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Decypher of a telegram from theGovernor of Hong Kong to Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Dated 31st October.
(Received Colonial Office 5.p.m. 31st October 1926)
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My telegram of 28th October. Full particulare of inspection of corps (Chapastui) are given in the fourth enclosure of my despatch Secret of the 5th October. Canton Finance Ministry has published a notification that it has appointed men of this Corps to proceed to Kowloon as well as to Kongmoon Lappa 3amshui Kiungchow Pakhoi Swatow Suchow Hanking Lungchow to establish offices for the collection of newtaxes on thesame
system as at Canton. This is clearly attempt to duplicate the
cuatoms organization in Kuangtung and Kuangai Provinces that is
to say that wherever there are maritime or native customa a
collectorate of the Canton Government will be also established.
It cannot be doubted that ulterior object is the extermination
of marttime customs and the attainment of tariff autonomy.
Anti-British Economic Boycott Committee at Canton has passed Resolution to begin taking stock of British pods stored in Chinese shops or firmafrom the 1st November. Fifty thousand copies of the form used for this purpose will be distributed
Aim is to re- to shops etc. in order to fill in particulars. establish boycott by intimidation of shopkeepers and merchants. Native Hotel Union at Canton has circularized hotel guides not bo receive or accompany any passengers from or to British ships. Any guide violating this rule will be fined 50 dollars
and discharged.
On 30th October I discussed the Canton situation with :rennan who is now in Tong Kong. He fully shares my view that it is the deliberate policy of Canton Government to destroy foreign treaties and also to undermineandoverthrow the maritime customa. I associate myself with last two sentences in telegram
No.