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stort another general strike in Hong hong. This attempt failed complotuly, and the settlomont of Chinoso accounts in Fobruary last proved to be much more satisfactory in Hong Kong than at Canton. Informal conversations for the purpose of ending the boycott oro rosumed on the 2nd and 3rd Harch,
hon Sir Shou-son Chow and Dr. R. H. Kotowall, hose devoted ork on behalf of this Colony throughout the period of boycott doservos most grateful thanks, conferred at Macao with Mr. Fu Pong-shoung (1 A), thon Commissioner for Farcign Affairs to the Canton Soviet. Thcso discussions wore followed up by a visit which Mr. J. H. Komp, the Autorney Concral, paid to Comrade 0.6. Wu at Canton on the 6th and 9th April, and lir. Komp's visit 128 returned in Hong Kong by lir. Lam Tsz-fung (3
on behalf of the Canton Soviot on the 27th and 26th
April. Nothing resulted from theso conversations: and Comrades C. C. Wu and Fu Peng-sheung were expolled from Canton by General Tsoung Kai-shok
on the 1st Junc; but four days later, on the 6th
Juno, Comrado Bujono Ch'an, who succooded him,
wrote me a letter proposing that an official
conference should be held to negotiate a settlement of the boycott. His josty's Government agrood to
this proposal, and the Canton Goverment 125 so
iformed in letter from Hr. J. F. Brenon, His
jesty's cting Consul-General at Canton, dzied
the 15th June. There followed a month's delay, due holly and solely to the Canton Government,
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