could hold out until evacuated by a Qunboat. U.B. Gun
Best "PAMPANGA" is a§ fashow and Armed Faunched are
stationed at Fhanshui and Angman and H.M.#. "MOORHEE"
is available for moving about the Ielts and river an
necessary.
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CANTON,
Denerally the situation may be said
to have improved, The Custom House has been partially opened and Chinese soldiers and demonstrators have been
kapt suby from the Shameen,
"wo plateons and two machine guns and orgwa of 5/2nd Punjab Regiment have been sent to Ɛhameen and a quantity of Field Engineering stores have been desṛatabad. The gates and bridges have been wired and the plase put
into a state of defense, randy for any emergency.
A new Government was inaugurated on let mly consisting of seventeen members and it is understood to
be modelled entirely on Ɛoviet lines.
At the present time a sort of impasse exists, and each side would appear to be awiting the next move.
Demonstrations of a violent anti-mitinh character have taken place in canton but aare has been taken by the Government to prevent their approaching the
Shameen.
The river steamers between Hàng ng and canton other this the British owed lines have commenced to run nguin daily, and large mubers of Chinese are travelling
both ways.
ftores eto, for the Ɛhameen are sent up in these boats, which are captained by mitich masters
without incident.
Navigation at night in however besoning more difficult as the lights which are not now guarded must