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F 1866/927/10.
FORSIGN OFFICE,
3.1.1.
8th July, 1922.
288
sir,
With reference to your letter No. 20132/1922 of the
25th May, I sum dizwated by the Jarl of Balfour to transmit
herewith, for the infomation of Mr. Secretary Churchill,
printed copies of two despatches from His Majesty's Consul–
General at Canton, regarding the recent strike at Hongkong.
2. A# regards paragraph 8 of the despatch from the
Governor of Hongkong, a copy of which was enclosed in the
letter under referense, the latest advices from China
indicate that Sun Yat-sen is now a prisoner of Chen Chiung-
ming; but the present position of the Southern Goverment,
of which he was the head, is uncertain. The position in
Kwangtung has therefore materially altered since the date of
Sir A. Stubbs' despatch, and in the airoumstances, it is
only possible to await further developments. I am, however,
to observe that his assumption that it is not possible te
bring pressure to bear on the Canton Government through the
normal channels because that government are not recognised
by His Majesty's Govarnment and that therefore "the only
possible argument is fores" is not justified. When
assistance has been sought through these channels in the
past in sufficient time, it has frequently been possible to
take action which though informal has proved effective.
Indeed in the present case it appears to have been largely
due to diplomatic intervention by His Majesty's Consul-General
that the strike was eventually settled.
3. From the reports received both from Sir R.
Stubbs and from Mr. Jamieson, it however appears that the
The Under Secretary of State,
Colonial Office,
co-operation/