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H. B. M. Consulate-General,
Shanghai, 25th February, 1922.
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With reference to my despatch of the 10th instant
on the subject of the Seamen's Strike at Hongkong, I have the honour to inform Your Excellency that the following statement was made yesterday to his employer by the head of the large Chinese staff of a British firm here, which is closely connect- ed with Chinese shipping affairs.
The intelligence supplied by the informant during
the war was of great assistance to the Intelligence Bureau here.
He states that quite recently a letter was received in Canton by the relatives of a Chinese sailor now in Canton, of which the gist was as follows:-
" 'Strike delegates were appointed by Dr. Sun Yat Sen and his Government. They in turn informedthe crews of the different ships arriving and already in port that the time was ripe to strike for higher wages and with the Southern Government behind them their demands were sure to be granted. They, the sailors, were informed that arrangements had been made for them to proceed direct to Canton where they would be provided with food and quarters and where they would have the protection of the Government. In return for this assistance, 50% of the increased wage was to be paid into the Union for a stated period, this sun to be handed over to the Southern Government as the seaman's contribution to help finance the Southern troops in their campaign against the North.
On arrival in Canton the men were provided with both food and quarters but on the tenth day the food supply was stopped and when the men applied for assistance to return to Hongkong and rejoin their ships they were told that no permission would be given to leave Canton and if they required food they could join the Southern any, in which case both food and clothing would be provided them.
The majority of the men considered they had been both misled and badly treated and wished to return to their ships but were too frightened to do so."
The informant adds that quite a number of the better
class Chinese have discussed the contents of the letter and
believe that Sun Yat Sen is the sole cause of the strike, having
engineered it as a means of raising funds for his campaign
against the North.
.etuqeib adt
is Excellency
Sir R. E. Stubbs, K.CM.G.,
Governor of Hongkong.