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CHINA
MILITARY
Decypher.
Sir J. Jordan (Peking, 1916,
July
D. 9.0. p..
July 31st. 1916.
R. 9.30.p.ffe
No. 233
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My telegram No. 126.
Situation at Canton continues to be critical and es
telegraphic communication with Hongkong is cut newe coles
through slowly.
Japanese gunboat, which was sent to
protect Japanese cortunity and if necessary remove then, arrived there July 50th. Heavy firing coincident with
her arrival indicates according to His Majesty's Consul
General that insurgents had (4 groups undecy.)
It is probable that struggle at Canton foreshadows
a similar trial of strength for power at Peking.
Lung
Chi (?)Kuang-si represente military element and has sup- port of Prime Minister: his opponents have backing of extreme radicals at Shanghae headed by Tang-shao-yi who eins at ousting Prender and establishing an administra- tion which shall be independent of the Military. General impression hero is that these two elements ara
likely to come into collision sooner or later,
Repeated to Hongkong.