Endorse 40.5 Enclosure Ho. 5
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Committee and published in the Canton newspapers on the 20th December. The translation is as follows:-
We have received a letter from So Shiu
"Ching, Member of the Strike Commission, which
"reads as follows:-
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It has been reported to us that the steamers 'Honam' and 'Fatshan' take with them some passengers and cargoes on their route to Hongkong every day. Enquiries show that this is owing to the assistance and abetting of some volunteer corps and some feigned soldiers, and is prejudicial to the strike. We beg that the Admiralty
may be instructed to send some gun-boats to help us.
On receipt of this letter we have had "discussion made and resolved to act as requested.
"As in duty bound, we send this reply for your "information.
This is sent to the Canton and Hongkong "Strike Commission."
This letter was written just before the visit paid to me by Mr. Sung Taz-man and if authentic (as to which point I am making enquiry), it is clear proof that Mr. Wong Tsing-wai was then actively assisting the Strike Committee. I enclose
copy of a letter
which I addressed to Sir James Jamieson on this matter.
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I discussed on the 4th January very fully
with Sir Shou-son Chow, Mr. Kotewall and the members of the Executive Council the position with which we are now confronted: and we feel bound to
conclude