to the export trade of Lancashire and York- zhire, which must result in further very considerable and increasing permanent un employment in Great Britais, and the closing of many of their mills.
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THE POLICY OF CANTON,
The policy of Canton is rightfulness, terrorian. The Authorities there have applied these methods to ruin "Hongkong" but have so far, failed, for Hongkong is
It is agreed that British subjects are permitted to carry on trade with whomsoever they please and to pro- erod to and fro at pleasure with their vessels and merchandise,"
This treaty is inseparably bound up with all the other Treaties between Grest Britain and China, and therefore em braces the Treaty of Nanking, which pro vides:
"That British subjects with their Familica, and establishments shall be allowed to reside for the purpose of carrying on their mercantile pursuits: without molestation Dr restraint.." (Choers.)
not Russia nor China, and we are not Rus The Canton-Hongkong problem is/en-} sinns. We depend for success upon in tirely separate and distinct from that industry and absolute fairness, justice, and any other part of Chinh, owing to the generosity in all our dealings, and we Inet that Canton does not recognise, and have here a Government not excelled in Both these Treaties have been com- is in rebellion against the Central Gov. these respects by any other Government pletely und absolutely violated, not only Froment at Peking, and that no Con in the world, and which has the con in the spirit and letter, hut, in the prae- ferences held at Peking on tariff or extra fidence of all under our flag, rich and, tice of them, and my personal experience territoriality or any other questions can poor alike. We shall therefore defeat this has been that with the present Bolshevik possibly assist this Colony in the remotest Canton attack upon our trade and authorities in power they may be consid. degree, in its present most serions and liberties and shall emerge stronger anded but as scraps of paper, which have urgent need, and any delay in dealing brighter than ever. But at what cost to been torn up and do not function. direct with Canton on the South Chinnus all! With the thousands of able and situation can only result in daily losses intelligent workers and merchants of all to this Colony, of increasing and ruinour races who stand by us here, we cannot magnitude; moreover the British Govora continue passively to endure this boycott ment, if it delays decisive action now will with its murders, robberies, and gross most certainly have a far larger problem violation of Treaty rights. (Applause). to face at Canton in the future than that confronting it at present.
presont violently anti-British Bolshevik
DIRECT TO THE PREMIER.
THE EMBARGO ON TRADE.
Voices: No, No. You ought to be in the West Biver ports, and then see what Peking would do for you.
Mr. Fitzroy. Let me go a little fur- ther,
Members of the audience again inter- rupted, and the Chairman requested that they should give the speaker a hearing... Mr. Fitzroy, contantning, said they asked the Home Government to turn" out the Bolsheviks. He thought he saw in this something like the ultimatum delivered to Serbia, by Austria in 1914.
A voice: Nonsense.
Mr. Fitzroy? You propose to catablish e blockade by the Naval forces at Canton Once before we did a similar thing at Venezuela in 1902, when Theodore. Roose veit was President of the United States. A voice: It is not true! It is fal Mr. Fitzroy: It is true, because, Gen- tlemen, I was there with the British flest. (Applause).
Continuing, Mr. Fitzroy said he was opposed to the latter part of the telegram but entirely agreed with the early part of The illegal and Bolshevik Government jit. His suggestion was that we should of Canton has put into foros, a very not demand naval action but should leave effective emburgo on all trade to and the matter in the rinds of the Home from Hongkong and in Swatow all Government, wat British and Japanese interests are boy. The chairman said he thought the last cotted.
We speaker: overlooked the fact that whilst
There is no question whatever of making telegrams have been sent, either by our conditions without protest? These gard to the form intervention should
We understand that many- former What about it? Are we to accept these they had made some suggestions with p- War on Chine but simply of ousting the Governor to the Colonial Office or by our troubles started in Canton and must be it was recognised that such intervention faction which has recently succeeded in Chamber of Commerce to the Foreign settled with Canton. Canton is quite was solely a matter for His Majesty's seizing the reins of power at Chaton. Office. We are also assured, and can quite separate from and independent of the Goverment They not preaursing believe, that our logal Chamber of Com Central Government at Peking. Checre) to dictate to the Home Government what It may be added that such intervention mere especially our Governor and Swatow has been badly fecated and they should do, hut voicing the opinion will be hailed with the greatest satisfac our Can have done all that possibly loss the Reds" are driven out, there is of the Colony that something must be tion by the oppressed and terrorized could be done. Indeed, I believe that the no possible tee of the redumption of done and done quickly. people of Canton.
Izhours of both have beon užremitting in trade as before. The loss of this trade t
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